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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including rescued cheetahs, a waving seal pup and migrating red crabs

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EU proposals for a new ETS for buildings and transport risk sparking a new wave of populism and further breaking up the bloc's political landscape, experts warned this week as lawmakers get to grips with the plans.

Trading activity in China’s carbon market rose in the past week as an increasing amount of compliance entities chased offset credits in order to be able to hold on to their allowances for use in future years, though prices remained fairly stable.

Indonesia, which will introduce a hybrid ETS and carbon tax next year, will not allow any cross-border carbon trading to occur until the country meets its greenhouse gas emissions targets, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said on Friday.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list ‘Fire regimes that cause biodiversity decline’ as a key threatening process.

Green Alliance says all critical raw material demands for low carbon technologies could be met from secondary materials by 2050

The UK must scale up recycling of materials for low carbon industries or risk facing a critical shortage of key metals, a new report warns.

The projected use of lithium, cobalt, silver and rare earth elements by the UK’s low carbon industries over the coming decades is set to soar. China controls 60% of global mine production and 40% of rare earth metal reserves, raising fears of a significant threat to the supply chain for businesses.

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The NSW Hydrogen Strategy wins parliamentary approval, unlocking up to $3 billion in government incentives to build out the green hydrogen industry.

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Australia's most senior treasury offical warns Australia must remain engaged in global shift to sustainable finance, whether it likes it or not.

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Victorian government’s Solar Homes program notches up new milestone, with the rooftop solar capacity installed under the scheme passing 1 gigawatt.

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Report described as ‘sharp wake-up call’ finds recycling has flatlined since voluntary plan was introduced in 2017

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Australia is failing to meet its own plastic reduction targets, with just 16% of plastic recovered last year despite more than half of packaging found to be easily recyclable, a new report shows.

The latest progress report released by the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (Apco) found plastic recycling has flatlined since a voluntary plan was implemented in 2017.

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AEMC delays consideration of operating reserve proposals as ESB hangs on to idea of capacity markets.

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A host of firms are developing mini nuclear reactors but questions remain over safety and costs.

For over a decade, the inclusion of oceans in climate talks has been piecemeal and inconsistent. And yet, the ocean is critical to help balance the conditions we need to survive. Dr Sali Bache, Strategic Advisor in International Policy and Oceans , ClimateWorks Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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The figures come after Brazil promised to end the practice by 2030 during the COP climate summit.

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker (R) on Thursday said the state will not be participate n the Transportation and Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) after Connecticut rejected the programme, spelling a likely end to the proposed fuel sector cap-and-trade system. 

Pages in languages other than English wrongly suggest scientists are divided over the causes of global warming.

Greek industrial group secures finance for three 40MW solar farms in NSW, with lenders ANZ, Societe Generale and Westpac.

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Australian researchers make crucial advance towards low cost, high efficiency, direct solar-to-hydrogen production, without the need for electrolysers.

The post Australian researchers close in on low cost solar hydrogen tech, with no electrolysers appeared first on RenewEconomy.