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In a triumph of multi-partisanship, NSW Parliament has passed legislation to cut the state's emissions by 70% by 2035, and reach net zero by 2050.

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Origin rejects Brookfield consortium's revised bid and resumes plans for a vote on the offer that last week looked certain to be rejected by shareholders.

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Australia’s GHG emissions have risen by 4 million tonnes of CO2e in 2023 and although the government is pursuing a “broad and deep” climate policy agenda it has yet to translate to falls in GHGs, a report by the country’s Climate Change Authority said Thursday.

Australia is going too slow on emissions, climate authority says, while Bowen admits targets were well off track without the newly announced Capacity Investment Scheme expansion.

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Victoria's state-owned SEC announces first investment with an equity stake and an offtake deal in what will be one of the biggest battery projects in the world.

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The threatened bird index reveals largest declines in Queensland and South Australia

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Australia’s populations of threatened and near-threatened bird species have declined by 60% on average in the past 40 years, new research shows.

The threatened bird index, which is produced by scientists working with the University of Queensland, reveals some of the largest declines were among species found in South Australia and Queensland.

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Of more than 8 million deaths worldwide from outdoor air pollution, 61% linked to fossil fuels, finds study

Air pollution from fossil fuel use is killing 5 million people worldwide every year, a death toll much higher than previously estimated, according to the largest study of its kind.

The stark figures, published on the eve of the Cop28 climate summit in Dubai, will increase pressure on world leaders to take action. Among the decisions they must make at the UN conference will be whether to agree, for the first time, to gradually “phase out” fossil fuels.

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They arrived like rock stars 12 years ago and their love life was the source of endless speculation.

Thursday is the last day the public can see Tian Tian and Yang Guang before they are returned to China.

ICE is introducing Trade at Settlement (TAS) capability for some California Carbon Allowances (CCA) futures starting December, the exchange announced Wednesday.

A Canadian province announced funding for a carbon removal mineralisation company, allowing the world's first CO2-to-rock project at an active mine to go ahead in Australia on Wednesday.

World is grappling with an environmental crisis compounded by an information crisis, and Australia's Sky News and broadcaster Alan Jones are near the top of the list.

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Study finds the significant rise is comparable to effect of a high-sodium diet and can contribute to cardiovascular problems

Getting stuck in traffic is one of the most common stressors that millions of Americans face every day. The bumper-to-bumper traffic can come at the cost of wasted gas, environmental pollution, and as new research shows, even spikes in blood pressure.

Air pollution from traffic can cause a significant rise in blood pressure that can last up to 24 hours, according to a study via the University of Washington. The spike is comparable to the effect of a high-sodium diet and can contribute to cardiovascular problems. Long-term exposure to vehicle exhaust has been widely linked with respiratory problems such as asthma, especially in children.

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Canada's priorities for negotiations at COP28 in Dubai will include finalising a loss and damages fund, encouraging a strong response to the Global Stocktake, and pushing for a coal phase out, but representatives won't comment on the country's planned oil and gas emissions limit until Friday.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY) on Monday published a draft cap-and-trade bill that incorporates amendments to facilitate linkage between the state's carbon market with the broader California-Quebec scheme, as well as other tweaks to the Climate Commitment Act (CCA).

New emissions projections bode well for Australia’s climate efforts – but our fossil fuel exports continue apace.  Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia’s clean energy transition cannot succeed unless the government opens debate and decision-making to many more voices. Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne Erin Fitz-Henry, Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Fewer than 300 of the endangered carnivores believed to remain in lower 48 states, primarily in fragmented groups at high elevation

The North American wolverine, a species from the badger family that resembles a small bear with a bushy tail, will receive government protections under a Biden administration proposal after scientists warned that its harsh, prairie mountain habitat was being threatened by climate change.

The proposal by the US Fish and Wildlife Service to grant wolverines, sometimes called “mountain devils”, federal protections under the Endangered Species Act brings a close to 30-year fight by conservation groups who first petitioned for the species to be listed as threatened in 1994.

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Guardian Australia's data and interactives editor Nick Evershed and data journalist Josh Nicholas crunch some numbers to get to the bottom of what Australia's love affair with the SUV means for the environment and safety on the roads

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