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The overwhelming majority of recreational fishers support no-fishing marine sanctuaries. Matt Navarro, Post-doctoral Fellow, University of Western Australia Marit E. Kragt, Senior Lecture in Agricultural and Resource Economics Tim Langlois, Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The solarisation of South Australia’s grid, and hunting down solar cowboys in Victoria.

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There's a bunch of reasons why wholesale electricity prices are higher than expected. But the numb-nuts should know this: coal is no longer cheap.

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Western Australia EPA withdraws guidelines requiring resources projects to offset their greenhouse gas emissions, 7 days after proposing them. Fossil fuel lobby 1, Climate 0.

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We want to hear which questions you want answered on climate change.

An ancient mass migration transformed the genetic make-up of people in Iberia, a new DNA study reveals.

Oakey becomes second new solar farm to join Queensland grid in past week, and last of the 12 ARENA-sponsored projects in its large scale solar round.

The post Oakey solar farm begins production, second new plant in a week in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Young people around the world spoke to the BBC about how they are directly affected by climate change.

Young people around the world, inspired by Greta Thunberg, rally to press politicians to act on climate change - follow live updates

• Climate strikes to take place in more than 100 countries
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Footage from Coffs Harbour:

... and they just keep on coming #CoffsHarbour #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/tJlycxjMyx

Some golden signs here at the #schoolstrike4climate #wellington pic.twitter.com/KGrUGpWIml

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On Thursday, federal Labor leader, Bill Shorten, also told students to protest on the weekend rather than a school day. But the NSW Labor leader, Michael Daley, who is gearing up for the state election on March 23, told students he supported them on Wednesday.

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The Environmental Protection Authority in western Australia has withdrawn recommendations that new big-emitting projects in the state should offset their carbon emissions.

The Committee requires a Grade 7 Finance & Operations Lead to manage the finance, corporate governance and HR functions. Whilst working at a senior level the role requires a ‘hands on’ approach with the ability to take on all tasks which fall within this broad remit.

Job Title: Officer, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Projects Reference No: EH/GEN/021 Location: Nigeria Cadre: Senior Officer / Supervisory Objectives To support implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) initiatives Key Job Responsibilities Develop basic steps in CDM Project Cycle: Project idea, Conception, Evaluation, Registration and Implementation Review global carbon markets and assess emissions trading Develop criteria […]

It may seem way too hard to make a difference on waste. But some families have radically reduced their contribution to landfill, taking just one jar a month to the tip.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices declined slightly during the spring break holiday as RGGI allowance (RGA) prices dipped in front of the programme’s first quarterly sale of 2019.

As electric cars become more affordable, let's talk about the pros and cons of making the switch.

The US EPA announced Thursday that it had granted five more compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), while rumours of more decisions to come in the near future exerted additional bearish pressure on biofuel credit prices.

Claims of logging in koala habitat has led to direct protest action, including conservationists "locking on" to forest machinery.

Sulphur dioxide in Beijing was reduced by 70% and particle pollution by 36% in just four years

It’s been a while since we saw images of smog-obscured Beijing landmarks in the news. A United Nations report explains this.

In four years, sulphur dioxide in the city was reduced by 70% and particle pollution by 36% by tackling the problem at source. Initially, old coal-powered industry and power stations were fitted with air pollution abatement systems before being replaced by cleaner facilities built to run on natural gas.

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• Mayor wants to protect Wall Street from floods and rising seas
• Plans to cost $10bn but federal funds might not be available

Bill de Blasio, the mayor of New York, has announced a radical plan to meet the “existential threat” of climate change by constructing a new section of Manhattan , extending hundreds of feet out into the narrow East river, in order to protect Wall Street and other downtown areas.

Related: Youth climate strikes to take place in more than 100 countries

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