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'I can't help but be concerned': readers spot early signs of spring
Joyous blooms mix with climate fears as you tell the story of the UK’s surprise burst of warmth
UK experiences winter temperatures of 20C for first time
Record temperatures in complete contrast to the weather at this time last year have led to signs that spring has sprung much earlier than usual in the UK, and naturalists have expressed worry about what this means for the environment.
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Continue reading...Taylor says may be running out of time for coal underwriting deal
Taylor says underwriting proposal may not be completed before the election, putting into doubt the push for new coal investment.
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Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero
New analysis sheds light on how these 18 countries they have changed their emission trajectories.
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Network’s message to Canberra: The energy transition is happening now
Australia's major network operator says the energy transition is happening now, and happening fast - regardless of policy uncertainty.
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Costa Rica lays out ground-breaking decarbonisation plan
The plan includes both short-term goals out to 2022 which are intended to support the country’s longer-term 2050 goals.
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Less-affluent Australians behind national solar uptake
It turns out the the most enthusiastic buyers of rooftop solar PV are middle to lower socio-economic households, and not the well off.
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Coalition throws another $1.4 billion to try and make Snowy 2.0 stack up
Coalition gives green light and another $1.4 billion of taxpayer money to Snowy 2.0, but it will take a dramatic shift in renewables to make the project work.
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Government gives green light for Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme
Alaskan carbon tax hopes fade as governor eliminates climate committee
Regional councils hold emergency meeting to address NSW water crisis
Without two-pronged offset limit, airline’s CORSIA risks having no climate benefit -researchers
EU Market: EUAs pare losses after re-testing lows, but views mixed as to next move
The government's $2bn climate fund: a rebadged rehash of old mistakes
Eighteen countries showing the way to carbon zero
Early sowing can help save Australia's wheat from climate change
ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Can the Green New Deal boost sky farming and save the giant carbon sink?
California stakeholders to tackle allowance oversupply question in 2019
Rio Tinto gets $2m from emissions reduction fund to switch to diesel
Exclusive: mining giant received payments and carbon credits for shutting down oil generator before switching to diesel plant
Australians have paid about $2m from the Morrison government’s emissions reduction fund, now rebadged as a “climate solutions” policy, to mining giant Rio Tinto for a diesel-fired power station at a mine in Arnhem Land.
The multinational company qualified for climate funding to help pay for the fossil fuel plant at its Gove Peninsula bauxite mine despite the generator being commissioned before the fund opened.
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