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Ministers ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution laws
Correspondence shows nature watchdog had recommended that housebuilders pay for pollution
The government ignored its nature watchdog’s advice in weakening rules on pollution from housebuilders in England, the Guardian can reveal.
Michael Gove, the housing secretary, and Thérèse Coffey, the environment secretary, recently announced they would be ending what they termed “defective” EU laws, which require developers to offset any extra nutrient pollution they cause in sensitive areas, under the habitats directive. These areas include the Lake District and Norfolk Broads.
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Investors lack understanding and conviction in achieving a ‘just transition’, finds survey
Chinese firms to add Bangladesh clean stove project to carbon portfolio
Government may have broken law over sewage - watchdog
Ministers may have broken law over sewage dumping in England, says watchdog
Government may be letting firms discharge raw sewage more often than law allows, says Office for Environmental Protection
The government and regulators may have broken the law by failing to stem raw sewage dumping into rivers by water companies in England, the new independent environmental watchdog has said.
The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), which was set up after Brexit to replace the enforcement powers of the European Commission, said an investigation suggested the government, the Environment Agency (EA) and Ofwat may be failing to comply with environmental law and allowing raw sewage to be discharged by water companies more frequently than the law allows.
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Malaysia oil giant aims for up to 8GW of renewables and batteries in Australia by 2030
Gentari, the renewables arm of Malaysian oil giant Petrobas, unveils huge renewable and storage plans for Australia after buying and rebranding Wirsol Energy.
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Faster disaster: climate change fuels 'flash droughts', intense downpours and storms
“Looming catastrophe:” EU solar makers issue SOS as cheap China modules flood market
European solar industry calls for urgent action amid warnings that unsustainably low-cost PV from China is pricing the local market out of business.
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“Seismic shift:” Energy crisis helped wind and solar stretch cost advantage over fossil fuels
Solar and wind costs have fallen by up to 90 pct in last 12 years, and even in 2022 huge growth in China meant that global average costs remained stable.
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World Bank spent billions of dollars backing fossil fuels in 2022, study finds
Campaigners estimate about $3.7bn in trade finance was supplied to oil and gas projects despite bank’s green pledges
The World Bank poured billions of dollars into fossil fuels around the world last year despite repeated promises to refocus on shifting to a low-carbon economy, research has suggested.
The money went through a special form of funding known as trade finance, which is used to facilitate global transactions.
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AGL on-sells certificates from giant wind farm to Microsoft in new 15 year deal
AGL Energy inks 15-year deal with Microsoft to supply the global software and tech giant with renewable energy certificates from what will be the biggest wind farm in NSW.
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NSW stops logging in 106 ‘hubs’ on mid-north coast amid plans for koala national park
Exclusive: hubs cover about 5% of the 176,000 ha of forest that will be assessed for protection within great koala national park
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Logging in high value koala habitat on the New South Wales mid-north coast will cease immediately while the state government consults experts about plans to establish a great koala national park.
The announcement follows weeks of pressure from communities that had accused the Minns government of stalling on an election promise and allowing forestry operations to continue in areas that had been earmarked for the proposed park.
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UK renewables still cheaper than gas, despite auction setback for offshore wind
While a blow to government’s targets for offshore wind and full decarbonisation, the auction shows wind and solar remain the cheapest way to generate electricity.
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