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New study shows fishing restrictions across the archipelago helped sustain threatened species and biodiversity during a time of ‘unprecedented’ decline

What would a tropical reef look like if it could escape the man-made perils of global heating and overfishing?

A new study suggests it would look like Rowley Shoals, an isolated archipelago of reefs 260km off Australia’s north-west coast.

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A new long-term study of the Rowley Shoals, an isolated archipelago of reefs 260 kilometres off Australia’s northwest coast shows what a healthy coral reef with minimal human impact could look like.

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A savanna burning project in Western Australia earned more than 50,000 carbon credits in the Clean Energy Regulator’s latest issuance round, while voluntary cancellations continue to post strong year-on-year gains but with a strong focus on international units.

The German manufacturer of assembly-friendly mounting systems for photovoltaic plants is opening its ninth location worldwide.

The post K2 System continues its successful course and opens new location in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers warn bitcoin mining could undermine efforts to reach global climate targets, with electricity consumption expected to surpass that of Australia.

The post Bitcoin mining to consume more electricity than whole of Australia by 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Efforts to reverse decline include transforming an ex-golf course and rewilding a village

Projects to transform a former golf course for nature, rewild a village and restore ice age “ghost” ponds are among schemes being launched to boost wildlife across England and Wales.

The Wildlife Trusts coalition has over the past year unveiled 10 new projects, which also include restoring arable fields to heathland, improving wildflower meadows and quadrupling the size of a nature reserve to help a rare butterfly.

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The film gets some things wrong, but it exposes the grim ecological destruction of the Earth’s oceans

When the BBC made a film about the crisis in our oceans, it somehow managed to avoid naming the greatest cause of their ecological destruction: the fishing industry. The only significant sequence on fishing in 2017’s Blue Planet II was a heartwarming story about how kind Norwegian herring boats are to orcas. It presented industrial fishing not as the greatest threat to sealife, but as its saviour.

It’s as if you were to make a film about climate breakdown without revealing the role of fossil fuel companies. Oh, hang on, the BBC did that too, in 2006. Its documentary The Truth about Climate Change mentioned fossil fuel companies only as part of the solution, because one of them was experimenting with carbon capture and storage. These films consisted of handwringing about a scarcely defined problem, followed by a suggestion that we should “do something”, while offering no hint of what this something might be.

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Figures show that 75% of SUVS were bought by people living in towns and cities

The stereotype of the Chelsea tractor, the derogatory term used to describe the tendency of the London middle classes to use 4x4 vehicles for the school run, is based on reality, according to new figures.

Promoted by carmakers and advertisers as a vehicle that takes you back to nature, new data shows that SUVs, which produce much greater CO2 emissions than most other cars, are most popular in affluent urban areas such as Kensington and Chelsea, Hammersmith and Fulham and Westminster.

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"Set a binding target, and get out of the way": RepuTex says demand for ACCUs is booming, but federal government still needs to act.

The post Australia’s carbon price set to double, perhaps even without federal policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A private transmission line has been proposed as the most effective way to facilitate thousands of megawatts of new renewables capacity proposed for NSW New England REZ.

The post Walcha Energy proposes to “go it alone” on major NSW transmission link appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AI Group says it's worried an ambitious target could mean Victorian businesses will lose out to less ambitious NSW and Queensland.

The post Manufacturers lobby Victorian government for softer emissions targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans for a post-2025 redesign of Australia's main grid delivered to Angus Taylor - but will the Morrison government actually deliver much needed reforms?

The post Do or die moment for market re-design as Taylor takes control of process appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW energy minister Matt Kean says the future of coal mines beyond the remit of new zero emissions advisory board, which is one reason why Turnbull was dumped as chair.

The post “I lost the support of my colleagues”: Kean explains decision to dump Turnbull appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Facebook signs contract to take electricity from Singapore floating solar farm to help power a nearby data centre.

The post Facebook to buy electricity from Singapore’s largest offshore floating solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Among modern Liberals it's patently heresy to ask how rushing to green light 11 proposed coal mines in the Hunter Valley helps the struggling coal industry. Richard Denniss, Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian carbon offset prices could double by 2030 if the government decides to set a net zero emissions target, though increasing expectations that companies cut their own GHG output rather than relying on carbon credits could dent demand, analysts said Wednesday.

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The boss of the RAC Foundation says drivers in urban areas should consider which car is most appropriate.

Utilities and airlines accounted for more than 80% of the record drop in verified EU ETS emissions in 2020, according to near complete data published by the European Commission on Tuesday.

WCI emitters shifted nearly 50 million allowances into compliance accounts over the first quarter of the year as they prepare for the linked cap-and-trade programme’s full true-up deadline this fall, according to programme data published Tuesday.