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World must spend at least $A18 trillion on renewables and the grid to meet climate targets, and most can come from scrapping fossil fuel plans.

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Report by RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology finds H5N1 has killed three-quarters of great skua and 25% of northern gannets

The UK has lost more than three-quarters of its great skuas on surveyed sites since bird flu struck, according to the first report quantifying the impact of H5N1 on seabird populations.

The deaths have happened over two years, since the outbreak of H5N1 in 2021. The UK is internationally important for seabirds, home to most of the world’s 16,000 pairs of nesting great skuas.

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Government plans to deliver SMRs ‘lack clarity’ say environmental committee, and will likely fail to meet clean-energy goal of 2035

MPs have warned that a planned fleet of small nuclear reactors are unlikely to contribute to hitting a key target in decarbonising Britain’s electricity generation, as the government opened talks to buy a site in Wales for a new power station.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said that ministers’ approach to developing factory-built nuclear power plants “lacks clarity” and their role in hitting a goal of moving the grid to clean energy by 2035 was unclear.

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At least three homes in Dana Point, California are under threat after a portion of the cliff they're on gave way.

At least three homes in Dana Point, California are under threat after a portion of the cliff they're on gave way.

Meeting the global goal to triple renewable energy by 2030 will cost $2 trillion per year on average, including $100 billion per year in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to research published on Tuesday.

EUAs are the worst-performing regional energy commodity of the year to date, as prices have buckled under a lack of demand and the weight of selling pressure by speculative investors and utilities alike.

The Alberta Technology and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme published on Monday over a dozen updated benchmarks, tightening allowable emissions levels and raising compliance obligations through to 2030 across multiple sectors.

RGGI allowance (RGA) values retreated amidst high transaction volumes heading into the first auction of the year, following three weeks of unprecedented record prices and lower activity.

Coalition Senators flag concerns that Chinese inverters used in solar panels, batteries and EVs pose threat of foreign interference.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Monday funding of up to $100 million towards pilot-scale testing in the development of commercially viable CO2 removal technologies.

A supplier of equipment and measurement of GHG leaks announced Monday funding for a tree planting programme as part of its 2030 emissions reductions goals.

Wildebeest herds churning dust. Sturgeon seeking spawning grounds. Shorebirds flying from Siberia. These iconic animal migrations could soon be a memory. Richard Fuller, Professor in Biodiversity and Conservation, The University of Queensland Daniel Dunn, A/Prof of Marine Conservation Science & Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science (CBCS), The University of Queensland Lily Bentley, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

By allowing a case against local greenhouse gas emitters to go ahead, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has opened the door to a new front in climate law – one that takes tikanga Māori into account. Vernon Rive, Associate professor, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Germany should introduce a climate bonus payment to return state revenues from carbon pricing to citizens as compensation for rising costs, according to the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA).

A Vancouver-headquartered nature-based carbon offset project developer announced Monday an agreement with a global project developer for a joint mangrove restoration project in a Mexican state with the potential to generate over 10 million credits.

Standardised voluntary carbon market prices continued on a sideways trajectory last week as participants mulled the work being done by the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM), while also awaiting clarity on which units will be eligible for the current CORSIA phase.

Scientists say global heating is driving ice loss and warmer water, as ice cover falls short of 50-year average of 18%

The average ice cover over the five Great Lakes was just 6% last month, placing it among the least icy Januarys since records began 50 years ago, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).

The Great Lakes – Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie and Ontario – are located at or near the US-Canada border, and are connected by a network of smaller lakes and rivers that span a combined surface area of 95,000 sq miles, making it the largest freshwater system in the world.

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Investor-State Dispute Settlements are legal, huge and often hush-hush – and fossil fuel firms and others are using them to hold the planet to ransom

• How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions – for trying to protect its own seabed

What do you get if you cross the planet’s richest 1%, a global legal system adapted to their investment whims, and the chance to squeeze billions from governments? The answer is “Investor-State Dispute Settlements”, or ISDS, alternatively dubbed “litigation terrorism” by Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel prize-winning economist. ISDS is a corporate tribunal system, where a panel of unelected lawyers decides whether a company is owed compensation if the actions of national governments leave its assets “stranded”.

In hearings, which are often held behind closed doors, ISDS documents, claims, awards, settlements – even the content of cases – need not be made public, regardless of any public-interest considerations.

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Injecting sulphur dioxide into the stratosphere could significantly curb sea level rise induced by global warming, according to researchers behind a new geoengineering study - who also question the reliability of carbon capture and storage (CCS).