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Footage from Coffs Harbour:

... and they just keep on coming #CoffsHarbour #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/tJlycxjMyx

Some golden signs here at the #schoolstrike4climate #wellington pic.twitter.com/KGrUGpWIml

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On Thursday, federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, also told students to protest on the weekend rather than a school day. But the NSW Labor leader, Michael Daley, who is gearing up for the state election on March 23, told students he supported them on Wednesday.

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The Environmental Protection Authority in western Australia has withdrawn recommendations that new big-emitting projects in the state should offset their carbon emissions.

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It may seem way too hard to make a difference on waste. But some families have radically reduced their contribution to landfill, taking just one jar a month to the tip.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices declined slightly during the spring break holiday as RGGI allowance (RGA) prices dipped in front of the programme’s first quarterly sale of 2019.

As electric cars become more affordable, let's talk about the pros and cons of making the switch.

The US EPA announced Thursday that it had granted five more compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), while rumours of more decisions to come in the near future exerted additional bearish pressure on biofuel credit prices.

Claims of logging in koala habitat has led to direct protest action, including conservationists "locking on" to forest machinery.

Sulphur dioxide in Beijing was reduced by 70% and particle pollution by 36% in just four years

It’s been a while since we saw images of smog-obscured Beijing landmarks in the news. A United Nations report explains this.

In four years, sulphur dioxide in the city was reduced by 70% and particle pollution by 36% by tackling the problem at source. Initially, old coal-powered industry and power stations were fitted with air pollution abatement systems before being replaced by cleaner facilities built to run on natural gas.

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• Mayor wants to protect Wall Street from floods and rising seas
• Plans to cost $10bn but federal funds might not be available

Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, has announced a radical plan to meet the “existential threat” of climate change by constructing a new section of Manhattan , extending hundreds of feet out into the narrow East river, in order to protect Wall Street and other downtown areas.

Related: Youth climate strikes to take place in more than 100 countries

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It is Nick Hague and Alexey Ovchinin's first flight since their rocket malfunctioned last year.

EUAs climbed on Thursday as the immediate prospect of a 'no-deal' Brexit faded, though prices remain pinned by uncertainty over Britain’s EU divorce, with cheaper gas also weighing.

Greens battery policy would offer incentives of up to $7000 per battery, and up to double that for low-income households.

The post Greens unveil $2.2bn battery scheme, to bring home storage in line with solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Facing up to the horror of climate change can help us work towards a more sustainable culture. Young people are leading the way. Blanche Verlie, Associate Lecturer, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) futures contracts experienced a shot in the arm over the past week as several spread trades occurred, leaving market participants to ponder the reasons for the new activity.  

Tonnes of "hazardous materials" have spilled into the Atlantic after a container ship sank.

The full EU Parliament on Thursday urged EU leaders to frame a more ambitious 2050 bloc-wide climate strategy and for Brussels to propose legislation to raise the bloc's 2030 emission goal.

Nopsema head Stuart Smith is listed to speak at The Great Australian Bight: The Big Opportunity

Environmental groups have written to Australia’s offshore petroleum watchdog to urge him against speaking alongside the oil lobby at a pro-industry event titled The Great Australian Bight: The Big Opportunity.

The head of the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (Nopsema), Stuart Smith, is listed as one of three keynote speakers at the South Australian “parliamentary friends of the resource sector” forum dinner on Tuesday.

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