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Australia Post has rolled out close to 100 all-electric three-wheeled scooters that are quieter, safer, and can carry three times more than a postie motorbike.

Nissan reaches milestone of 100,000 LEAF electric vehicles sold in Europe.

$1bn project in Queensland’s Bowen basin to consist of almost 200 turbines

The Queensland government has approved the country’s largest windfarm, a $1bn project to build almost 200 turbines in the shadow of the Bowen basin’s coalmines.

The 800-megawatt Clarke Creek project, in cattle country north-west of Rockhampton, received planning approval on Tuesday morning. The company behind the project, Lacour Energy, says it will create about 350 jobs during three years of construction and has the capacity to provide 3% of the generation required to power the entire state. It also includes a solar component.

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Queensland government gives development approval to 800MW wind farm - the state's largest - that could be built with 400MW solar farm and battery storage.

Levies and bans have been among the most effective strategies to curb plastic waste, a UN report says.

Traditional remedies used by gardeners to deter slugs and snails are to be tested scientifically for the first time.

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Transport secretary will set out proposals amid growing rift over expansion scheme

Chris Grayling is to confirm the government’s final plans for a third runway at Heathrow as the Tories prepare to impose a three-line whip in favour and Labour consider whether to remove its backing for the project.

The transport secretary will set out his proposals for the expansion to senior colleagues on the cabinet’s economic subcommittee on Tuesday morning, before the decision goes to the full cabinet for approval.

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Flow Power now has solar and wind to offer corporate buyers after striking "really cheap" off take agreement with 200MW Kiamal solar farm.

At least 62 people are known to have died when the Fuego volcano erupted on Sunday.

A pair of New York power plants failed to surrender enough allowances to cover their emissions during RGGI’s 2015-17 compliance period, the market's administrator said on Monday, confirming compliance data released earlier this year.

Ministers reach initial agreement with Japanese firm Hitachi over new Wylfa plant

The UK will take a £5bn-plus stake in a new nuclear power station in Wales in a striking reversal of decades-long government policy ruling out direct investment in nuclear projects.

Ministers said they had reached an initial agreement with the Japanese conglomerate Hitachi to back the Wylfa plant but emphasised that no final decision had yet been made and negotiations were just beginning.

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The wilderness of Patagonia – shared by Argentina and Chile – has frequently been threatened by logging and oil industries. But in January, Chile signed a historic act of conservation, creating five protected national parks covering 4m hectares

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EU carbon prices jumped back above €16 on Monday as soaring energy prices and a stronger auction lent bullish support in defiance of warnings from observers about a pull-back in EUAs.

Technology and energy efficiency could see a rapid fall in demand for fossil fuels even without new climate policies.

Deadly torrents of hot gas and volcanic debris engulf villages on the slopes of Fuego volcano.

The Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (OCEEA) deals with economic and environmental issues, operating under the premise that promoting economic prosperity and co-operation on environmental problems can contribute to international security and stability.

An absence of US federal climate action under President Trump has prompted some states to take matters into their own hands, but after almost a dozen failed attempts so far this year, retrospective lawmakers are regrouping and considering more pragmatic approaches to get their carbon pricing bills over the finish line.

Advances in clean energy expected to cause a sudden drop in demand for fossil fuels, leaving companies with trillions in stranded assets

Plunging prices for renewable energy and rapidly increasing investment in low-carbon technologies could leave fossil fuel companies with trillions in stranded assets and spark a global financial crisis, a new study has found.

A sudden drop in demand for fossil fuels before 2035 is likely, according to the study, given the current global investments and economic advantages in a low-carbon transition.

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