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German utility EnBW has enough coal to supply its plants over the coming winter, it said in its half-year results on Friday that indicate the company won’t be impacted by low water levels on the river Rhine.

EUAs climbed to another six-week high amid thin trading on Friday morning as traders suggested the market is detached from fundamentals, while energy markets were weaker as countries continued to look for ways to trim demand for gas this winter.

What does drought mean and what are the implications for water, food, rivers and wildlife?

The important change sends a direct signal for more investment in renewable energy, and comes not a moment too soon. Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A 1965 report warned of the climate crisis, but is recent legislation enough to undo the fossil fuel industry’s years of disinformation?

The scientists’ warning to the US president on climate crisis was stark: the world’s countries were conducting a vast, dangerous experiment through their enormous release of planet-heating emissions, which threaten to be “deleterious from the point of view of human beings”. Some sort of remedial action was needed, they urged.

This official alert was issued not to Joe Biden, who is poised to sign America’s first ever major legislation designed to tackle the climate crisis, but in a report given to his presidential predecessor Lyndon Johnson in 1965, a year when the now 79-year-old Biden was still in college.

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Equestrian groups call for riders – who are mostly female – to get same access rights as cyclists and walkers

The government must allow horse riders access to England’s publicly funded woodlands, equestrian groups have said.

Those who ride horses are banned from many scenic countryside routes, including many footpaths, meaning that most are severely restricted in their access to nature.

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Expert group declares official drought amid prolonged dry spell, meaning water rationing may take place

A drought has been declared across wide swathes of England after a meeting of experts.

The prolonged dry conditions, with some areas of the country not receiving significant rainfall all summer, have caused the National Drought Group to declare an official drought.

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Copenhagen Energy, an aspiring Danish renewable energy developer, has unveiled a second massive 3GW offshore wind project off the coast of Western Australia, this time off the coast of Kalbarri, some 500kms north of Perth. The unveiling of the Midwest Offshore Wind Project follows that of the Leeuwin offshore wind project to the south of […]

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The spot price for Chinese carbon allowances remained almost unchanged this week, with market participants again attributing the lacklustre performance to unclear policy signals.

The Greens are urging the Labor Party government to reject advice that Australia should increase its participation in the international voluntary carbon market, arguing that it could delay emissions reductions and stifle investment in Australia’s domestic market.

More than 50 stakeholders have agreed to participate in a string of working groups to develop high-quality digital carbon markets, including a number of significant players in the traditional market.

Australian state and federal energy ministers have agreed to integrate carbon emissions reductions into the nation’s energy objectives in a bid to ramp up decarbonisation work across the sector. 

Yorkshire Water announces ban from 26 August and Thames Water could introduce measure from Friday

A hosepipe ban could be introduced as early as Friday by Britain’s largest water company, covering London and much of the south-east of England, if a drought is declared.

Thames Water is “ready to go” with its hosepipe ban, according to its strategy and regulatory affairs director, Cathryn Ross, who said there was a process for introducing a ban but that it could be bypassed if an official declaration of drought is made on Friday.

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The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including grazing camels, hot bats and a newly hatched turtle

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By restoring these natural wet assets that were neglected for decades we can mitigate the worst effects of climate change

Fresh water is the lifeblood of civilisation. It makes life on land possible. But we have lost touch with how the water cycle works. As Britain runs further into serious drought, people are asking if we are prepared and if we should have planned better, by building more reservoirs or plugging leaks in the water distribution system.

These are hugely important subjects. What is not being discussed are the severe floods that may well arrive in a few months’ time. Climate change is leading to greater volatility in the water cycle. It’s time to stand back and examine our resilience to water extremes and start improving water quality.

Tony Juniper CBE is the chair of Natural England

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Exclusive: Britishvolt’s 95-hectare site seen as great hope for car industry, but construction severely limited until February

Construction of a huge electric car battery factory that has attracted tens of millions of pounds of taxpayer cash and been hailed as a flagship project of Boris Johnson’s levelling up policy has been put on “life support” to cut spending, leaked internal documents suggest.

Work on Britishvolt’s 95-hectare site near Blyth in Northumberland has been severely limited until February to minimise spending as it focuses on unlocking its next round of funding and critical power supply infrastructure, the documents suggest.

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The Discovery Boffins at the CSIRO have uncovered 139 new species! What are they and how are we going to kill them? Ahaha just kidding…

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Many in the New Zealand forestry sector are calling for the government to update the settings of the ETS to more efficiently encourage gross emissions reductions as well as native afforestation.

Energy ministers agree to put emissions into energy objective, and have "taken control" of the capacity mechanism work previously managed by ESB.

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New report shows Australia's record gas exports are driving up emissions, at a time when the carbon budget must be reined in hard.

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