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Women under-represented in sub-Saharan African clean energy firms but still far ahead of the G20, global average -report
Forestry conservation projects face chop in DRC after govt committee reassesses concession contracts
WCI Markets: CCAs head lower with WCA sell-off post Q1 auction
Mass die-offs rising among farmed salmon
Massachusetts Clean Heat Standard could see changes to emissions reduction targets, biofuel use
Fifth mass coral bleaching event in eight years hits Great Barrier Reef, marine park authority confirms
Particular concern raised for southern areas of the reef that have not been badly bleached since 2016 with ‘high risk’ of significant coral death
• Lord Howe island faces ‘major’ coral bleaching as ocean temperatures continue to break records
The Great Barrier Reef is in the grip of a mass coral bleaching event driven by global heating – the fifth in only eight years – the marine park’s government authority has confirmed.
The authority, together with scientists from the Australian Institute of Marine Science, have completed aerial surveys across 300 reefs over two thirds of the reef, with more to come.
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The Southern Ocean upwelling is a mecca for whales and tuna that’s worth celebrating and protecting
US study says defects create fire risk in one quarter of big batteries
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Australia nuclear facility installs massive rooftop solar system to save $2 million
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Fished for their meat and liver oil, many remarkable deep-water sharks and rays now face extinction
Euro Markets: EUAs post modest drop in volatile trading as profit-taking and new shorts compete
Galicia presents carbon market decree for consultation as regional voluntary schemes emerge in Spain
Study outlines France’s strong potential for carbon removals
Some large investors support nature in voting policies in US and Europe, report says
UPDATE – Market freedom, public support should be amongst top priorities in setting EU’s new climate agenda -report
Company at centre of NSW asbestos crisis argues EPA ban on selling mulch is having ‘unjustified impact’
Exclusive: firm points to risk of asbestos contamination from other sources as it seeks to have prevention order thrown out
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The landscaping materials company at the centre of the New South Wales asbestos crisis will point to the risks of contamination outside its facilities and the “unjustified impact” on its business when it argues to have an order preventing it making mulch products quashed.
Greenlife and the NSW Environment Protection Authority are expected to appear before the state’s land and environment court for a directions hearing on Friday.
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