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European carbon prices fell to their lowest in three weeks after finally breaching a key technical support as traders began to react to the resumption of larger auction volumes, while energy prices were weaker amid healthy gas stocks.

Reports of abusive behaviour towards Japanese citizens in China in response to wastewater release at nuclear site

Fake news and state-backed disinformation are fuelling Chinese anger at Japan over its release of treated wastewater from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant.

In the last week, there have been reports of rocks and eggs thrown at Japanese schools in two Chinese cities, abusive phone calls to Japanese businesses and social media campaigns to boycott Japanese products including cosmetics. It has prompted Japan’s government to summon the Chinese ambassador and urge caution among its China-based citizens.

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Climate change could undermine sustainable forest management efforts in Quebec's boreal forests, but promising strategies could mitigate the impacts of natural disturbances and help bolster resilience.

It is hoped the Vikram lander and Pragyaan rover will reawaken when the next lunar day starts.

Hollow bricks are ‘easy win’ to help several endangered species, say experts and Zac Goldsmith who is tabling amendment

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An amendment to make swift bricks mandatory in new housing will be debated in the House of Lords this week in what campaigners call a “golden opportunity” for the government to halt wildlife decline.

The change to the controversial levelling up bill is being tabled by the Conservative peer Zac Goldsmith, who resigned from government over Rishi Sunak’s “apathy” towards environmental issues.

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There remains some confusion over Singapore’s plans to allow the trade of international carbon credits (ICCs) domestically to use against local businesses' carbon tax compliance, according to a note issued by a lawfirm Monday.

The federal government of Malaysia is considering a carbon tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, a state official said according to local media.

Integrity Global Partners (IGP) has formed strategic partnerships with project developer Energy Changes and trading firm Gaia Environment to finance restoration and conservation projects, with a primary focus on Africa, it announced Monday.

Australia has appointed a full time chair of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) as part of a wider reform of its carbon market and hopes to further its emissions reduction goals.

Energy tech companies are envisioning homes of the future where we all generate our own power that is seamlessly bought and sold between householders and the grid.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: The future of energy is local, in our smart all-electric homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyCo signs deal to smooth the road to renewables by ensuring the literal roads can carry huge and heavy pieces of kit safely from port to REZ.

The post Road to renewables: Deal struck to get massive turbine parts and transformers from port to REZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Call for EU to match WHO’s air pollution regulatory limits as impact of climate emergency interlinks with human health

The climate crisis may pose the greatest risks to people with respiratory illnesses, with high temperatures and changing weather patterns exacerbating lung health problems, experts have said.

Respiratory experts have called on the EU to lower its regulatory limits for air pollution in line with the World Health Organization (WHO). In a European Respiratory Journal editorial, they said: “We need to do all we can to help alleviate patients’ suffering.”

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Beyond this ferocious, partisan row lies a vital principle: politicians must place facts and judgment over the biases of the public square

Here is a question that is nowhere as parochial as it might sound: does it matter if Sadiq Khan is re-elected as London mayor next year? Not really, you might say in Newcastle; we’re more engaged in the drama over Labour’s dumping of popular metro mayor Jamie Driscoll. Yada yada, you might say in Manchester; we’ve got our own show, as Andy Burnham jousts with central government.

And yet it does matter. We are almost one week into the creation of that expanded ultra-low emission zone in London and yet the world still turns, the lights stayed on and the pubs are still serving beer. There has been some hardship for those who have struggled and will struggle to adapt, despite the scrappage scheme to offset expense. It’s no joke for poorer people who can’t just buy another car in an overheated secondhand market, and tradespeople who don’t have another £25,000 for a new compliant van (though they can claim tax relief on the charge).

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Spanish research centre achieves first tank-bred Atlantic bluefin as NGOs warn of poor welfare, more antibiotic use and water pollution

The first successful breeding of Atlantic bluefin tuna at a Spanish research centre has spurred at least two companies to ramp up plans for the industrial farming of land-bred tuna.

The companies would be the first to use only tank-bred Atlantic bluefin stocks of fertilised eggs or young tuna. Up to now, farming of Atlantic bluefin has relied on catching young wild fish and fattening them in open-sea cages.

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Bipartisan push to replace coal in NSW is fraying at the seams, with Labor taking aim at Matt Kean over claimed Eraring extension costs and sending mixed signals about its closure date.

The post “Delayed and over budget:” Sharpe strikes out at Kean, gives mixed signals on Eraring appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bans on new gas connections will force distributors to start paying down debt sooner than expected as managed declines begin.

The post Ratings agency says Victoria ban is beginning of the end for gas distributors appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Genex says its revenue will increase threefold over next three years, with its growing storage portfolio and the "tremendous opportunity" of volatile grid pricing.

The post Genex eyes trebling of revenue, says new battery already “sopping up” negative prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new report spans more than 300 peer-reviewed studies to present a comprehensive summary of the risks the industry creates for people’s health and wellbeing, as well as for the planet. Melissa Haswell, Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, Queensland University of Technology and Professor of Practice in Environmental Wellbeing, Office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) and Honorary Professor (School of Geosciences), University of Sydney David Shearman, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide Jacob Hegedus, Research Assistant, University of Sydney Lisa Jackson Pulver, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor of Public Health and Epidemiology, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rooftop solar installs had their biggest August ever, new SunWiz data shows, as households help put the market within striking distance of best year ever.

The post Rooftop solar market closes out winter at a new high, as households keep going big appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand market watchers are once again doubtful that this week’s government-held auction will clear due to a lack of demand.