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EU lawmakers are expected to resist Poland’s call to intervene to dampen soaring carbon prices, but may step in if prices surge again or more member states complain, a conference heard on Wednesday.

The US EPA signalled Wednesday it is aiming to finalise rulemaking on regulations for the power and transportation sector early next year, while deferring further decisions on how to set GHG standards in aircraft and treat biogenic CO2 emissions.

California is leaving out 1.2 million Vintage 2016 allowances for the November auction, according to state data, meaning they are likely to be retired or shifted into the Allowances Price Containment Reserve under the programme's 24-month rule (APCR).

All over Australia this weekend, the annual Garage Sale Trail is happening. It’s been dubbed the country's largest community and sustainability event.

Analysts expect EU carbon prices to soar over the next decade, but they differ vastly as to how much as they factor in this year’s tripling of EUAs and the impact of a cadre of new speculators.

Driven by a huge demand in China, poachers are skinning Asian elephants to make ruby red jewellery.

Nellie’s Tree - entwined by her husband to form her initial – is among the four winners of this year’s Woodland Trust prize

Lovers in Paris have caused havoc and serious damage in recent years by commemorating their relationships with padlocks attached to the city’s famous Pont Neuf bridge.

But those seeking a more lasting – and environmentally friendly – symbol might instead consider planting a tree. It worked for a romantic young man from Leeds a century ago, whose tree has just been voted the UK’s favourite.

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A new study reveals that the demise of the ancient city of Angkor was related to the fragmentation of critical infrastructure during a period of climatic instability. Dan Penny, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Wetlands in Australia are often dry. They may look unassuming but it's a vital part of their vibrant lifecycle. Deborah Bower, Lecturer in Ecosystem Rehabilitation, University of New England Ben Vincent, Research officer, University of New England Darren Ryder, Professor of Aquatic Ecology and Restoration, University of New England John Thomas Hunter, Adjunct Associate Professor in Landscape Ecology, University of New England Lindsey Frost, Technical Officer, University of New England Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Sarah Mika, Research fellow, University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The EPA isn’t rescinding the standard as of yet but has finished deciding to reconsider the analysis for the Obama-era rule

The US Environmental Protection Agency next month will unveil plans to start weakening the economic justification for a rule limiting toxic mercury pollution from coal plants.

The EPA isn’t rescinding the standard as of yet but has finished deciding to reconsider the underlying analysis for the 2011 rule, according to the government’s newly published agenda.

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British Columbia can achieve its recently updated GHG reduction targets and offset the development of LNG projects in the province through large-scale electrification, according to a white paper released Tuesday by a clean energy trade group.

It will be “utterly impossible” for the UK to remain in the EU ETS post-Brexit, a senior European legislator said Wednesday, arguing that the relinquishment of control involved by British government in such an option makes it politically unfeasible.

Three protesters jailed for blocking access to a fracking site walked free on Wednesday after the court of appeal quashed their sentences, calling them manifestly excessive. Simon Blevins, 26, Richard Roberts, 36, and Rich Loizou, 31, were greeted by cheering supporters after judges ruled that they should be freed immediately

• Fracking protesters walk free after court quashes 'excessive' sentences

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California’s Air Resources Board (ARB) will push back discussion of its cap-and-trade regulations to November, and as a result, no changes will be approved until January 2019, officials said.

The Northern Territory government on Wednesday released a strategy for Aboriginal carbon farming that included exploring mandatory offsetting for big-emitting resource projects and a potential market for their co-benefits.

Court of appeal gives Simon Blevins, 26, Richard Roberts, 36, Rich Loizou, 31, conditional discharge

Three protesters jailed for blocking access to a fracking site have had their sentences quashed by the court of appeal, which called them “manifestly excessive”.

Related: I was arrested for direct action against fracking. This is too important to stand aside | Esme North

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Reserve to cover 1.8m km will protect penguins, leopard seals, orca and blue whales

The UK government has thrown its weight behind the creation of the world’s biggest environmental sanctuary, covering a huge swathe of the Antarctic ocean.

The massive 1.8m sq km reserve – five times the size of Germany – would ban all fishing in a vast area of the Weddell Sea and parts of the Antarctic peninsula, safeguarding species including penguins, killer whales, leopard seals and blue whales.

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Renew Estate wins development approval for a 120MW solar farm near Wagga Wagga, with plans to add 40MWh of battery storage,

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Few companies specialize in carbon removal and the tools they produce are currently still expensive

Peter Fiekowsky, a physicist and entrepreneur, hates silver bullets.

But at a climate summit in California last month he found himself pitching one. In partnership with the company Blue Planet, he was demonstrating a low-tech-looking machine that can pull carbon dioxide from the air and store it in construction materials.

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Journalists grilled GOP politicians on climate change. It didn’t go well

Major climate science reports usually pass by largely unnoticed, but in the wake of the latest IPCC report a number of journalists laudably grilled Republican lawmakers about its findings. While their responses were predictably terrible, it’s nevertheless crucial for journalists to hold GOP politicians accountable for their climate denial and policy inaction. Donald Trump’s answers were particularly ignorant and nonsensical in his 60 Minutes interview with Lesley Stahl.

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