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Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Thursday that his province will join Saskatchewan’s lawsuit to stop the implementation of the Canadian federal government’s ‘backstop’ carbon pricing scheme, setting up a showdown with Ottawa over the legality of its national climate plan.

Australian steel giant BlueScope turns to solar to help power its Port Kembla Steelworks, signing a 7-year power purchase agreement to take the bulk of the output from the 133MW Finley Solar Farm to be located 100km west of Albury.

US carbon markets were mostly unchanged over the course of the week amid a summer holiday season in full swing.

Households as well as factories in the UK are pushing volatile chemicals into the air, helping to create those long-lasting hazes

The recent hot weather has allowed us to enjoy life outdoors – afternoons in the park, evenings in the garden – but it comes with a downside. Summer smog has enveloped the UK, with southern England the worst affected. In south-east England air pollution was moderate or high on the government’s information system for 17 consecutive days. This was the longest run of summer smog for seven years.

Across Lancashire, Manchester and Merseyside, smoke from moorland fires added to the air pollution cocktail.

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It sounds like the perfect solution, but critics say it failed their test.

Australia needs to accelerate its transition to clean energy, and not prolong the use of high-polluting, coal-fired infrastructure. Otherwise it risks missing out on an economic windfall. Martina Linnenluecke, Professor of Environmental Finance; Director of the Centre for Corporate Sustainability and Environmental Finance, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It was a coal town, predicted to be wiped out by the closure of two ageing power plants. Now Port Augusta has 13 renewable projects in train

The largest solar farm in the southern hemisphere lies on arid land at the foot of the Flinders Ranges, more than 300km north of Adelaide. If that sounds remote, it doesn’t do justice to how removed local residents feel from what currently qualifies as debate in Canberra.

As government MPs and national newspapers thundered over whether taxpayers should underwrite new coal-fired power, mauling advice from government agencies as they went, residents of South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf region have been left to ponder why decision-makers weren’t paying attention to what is happening in their backyard.

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Analysis suggests eating of meat will climb steeply and play significant role in increasing carbon emissions and reducing biodiversity

Rising global meat consumption is likely to have a devastating environmental impact, scientists have warned.

A new major analysis suggests meat consumption is set to climb steeply as the world population increases along with average individual income, and could play a significant role in increasing carbon emissions and reducing biodiversity.

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California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits broke out of a relatively stagnant stretch this week to push into new territory after one trade drove the market higher.

Finnish utility Fortum emitted 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 from its EU ETS-regulated facilities over the first half, down 7% year-on-year, it said in financial results on Thursday.

Renewable energy installations will no longer benefit from feed-in tariff, ministers confirm

The renewables industry and green groups have accused ministers of striking a major blow against household solar power after the government said a green energy subsidy scheme would end next year without a replacement.

The closure of the feed-in tariff (FIT) to new applicants from next April marks the final chapter for the scheme, which has encouraged more than 800,000 households to install solar panels since it was launched in 2010.

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EU carbon prices climbed to their highest since 2011 on Thursday, as higher power prices and another stronger auction lent support.

Atlantic system that warms the UK is slowing down but scientists say this will cause more not less heating.

Engineers at Cammell Laird shipyard add the top six decks to the hull of the UK's new polar ship.

Four of China’s biggest industries will join the nation’s burgeoning power market, allowing them to negotiate prices bilaterally as part of the government’s market reform, a process deemed crucial for the chances of the national ETS to succeed in cutting carbon from electricity generation.

New Zealand carbon allowances set an all-time high for the seventh time in a month on Thursday as bullish momentum continued to lead prices up.

PM commits to laws that will ensure environmental protection improves - but not everyone is convinced.

It may seem like a joke movement but more people are embracing the 'Live Long and Die Out' ethos.