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Australia’s mining giants take different paths to clean steel
Major bank sets capitals markets emissions targets
Senior offset sourcing specialist leaves South Pole for Sydney competitor
Researchers call for voluntary forest carbon credits to be included in UK ETS
Hundreds of green groups urge EU, G7 to close Russian energy sanction loopholes
Clean investments must double for EU to meet its 2030 climate targets -research
Japanese trading house to subsidise low-friction paint for maritime decarbonisation
Australian gas major sees CCS covering most future emissions
‘A picture of hell’: inside the UK’s nuclear reactors – in pictures
Armed with a Geiger counter, Michael Collins was given access to multiple power stations across the UK – he found them tranquil, beautiful and sinister
Continue reading...Floating spiders and insect-eating plants: leaky dams revive Dorset’s bogs
Porous dams in Purbeck are being used to ‘rewet’ the mires, bringing a richer landscape for flora and fauna
Leaky dams may not sound ideal but they are being used to great effect on dried-out marshland in the English West Country to produce fresh habitat for carnivorous plants and a spider that whizzes over the surface of water to grab prey.
Bales made out of heather and bunds constructed out of peaty soil and timber are being used to create porous dams on two mires, Agglestone and Greenlands, in Purbeck, Dorset.
Continue reading...Some vehicles on Australian roads use 20% more fuel than claimed – which models are the worst?
BMW X3 has biggest gap between manufacturer’s laboratory consumption claims and real-world testing in latest Australian Automobile Association data
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Cars driven in Australia consume up to 20% more petrol than manufacturers are claiming, according to a program that tests “real-world” on-road fuel efficiency with laboratory calculations.
The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) testing – funded by the federal government – also found four of the 13 vehicles tested in its latest round of compliance checks exceeded regulatory limits for oxides of nitrogen or carbon monoxide.
Continue reading...Battery testing underway for Tiwi Islands solar and storage project
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Date with Destiny: Hunter offshore wind project signs up local industrial muscle
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Norway’s appetite for Arctic fossil fuels a climate risk for the EU, says report
Beef trade risks key Brazil ecosystem - campaigners
Massive LNG project will not be getting special treatment under Safeguard Mechanism, govt says
Colombia picks Cali to host COP16
Australian green hydrogen developer lands “confidence building” EU project
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