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Studying ice cores on a small island in the South Atlantic will help us understand why Antarctica's glaciers are melting.

California regulator ARB approved a suite of amendments on Thursday that will alter several price and offset-related elements of the programme, and also included language to ease concerns about oversupply, cost containment, and indirect emissions.

Weary delegates enter the last official day of UN climate talks with many critical issues undecided.

It's more than a decade away but EU member states are starting to consider strategies for meeting their tougher 2030 emission reduction targets for trickier sectors like transportation and agriculture, as a carbon market outside the ETS begins to take shape.

The Liberal National Government is providing $51 million to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) and Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to help deliver more affordable and reliable energy for Australian families and small businesses.

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The basis for an international emissions trading system under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 became clearer on late Thursday, though some worried that the requirements could prove onerous for investors.

Tony Rinaudo’s regeneration technique, developed in west Africa 30 years ago, has helped bring back forest over 6m hectares

Through the cacophony of the UN’s global climate talks, an Australian farmer is quietly spreading his plan to reforest the world.

Over more than 30 years in west Africa, Tony Rinaudo has regenerated more than 6m hectares – an area nearly as large as Tasmania. His farmer-managed natural regeneration technique is responsible for 240m trees regrowing across that parched continent.

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Frustrated leaders appeal to ‘all OECD countries’ to phase out use as Australia signals support for new plants

Pacific countries vulnerable to climate change have urged Australia to abandon coal power generation within 12 years, and to prohibit new coal plants or expansion of existing plants.

The call from 15 small Pacific island states came one day after the Australian government called for expressions of interest in new power generation projects, indicating it would be prepared to use taxpayer money to underwrite new coal plants.

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Morrison government instructs CEFC to focus on "more reliable 24/7" power in a major shift to its investment mandate.

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Environmentalists are calling for a review of the nation's environmental laws, which have failed to save any threatened species from extinction. There are fears the current protections are not enough to save critical koala populations under threat from habitat loss in Queensland, NSW and the ACT.

Specialist renewable energy investment fund targeting development of both proven and emerging technologies, including large-scale battery storage, receives record equity investment from CEFC.

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Manly's Solar Beach - a major solar industry hub in the heart of Tony Abbott's electorate - takes on their local member and distribute post-cards at the local ferry terminal on Friday.

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European carbon prices climbed to a fresh two-month high on Thursday, as bulls felt empowered after yesterday’s options expiry saw a huge rally rather than the sell-off that some had foretold.

Switzerland and Peru have agreed to formalise a process expected to lead to the European nation buying some of the first carbon credits generated under the Paris Agreement framework.

Nasa's Juno mission to Jupiter has reached its halfway mark and has revealed new views of the planet.

Chile and Costa Rica thought to be considering alternative bids after Brazil withdrew offer

Britain is bidding to host the UN climate change conference in 2020, the biggest since the Paris agreement was signed in 2015, as part of the government’s aim to be seen as a green leader.

The conference will mark a vital deadline for countries to comply with their commitments on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and move on to tougher targets for the decade to 2030, and so it is likely to be a fractious affair.

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The latest test flight by Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic makes it to the edge of space and back.

German energy exchange EEX on Thursday published the Polish EUA auction calendar for 2019.

Chile could add the use of offsets as a compliance option for its $5/tonne carbon charge and expand its coverage to more sectors, though a timeline for those revisions remains uncertain, an official told Carbon Pulse on Thursday.

The EU and its non-EU neighbours Norway and Iceland on Thursday reached an agreement on joint fulfilment of their Paris Agreement climate targets that will allow the countries to trade more of their emissions.