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ID Market: Int’l trading fades away as domestic buying dominates
PREVIEW: NZ ETS auction tipped to fail as spot price well below auction floor
Do retail electricity prices really need to increase from July?
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New green loan offering to slash cost of solar for apartment owners and renters
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Danish giant behind huge Australian renewables pipeline rakes in more than $A20 billion in new funds
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Network partners sought to build poles, wires and community trust in hotly contested renewable zone
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Battery and solar projects waved through federal queue, but giant wind plan will need approval
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Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
Hydro output hits lowest level on Australia’s main grid since market records began
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Graph of the Day: New Zealand heads towards 100 pct renewables
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Trading house gets out of Australian cattle station investment due to long wait for new ACCU methods
Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the road
Small electric cars were said to be the future – but SUVs now rule the road
The Guardian view on microplastics: harmful pollution must be curbed | Editorial
New evidence of particles damaging crops strengthens the case for an international plastics treaty
New and concerning findings from environmental scientists about the impact of microplastics on crops and marine algae add to a growing body of evidence about the disruption caused to living systems by plastic pollution. The results, from a team led by Prof Huan Zhong at Nanjing University, China, are not definitive and require corroboration. But analysis showing that plastics could limit photosynthesis (the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy) must be taken seriously. If the researchers are correct, and staple crops are being reduced by about 12%, there are huge implications for global agriculture and food supplies. This could inject new urgency into efforts to tackle plastic pollution.
There is no single route by which microplastic particles inhibit plants from growing. The overall effect is attributed to a combination of blocked sunlight and nutrients, and damage to soil and cells. This can lead to reduced levels of chlorophyll – the pigment enabling photosynthesis. When the researchers modelled the crop losses caused by an effect of this size, they found Asia was hardest hit, potentially contributing to food insecurity and worsening hunger.
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The Coalition MP who tried to stop the solar farm that will help save thousands of local jobs
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US EPA revisiting 2009 Endangerment Finding “crucial” to rational energy regulation -media
CFTC: Auctions drive compliance positioning, LCFS optimism catches speculators
INTERVIEW: US values clean energy for diversification and security, unlikely to completely scrap IRA
Octopus? Ice cream? Is there anything gulls don’t eat? – in pictures
Gulls are known for being ravenous – check out a selection of things they like
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