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A Luxembourg court has confirmed an EU ruling that its government can reclaim without compensation carbon allowances given to steelmaker ArcelorMittal to cover emissions at a shuttered plant.

The US EPA on Tuesday released a long-awaited proposal to allow year-round sales of 15% ethanol blends (E15) and limit trade in biofuel credits under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), with several stakeholders panning the latter measure.

Scientists map out threats faced by thousands of species of birds, mammals and amphibians

More than 1,200 species globally face threats to their survival in more than 90% of their habitat and “will almost certainly face extinction” without conservation intervention, according to new research.

Scientists working with Australia’s University of Queensland and the Wildlife Conservation Society have mapped threats faced by 5,457 species of birds, mammals and amphibians to determine which parts of a species’ habitat range are most affected by known drivers of biodiversity loss.

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The Coalition continues to tear itself apart over climate and energy policy, but behind the scenes, financial and business leaders are already taking action.

A Washington state proposal to implement a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade programme will not be subject to Wednesday’s cut-off in the legislature and will likely have a public hearing in the coming weeks, a government spokesperson told Carbon Pulse.

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) is waiting for certainty on New Jersey and Virginia’s pending linkages to the northeast US RGGI market before advancing amendments to adopt the programme's post-2020 Model Rule, an agency official confirmed to Carbon Pulse.

New research looked at human impacts on more than 5,000 threatened species and found that a quarter of them have almost nowhere left to go to escape from the threats posed by human development. James Allan, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Christopher O'Bryan, PhD Candidate, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

At this point of crisis we must bypass rhetoric and political posturing

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Over the past 30 years I have reported so many broken climate policy promises and quoted so much rhetoric that proved to be hollow, it is difficult to trace it back to the start. I think it’s a faded press release from 11 October, 1990 headed “government sets targets for reductions in greenhouse gases”.

“The government recognises the greenhouse effect as one of the major environmental concerns facing the world,” said Ros Kelly, Bob Hawke’s environment minister. “This decision puts Australia at the forefront of international action to reduce emissions of all greenhouse gases.”

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Our wide brown land has come to an end. As we launch the editorial appeal for The Frontline: Australia and the climate emergency, we look back at the impact made by the series

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It was a very long list.

When we first considered the idea of a new investigative series looking at Australia’s less-scrutinised environmental issues, we knew we had to speak to those on the frontline. We discussed the idea with Australia’s top scientists and environmentalists and it became clear there were many issues needing urgent attention.

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European carbon prices ended little changed on Tuesday after fluctuating in another volatile session fuelled by ongoing uncertainty over Brexit.

The new sites created by a sweeping public lands bill have been years in the making – here’s our guide

Donald Trump has signed a sweeping new public lands bill that protects 1.3m acres of wilderness and creates monuments to US history that has been overlooked, including the African American experience in the civil war and the fight for civil rights.

Years in the crafting, the measure will designate 367 miles of new scenic rivers and 2,600 miles of new national trails. It protects nearly 500,000 acres in California alone, and enlarges both Death Valley and Joshua Tree national parks. And it reauthorizes a crucial funding mechanism for land and water conservation that had lapsed.

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Astrobatrachus kurichiyana lurks in leaf litter and is sole member of an ancient lineage

An orange-bellied frog with a brown back, covered in tiny spots that resemble a starry sky, has been discovered in a mountain range in India, surprising researchers who said its ancestors branched off on the evolutionary tree from other members of the same frog family tens of millions of years ago.

The frog, which is about 2cm to 3cm long, has been named Astrobatrachus kurichiyana, although some might prefer its more rock-star sobriquet: “Starry Dwarf Frog.”

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German utility Uniper ended its year-long hedging freeze in Q4 2018 but left its longer-dated positions unhedged, the company said in financial results on Tuesday, adding that it may look to sell its UK-based carbon holdings in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Patricia Dowdy was accused of financial misconduct and failing to properly care for the scientist.

The Royal Mint's tribute reflects the physicist's pioneering work and making science accessible.

Scientists have found evidence of a huge blast of radiation from the Sun that hit Earth more than 2,000 years ago.

Extraction also causes 80% of biodiversity loss, according to comprehensive UN study

Extraction industries are responsible for half of the world’s carbon emissions and more than 80% of biodiversity loss, according to the most comprehensive environmental tally undertaken of mining and farming.

While this is crucial for food, fuel and minerals, the study by UN Environment warns the increasing material weight of the world’s economies is putting a more dangerous level of stress on the climate and natural life-support systems than previously thought.

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Thousands have joined the Trashtag Challenge and cleaned up litter-filled places along the way.

This position will provide an expert level of leadership in the matter of GHG accounting and reporting for BP’s downstream segment including Refining, Petrochemicals, Lubricants, Fuels, and Offsetting services.

Researchers say dirty air is killing 800,000 people a year in Europe, and urge the phasing out of fossil fuel burning

The number of early deaths caused by air pollution is double previous estimates, according to research, meaning toxic air is killing more people than tobacco smoking.

The scientists used new data to estimate that nearly 800,000 people die prematurely each year in Europe because of dirty air, and that each life is cut short by an average of more than two years. The health damage caused by air pollution in Europe is higher than the global average. Its dense population and poor air results in exposure that is among the highest in the world.

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