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CPRE London hopes to surround capital in trees by weaving existing areas of green belt in outer boroughs

An environmental charity is bidding to create an “M25 for nature” that would encircle London in woodland, hedgerows and street trees to boost biodiversity, carbon capture and wellbeing.

The countryside charity CPRE London hopes to weave together existing areas of green belt in the city’s 18 outer boroughs to create an uninterrupted ring of trees around the capital.

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Participants in China's carbon markets are expecting to see the inclusion of the cement and steel sectors in the national emissions trading scheme (ETS) next year, a survey released on Friday showed.

Some 20 financial institutions have launched a group that will work towards supporting the British government's target of delivering finance for nature recovery in the UK as well as developing high-integrity domestic nature markets.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including released beavers, fantastic flamingos and a hungry puffin

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An industry-led Australian study trialling the use of asparagopsis to reduce enteric methane emissions from livestock has achieved much lower GHG reductions than had been previously been recorded.

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A new renewable certificate scheme, known as REGOs, will help us better understand emission abatement of wind and solar and take us closer to net zero.

The post Why time-stamping renewable certificates will take us closer to net zero emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Other countries, including China, have threatened to further restrict Japanese imports if the Fukushima wastewater discharge goes ahead

The European Union has lifted restrictions on Japanese food imports imposed after the meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, weeks before Japan is expected to start pumping wastewater from the facility into the Pacific Ocean.

China and other countries, however, have threatened to further restrict Japanese seafood imports if the water discharge goes ahead.

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The legislation – which is heavily dependent on CCS working – is shaping up as a financial disaster with Australian taxpayers footing the bill.

The post Australia’s carbon dumping bill is based on falsehoods and hidden costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate envoy John Kerry made the remarks before he travels to China to discuss climate change issues.

Drone use has increased dramatically, but what effect will this have on our endangered shorebirds? New research shows the eastern curlew is easily startled, prompting others to take flight. Joshua Wilson, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Offshore wind turbines grow bigger and more powerful by the year, but the Hunter zone's height rule will limit developers to current-day technology.

The post Floating offshore wind plans could fall short under Hunter turbine height rule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla is poised to launch a new electricity supply venture in the UK, based around its Powerwall batteries, in its push for 100 pct renewables and global domination.

The post Tesla poised to launch electricity supply venture in UK, led by Powerwall batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Florida hunter has wrestled and caught a 19ft Burmese python, the longest-ever documented in the state.

South Korea this week signed a number of bilateral deals with Laos on the development of large-scale solar and landfill projects, as Seoul is seeking to leverage the Article 6 mechanism of the Paris Agreement.

The New Zealand government has agreed to reconsider the current price settings and controls of its ETS, after it admitted in the High Court that it made a mistake leaving them largely unchanged at the end of last year.

Growing ship numbers and reductions in the industry’s total emissions add up to big emission cuts per ship – as much as 60% by 2030 and 91% by 2040. The days of fossil-fuelled ships are now numbered. Christiaan De Beukelaer, Senior Lecturer in Culture & Climate, The University of Melbourne Tristan Smith, Reader in Energy and Transport, UCL Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Owners of Vales Point coal fired power generator push out closure date by four years after "reassessing" technical life of the plant.

The post Vales Point coal closure date pushed back four years in latest threat to renewables transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As annual three-week survey kicks off, there are signs weather has taken toll on populations of common species

Last summer’s drought may have reduced butterfly populations this year because grasses and flowers that would usually feed caterpillars withered and died in the heatwave, scientists say.

People are being urged to help researchers understand the impact of extreme weather on British butterflies by counting the number and species they see this summer as part of the world’s largest insect survey.

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Powerful new magnets have revived efforts to build a quiet propulsion system for ships and submarines.