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Climate change: Cumbria coal mine "risks making Britain a laughing stock"

The US EPA this week will move to extend the 2019 and 2020 compliance deadlines for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as a result of an ongoing court case involving small refinery waivers and because the agency has not yet proposed blending quotas under the programme for this year.

Environmental groups blast state government for failure to penalise Chevron’s Gorgon plant for increased greenhouse gas emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from Chevron’s Gorgon LNG facility have increased because the company’s carbon capture system is not working properly, meaning more carbon dioxide is being vented into the atmosphere.

Environment groups have blasted the Western Australian government for not imposing penalties on the energy company after documents revealed sand was clogging the injection system designed to bury up to 4m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year under Barrow Island.

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The years between 2011 and 2020 were the hottest on record, and 2020 was among the warmest of all.

The electric predators work in groups to herd and "zap" their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover.

An audit of federal FOI requests finds environmental agencies amongst the worst at providing open access to government documents.

The post Federal environment departments suppressing access to information, audit shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pollinators risk running short of food as wildflowers disappear in a "green desert", experts warn.

But researchers warn there is still a risk of catching and passing the virus on to others again.

Report says not enough funding is being made available to deal with effects of extreme weather

Millions of people around the world are facing disaster from flood, droughts, heatwaves and other extreme weather, as governments fail to take the measures needed to adapt to the impacts of climate breakdown, the UN has warned.

Nearly three-quarters of countries around the world have recognised the need to plan for the effects of global heating, but few of those plans are adequate to the rising threat, and little funding has been made available to put them into force, according to the UN environment programme’s Adaptation report 2020, published on Thursday.

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New Zealand carbon allowances traded at record high levels on Thursday, as traders returning from holidays grappled with a reformed market.

An alliance of food experts want more public funds to go towards Wales-grown produce.

Amateur photographer Derry Moroney lives on the mid-corth coast of New South Wales in the community of Brooms Head. For the past three years he has been photographing landscapes, animals and insects. ‘With our pristine beaches and Yuraygir national park on my doorstep, I really didn’t have to travel very far,’ he says.

In July 2020 Moroney followed the water upstream from the estuary at Brooms Head and stumbled on to Lake Cakora. Using his drone he captured stunning images of arboreal-like drainage channels in Lake Cakora. ‘The tea trees along the banks colour the water running off into the lake after a big storm,’ he says, describing the patterns as ‘like a tree of life’.

You can see more of his work on Instagram at @derry_moroney_photography

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A year ago, bushfires blanketed major Australian cities with smoke, but coal fired power stations are their own major source of air pollution.

The post Don’t hold your breath for clean air in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The life-sized picture of a wild pig found in a remote cave is thought to be 45,000 years old.

ACT government celebrates strong uptake of rooftop solar, with more than 4,200 systems added in 2020.

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The ministry has an opportunity for two passionate and talented Policy Analysts to join its Climate Change teams.

Corporate Carbon Advisory is seeking a Senior Restoration and Carbon Ecologist to play a leading technical role in the expansion of its portfolio of re-vegetation projects.

An amateur photographer’s aerial photos are gaining attention for this little known "natural wonder".

AGL locks in key suppliers for its big battery ambitions and Tesla has missed out.

The post AGL picks Wärtsilä and Fluence to deliver on 1000MW big battery vision appeared first on RenewEconomy.

At a time when wind and solar are surpassing expectations, a slew of new reports are showing that CCS isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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