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Middle-aged people in equatorial regions have lived through the most perceptible warming in their lifetimes. But many others may experience unrecognisable changes in their local climate later in life. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading Hunter Douglas, PhD Candidate, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Luke Harrington, Senior Lecturer in Climate Change, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Lack of funding and staff limit climate sector’s impact on conservation and net zero efforts, say workers

Staff shortages, a lack of specialist personnel and low pay are major barriers to achieving net zero, according to workers in the UK environment sector.

The trade union Prospect, many members of which work in the climate and environment sector, received more than 500 responses to a survey on workplace trends.

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Candidates include an oak in Exeter that survived the blitz and a walnut in a car park in Perth

Urban trees that provide vital food and shelter for wildlife in towns and cities take a starring role on the Woodland Trust tree of the year shortlist.

They include a holm oak in Exeter that survived the blitz and another oak in Surrey that Queen Elizabeth I reputedly had a picnic under.

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Australia has laid out the next steps in its process of deciding whether or not to implement a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as part of its efforts to combat carbon leakage.

MIT researchers say supercapacitor breakthrough means that concrete foundations to a house, or a roadway, could play host to a revolution in energy storage.

The post Concrete foundations could host breakthrough for supercapacitor energy storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Senate committee has rejected nuclear power for Australia. A dissenting report by Coalition Senators puts forward some spurious arguments in favour of SMRs.

The post Senate inquiry nixes nukes. Here’s why appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Given all the evidence that shows gas is dangerous, hazardous and expensive, why would anyone consciously choose gas for their new home?

The post The traps laid by the fossil gas industry for uninformed households appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bowen rejects Coalition and Murdoch media attacks on CSIRO and AEMO, and accusations they had produced "Labor reports", even though they were first published under Coalition.

The post Bowen says Coalition attack on CSIRO and AEMO is wrong and “unbecoming” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Horizon Power has completed a third new centralised solar and battery project, located in Sandstone, designed to increase renewable energy and cut down on diesel use in regional towns.

The post Horizon slashes diesel use with solar and battery microgrids for remote towns appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US is providing $US1.2 billion in funding for direct air capture, but the decision is being described as an expensive gimmick to facilitate more fossil fuel extraction.

The post Biden’s billion-dollar bid to suck carbon from the slammed as boost to fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Federal energy minister says imported steel and cement could face a tariff to ensure Australian producers seeking to cut carbon emissions are not disadvantaged.

The post Australia weighs up green imports tariffs for steel, cement appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL says it is "going as fast as it can" to decarbonise. But what hope is there of quitting coal if the big gentailers, the best entities for the job, don’t build new solar or wind?

The post The decarbonisation efforts of Australia’s big gentailers are a disgrace appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Vancouver-headquartered carbon credit financier on Monday announced a multi-year carbon credit purchase agreement with the Canadian subsidiary of a large energy company, marking the firm’s first foray into developing credits for the country’s various compliance-based environmental markets.

The Mexican cap-and-trade system will not begin its operational phase until some time next year due to the complex process of establishing final regulations, a government official said Monday.

Indonesia's mangrove forests are being felled to make charcoal - locals say they have to make a living.

RGGI Allowance prices barely budged over the past week as a sympathy trade with California Carbon Allowances vanished, and in the absence of fundamental drivers from weather and regulatory developments.

Scientists need safe spaces to understand and process “climate emotions”. Group therapy helps people find the strength and resilience to continue their important work, without harming their health. Joe Duggan, PhD Candidate, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University, Australian National University Neal Robert Haddaway, Senior Research Fellow, Africa Centre for Evidence and Stockholm Environment Institute, University of Johannesburg Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Toronto-headquartered voluntary carbon credit financier maintained its net loss for the first six months of 2023, in contrast to a robust net income during the same period in 2022, according to quarterly earnings reports published Monday.  

In a new reality of climatic instability and volatility, proactive planning for the very worst needs to be part of the new normal

The dreadful scale of the loss of life on the Hawaiian island of Maui has emerged day by day, as search and rescue teams scour ash and rubble. But it is already clear that the wind-fuelled blaze which last week ripped through the historic town of Lahaina was the deadliest wildfire in the United States for more than 100 years.

Hundreds are still missing, and the sheer intensity of the fire means that the identification of bodies and the notification of relatives will be a difficult and slow process. The west Maui town itself, the former capital of the Hawaiian kingdom, is a charred wasteland in which close to 3,000 structures were burned to the ground at terrifying speed.

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