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Governments should wait two or three years before setting a global aviation emission goal in case they "lose focus" on implementing the CORSIA offsetting mechanism, which is designed to limit emissions at 2020 levels, senior aviation representatives told a conference Monday.

Coloured eggs evolved millions of years ago in the dinosaurs and may have functioned as camouflage.

ICIS has added to its growing roster of analysts by hiring a veteran EU ETS expert.

Leaked memo shows managers were given 24 hours to name 75 staff to be redeployed to work on a no-deal scenario

The environment department has been accused of “panic” over Brexit after a leaked document revealed the emergency redeployment of staff to prepare for a no-deal scenario.

Managers at the Environment Agency (EA) were given just 24 hours to name 75 staff to be sent to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). In September, the National Audit Office said Michael Gove’s department will not be ready for a no-deal Brexit, with meat and dairy and chemicals exports especially threatened.

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Spanish renewable energy developer FRV says Goonumbla solar project in NSW was one of the eight winning bids in the tender held by Snowy Hydro.

The post FRV’s Goonumbla solar farm lands deal with Snowy Hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The DNA secrets of a flower thought to have inspired a Greek legend have been cracked by scientists.

Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest GHG emitters, could have an emissions trading system or similar market mechanism ready for launch as early as 2021, a government official said.

Tesla's Musk talks about the projects that really excite him - like the Tesla ute and the latest Roadster which he says will be best sports car "in every dimension."

The post Tesla ute, electric semi, next-gen Roadster… and VTOL jet! Musk’s big EV ideas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Survey commissioned by Jaguar Land Rover shows nearly 50% of young Australians would like to buy an electric car over an ICE vehicle.

The post Millennials lead push to drive electric, says Jaguar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chinese internet giant signs agreement global carmakers Volvo and Ford to help put China at the centre of a massive autonomous electric car market push.

The post Ford and Volvo team with Baidu in China autonomous vehicle push appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hyundai and Kia look to add solar cells to the roofs of their cars to boost charging and range for EVs and hybrids.

The post Solar roof tech tipped to power Hyundai and Kia EVs by 2019 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The big cats are horribly easy to kill with poisoned meat, allowing poachers to hack off their faces and paws – but rangers are now on their trail

• Warning: this article includes graphic images some readers may find disturbing

“That’s fresh, just a few hours old,” says Kris Everatt, pointing at a clear print of a lion’s paw in the hot dust. “It’s the ghost pride.”

The print is female. A bigger male print is soon spotted, also leading towards a precious water hole, then a smaller one. “A cub, less than two years old,” he says.

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It isn’t just car fumes that fill our urban centres with particles. Why is air pollution on the rise, who does it affect most – and what can we do about it?

Nothing is more vital to life than breathing: in a lifetime, about 250m litres of air passes through your lungs. Yet walk along a busy city street and you will inhale something like 20m particles in a single lungful.

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Of all this week's stats, the fall in the coal price really stood out. So what's behind it, and what does it mean for Australia?

The post Know your NEM: Coal comfort for electricity prices? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As ScoMo sets off on the campaign trail, report says surge in wind and solar has seen NEM wholesale power prices peak, and go into a decline. Fair dinkum.

The post Surge in renewables delivering cheaper power, says TAI report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tuesday's US midterm elections are unlikely to have a significant near-term impact on the RGGI carbon market or California’s suite of climate initiatives, but the winners could play a key role in developing those and other programmes further down the line, legislative experts said.

Germany share of renewables jumps to 38 per cent for first nine months of 2018, just a whisker short of declining black and brown coal generation.

The post German renewables share jumps to 38% for 2018, nearly catches coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Crookwell wind farm opens in the heart of Angus Taylor's electorate - but the energy minister, a long time anti-wind campaigner, did not attend the opening.

The post Crookwell 2 wind farm opens, in win for local farmers and ACT power prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Largest regional electric grid operator in US sees “no imminent threat” to reliability of its system, despite closure of coal and nuclear plants.

The post Grid operator study shows Trump bailout of coal and nuclear plants is unnecessary appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh create a "crystal maze" to control how light spreads.