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National Trust predicts reversal of last year’s dull October and November, with show starting in Scotland

After a disappointing season last year when the wrong sort of weather at the wrong time made the autumnal colours of the UK’s parks, gardens and woodlands duller than usual, this October and November are expected to be brighter.

The National Trust said on Friday that this autumn, people could look forward to particularly dazzling displays of reds, ambers, butter yellows and russet browns.

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Developer of iron flow batteries says Australia is the perfect place for the technology, given its push for renewables and its expertise in minerals processing.

The post Why iron flow batteries could fill the gap between lithium and pumped hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The economy ministry says the goal of completing Germany's coal phase-out “ideally” by 2030 remains unaffected by the decision, as do climate targets.

The post Lignite plants allowed back in Germany to cover for gas, but 2030 coal phase-out remains appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Voice to Parliament could advise on how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledges can help the country prepare for and lessen the damage of natural disasters such as bushfires. Claire Hooker, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator, Health and Medical Humanities, University of Sydney Michelle Dickson, Director, The Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The moment has arrived – and the swift parrot has taken the crown for 2023 after the votes for the final 10 candidates

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The critically endangered swift parrot is the 2023 Australian bird of the year.

Voters in the Guardian/BirdLife Australia biennial poll have used this year’s competition to send a message that they want to see the habitat of the world’s fastest parrot protected.

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NSW leaps to a new renewables record of 87.5 per cent. Will it be the first coal state in Australia to reach an instance of 100 per cent renewables?

The post NSW leaps to new renewables peak of 87.5 pct: Will it be first coal state to 100 pct? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The preliminary global-average temperature anomaly for September is a shocking 1.7°C. These are the drivers of current record-breaking heat. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Critically endangered parrot narrowly pips the tawny frogmouth, runner-up for the third time in the biennial Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll

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The critically endangered swift parrot is the 2023 Australian bird of the year.

Voters in the Guardian/BirdLife Australia biennial poll have used this year’s competition to send a message that they want to see the habitat of the world’s fastest parrot protected.

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Starting with 50 birds and ending 11 days later, with only 10 left in the running, Lenore Taylor announces the winner of the 2023 Guardian/BirdLife Australia bird of the year. The swift parrot soared to first place in the final round of voting, followed closely by the tawny frogmouth in second place (for the third poll in a row), and the gang-gang cockatoo placed third

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Help BirdLife Australia build a picture of how our birds are faring by joining the Aussie Bird Count. You can’t solve a problem you don’t know you have

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Recently I visited Tokyo for the first time and was immediately struck by the bird calls I would hear at each train station. In an urban conglomeration of 37 million people, it was a pleasant surprise to think birds were thriving. It wasn’t until I heard the distinctive two-note call of a cuckoo that I became suspicious.

It was then that I discovered that they piped in bird sounds to help visually impaired people navigate around the extremely busy stations. In the vast megapolis itself there were very few birds. With the lack of rubbish on the streets, there were hardly even any pigeons or crows compared with Australian cities.

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New renewables company launches in Tasmania with plans for the state's biggest solar farm, and an eye on offshore wind projects.

The post Tasmania renewable start-up plans state’s biggest solar farm and 3.5GW of offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACX is looking for a proactive, team-oriented Operations Associate.

ACX is looking to fill a newly created Business Development & Client Relations role.

In the shift to renewables, electricians and energy workers are becoming as scarce and indispensable as rare metals used in batteries. We need a fix – and fast.

The post Forget coal, we need more sparkies to keep the lights on – tens of thousands of them appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A yearly review into Australia’s carbon industry has found a growing number of participants are meeting full compliance status, but there is room for improvement on how the sector engages with First Nations groups.

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California regulator ARB on Thursday revealed its considerations in selecting an allowance pool for removal cap-and-trade permits over the rest of the decade, discussed reductions in free permits for electrical distribution utilities (EDUs), and received feedback on electricity imports from unlinked carbon pricing jurisdictions, the California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) adjustment, and biogenic emissions.

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) receded slightly through the week with traders awaiting details from state regulator ARB's Thursday cap-and-trade public pre-rulemaking workshop, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) remained fairly flat with slim transaction activity.

Artist Georgia Angus has drawn 23 birds from this year’s poll and we’ve created a poster for Guardian readers to download and enjoy. Use it as a desktop background, print it as an A3 poster, a tea towel or a tote bag – the choice is yours

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To celebrate another year of recognising our country’s wonderful birdlife, we are offering readers a glorious A3 poster featuring some of our best-loved avian species – birds that can hopefully unite a divided nation.

Georgia Angus, an artist and the author of 100 Australian Birds, provided all the illustrations which include the highly ranked gang-gang cockatoo, the powerful owl, the Gouldian finch, the tawny frogmouth and many others.

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The British government on Thursday released the auction calendar for UK Allowances for next year, with 69 million permits to be offered up on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange.