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Scientists are celebrating the birth 70 years ago of a machine that kick-started the modern computer age.

Coalition of environmental groups put forward Charter for Parks as ‘crisis point’ declared following years of budget cuts

A coalition of countryside groups and environmentalists are calling on the government to protect the UK’s parks and green spaces which are at “crisis point” following years of swingeing budget cuts.

The group has today put forward a “Charter for Parks”which calls on ministers in England, Wales and Scotland to make it a legal requirement for all parks and green spaces to be maintained and managed to a “good standard.”

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India's energy minister flags massive solar tender of 100GW - by far the biggest in the world. Wake up Australia.

Report forecasts moderate policy intervention could see EV sales at 615,000 a year by 2030, put EVs at 90% of cars on roads by 2050.

The first turbine has now been switched on and the blades have started turning, generating the first megawatts of renewable energy at ACCIONA’s Mt Gellibrand wind farm in Victoria.

NEG's low-ball target for electricity means burden falls on other sectors, and makes no economic or engineering sense.

Sightings of toads have fallen by nearly a third and frogs by 17% since 2014, RSPB survey finds

People with gardens are being urged to create simple ponds or areas of long grass because sightings of frogs and toads in gardens are drying up.

Reports of toads in gardens have fallen by nearly a third since 2014, while sightings of frogs have dropped by 17% over the same period, according to the Big Garden Birdwatch, the RSPB’s wildlife survey.

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More than 4.5m affected, says UN group, while tests suggest children’s shorter height increases exposure on busy roads

More than 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in areas with toxic levels of air pollution, the UN children’s organisation Unicef has warned.

Tests suggesting that children walking along busy roads are exposed to a third more air pollution than adults, as their shorter height places them close to passing car exhausts, were also released on Thursday.

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Norway, the world leader in electric vehicle adoption, is now looking to make Norwegian skies as green as their roads.

Mickleton, Teesdale: Flowering grasses are an ethereal presence, graceful and constantly moving

At the eastern end of the viaduct that carries the Tees railway path across the River Lune there is a hay meadow that starts to flaunt its charms in spring, with a display of starry white meadow saxifrage.

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Simec Zen Energy signs contracts for two new solar farms to provide cheap electricity to industrial users in Victoria and Queensland.

ARENA backs feasibility study in Hydro Tasmania's plan to double capacity of 104MW Tarraleah Hydro Scheme – a "start" for bigger "battery of the nation" plans.

Science tells us that, to avoid devastating climate change, we must rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero. How fast is possible?

Sanjeev Gupta, the UK-based steel billionaire with plans to create a "solar-based" manufacturing economy in Australia, and build electric cars, is now backing a push to bring the Formula-E electric street racing series to South Australia.

The latest annual survey from the Lowy Institute shows that 59% of Australians support strong climate action, and 84% want the government to embrace renewable energy even if it's more expensive. Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

WIRSOL Energy has reached a landmark agreement with SIMEC ZEN Energy, the Australian energy arm of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, by contracting the majority of energy production from two large Australian Solar Farms.

Dippy the diplodocus is proving a huge draw on its UK-wide tour. Why are some people so fascinated with dinosaurs?

Following the recent debut of its EV-charging single-phase inverter, SolarEdge will now also provide a standalone EV charger that offers greater system design flexibility.

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Prices for US biofuels credits under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) rose on Wednesday afternoon after several outlets reported that the EPA may reallocate waived compliance obligations in the agency’s upcoming 2019 rulemaking package.