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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.

Related: Naturalists concerned for early-emerging spring species in UK

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Taylor says underwriting proposal may not be completed before the election, putting into doubt the push for new coal investment.

The post Taylor says may be running out of time for coal underwriting deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis sheds light on how these 18 countries they have changed their emission trajectories.

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Australia's major network operator says the energy transition is happening now, and happening fast - regardless of policy uncertainty.

The post Network’s message to Canberra: The energy transition is happening now appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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When you pick up a seashell and hold it to your ear, why can you hear the sound of the ocean?

The plan includes both short-term goals out to 2022 which are intended to support the country’s longer-term 2050 goals.

The post Costa Rica lays out ground-breaking decarbonisation plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It turns out the the most enthusiastic buyers of rooftop solar PV are middle to lower socio-economic households, and not the well off.

The post Less-affluent Australians behind national solar uptake appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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The Federal Government is giving the green light to the massive Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme today, after satisfying itself that the renewable power scheme is financially viable and will deliver reliable and affordable electricity.

New Alaskan Governor Mike Dunleavy (R) formally disbanded his predecessor’s climate change committee on Friday, scuttling its recommendations for the implementation of a CO2 tax and sector-specific GHG reduction targets in the remote northern US state.

Representatives from 16 councils are gathering in the western town of Bourke, along with state and federal agencies, to discuss the ongoing drought and water supply crisis engulfing New South Wales.

Governments this month risk adopting CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme rules that have no climate benefit unless they impose both vintage and vulnerability limits on the carbon credits, researchers said on Monday.

European carbon allowances pared their losses on Monday after re-testing last week’s 2.5-month low in early trade, as talk of last-minute compliance buying and optimism around Brexit supported prices.

Scott Morrison's pledge to spend billions on a Climate Solutions Fund is a thinly veiled rehash of the widely criticised Emissions Reduction Fund, which had much of its work undone by fine print. Ian A. MacKenzie, Senior Lecturer in Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Reducing emissions doesn't have to conflict with a growing economy, as these 18 developed nations show. Pep Canadell, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO Corinne Le Quéré, Professor, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia Glen Peters, Research Director, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo Jan Ivar Korsbakken, Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo Robbie Andrew, Senior Researcher, Center for International Climate and Environment Research - Oslo Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian wheat growers need to boost yields to stay competitive in the face of climate change. They could do this by sowing earlier, but need new varieties of wheat to help them do it. James Hunt, Associate Professor, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

By now, you’ve probably seen the news about US Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA). On Friday, she unveiled a sweeping draft resolution to set US climate change policy for decades to come, and major media outlets competently contrasted her resolution with the more ambitious but less detailed “Green New Deal” proposal. Oh, wait… sorry. Wrong universe.

California legislators, regulators, and academics will explore whether further actions should be taken to deal with the growing allowance surplus in the WCI cap-and-trade programme during the upcoming year, sources told Carbon Pulse.

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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