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More logging will occur in NSW if conservation areas are rezoned by the state government. Oisín Sweeney, Senior Ecologist at the National Parks Association of NSW, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

ASX-listed packaging giant Orora signs second renewable energy PPA in matter of months, this time with 228MW Lal Lal wind farm in Victoria.

Puan left an "incredible legacy" of descendants for the critically endangered species, keepers say.

Just as in almost every other industry these days, it pays to keep a close eye on what happens in the Middle Kingdom.

Massachusetts Senate unanimously passes energy bill promising to dramatically reshape the vehicles and fuels that power its transportation system.

James Hansen, who gave a climate warning in 1988 Senate testimony, says real hoax is by leaders claiming to take action

Thirty years after a former Nasa scientist sounded the alarm for the general public about climate change and human activity, the expert issued a fresh warning that the world is failing “miserably” to deal with the worsening dangers.

While Donald Trump and many conservatives like to argue that climate change is a hoax, James Hansen, the 77-year-old former Nasa climate scientist, said in an interview at his home in New York that the relevant hoax today is perpetrated by those leaders claiming to be addressing the problem.

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Claxton, Norfolk: Two plants make completely separate responses to the sun and draw an array of flying insects

At this time of year I love to watch the sun-oriented movement of my garden. By this I mean the way in which our oxeye daisies and cat’s-ear flowers turn in relation to the same source.

In what you might call their dormant state, at about 8am – when the day is bright but temperature neutral – the flowers of both, as well as most of my yellow rattle blooms, are all pretty much oriented north-east. Then, as the day fires up, the daisies and cat’s-ears drop their heads and tilt due east the better to catch the light.

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UNSW academics compare campaign against wind and solar and high renewable energy scenarios led by pro-nuclear lobbyists to efforts by the tobacco industry to sow fear and uncertainty and delay action.

CSIRO launches Energise app, to create “two-way communication channel” between energy experts and consumers.

The NEG does nothing. It won’t lower prices, it won’t reduce the large gentailer influence, it won’t bring about new investment. In short, it's fraud as far as policy goes.

A battery-powered plane is Norway's latest part of the country’s plan to combat climate change.

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As demand for air conditioning goes through the roof, what are the implications for our planet?

Market participants and other experts are closely watching what Ontario Premier-designate Doug Ford's next steps will be in dismantling the province's cap-and-trade scheme, especially after his decision to abruptly pull the plug on the programme was met with a trading ban by WCI partners California and Quebec.

NRDC is looking for a 2-year Fellow with technical and/or engineering expertise to join our Climate & Clean Energy and International teams in Washington, DC. The Fellow will support NRDC’s domestic and international efforts to phase down the climate-damaging super-pollutants called hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs).

Shifting financial flows and aligning them with the long-term objectives of the Paris Agreement and the SDGs will be essential to unlock the full potential of climate action and bring it to scale. The CAN International Secretariat is therefore increasing its capacity to engage on both public and private finance by strengthening its team and widening the scope of existing activities as well as by launching new ones. 

CDP Europe is seeking a highly motivated individual to join CDP’s corporate engagement team. This position is an exciting opportunity to learn how to engage with global multinationals, such as L'Oréal, Volkswagen and Telefonica, around the reporting requirements of their strategies to mitigate climate change, improve water security and tackle deforestation.