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Queensland sets new output record for large scale solar in middle of winter, but its growth in renewable production has stalled compared to other states.

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Green sea turtle hatchling was missing a flipper when it was found lying on its back in a rockpool and taken to Taronga zoo

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A baby green sea turtle rescued from a Sydney beach had eaten so much plastic that it took six days for the contents to be excreted, according to Taronga zoo’s wildlife hospital.

The 127-gram hatchling was found lying on its back in a rockpool near Sydney’s Tamarama beach. It was missing one of its four flippers, had a chip in another, and had a hole in its shell.

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The state of environment report is grim reading. Nightmare stuff for those of us who care. But surprising? Not at all

I’m very grateful for the handful of days I spent with a senior Yuin lore man. He taught many of us to live by three virtues: patience, tolerance and respect. Simple to say, but difficult to master and rare to see embodied. The lessons of patience and tolerance came hard to me, for I’m neither by nature. But I’m getting better, Unk, I promise, at least on good days when no one argues with me too much.

A few months before he passed into his Dreaming, I called him. I was worked up about the way fire was being used for hazard reduction burning. The fires I was seeing were hot, exposing the Earth, making her vulnerable to erosion during rains, scorching old trees and causing a germination flush of shrubs and young trees which, ironically, would rapidly replace the forest’s fuel loads.

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Financial participants trimmed their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings for a third week in a row amidst price weakness across financial markets, while compliance entities continued to increase their net position, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

The credit bank for California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) spiked to a record high during the first quarter of 2022, as the usage of renewable diesel (RD) and electricity-based transportation fuel pathways continued to proliferate.

Spain will send a proposal to the EU to cap prices in the bloc’s carbon market to try to curb energy prices and inflation, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Friday.

But environmentalists say the government must go much further to tackle the plastic problem.

European carbon prices are expected to bounce back from their recent dip as increased coal burn and EU market reforms will offset the impact of the bloc's recent gas use agreement to drive power sector emissions above 2021 levels, according to analysts.

European airlines were keen to highlight environmental credentials in results this week, with British Airways' owner IAG announcing on Friday it will double its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) buying.

Today’s voluntary carbon market (VCM) and the use of carbon credits to support net zero are at a crossroads. Embracing transparency offers a way forward, argues Tommy Ricketts of BeZero Carbon.

The rapper’s explanation made his plane’s short hop flights even more of a climate disaster, critics pointed out

Drake, the rapper, has attempted to defend his use of a large private plane for a series of flights that lasted less than 20 minutes – by revealing that the aircraft was being moved to a storage location with no passengers on board.

The Canadian music star and several other celebrities, including the socialite and business owner Kylie Jenner, have recently been attacked online for using their private jets for short journeys that could easily be undertaken by car or public transport.

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A massive REDD+ carbon credit issuance expected in the coming months has sparked unease from some experts that say the tens of millions of forest protection units are not fit for the voluntary market, while the willingness of buyers to support the efforts remains in the balance.

Several European utilities confirmed a surge in their fossil-based generation covered by the EU ETS in H1 results this week, as plunging hydro output due to drought-like conditions across Iberia, and nuclear availability issues tightened supply margins.

Native wildlife will be reintroduced across Europe in a bid to reduce atmospheric carbon and promote tourism

A European environmental organisation is looking to expand its number of rewilding landscapes – areas where endangered wildlife is reintroduced and protected – after being awarded a grant of £4.1m.

The grant has been pledged towards Rewilding Europe in hopes of scaling up rewilding efforts throughout several parts of the European continent.

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The Biden administration will work around court ruling by setting new limits on ozone and coal ash to hasten closing of coal plants

The US Environmental Protection Agency plans to use new limits on traditional pollutants such as ozone and coal ash to encourage the retirement of the nation’s remaining coal-fired power plants, according to EPA chief Michael Regan.

The approach reflects how the Biden administration intends to forge ahead with goals to decarbonize the power sector despite the recent ruling from the supreme court limiting the agency’s ability to impose sweeping climate regulations.

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Interviewing Jim for a biography revealed there was far more to him – and his influence on the modern world – than almost anyone realises

In science and life, the reward for a curious mind is to look for one thing and find another that is more interesting. That was how James Lovelock – conceiver of the Gaia theory – explained the outlook that made him one of the most influential thinkers of the past century, and he encouraged me to apply the same approach in interviewing him over the past two years for a biography.

What it revealed was that, even beyond the laudatory obituaries and tributes that followed his death at 103, there was far more to Jim – and his influence on the modern world – than almost anyone realises.

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EUAs drifted on Friday morning as the market consolidated after the previous session's near-4% gain, holding above a key technical support as energy markets pared the week's strong rises.

Naomi Klein and Caroline Lucas among signatories to letter voicing concerns over country’s hosting of climate summit

A hundred days before the Cop27 summit is due to start in Sharm el-Sheikh, a group of environmentalists and activists have expressed alarm over Egypt’s ability to host the event successfully because of its poor record on human rights, as thousands of prisoners of conscience remain behind bars.

“We are deeply concerned that [a successful conference] will not be possible due to the repressive actions of the Egyptian government,” they said. “Indeed, it seems more likely at this point that the conference will be used to whitewash human rights abuses in the country.”

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The spot price for Chinese carbon allowances barely moved over the past week due to lukewarm market sentiment, while the offset sector experienced a breath of fresh air from the Guangzhou bourse.