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Glenrowan West solar farm in Victoria completed and declared fully operational, complete with "sizeable" flock of sheep.

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A large swathe of the Northern Hemisphere is about to enjoy a so-called annular solar eclipse.

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Infecting the mosquitoes with a different bug slams the brakes on dengue fever, trial finds.

Exclusive: excessive feeding as visitors flocked to London’s green spaces has led to overcrowding, disease and pollution

London’s royal parks are urging visitors to stop feeding bread to ducks because it is causing overcrowding and bullying among birds, the Guardian can reveal.

A campaign launching today highlights how excessive feeding upsets fragile ecosystems, leading to large groups of aggressive gulls and crows that steal the eggs and chicks of other birds. Leftover food also attracts rats, and soggy bread and waterfowl faeces contaminate the water.

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TC Energy halts project that faced longstanding opposition from climate campaigners

A $9bn oil pipeline that became a symbol of the rising political clout of climate advocates and a flashpoint in US-Canada relations was officially canceled on Wednesday.

Keystone XL, which was proposed in 2008 to bring oil from Canada’s western tar sands to US refiners, was halted by owner TC Energy after Joe Biden this year revoked a key permit needed for a US stretch of the 1,200-mile project.

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New York is seeing rising generation from carbon-emitting sources amid an uptick in electricity demand, with the trend coming as RGGI emitters ramped up allowance purchases at last week’s quarterly auction, data shows.

California compliance offset generation maintained a recent sluggish trend this week, while Quebec saw its credit issuances surpass the 1-million mark for the first time, according to government data released Wednesday.

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Researchers say species exposed for long periods to light pollution near the shore were less likely to survive than those living farther away

Young clownfish on coastal reefs are dying faster as a result of exposure to artificial light at night, according to new research.

An international team of scientists studying reefs on Moorea, a tiny island of French Polynesia, have found that orange-fin anemonefish – a species of clownfish – exposed for long periods to human-generated artificial light were 36% less likely to survive than clownfish living in reefs farther from the coast.

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A memorandum of understanding is signed by Spaceport Cornwall and a US firm to explore opportunities.

The European Commission is joining a lawsuit filed at Europe's highest court by Czechia against Poland over an open-pit lignite mine near the two countries' border.

EU carbon prices rose more than €2 on Wednesday to top €54 for the first time in two weeks, as bullish technicals, a strong auction, and a supportive energy complex helped push prices back towards record levels.

The European Commission will create a ‘climate action social fund’ with revenues from an expanded carbon market if it decides to bring emissions from vehicles and buildings to the EU ETS, the bloc’s climate chief Frans Timmermans said on Wednesday.

Energy experts say the cost of proposed Kurri Kurri gas plant could exceed $1b, while the potential benefits have been overblown.

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Shell will “accelerate” its energy transition strategy and will likely take “some bold but measured steps” in the coming years to reduce emissions, its CEO said on Wednesday, after a Dutch court ruling ordered the oil major to substantially cut greenhouse gases by the end of the decade.

EVs could supply three times Germany's peak demand by 2040 if every one was fitted with vehicle-to-grid technology, says BloombergNEF.

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‘Historic’ move to ban destructive fishing methods in five habitats welcomed, but conservationists say change must come faster

The UK government has announced plans to increase protection of wildlife and habitats by banning fishing and other damaging activities from a handful of selected marine sites off the coast of England.

More than 97% of British offshore marine protected areas (MPAs), designed to safeguard habitats and biodiversity, are being dredged and bottom trawled, according to data published by the Guardian. They have long been criticised by conservationists as ineffective “paper parks”.

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Draft paper says Bełchatów coal-fuelled plant to be phased out as part of plans to transform country’s energy

Poland plans to close Europe’s most polluting power plant by the end of 2036, according to a draft document published by local authorities.

The document, which is subject to public consultation, is part of the Lodz region’s application for support from the EU’s Just Transition Fund, aimed at helping regions bear the cost of shifting to a climate-neutral economy.

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Some employers are upending the industry standards by paying their employees better and offering stronger benefits

Across the US, restaurant owners reporting problems in finding employees have fueled pushes among Republican-led states and business industry groups to end federal extended unemployment benefits.

The justification, they say, is that these pandemic era benefits are preventing workers from returning to work, despite some research indicating childcare and health and safety are bigger factors in these decisions.

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