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US President Donald Trump has offered to have a "no preconditions" meeting with Iran.

A new plant opening in Sydney converts waste into energy which could take the equivalent emissions of 20,000 cars out of the atmosphere.

The announcement comes ahead of the Federal Government's upcoming legislation which is set to roll back protections of Australia's national marine parks.

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A new resource recovery facility at Wetherill Park in western Sydney is transforming commercial and industrial waste into an alternative renewable fuel source.

Enel Green Power to invest €1 million in R&D for Carnegie's CETO wave power technology, and collaborate in its deployment "across a number of milestones."

Safest site should be chosen regardless of location, committee says – but opponents call idea ‘outrageous’

Highly radioactive nuclear waste could be permanently buried under national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONBs), under government plans backed by a committee of MPs.

Deep geological burial is seen as the only permanent solution for nuclear waste that will remain radioactive for many thousands of years and is currently stored at surface sites across the UK. Ministers’ attempts to choose a site in Cumbria for the £12bn facility were foiled in 2013 when the county council rejected the proposal.

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Average temperature in past decade is 0.8C hotter and ‘notably wetter’ than the 30 years leading up to 1990

Last year was the fifth warmest on record for the UK, showing a clear warming trend above the long-term average, despite a wet summer last year and cold winter.

The average temperature over the past decade, since 2008, was 0.8C above the 30 year average to 1990. Summers over that period have also been “notably wetter”, the Met Office said, in its fourth annual State of the UK Climate report on Tuesday.

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Iconic US motorcycle maker reaches out to new generation of riders with electric LiveWire motorcycle, with a view to release it as early as next year.

Folly Farm, Somerset: Even sun-loving insects have been suffering as their food plants wither and nectar sources dry up

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A group of 23 energy researchers from 11 institutions have called for the full release of National Energy Guarantee modelling.

One third of all cetacean species are found in the waters off Timor Leste, but measures are needed to protect them

Olive Andrews believes Timor Leste could be one of the best destinations in the world for whale watching. Andrews - a research scientist with a particular interest in cetaceans - drew this conclusion when she joined a survey team assessing the coastal waters north of Timor Leste in October 2016. “I’ve never seen such a biomass of cetaceans in such a small geography,” she says. “We encountered 2287 cetaceans from 11 species, including superpods of up to 600 individuals.”

There are 90 distinct species of cetacean - and at least 30 of them occur in Timor Leste. These include both local populations like melon headed whales and spinner dolphins, and migratory species like humpbacks and pygmy blue whales. Managed properly, whale tourism could generate significant income for Timor Leste, one of the world’s youngest - and poorest - nations.

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AEMO's Audrey Zibelman concedes there is a “hiccup” in connection of new solar and wind projects to the grid, caused by overwhelming volume, and as the speed of new projects overtakes the ability of the grid to adapt.

CEC details jaw-dropping scale of Australian renewables boom, but survey says investor confidence shaky, summed up in two words: "policy uncertainty."

It's the straight bit of the border between NSW and Victoria. It's high altitude mathematical precision and messy politics.

Trump may be promising to bring back jobs for the coal industry, but it’s the country’s wind energy industry which is making the strongest headway.

Scaling up CSP capacity would not only help reduce emissions and provide the necessary electricity, and help renewables meet 85% of Spain's supply.

Labor's Mark Butler has lambasts "pathetic" emissions target in National Energy Guarantee and "silly" pursuit of coal, as Greens and Victoria warn of no approval for NEG at CoAG meeting until after it is endorsed by Coalition party room.

The Spider’s unique patented design means that one mower can maintain the entire farm between the rows of solar panels and below them, reducing the need for multiple machines.

The Manitoba government published a discussion paper on Monday laying out how an output-based pricing system (OBPS) would give heavy emitters more flexibility under the Canadian province’s upcoming CO2 tax.