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Anthony Albanese is set to become Australia’s next prime minister as the Labor Party claimed victory in Saturday’s federal election, however it is yet to be determined if the party has won enough seats to form majority government or will be forced to negotiate with a sea of Green and so-called “teal” independents that put climate policy at the heart of their agendas.

Labor’s climate and energy policies provide an important foundation for progress. But the crossbenchers, whether they hold the balance of power or not, will demand far more. Anna Skarbek, CEO, Climateworks Centre Anna Malos, Australia - Country Lead, Climateworks Centre Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Scientists say we need to future-proof our diets in a warming world by eating little-known plants.

Cataloguing biodiversity is just one part of the job for the scientists at the National Herbarium of NSW, whose forensic skills are putting Australia’s plants under the microscope

Every morning a pile of envelopes full of promise and possibility lands on Andrew Orme’s desk.

In his case, promise and possibility means unidentified organic material waiting to be inspected, identified and preserved for the future.

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Instead of taking on vested interests in the agriculture and corporate sectors, the government continues to take the line of least resistance

On the campaign trail during New Zealand’s 2017 election, Labour leader Jacinda Ardern talked about climate change as her generation’s “nuclear-free” moment. She went on to become prime minister, taking Labour to a second-term victory in 2020 with an outright majority, unusual in New Zealand’s proportional representation system.

Her preface to this week’s budget talks about “making investments to secure our future” and says it “makes the greatest strides in climate action by any government to date”.

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The artwork stands in her hometown of Lyme Regis thanks to a teenager's four-year campaign.

Coalition swept from power by a stunning and unprecedented surge in support for Teals and Greens and a strong enough rebound for Labor.

The post Labor takes power with help of Teals and Greens and climate push appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Millions of tonnes of earth from the Crossrail project has been used to create a nature habitat on the Wallasea Island, Essex stretch of the link

London’s new Elizabeth line will allow commuters to start taking high-speed trains under the city this week, on part of a 73-mile route that stretches from Reading in the west to Shenfield in the east. They will not be the first travellers to enjoy the benefits of the new line, however.

On Wallasea Island in Essex, thousands of birds have already taken advantage of the £19bn rail project – on a mosaic of lagoons, islands, and bays that have been created out of 3.5m tonnes of earth that were dug up during construction of its new stations and 13 miles of twin tunnels.

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A German steel sector trade association has proposed the European Commission introduce new incentives into the EU ETS to encourage the use of scrap materials, according to reports.

Prospects for a global carbon pricing regime for shipping have improved markedly following a week of closed-door talks at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), an advisory group said on Friday.

Emitters saw their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings increase right before the Q2 WCI auction this week, while they offloaded RGGI Allowances (RGAs), according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

There are no durable CO2 removal credits being offered from projects issuing carbon credits in 2021-22 on the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to a report that assesses trends across the four largest offset registries, and also points out other challenges with carbon offset supply.