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Maine is holding internal discussions about whether the state should reverse its opposition to the northeast US RGGI market's supply-curbing Emissions Containment Reserve (ECR) in the next decade, after Democrats won the state's gubernatorial election in November.

Obsessives, dumpy birds and disapproving academics: the saga of the night parrot.

Mixing drinks may not actually make your hangover worse. So here's some tips to help you the morning after the night before.

The 2018 Menai fire in Sydney ravaged 2,400 hectares of bushland. Alan McFetridge has captured landscapes and objects left in its wake in a haunting series of photographs

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Rescued flamingo chicks, angry ibex and Californian elephant seals in this week’s gallery

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Holly Gillibrand is skipping class to join pupils around the world in pushing for urgent measures

Until recently, Holly Gillibrand was like any other schoolchild, keen on the outdoors, football and rock climbing, inspired by the stunning surroundings of her secondary school at the foot of Ben Nevis.

But for the past five Fridays, while hundreds of her fellow students file into class, she has stood outside Lochaber high school in Fort William in the Highlands to take strike action.

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Thousands of pupils to walk out of lessons amid growing concern over global warming

• ‘I feel very angry’: the 13-year-old on strike for climate action
  

The school climate strikes that have led to tens of thousands of young people taking to the streets around the world over recent months are poised to arrive in the UK next Friday.

Thousands of pupils are expected to walk out of lessons at schools and colleges across the country amid growing concern about the escalating climate crisis.

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British utility SSE’s EU ETS-covered thermal generation dropped 12% over the nine months to Dec. 2018, curbing demand for carbon allowances despite poor conditions for renewables, the company said Friday.

It is hoped the new defensive barrier will also protect 400 businesses for the next 100 years.

Lords say government failing to act as industry blames non-compliance on ‘flawed design’

Public backing for a ban on discarding edible fish at sea has been thwarted by the reluctance of the fishing industry and the government to put an end to the wasteful practice, the House of Lords has found.

Discards were officially banned in January, after a five-year phase-in period, but the practice appears to have continued, with the government failing to take action, said a Lords EU energy and environment subcommittee report.

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The proposal, which protects any shark or ray in state waters, could be the first of its kind in the US

Sharks could soon become more numerous in Hawaii waters — and advocates say that’s a good thing.

Lawmakers in Honolulu advanced a proposed ban on killing sharks in state waters on Wednesday, after receiving hundreds of calls and letters of support from around the country. The law, which would provide sweeping protection for any shark, rather than a select species, could be the first of its kind in the United States.

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After a flying start to the year, offset issuance by Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator this week fell back considerably to below 50,000.

A controversial new scheme is capturing CO2 emissions from wood burning.

Mining and waste dumping has badly polluted the lakes, including those in the Wilderness World Heritage Area

Metal contamination levels in some of Tasmania’s lakes are among the highest in the world, a new study has found, while those within the state’s Wilderness World Heritage Area have also been badly polluted by mining.

The Australian National University study found atmospheric metal contaminates from historic mining activities in Queenstown and Rosebery in Tasmania had “contaminated most of the Wilderness World Heritage Area”.

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Walking towards this tree, which grows only on a select few mist-shrouded mountainsides in Queensland, can feel like stepping into a prehistoric dinosaur-filled fantasy. Fanie Venter, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Angus Taylor has seized upon an ANU renewables briefing as justification for the government’s do-nothing approach to climate. But meeting our Paris target is certainly not a given.

The post Australia is not on track to meet Paris emissions target – not without policy support appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ARENA-backed project will re-purpose a zinc mine in South Australia into a 5MW/10MWh compressed air energy storage facility, to support the grid and greater use of renewables.

The post SA zinc mine to host Australia’s first compressed air energy storage demonstration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Does rooftop solar really struggle in the heat? Real data from two rooftop solar systems show how they reliably soldiered on during a recent Adelaide heatwave.

The post How to power through a heatwave – in comfort, on 100% solar energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s boom-time for Australia’s rooftop solar sector, but not everything is rosy. We take a glimpse into the world of “crap solar,” where helping people to save money on their bills is the last thing on the agenda.

The post Tales from the solar gutter – the dark side of Australia’s rooftop PV boom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Experts and advocates have consistently found dealers and manufacturers putting as little effort as possible into selling electric cars.

The post Car companies aren’t even trying to sell electric cars appeared first on RenewEconomy.