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Wind energy sets new record share of 69 per cent of demand in the state of Victoria.

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California regulator ARB presented opportunities for streamlining implementation and potential updates to verification and base crediting methodology of the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) in a public workshop on Thursday, asking for public input on the regulatory design changes under consideration prior to the start of the formal rulemaking process.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices reversed course from two-month highs on a multitude of factors ahead of this week's WCI auction, while RGGI Allowance (RGA) values lifted after Pennsylvania provided a deadline for whether or not its 16 mln carbon permits will be included in the power sector programme's September sale. 

The hosepipe ban will cover Pembrokeshire and parts of Carmarthenshire, the first since 1989.

Catchments are full. Dams are at capacity, soils are saturated and rivers are high. In some cases, there’s nowhere for the rains to go except over land. Mel Taylor, Associate Professor, Macquarie University Katharine Haynes, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Park officials are investigating the discovery, spotted in Abyss Pool in the southern part of the national park

An investigation is under way after a Yellowstone employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the national park.

The discovery was made on Tuesday at Abyss Pool, in the southern part of Yellowstone, and led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking lot. The area has since reopened.

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Voluntary carbon market projects in Peru will need to meet strict criteria to be accredited to generate emissions reduction units as the country tries to clamp down on concerns about double counting and criticism of hot air, according to draft regulations from one of the world's biggest suppliers.

Researchers say a genetic modification that boosts plant growth could help alleviate global food shortages.

The toxic chemicals, PFAS, are now thought to be contaminating drinking water supplies for over 200 million Americans

A new method for decomposing some PFAS compounds may represent a major breakthrough in addressing widespread environmental contamination across the world, according to research published on Thursday.

PFAS, or per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are called “forever chemicals” because they do not naturally break down, and man-made processes that attempt to destroy them are expensive, energy intensive and have yielded questionable results.

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Trial is first successful demonstration of genetic engineering being used to directly target photosynthesis process

Genetically modified soya beans designed to absorb light more efficiently produced a 25% greater yield in an advance that could significantly boost global food supplies.

The field trials are the first successful demonstration that genetic engineering can be used to directly target the photosynthesis process in food crops. The improvements seen are almost unprecedented for this kind of intervention and would take decades to achieve through selective breeding.

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Announcement at national electric vehicle summit comes as climate change minister seeks input on national EV strategy

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An Australian bank will stop offering loans for new fossil fuel cars from 2025 in a step it says will encourage more people to buy electric vehicles.

The customer-owned Bank Australia will announce the self-imposed ban at a national EV summit in Canberra on Friday, arguing it is a responsible step to ensure its lending practices did not “lock our customers into higher carbon emissions and increasingly expensive running costs”.

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Fears for river ecosystems as average number of species declines

Chemical pollution is killing off the invertebrate species that are the basis of England’s river ecosystems, with experts raising the alarm over falling diversity of mayfly, caddisfly and stonefly species.

A census of aquatic wildlife on 12 English rivers found that in the spring and summer 2021, the mean number of riverfly species detected had fallen. In autumn last year, an average of just 10 species were recorded in each sample, compared with 13 in 2016.

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EP Carbonis seeking a technical manager to join our growing AFOLU carbon practice. EP Carbon, formerly ecoPartners, is a leader in forest and land-use carbon projects.

Nasa astronaut Nicole Aunapu Mann will travel to the International Space Station in September.

A cosmonaut was rushed back to the International Space Station on Wednesday, the US space agency says.

A sharp burst of selling drove EUA prices down by nearly €5 in just 50 minutes on Thursday morning, giving up most of the previous session's gains before stabilising after a positive auction result, while energy markets rose for an eighth day.

B4Box in Stockport says by training workers in multiple skills it can build a better future and provide jobs

Like many others, Orianne Landers left school feeling it had failed to prepare her for the challenges of life. “I did OK at GCSE and A-level. But the subjects I took aren’t much help to me now. I took English and drama, which helped with confidence,” she says. “But they’re not as useful as you think they’re going to be.”

Landers, 25, soon found her calling in construction. “I did a painting and decorating qualification. That got me thinking about getting a house one day. I thought it would be easier if I could do all the maintenance work myself.”

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Paula Masselos says the nets aren’t effective and catch too many non-target marine animals – with better options available

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Shark nets wouldn’t be installed at Sydney’s Bondi beach this summer if the local mayor had her way.

Animal welfare campaigners have long argued nets are not effective and kill too many other marine animals – and more politicians are joining the movement.

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