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The Chinese tree has flowered for the first time since it was planted in Cardiff more than 100 years ago.

The next few years could be "anomalously warm", according to a new study.

German utility RWE advanced its hedging rates considerably over Q2 to take advantage of wider generation margins, it said Tuesday, potentially giving a bearish signal for EUA prices.

Our big toe was one of the last parts of the foot to become human-like, as our early ancestors evolved to walk on two legs.

First UK sighting of tiny jellyfish species normally found in the Yangtze basin in China

First came the wasps, exotic sharks and marauding seagulls. Now the long hot summer has revealed another initially alarm-inducing animal in British waters – or more precisely, in the Middlewich branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.

Freshwater jellyfish more normally found in the Yangtze basin in China have been spotted swimming in the waters near Bridge 23 of the canal between Middlewich and Winsford, according to the Canal & River Trust.

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The 25 Zero Project.  Twenty-five mountains on the equator have glaciers at their peaks. Unless we slow down climate change, in twenty-five years there will be zero ice. 25 Zero.

The Pacific Island is home to one of the world’s most pristine coral reefs, boasting more than 9,300 marine species

New Caledonia has agreed to tougher protections around a huge swathe of some of the world’s last near-pristine coral reefs, in a move conservationists hailed as a major breakthrough.

The Pacific nation, a French overseas territory, is home to a rich array of wildlife including 2.5 million seabirds and more than 9,300 marine species such as dugongs and nesting green sea turtles, many of which thrive in and around remote zones off the island nation’s coast.

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As temperatures rise, corals die and glaciers on the top of equatorial mountains melt away. The race to climate-proof iconic ecosytems.

The Great Barrier Reef faces warming oceans, more frequent and extreme cyclones and increased numbers of predator starfish. The race is on to build the resilience of coral reefs to survive these many threats.

European carbon prices briefly slipped back below €18 on Tuesday after a weaker auction, though EUAs had earlier set a new seven-year peak.

A large majority of Coalition MPs on Tuesday backed the Australian government’s proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG), but state governments and the national parliament could still prove difficult obstacles for the plan.

Debate over the National Energy Guarantee has dominated headlines, here's what it actually involves.

As many as eight government MPs opposed the NEG in that meeting, and have reserved their right to cross the floor when it comes before Parliament.

New Zealand carbon allowances rose more than 3.2% on Tuesday as the market responded to a raft of government proposals to amend the emissions trading scheme.

Culling and loss of moorland in favour of conifer forests blamed for severe decline in wildlife

The number of mountain hares on moorlands in the eastern Scottish Highlands has fallen to less than 1% of the level recorded more than 60 years ago, according to a long-term study.

The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the RSPB teamed up to study counts of the animals over several decades on moorland managed for red grouse shooting and nearby mountain land.

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Smart Energy Council counts eight "lies" told by the federal energy minister in his Sunday ABC TV interview – and fact-checks them all.

The post Video of the Day: Counting Frydenberg’s NEG “lies” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

London Assembly call for bins to be placed in men’s toilets so items that could cause blockages are not flushed away

Men using public toilets in London may soon be confronted with an unusual new arrival in their cubicles.

Sanitary bins, familiar for years in female loos, are poised to be introduced into male conveniences in an attempt to cut down on fatbergs in the capital’s sewers, if Greater London Assembly members have their way. Men use wet wipes too, as well as other products that can clog the sewers if they are flushed, not binned.

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Turnbull says he would welcome new coal generator, and prepares to fight Labor on emissions.

The post To HELE with emissions, Turnbull embraces new “baseload coal” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Macquarie snaps up Conergy solar team and portfolio to deepen its interest in battery storage.

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Study suggests 40 million EV charging points may be built globally within the next 12 years.  But in China, they may have built too many chargers too soon.

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