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Vera – as the new truck is called - is both electric and autonomous and Volvo believes it’s the shape of things to come.

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This week, what it's like caring for hundreds of injured wildlife around the clock; and the nation's grain harvest brings the good, the bad and the ugly.

Government criticised after alerting Southampton and Derby to ‘serious consequences’

The government has warned two councils of “serious consequences” after they failed to meet the deadline for dealing with air pollution.

In 2015, five local authorities with some of the worst pollution outside London – Derby, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham and Birmingham – were ordered to produce proposals to tackle air pollution by 15 September.

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

A federal US court threw out a lawsuit against Illinois’ zero emissions credit (ZEC) regulation to subsidise nuclear energy, arguing that the midwestern state’s programme does not run up against federal authority nor discriminates against out-of-state competition.

The US space agency is due to launch a laser to assess the impact of climate change on the poles.

Scientists say that high-yield farming may be the best way to meet demand for food while conserving biodiversity.

Anti-whaling nations defeat proposals that would have allowed for the return of hunts

An attempt to overturn the decades-old global ban on commercial whaling has failed, to the relief of conservationists.

Anti-whaling nations defeated by a decisive margin proposals from the Japanese government that would have allowed for the return of whale hunts.

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The week’s top environment news stories and green events. If you are not already receiving this roundup, sign up here to get the briefing delivered to your inbox

Europe’s farmers on red alert as deadly African swine fever spreads to Belgium

Whaling vote: Australia tells Japan it has lost argument for killings

Climate change means Hurricane Florence will dump 50% more rain

EU climate law could cause ‘catastrophic’ deforestation

Public must tell Network Rail to stop tree felling, says charity

New edible mushrooms among thousands of recently discovered fungi

Urgent greenhouse gas removal plan could see UK hit ‘net zero’ target – report

Air pollution is ‘biggest environmental health risk’ in Europe

Global hunger levels rising due to extreme weather, UN warns

Global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2023, says thinktank

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Calls for a mass cull of wild boars to protect pork industry after disease is found in two animals in Gaume

An outbreak of African swine fever terrorising pig farmers in Europe has dramatically escalated with the confirmation that the deadly infectious disease has spread to Belgium.

The discovery of the highly contagious disease in two wild boars found dead near the town of Étalle, in Gaume, has sparked calls for a mass cull of that species to protect western Europe’s pork industry.

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Single-Column Responsive Email Template Vic-Tas Chapter AGM 2018 NOTICE OF AGM. Members are advised that our AGM will be held at Engineers Australia Bourke Street offices on Tuesday October 2, commencing at 5.30 pm followed by our normal meeting and a speaker. (Speaker subject to confirmation). As you will appreciate this is an important event given the increasing challenges associated with sustainability issues. It is expected that in 2019 a number of sustainability measures will be produced for members of EA and the Sustainable Engineering Society will be one key driver of the process. The purpose of this notice is to enable you to consider whether you wish to nominate for a role on the SENG committee. Those who form the new committee will take over from January 1, 2019. You may nominate at the meeting on October 2. Proxy nominations are acceptable. A further notice detailing the event speaker will be sent out a week before the meeting and will include the agenda. Looking forward to seeing you. Keith Altmann Chair SENG (Vic-Tas) Past SENG Events Want to look back at past SENG events? Presentations from most of our events are available on our website LinkedIn SENG is on LinkedIn. Visit the group here Other useful links Alternative Technology Association Environment Victoria The Conversation Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute. Melbourne Energy Institute Climate Council Beyond Zero Emissions Future Melbourne Network If you can't view this email click here to view online Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter S

EUAs surged back to €20 on Friday, bouncing off technical support levels after early losses had initially extended Thursday’s 18% rout to dip below €18 as energy markets remained highly volatile after the impact of a power market trader's massive losses and default earlier in the week.

A cuddly lion and a rescued baby gibbon are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world

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Thousands of volunteers will help remove plastic and other litter from beaches this weekend

Record numbers of volunteers are anticipated this weekend to help clear litter from the UK’s beaches, in the 25th annual Great British Beach Clean organised by a leading marine charity.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running the four-day beach cleaning event for the last 24 years and expects the 2018 event to beat all previous records. Originally a modest citizen science project, it has become the largest and most longstanding beach litter survey in the UK, with all items recorded according to an internationally agreed methodology.

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Twenty-seven leading cities see their greenhouse gas emissions peak and decline over the past five years.

Tritium's founder and CTO explains why US funding is so significant for charging – and what it could mean for Australian EV drivers.

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The electric cars with stored power that could be transferred to a dwelling.

JinkoSolar was named the most “bankable”PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) among 57 module brands.

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Australia’s position as a green building world-leader looks set to continue with a raft of leading companies signing up to the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment being announced in San Francisco this week.

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Tag is pleased to advise that its wholly-owned subsidiary, MPower, has been awarded an Early Works Agreement for a 5MW solar farm being developed by Renew Power Group.

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