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The Chang'e-6 has landed after collecting the first ever samples from the far side of the Moon.

Study identifies 16,825 sites around the world where prioritising conservation would prevent extinction of thousands of unique species

Protecting just 1.2% of the Earth’s surface for nature would be enough to prevent the extinction of the world’s most threatened species, according to a new study.

Analysis published in the journal Frontiers in Science has found that the targeted expansion of protected areas on land would be enough to prevent the loss of thousands of the mammals, birds, amphibians and plants that are closest to disappearing.

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Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say

A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections.

A new study has examined how warming seawater intrudes between coastal ice sheets and the ground they rest on. The warm water melts cavities in the ice, allowing more water to flow in, expanding the cavities further in a feedback loop. This water then lubricates the collapse of ice into the ocean, pushing up sea levels.

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Poland’s development funds and regional policy minister, Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, was the latest to call for reforming the EU’s carbon pricing scheme for transport and heating fuels (ETS2), calling on EU leaders to address the issue when they meet in Brussels later this week. Carbon Pulse brings an overview of key positions in the debate.

Gold Standard, a global certifier and standard-setter for the voluntary carbon market, has launched a new public tracker for carbon market regulations around the world.

A group of 54 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have urged Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) to drop a controversial project in Malaysia from being listed on the platform amid claims that it has harmed biodiversity and violated Indigenous rights.

A UK-based carbon capture provider has launched a pilot plant at a cement facility in Italy, advancing its offering to help the the industry to decarbonise.

A Switzerland-based carbon removal and storage provider has raised $69 million in a funding round to bolster plans to ramp up capacity and expand in North America and Asia.

Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades

Sea level rise driven by global heating will disrupt the daily life of millions of Americans, as hundreds of homes, schools and government buildings face frequent and repeated flooding by 2050, a new study has found.

Almost 1,100 critical infrastructure assets that sustain coastal communities will be at risk of monthly flooding by 2050, according to the new research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The vast majority of the assets – 934 of them – face the risk of flood disruption every other week, which could make some coastal neighborhoods unlivable within two to three decades.

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Groundwater sustains life, from farming to wild animals. But we don’t fully know how quickly it recharges. Andy Baker, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Margaret Shanafield, Senior researcher, Hydrology/hydrogeology, Flinders University Marilu Melo Zurita, Associate Professor Human Geography, UNSW Sydney Stacey Priestley, Research Scientist, Environment Business Unit, CSIRO Wendy Timms, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A coal-fired power plant explosion described as a "catastrophic missile event" and one of the state's greatest scandals could have been avoided, a report has found.

The post “Catastrophic missile:” Report blames coal power plant explosion on safety breaches appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian fertiliser company has been fined for greenwashing by the country’s market watchdog over claims it made regarding its aspirations to develop a reforestation carbon project in the Philippines.

Victorian energy minister says the state will be 95 pct renewable by the time Dutton delivers his "fantasy" nuclear projects.

The post “Stick to the facts, stick to the plan:” Energy minister urges industry to ignore nuclear “fantasy” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Finish technology group Wärtsilä has unveiled what it says the world’s first large-scale 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant.

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The Danish government and leading industry, agriculture, and environmental groups have agreed a major strategy to cut carbon from agriculture and restore nature that includes a tax on livestock emissions, conversion of farmlands to forest, and biochar subsidies.

The winning images from this year's Royal Entomological Society Insect Week photography competition.

AGL signs MoU to explore feasibility of recycling up to half a million solar panels a year at a new facility at its Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales.

The post AGL plans huge solar recycling plant at retired coal site that Dutton wants for nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The tech arm of a South Korean conglomerate has partnered with a Japanese carbon exchange operator to drive expansion of voluntary carbon trading across Asia, they announced Tuesday.

Bowen says the massive auctions for large scale wind and solar under the Capacity Investment Scheme may come at no cost to taxpayers because of the number of projects competing for a contract.

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The number of entities registered with active accounts in Washington’s cap-and-trade scheme increased in Q2 despite the looming possibility of a programme repeal.