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Rooftop PV systems can be adversely affected by things outside of a household's control – and without their knowledge. But you needn't be in the dark about it.

Ontario and Quebec’s offset protocol development is back on track after a policy debate delayed around half of the 13 being designed, but concerns remain on the approach the provinces have decided to take.

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SA energy storage outfit 1414 Degrees to provide NSW poultry processing plant with electricity and heat via a 25MWh thermal energy storage system.

A new solar and storage scheme aims to tackle the problem of “power poverty” in Australia head on, by offering low income households around Australia the option to install both solar and battery storage for no upfront cost.

Although stakeholders believe that Ontario is unlikely to abandon its cap-and-trade programme should the Progressive Conservatives (PC) win the upcoming June provincial election, an exit from the WCI market could yield multiple economic and legal problems.

A record number of Nepalese women are climbing Mount Everest this spring season, officials tell the BBC.

The US space agency's Tess satellite lifts off on a mission to find thousands of new worlds.

Wild equines are being reintroduced to the grasslands of Kazakhstan where they once roamed in large numbers.

The East Australian Current is wide and powerful and plays a crucial role in our east-coast climate and ocean ecosystems — but there are gaps in what scientists know.

Consultation to start later this year as Theresa May continues drive against plastic waste

Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign to try to halt the pollution of the world’s rivers and oceans.

Theresa May hopes to use the announcement to encourage the Commonwealth heads of government to join the fight as the meeting opens formally on Thursday. “The Commonwealth is a unique organisation with a huge diversity of wildlife, and environments – so it is vital we act now,” the prime minister will say, urging all Commonwealth countries to participate.

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The 2016 bleaching event resulted in 30% mortality on the Great Barrier Reef, with many corals dying of the heat before they bleached and the loss of branching corals creating less complex reef structure. Selina Ward, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EU carbon prices resumed their upward trajectory on Wednesday despite another weak auction, as traders said buyers were looking to square their positions ahead of the annual compliance deadline.

Research shows people with healthy diets rich in fruit and vegetables are the most wasteful and calls for better education for consumers

Americans waste about a pound of food per person each day, with people who have healthier diets rich in fruit and vegetables the most wasteful, research has found.

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Report chronicles ‘mass mortality’, the extent and severity of which has shocked scientists
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Scientists have chronicled the “mass mortality” of corals on the Great Barrier Reef, in a new report that says 30% of the reef’s corals died in a catastrophic nine-month marine heatwave.

The study, published in Nature and led by Prof Terry Hughes, the director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, examined the link between the level of heat exposure, subsequent coral bleaching and ultimately coral death.

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The role of the ETS in meeting the EU’s long-term climate goals is being called into question all across Europe as Brussels prepares to revamp its strategy underpinning the targets.

Recurring spells of ocean warming impact the diversity of coral reef communities.

The alternative to ice involves pumping livers with blood, nutrients and medicines while in a machine.