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A day after SA government announces scheme to subsidise home battery storage, Germany's sonnen confirms plans to manufacture 10,000 batteries a year at old Holden site.

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Europeans have been living in Australia for over 200 years, and it has taken us that long to realise that drought isn't an aberration, but rather a recurring part of life on this continent. So why did it take us so long to understand the Australian landscape and its weather patterns?

Protests will be spearheaded by march in San Francisco on Saturday ahead of a climate change summit in the city next week

Tens of thousands of people are set to take part in marches and other events across the US on Saturday, to call for a swift transition to renewable energy in order to stave off the various perils of climate change.

The Rise for Climate protests will be spearheaded by a march in San Francisco, ahead of a climate change summit in the city next week that will gather mayors and business leaders from around the world.

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Ambitious project will involve a massive floating barrier that aims to collect up to five tonnes of plastics every month

A team of scientists and engineers will on Saturday begin an ambitious cleanup of plastics in the Pacific Ocean targeting a stretch of water three times the size of France known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

A 600m-long floating barrier will be launched off the coast of San Francisco and, powered by currents, waves and wind, will aim to collect five tonnes of plastic debris each month.

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South Australia government to offer $6,000 subsidy per household for battery storage, with CEFC adding another $100 million to offer cheap loans to assist with purchase of rooftop solar and storage.

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Australia to send a junior minister for only a brief visit to key meeting of International Whaling Commission

Australia’s commitment to ocean conservation is being questioned after the government chose to send a junior minister for only a brief visit to a key meeting of the International Whaling Commission, where Japan will attempt to lift a 30-year ban on commercial whaling.

Senator Anne Ruston, the assistant minister for international development and the Pacific, is due to arrive in Florianópolis, Brazil, on 8 September but will leave on 10 September, four days before the conclusion of the meeting.

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It's come close to cancellation several times, but could the successor to the Hubble telescope make the greatest ever discovery?

The ambitious project aims to tackle a collection of waste known as the Great Garbage Patch.

EU carbon allowances are surging to new 10-year highs almost daily, lifting power and gas prices across Europe to dizzying heights in the process, but experts say lawmakers are unlikely to intervene anytime soon by triggering a little-known emergency mechanism.

France and Germany will develop carbon pricing policies for all sectors over the next six months, their respective environment ministries agreed this week, extending the already extensive coverage to more areas of their respective economies.

This week's Q3 RGGI auction cleared at $4.50/short ton - a 7-cent premium to the secondary market - as compliance entities upped their buying following the previous speculator-driven sale.

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BBC admits ‘we get climate change coverage wrong too often’

Hundreds of thousands expected to join global climate marches this weekend

Most of countryside now devoid of hedgehogs, study finds

Global soft drink firms back plan to eliminate packaging waste

World’s largest offshore windfarm opens off Cumbrian coast

Eight bird species are first confirmed avian extinctions this decade

London fashion week vows to be fur-free

Groundbreaking 'spinning' wind turbine wins UK Dyson award

Japan killed 50 whales in Antarctic protected area, data shows

Botswana poaching spree sees 90 elephants killed in two months

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Protests against politicians’ failure to tackle the environmental crisis will take place in more than 90 countries

Hundreds of thousand of people in more than 90 countries are expected to take part in demonstrations this weekend to protest about the failure of politicians to tackle the global environmental crisis.

Organisers say more than 800 events – from marches to street theatre, acts of civil disobedience to mini festivals – will take place in towns and cities amid growing frustration at the lack of meaningful political action over the emerging climate breakdown.

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EU carbon prices raced to a new 10-year high above €23 on Friday, surging by almost €2 to extend the previous day's large gains and continue this year’s massive bull run.

Briefing sent to editorial staff says ‘you do not need a denier to balance the debate’

The BBC has accepted it gets coverage of climate change “wrong too often” and has offered all editorial staff a training course on how to report on global warming.

A briefing note sent to all staff warns them to be aware of false balance, stating: “You do not need a ‘denier’ to balance the debate.” The move follows a series of apologies and censures for failing to challenge climate sceptics during interviews, including Lord Lawson.

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A hummingbird hawk-moth, mountain lion cub and stranded pygmy whales are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world

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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.