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In December nearly 200 countries will meet in Montreal, Canada to agree a landmark deal to save nature.

Members of the European Parliament voted on Wednesday to pave the way for the EU's central budget to be substantially fed by a new basket of revenue streams based on the ETS, the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), and a share of the reallocated profits of large multinational companies.

EUAs caught a big lift from a strong daily auction to record an increase of as much as 3.5% on Wednesday morning as traders appeared to cover short positions, while energy prices extended their rally for a fourth day on a combination of fundamental and regulatory news.

Raptor has not bred in southern England for decades – with only breeding populations found on northern moorlands

Hen harriers are to be bred in captivity in England for the first time and released on to Salisbury Plain in a new attempt to revive the endangered bird of prey in southern England.

The raptor’s only English breeding populations are on northern moorlands, where the bird has been subject to huge persecution in recent decades because its prey includes red grouse – a lucrative gamebird.

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Partnership between RHS, Natural History Museum and DfE will enable schools to access funding to create green spaces

Children will learn about biodiversity and nature in schools, and perhaps gain new green spaces in the playground, thanks to a new partnership between the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), the Natural History Museum (NHM) and the government.

The plan is for students to map out the biodiversity in their schools and add it to a nationwide database, as well as supporting teachers to develop curriculum-based climate education resources and lesson plans.

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Measure affecting 15 million people comes to end but company urges customers to show restraint in usage

A hosepipe ban imposed on 15 million people in England is being lifted after three months, it has been announced.

Thames Water said the scrapping of the measure was possible due to recent above-average rainfall and the public’s compliance. But the company, which thanked individuals and businesses for helping save water while stocks needed replenishing, urged them to continue showing restraint in their usage.

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Energy security concerns have pushed China to secure supply from diverse sources and reduce reliance on expensive spot natural gas purchases, a move reflecting the country's increased focus on both fossil fuel-based energy security and emissions reductions amid economic headwinds, a report has found.

Australia’s emissions-intensive alumina refining sector has a credible pathway to reach net zero emissions by 2050, although key technologies to achieve this are still at varying stages of technological and commercial maturity and will require significant investment to make an impact, a report commissioned by an Australian government agency released on Friday has concluded.

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As the costs of disasters climb, working out who will finance climate adaptation has become increasingly urgent for developing nations. Johanna Nalau, Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Coal plant owners are ramping up calls for more money to stay open longer. Might this come in the form of more secret contracts?

The post Generators want money to keep burning coal while waiting for wind, solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Payments for megawatt hours and tax credits are policies that would boost a long-duration storage industry in Australia.

The post Solar thermal lobby wants a RET that values long duration storage and megawatt hours appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australian government has committed A$500 million to its green bank to invest in project and technologies that will reduce emissions, as a new report has found the nations climate will get hotter, wetter, and drier as a result of worsening climate conditions, while Australian carbon credit issuance is flat.

Works begin on a 186km new transmission line to connect the ground-breaking Kidston Clean Energy Hub to the grid in north Queensland.

The post Works begin on Kidston link, as landmark pumped hydro project targets 2024 start appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian fund manager IFM has a huge pipeline of renewable projects in Europe and the US, but not much in its home country.

The post Australian fund manager’s wind and solar pipeline hits 10GW, but most of it is overseas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor sets up $500m Powering Australia Technology Fund to drive commercialisation of energy efficiency and smart energy technologies.

The post Labor tips another $500m into CEFC to help bridge clean energy’s “valley of death” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have released the latest State of the Climate report, and there’s not much good news for Australians.

The post State of the climate: What Australians need to know about “concerning” new report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The report synthesises the latest science about Australia’s climate – and paints a worrying picture. Matthew England, Scientia Professor and Deputy Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS), UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New research shows rewilding with invertebrates – insects, worms, spiders and the like – can go a long way in bringing our degraded landscapes back to life. Peter Contos, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University Heloise Gibb, Professor, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.