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Here are the promises and policies of the Coalition, Labor, the Greens, One Nation and more. Sarah Bekessy, Professor, RMIT University Alex Kusmanoff, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Inter-disciplinary Conservation (ICON) Science Research Group, RMIT University Ascelin Gordon, Research Fellow, Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University Emily Gregg, PhD Candidate, RMIT University Freya Thomas, Research Fellow, RMIT University Georgia Garrard, Senior Research Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group, RMIT University Holly Kirk, Post Doctoral Fellow, RMIT University Jeremy Ringma, Conservation Scientist, RMIT University Katherine Berthon, PhD Candidate, RMIT University Lindall Kidd, PhD Candidate, RMIT University Marco Gutierrez, PhD Student, RMIT University Mathew Hardy, Research Officer, Biodiversity Conservation, RMIT University Matthew Selinske, PhD Student in Conservation Science, RMIT University Michael Harrison, Research Fellow, RMIT University Roshan Sharma, PhD student, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New Zealand on Thursday released another batch of decisions on reforming its emissions trading scheme, focusing on transparency and compliance, but provided no clarity on major market-moving issues.

Media criticism has actually kickstarted my drive to get commuters on to two wheels

Over the last few weeks, our schoolchildren have staged climate change strikes, while Extinction Rebellion locked down central London. Nearby, MPs (including myself) listened to Greta Thunberg and held debates on climate change.

So, at a time when most of the country is focused on the threats to our environment, the challenges we face in addressing them and the need for not just behavioural change but a transformation of our economy, what is more newsworthy to Fleet Street?

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Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten has referred to climate change as an "emergency," in his final formal pitch to voters ahead of Saturday's federal election.

The post Shorten declares climate “emergency” as top priority for Labor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Farmers in Mallee Hill and Mount Short in the state’s south have run out of water after months of drought

Two areas of Western Australia have been declared “water deficient” and will have supplies trucked in by the state government to keep farm animals alive.

Farmers around the area of Mallee Hill in the shire of Lake Grace and Mount Short in the Ravensthorpe shire have run out of water for their stock and had been driving more than 40km to cart water back to their farms.

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Drilling and associated development of oil in the Australian Bight will be decided by an approval system totally inadequate in the complex world of today.

The post Oil drilling in Australian Bight a disaster for climate, biodiversity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bizarre new rules, strict new performance standards, a feeding frenzy and archaic rules are causing delays, cost blowouts and cancellations, and threaten Australia's solar boom.

The post It’s not easy to build a solar farm in Australia any more appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland energy minister says controversial new solar rules will result in a more highly skilled workforce, and won't get in way of state's renewable energy target.

The post Queensland energy minister describes lampooned new solar rules as “visionary” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The document stumped Alan Turing and the FBI before being deciphered by a research assistant.

Analysis finds regulator has approved a 32% increase in how much large industrial facilities are allowed to emit each year

Heavy industry companies in Australia have been given the green light to increase their greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a third without penalty under the Coalition’s climate change policy.

An analysis of a scheme known as the “safeguard mechanism”, part of the Coalition’s Direct Action policy, found the government regulator has approved a 32% increase in how much large industrial facilities are allowed to emit each year since the policy was introduced.

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The bites are a "hidden" health crisis causing a death every four minutes, says World Health Organization

Bafta called for more environment plot lines on TV, here's a look at how television can raise awareness.

Canadian federal Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has suggested his party's long-awaited climate plan will aim to hit the country's Paris Agreement targets by relying more on the purchase of international offsets compared to domestic abatement spurred by carbon pricing.

Australian researchers say governments must step up and protect critical habitats to give wildlife a chance

More than 20 native animals would disappear from the Great Dividing Range before the end of the century if global emissions continue at business as usual rates, according to new analysis by Australian researchers.

The University of Queensland and Australian Conservation Foundation study, published this week in Global Ecology and Conservation, examines native fauna in a part of the country that is home to three-quarters of the population and much of Australia’s biodiversity.

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Oregon Democrats are planning to approve a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill out of committee on Friday with additional technical amendments to the proposal, the bill’s author told Carbon Pulse.

New analysis shows solar and storage projects are beating out gas projects with prices in the low $US30s/MWh, and are easily beating fossil fuels in Hawaii.

The post PV peakers: How solar and batteries are killing new gas projects in US appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environmental justice groups urged 10 US jurisdictions to explore options outside of a cap-and-trade programme to regulate emissions from the transportation sector, claiming that model would not guarantee reductions in disadvantage communities.

"I trust that Australian voters will choose the right path... It will certainly have a tremendous global impact whatever the choice Australians make."

Everything you need to know – where it is, the environmental impact, Indigenous land rights issues and actual profitability – of the Adani Carmichael coal mine in one simple interactive. Michael Hopkin, Acting Editor, FactCheck, The Conversation Madeleine De Gabriele, Deputy Editor: Energy + Environment Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.