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SUVs and extra traffic cancelling out electric car gains in Britain
Auditors say emissions down just 1% since 2011 and target of zero emissions by 2050 is a long way off
Carbon emissions from passenger cars across Britain have fallen by just 1% since 2011, despite a steep rise in the sale of electric and hybrid vehicles, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said.
The National Audit Office said the popularity of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and an increase in road traffic were among factors that have cancelled out expected reductions from low-emission car sales.
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Washington cap-and-trade bill passes first committee, though transportation ties loom
WA’s “go slow” and “go fast” energy transition plans need proper modelling
It's an exciting time for energy policy in Western Australia, but neither side has given clear answers to some crucial questions.
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AusNet pushes case for route through Victoria to unlock wind and solar
AusNet releases its preferred route for major new transmission link through Victoria to address "Rhombus of Regret" and unlock new wind and solar projects.
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Major UK gas exit spells more bad news for Taylor’s gas-fired recovery
Europe's largest planned gas station has been scrapped, and a new report shows that clean is cheaper. It's bad news for Angus Taylor.
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EU Market: EUAs sink back to near €38 as bullish momentum wavers
'Existential threat to our survival': see the 19 Australian ecosystems already collapsing
Texas was a warning. Australia needs to rethink the design of its electricity market
RFS Market: RIN rally settles down, while future-year D3 credits transact
EU “can’t afford to backslide” on bloc’s aviation carbon market reform -senior official
Exchange ICE to relocate EU carbon trading to Netherlands’ Endex on June 7
AI conquers challenge of 1980s platform games
Brussels launches research project on certification system for carbon removals
California offset task force hits back at conflict of interest claims from former members
Australian scientists warn urgent action needed to save 19 'collapsing' ecosystems
A ‘confronting and sobering’ report details degradation of coral reefs, outback deserts, tropical savanna, Murray-Darling waterways, mangroves and forests
Leading scientists working across Australia and Antarctica have described 19 ecosystems that are collapsing due to the impact of humans and warned urgent action is required to prevent their complete loss.
A groundbreaking report – the result of work by 38 scientists from 29 universities and government agencies – details the degradation of coral reefs, arid outback deserts, tropical savanna, the waterways of the Murray-Darling Basin, mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria, and forests stretching from the rainforests of the far north to Gondwana-era conifers in Tasmania.
Continue reading...Male lyrebirds resort to artful deception in the pursuit of procreation
Males use vocal trickery to fool females into thinking a threat is lurking, giving them time to sow their genetic seeds
Male lyrebirds in the throes of sexual union will mimic the sound of a distressed mob of other birds to fool their mate and stop her from escaping, new research from Australia has found.
The remarkable discovery was made after analysing audio and video of superb lyrebirds – a species known for extravagant dance routines and an ability to imitate the calls of more than 20 other species.
Continue reading...Fiercer, more frequent fires may reduce carbon capture by forests
Global study shows blazes diminish forest density and tree size, making woods likely to sequester less carbon
More fierce and frequent fires are reducing forest density and tree size and may damage forests’ ability to capture carbon in the future, according to a global study.
Although forest fires are naturally occurring phenomena and natural forests regenerate, global heating and human activity have caused the frequency and intensity of fires to rise. Wildfires burn 5% of the planet’s surface every year, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere equivalent to a fifth of our annual fossil fuel emissions.
Continue reading...Atlantic Ocean circulation at weakest in a millennium, say scientists
Decline in system underpinning Gulf Stream could lead to more extreme weather in Europe and higher sea levels on US east coast
The Atlantic Ocean circulation that underpins the Gulf Stream, the weather system that brings warm and mild weather to Europe, is at its weakest in more than a millennium, and climate breakdown is the probable cause, according to new data.
Further weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) could result in more storms battering the UK, more intense winters and an increase in damaging heatwaves and droughts across Europe.
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