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Investigations are under way to determine why large numbers of whales are dying off Scotland and Ireland.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) on Friday said it would strengthen checks of offset applications, especially for forest regeneration projects, from which the government has bought around 90 million carbon credits.

Sustainability can bring benefits to everybody – including company execs with their eyes on the bottom line

Warren Buffett said, “It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it.” It has been more than two decades now since a 1996 issue of Life magazine depicted a Pakistani boy sewing a Nike soccer ball, reportedly for six cents per hour. After the story, the company lost more than half its market capitalisation in just one year – it took Nike six years of demonstrated social responsibility to recuperate. Even today Nike is – fairly or unfairly – ranked low on lists of ethical companies. It has survived financially, but the reputation of the brand may never recover.

Environmental reputations can be just as hard to rebuild. NGOs like Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund believe in the potential fragility of the environment, and they see the potential fragility of companies’ brands as a means of pressuring them to change.

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Survey reveals more than 75% of Australia's farmers plan to invest in solar and battery storage – 20% even considering wind turbines – as cost of power becomes major agribusiness concern.

The post Farmers to flock to solar and battery storage, as power costs bite appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Honey might be synonymous with bees, but they're not the only insects that come up with the goods. Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The international community looks on in horror – as do Australia's main business lobby groups – as the Morrison government uses crucial and complex climate talks in Bangkok to side with the US and Japan in a dramatic attempt to weaken climate finance obligations.

The post Australia gets out the wrecking ball, again, in international climate talks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Genex buys 50MW solar PV project in NSW that was to be part of a world-leading hybrid facility combining solar thermal and storage with large scale PV.

The post Genex buys 50MW Jemalong solar project as it finalises Kidston storage deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The world’s largest operational offshore wind farm – the 659 MW Walney Extension – was officially opened on Thursday by renewable energy giant Ørsted.

The post World’s largest offshore wind farm opens in UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sharks have a PR problem. But new research shows that shark ecotourism programs boost people's knowledge and attitudes towards shark conservation – even among those who are green-minded to begin with. Michele Barnes, Environmental Social Science Research Fellow, James Cook University Sarah Ruth Sutcliffe, Marine Social Sciences PhD candidate, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Feedback is invited on the discussion paper: Updating the 2009 National Waste Policy: Less waste, more resources. Feedback must be received by 5pm (AEST), Friday 5 October 2018.

Feedback is invited on the discussion paper: Updating the 2009 National Waste Policy: Less waste, more resources. Feedback must be received by 5pm (AEST), Friday 5 October 2018.

Japan is trying to convince the world the time has come to make commercial whaling legal again.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose this week as entities took more outright positions and bullish expectations about future inflation rates altered the back end of the curve, while RGGI prices inched up slightly ahead of this week's auction result.

Huge installations of wind turbines and solar panels would boost rainfall and vegetation in desert areas.

Stability in energy efficiency markets came to an abrupt end in August due to concerns about future supply from residential sources, the Victorian election and solar hot water policy announcements.

The post Energy efficiency market in hot water over policy plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EU carbon prices jumped back above €21 on Thursday, climbing by more than a euro as power prices continued to soar and new allowance supply was constrained in a rare auction-free session.

New Jersey and Virginia have nearly finished establishing their respective carbon trading regulations, but those rules remain contingent on final negotiations with RGGI over the two states' emissions cap levels, officials said Thursday.

Union tells Senate inquiry more than 90% of staff working with threatened species say Australia’s performance is poor

The Australian government is failing to meet its domestic and international obligations to protect threatened species and existing environment laws are inadequate, according to public servants working on endangered wildlife.

The admissions are contained in a damning submission by the Community and Public Sector Union to a Senate inquiry investigating Australia’s high rate of fauna extinctions.

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