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The spot price for Chinese carbon allowances remained stable this week, but an increase in trading volume failed to excite market participants.

The Australian Parliament returns next week with the Labor government intent on legislating its 2030 emissions reduction target, however it will require the support of the Greens and one independent in the Senate to get through.

The fire service is at the frontline of the climate crisis – yet with 11,500 frontline staff cut we are simply not equipped for it

Over the last 27 years as a firefighter, I have fought plenty of wildfires and other extreme weather events, and I have seen at first hand how these incidents have become more frequent and extreme. At my former station in Herne Bay, on the north Kent coast, we had specialist equipment for fighting wildfires, and we would travel for miles to tackle flames raging across land.

None of it compared to what I experienced in this week’s heatwave.

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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including hot cows, a lost walrus and a pelican in a traffic jam

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Chinese bike-sharing giant Hello has issued a set of benchmarks for industry peers to better calculate carbon emissions reductions, adding new standards to the country's voluntary markets, though users will have to work hard to rack up their certificate holdings.

UK temperatures exceed 40C while France and Portugal hit new highs, with some extreme consequences

Record-breaking heat continued to affect parts of western Europe during the past week, with UK temperatures exceeding 40C (104F) for the first time since records began.

On Tuesday, several weather stations across London, Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire broke the 40C barrier, with a top temperature of 40.3C in Coningsby, Lincolnshire. A further 39 stations across central and southern England also broke the previous highest temperature of 38.7C, which was set in July 2019.

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This fictitious project approval helps us better understand how environmental governance in Australia has gone badly wrong. David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

South Australian start-up iO Energy signs innovative PPA with biopower firm to offer very low cost day-time power prices.

The post Retailer start-up taps biopower and solar to offer low day-time prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Community complaints about wind farms fell dramatically in 2021, including a “significant reduction” in concerns about low frequency noise or vibrations from operating turbines.

The post Good vibe? New data shows wind farm complaints tumbled in 2021 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Free electricity" offered by networks over a five-hour period each day, as part of new tariff trial designed for EV owners and non solar households.

The post Networks test time-of-use appetite with “zero cost” daytime electricity offer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australia has set a new wind output record for the second time in six days.

The post Graph of the Day: South Australia sets new wind output record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Enel receives approval for its first wind farm in Australia, but has reportedly put the for sale sign on its growing wind and solar portfolio.

The post Italian energy giant gets wind farm approval, seeks buyer for Australian wind and solar assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Improved monitoring has shown nearly 6,000 tigers, says International Union for Conservation of Nature, with population ‘stable or increasing’

There are 40% more tigers in the wild than previously thought, with as many as 5,578 around, though they remain an endangered species, according to a leading conservationist group.

The jump in numbers was due to improved monitoring, with the population thought to be stable or increasing, said the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Habitat protection projects showed that “recovery is possible”.

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Teenagers say they want education that reflects how climate change will affect all parts of life.

Labor restores ARENA's focus on renewables, ending years of Coalition attempts to redirect the agency's funding to CCS and gas projects.

The post Bowen frees ARENA from Taylor’s fossil fuel mandate, puts focus back on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Biden goes to former coal plant now used to make wind turbines to pledge executive powers to cut US emissions – but stops short of declaring climate emergency.

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Indigenous fire management reduces the risk of bushfires, supports habitat and improves Indigenous wellbeing. Yet, the State of the Environment report this week found it’s underused. David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Christopher I. Roos, Professor, Southern Methodist University Fay Johnston, Professor, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.