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A massive swing towards net retirement of coal power is an excellent sign, but China continues to build new plants. What happens next?

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Sunny and windy weather led to a surge in renewable sources of energy, the operator says.

RES plans to build a 100MW solar farm in the NSW Yass Valley region get green light after the heavily contested project granted final approvals.

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The government is to take more time to examine a £150m scheme to redevelop Leeds Bradford Airport.

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New Zealand is replacing its once groundbreaking environmental legislation with new laws, one of which focuses on climate change adaptation and will include a fund to enable managed retreat. Catherine Iorns, Professor of Law, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EUAs jumped to a new all-time high on Tuesday, with strong auction demand and gains in wider markets providing fresh impetus for carbon to surpass the previous record set last month.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values sank on Tuesday as bearish pressure manifested across the curve, pushing prices closer to levels not seen since the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak.

The Bronze Age engravings are a map of part of Brittany, north-west France, researchers believe.

Sun and wind generated 60% of all electricity on Monday, data shows

Great Britain’s electricity system recorded its greenest ever day over the Easter bank holiday as sunshine and windy weather led to a surge in renewable energy.

The power plants generating electricity in England, Scotland and Wales produced only 39g of carbon dioxide for every kilowatt-hour of electricity on Monday, according to National Grid’s electricity system operator, the lowest carbon intensity recorded since National Grid records began in 1935.

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The Northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade programme will offer nearly 23 million allowances at its June auction, with the quarterly volume declining slightly after the recent finalisation of the 2021-25 surplus bank adjustment, according to an auction notice posted Tuesday.

Estimate of marine assets balloons as offshore wind soars alongside seaside’s importance for recreation, carbon capture and wildlife

The economic value of the UK’s coastal waters has been put at more than £200bn amid growing recognition of the sea’s importance for renewable energy and as a barrier against global heating.

In an official estimate for the value of marine natural assets, the Office for National Statistics said offshore wind production had soared in value by 37 times in the past decade.

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Beleaguered UK-based Liberty Steel faces paying more than €100 million to buy enough EU carbon allowances to cover its 2020 compliance, the FT reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous sources.

Yorkshire Water says it is committed to improving River Wharfe as swimming season approaches

Swimming season is approaching for the first river in the UK to be given bathing water status, but the quality of the water will initially be designated as poor.

A stretch of the River Wharfe in the West Yorkshire town of Ilkley was given the status after a campaign to clean up the river and reduce the scale of sewage discharges from storm overflows owned by Yorkshire Water.

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Exclusive: Experts in court challenge to £27bn programme say official emissions calculations dramatically underestimate figures

Carbon emissions from England’s planned £27bn roadbuilding programme will be about 100 times greater than the government has stated, according to expert witnesses in a court challenge.

Environmental campaigners are seeking a judicial review of the second roads investment strategy (RIS2), which was described by ministers when launched as “the largest ever investment in English strategic roads”, paying for 4,000 miles of road and including such schemes as the Lower Thames Crossing and the Stonehenge tunnel.

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South Korean allowance prices have plummeted almost 15% so far this month amid a large oversupply for 2020, even though analysts now say the permit surplus won't be as large as previously expected.

Highest proportion of participants since 2013 saw 30 or more stars in Orion constellation

The number of stars visible in the skies above Britain increased in this year’s annual count, indicating a lessening of light pollution in lockdown.

CPRE, the countryside charity, said 51% of people taking part in its citizen science count in February noted 10 or fewer stars in the Orion constellation, indicating severe light pollution. During the same period in 2020, before the first lockdown, 61% of counts registered 10 or fewer stars.

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