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Victoria's plan has flaws, but it's still likely to bring the feral horse problem under control, and will do a lot better than the very low benchmark set by NSW. Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Though Facebook has announced a major renewable milestone, the platform continues to struggle with climate and renewable misinformation on its platform.

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Jordan Gerbich, 30, will serve three months in federal prison and pay a $1,000 fine for killing the animal

A man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for shooting a protected northern elephant seal to death on the central California coast.

Armed with a .45-caliber handgun and a flashlight, on the night of 2 September 2019 Jordan Gerbich, 30, opened fire on an elephant seal at a popular viewing area where the giant aquatic mammals haul out along the shore near the Monterey Bay national marine sanctuary. The elephant seal was discovered the following morning with a bullet wound to the head and its tail fins cut off, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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New paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat into space, reducing need for air conditioning

The whitest-ever paint has been produced by academic researchers, with the aim of boosting the cooling of buildings and tackling the climate crisis.

The new paint reflects 98% of sunlight as well as radiating infrared heat through the atmosphere into space. In tests, it cooled surfaces by 4.5C below the ambient temperature, even in strong sunlight. The researchers said the paint could be on the market in one or two years.

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The aftermath of the collapse of a huge section of a cliff on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset is shown in drone footage. The biggest rockfall in the UK for 60 years affected 300 metres of cliff, with 4,000 tonnes of rock coming away in massive chunks just west of the seaside town of Weymouth

• Jurassic Coast cliff collapses in biggest UK rockfall for 60 years

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Consultants from a company that advised government on western Sydney development bought land in the area and profited from taxpayer-funded offsets

Environmental consultants from a company that advised governments on major developments in New South Wales have made windfall gains of millions of dollars by selling what’s known as conservation offsets for those very same developments to the state and federal governments, a Guardian investigation can reveal.

In theory, offsets allow developers to compensate for the environmental damage they cause in one area by undertaking work to deliver an equivalent environmental benefit in another.

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EUAs climbed back above €44 on Thursday, coming close to re-testing this week's record level as wider markets lifted on optimism about the pace of economic recovery.

The cost of wind power could drop by half or more over the next 30 years, allowing wind to play a bigger role in future electricity networks.

The post Giant offshore turbines set to drive plummeting cost of wind power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Beijing must close 588 coal-fired power plants in a decade to meet climate pledges, experts say.

Satellite images collected over 37 years are combined to show how Earth in a new way.

People urged to stay away after thousands of tonnes falls to Dorset beach in massive chunks

A huge section of a cliff on the Jurassic Coast in Dorset has collapsed on to a beach below and into the sea in the biggest UK rockfall in 60 years.

The rockfall happened just west of the south coast seaside town of Weymouth and Dorset council said more cliff was expected to be lost, with people being urged to stay away from the area. Parts of the coastal path were cordoned off.

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Over 40 UK and EU industry bodies are urging their respective governments to link the new British carbon market to its EU counterpart, seeking more efficient emissions cuts and lower carbon leakage risks in post-Brexit Europe.

Singapore-based trader Pavilion Energy has imported its first cargo of carbon offset-backed LNG, which will be sold on to its downstream customers in the country, the company announced Thursday.

Participants in South Korea’s emissions trading scheme emitted 6% less CO2 in 2020 than in the previous year, according to the environment ministry, which said it likely would take further measures to address weak demand and plummeting KAU prices.

Sir David Attenborough fronts a new documentary on lockdown's effect on the natural world.

Melbourne-based "solar hydro" tech company gets new investment from equity partner Photon, to boost plans for 100MW/1,000MWh solar + storage project.

The post Solar storage tech company RayGen locks in new funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

JinkoSolar, one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that according to SunWiz’s “2020 Australia Solar Year in Review” Report

The post JinkoSolar Confirmed its Leading Position in Australian PV Market as No.1 Modules Supplier in 2020 Rooftop Distribution Business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Eric Coldham from Star of the South discusses the massive 2GW offshore wind project in Victoria that could be up and running in 2028. Plus: Te gas bauble bursts.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s first offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pristine areas in the Amazon and Siberia may expand with animal reintroductions, scientists say

Just 3% of the world’s land remains ecologically intact with healthy populations of all its original animals and undisturbed habitat, a study suggests.

These fragments of wilderness undamaged by human activities are mainly in parts of the Amazon and Congo tropical forests, east Siberian and northern Canadian forests and tundra, and the Sahara. Invasive alien species including cats, foxes, rabbits, goats and camels have had a major impact on native species in Australia, with the study finding no intact areas left.

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Lucrative pay and share options linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels by ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and BP

Lucrative pay and share options have created an incentive for oil company executives to resist climate action, according to a study that casts doubt on recent net-zero commitments by BP and Shell.

Compensation packages for CEOs, often in excess of $10m (£7.2m), are linked to continued extraction of fossil fuels, exploration of new fields and the promotion of strong market demand through advertising, lobbying and government subsidies, the report says.

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