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Over half of respondents in a survey believe humanity is doomed and governments are failing to act.

Report by climate groups found more than three-quarters of projects were discarded after the deal was signed

The global pipeline of new coal power plants has collapsed since the 2015 Paris climate agreement, according to research that suggests the end of the polluting energy source is in sight.

The report found that more than three-quarters of the world’s planned plants have been scrapped since the climate deal was signed, meaning 44 countries no longer have any future coal power plans.

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Global survey finds most 16-25 year olds worry a lot about the future, and many feel failed by governments

Four in 10 young people around the world are hesitant to have children as a result of the climate crisis, and fear that governments are doing too little to prevent climate catastrophe, a poll in 10 countries has found.

Nearly six in 10 young people, aged 16 to 25, were very or extremely worried about climate change, according to the biggest scientific study yet on climate anxiety and young people, published on Tuesday. A similar number said governments were not protecting them, the planet, or future generations, and felt betrayed by the older generation and governments.

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Experts say effective subsidies for new gas boilers run contrary to government targets on cutting greenhouse gas emissions

Energy bill-payers will be asked to subsidise the installation of tens of thousands of new gas boilers across the UK under government plans, at a time when experts say gas boilers should be urgently phased out.

Experts said it was baffling that ministers should be promoting the installation of new fossil fuel boilers, instead of low-carbon dioxide alternatives such as heat pumps.

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The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) is subject to the same rules as irrigators in relation to carryover, allocations and trade.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) is subject to the same rules as irrigators in relation to carryover, allocations and trade

The way we use fossil fuels is wasteful and inefficient. A world based on renewable energy would need half as much as we produce now. Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Norwegian voters on Monday threw out its centre-right government after eight years in office, paving the way for a centre-left coalition to take over, but although its policy platform is yet to be negotiated it is unlikely there will be major changes to the nation’s climate and energy policies.

The changing dynamic between Borneo’s pigs and Indigenous people is a powerful reminder of the fragility of the human-nature connection. Matthew Luskin, Lecturer in Conservation Science, The University of Queensland David Kurz, Postdoctoral fellow in Environmental Science, Trinity College Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim, Senior lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Sabah’s Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Indigenous Knowledge Matthew D. Potts, Professor, S.J. Hall Chair in Forest Economics, University of California, Berkeley Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Surging prices in voluntary market means that carbon abatement projects are now likely to be funded by companies rather than the government.

The post Australia’s hidden carbon market: New options allow companies to out-bid government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal will struggle to remain economically viable beyond 2030. Companies with a heavy exposure, like AGL, need to act quickly to survive.

The post Baseload coal is rapidly losing value, and poses biggest risk to Australian utilities appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New US Department of Energy report finds solar power could generate up to 45% of America's electricity supply by 2050. But what it would take to meet this target?

The post Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake US electricity system appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservative UK government releases details of “biggest ever,” all technologies renewable energy support package, including a massive £200m targeting offshore wind.

The post UK invites mammoth offshore wind proposals in “biggest ever” renewables auction appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Joy and her family are among 2m Nigerians living within 4km of a gas flare in Nigeria's oil-rich south.

World edges closer to point of “no new coal” after widespread collapse of new coal proposals and growth of government commitments to end coal.

The post “No new coal:” Majority of coal projects abandoned since Paris but China is key appeared first on RenewEconomy.

More than 100 humpback whales have been filmed feeding off Australia's New South Wales coast.

Governor Gavin Newsom (D) is expected to survive a recall election that could have critical impacts on the state’s climate policy, as public polling shows him with a significant advantage going into Tuesday’s vote.

The UK pushed Monday for global shipping emissions to reach zero by 2050, a move that would significantly increase stringency from the current 50% goal under the UN's International Maritime Organisation (IMO), which foresees revising its emissions strategy in 2023.