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This week, what it's like caring for hundreds of injured wildlife around the clock; and the nation's grain harvest brings the good, the bad and the ugly.

Government criticised after alerting Southampton and Derby to ‘serious consequences’

The government has warned two councils of “serious consequences” after they failed to meet the deadline for dealing with air pollution.

In 2015, five local authorities with some of the worst pollution outside London – Derby, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham and Birmingham – were ordered to produce proposals to tackle air pollution by 15 September.

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

A federal US court threw out a lawsuit against Illinois’ zero emissions credit (ZEC) regulation to subsidise nuclear energy, arguing that the midwestern state’s programme does not run up against federal authority nor discriminates against out-of-state competition.

The US space agency is due to launch a laser to assess the impact of climate change on the poles.

Scientists say that high-yield farming may be the best way to meet demand for food while conserving biodiversity.

Anti-whaling nations defeat proposals that would have allowed for the return of hunts

An attempt to overturn the decades-old global ban on commercial whaling has failed, to the relief of conservationists.

Anti-whaling nations defeated by a decisive margin proposals from the Japanese government that would have allowed for the return of whale hunts.

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The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox

Europe’s farmers on red alert as deadly African swine fever spreads to Belgium

Whaling vote: Australia tells Japan it has lost argument for killings

Climate change means Hurricane Florence will dump 50% more rain

EU climate law could cause ‘catastrophic’ deforestation

Public must tell Network Rail to stop tree felling, says charity

New edible mushrooms among thousands of recently discovered fungi

Urgent greenhouse gas removal plan could see UK hit ‘net zero’ target – report

Air pollution is ‘biggest environmental health risk’ in Europe

Global hunger levels rising due to extreme weather, UN warns

Global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2023, says thinktank

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Calls for a mass cull of wild boars to protect pork industry after disease is found in two animals in Gaume

An outbreak of African swine fever terrorising pig farmers in Europe has dramatically escalated with the confirmation that the deadly infectious disease has spread to Belgium.

The discovery of the highly contagious disease in two wild boars found dead near the town of Étalle, in Gaume, has sparked calls for a mass cull of that species to protect western Europe’s pork industry.

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EUAs surged back to €20 on Friday, bouncing off technical support levels after early losses had initially extended Thursday’s 18% rout to dip below €18 as energy markets remained highly volatile after the impact of a power market trader's massive losses and default earlier in the week.

A cuddly lion and a rescued baby gibbon are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world

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Thousands of volunteers will help remove plastic and other litter from beaches this weekend

Record numbers of volunteers are anticipated this weekend to help clear litter from the UK’s beaches, in the 25th annual Great British Beach Clean organised by a leading marine charity.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running the four-day beach cleaning event for the last 24 years and expects the 2018 event to beat all previous records. Originally a modest citizen science project, it has become the largest and most longstanding beach litter survey in the UK, with all items recorded according to an internationally agreed methodology.

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Twenty-seven leading cities see their greenhouse gas emissions peak and decline over the past five years.

Tritium's founder and CTO explains why US funding is so significant for charging – and what it could mean for Australian EV drivers.

The post US funding for Tritium fast chargers could be a game changer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The electric cars with stored power that could be transferred to a dwelling.

JinkoSolar was named the most “bankable”PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) among 57 module brands.

The post JinkoSolar ranked as most “bankable” PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s position as a green building world-leader looks set to continue with a raft of leading companies signing up to the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment being announced in San Francisco this week.

The post Aussie big business signs up to Net Zero Carbon Commitment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tag is pleased to advise that its wholly-owned subsidiary, MPower, has been awarded an Early Works Agreement for a 5MW solar farm being developed by Renew Power Group.

The post MPower awarded early works agreement for $8m Port Pirie solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morrison promises no action on climate as emissions soar to record highs, putting Australia at risk of missing Paris climate target by a billion tonnes. But what to expect from a man surrounded in his office, his party room, his ministers, and in church, by climate deniers and fossil fuel hawks.

The post Morrison gives climate the middle finger as Australian emissions soar over Paris appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Country’s commissioner makes impassioned case against a business that no longer has a ‘social licence’

There is no longer a “social licence” for countries to kill whales for profit, Australia has told the International Whaling Commission in Brazil.

In an impassioned intervention, Australia’s IWC commissioner, Dr Nick Gales, told the key meeting that Japan’s proposal to lift a 30-year ban on commercial whaling was a “business proposition” that Australians reject.

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