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Bursa Malaysia will launch a voluntary carbon market (VCM) later this year in a key a move to facilitate growth in carbon trading in the Southeast Asian country which will be kickstarted with an initial carbon credit auction, the Kuala Lumpur-based stock exchange announced on Monday.

We see grassland ablaze and parched gardens. The water companies are doing too little to fix a problem that isn’t going away

With more than 30 million people in England and Wales facing a hosepipe ban, and thunderstorms expected but no meaningful rainfall likely for many weeks, it’s worth asking what we have learned so far in the great drought of 2022.

Here’s a bit of a list, by no means complete.

John Vidal is a former Guardian environment editor

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Just because some selfish walrus-gawking raspeballs couldn’t keep a safe distance from her, she was killed by the fish cops

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Newspapers were writing about climate change more than a century ago. Here’s why it’s taken so long to start tackling it. Linden Ashcroft, Lecturer in climate science and science communication, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The narrative around carbon farming in New Zealand has been overtaken by financial and corporate interests at the expense of landowners who need greater financial assistance to participate in the sector, according to an intermediary group.

Ørsted sets new benchmark for suppliers to use 100 per cent renewables by 2025, saying it is essential to meet 1.5°C target.

The post World’s biggest offshore wind farm company sets 100% renewable target for all suppliers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World leaders urged to agree treaty to protect marine life after groups say planet’s last wilderness treated ‘recklessly’

UN member states will gather in New York to hammer out a long-awaited treaty that, if agreed, will govern the planet’s last, lawless wilderness: the high seas.

Two hundred nautical miles beyond the territorial waters and jurisdiction of nations, the high seas have been treated “recklessly”, according to environmental groups.

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As BHP seeks to open a new metallurgical and thermal coal mine, the long-term outlook for Australian coal exports is looking increasingly clouded.

The post Green steel technology is good news for emissions, bad news for Australia’s coal exports appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's biggest steel maker has been making a handy profit from its solar farm contract, thanks to high electricity prices.

The post Australian steel giant cashes in on energy price windfall from solar farm contract appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Nations are trying to agree a treaty to protect the high seas after four decades of trying.

Ministers and the clean energy industry have celebrated Friday's key decisions that clear path for switch to renewables, but still many details to resolve.

The post Relief as ministers reset energy future and bury Coalition’s “technology neutral” sham appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to build a 300MW solar plant with 3.6GWh of storage capacity get Crown Sponsorship from the SA government for development approval.

The post “World’s biggest” solar and storage project on track for state approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

If Queensland acts strongly now, it can become a dominant player renewable energy exports and secure its future energy independence.

The post Queensland needs an ambitious 10 year energy plan to catch the green wave appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Government policy amounts to ‘keeping fingers crossed’ rather than acting to adapt to changing climate, says infrastructure chief

England is failing to invest in the water networks needed to avoid a future of recurrent serious droughts, with current policies amounting to the government “keeping [its] fingers crossed”, the UK’s infrastructure chief has warned.

The current drought was a warning that water systems could not cope with the changing climate, with more hot dry spells interspersed with heavier rainfall, said Sir John Armitt, chair of the National Infrastructure Commission.

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The race to build the tallest timber building makes the news, but mid-rise construction is where using timber can make the biggest sustainability impact. Lisa Ottenhaus, Lectuer in Structural Timber Engineering, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The first major climate law passed in the US comes not a moment too soon for a burning planet

When the House of Representatives passed landmark climate legislation on Friday, Joe Biden chalked up one of the surprise successes of his presidency. Only last month his ambitious agenda appeared sunk after a conservative Democrat and coal baron, Joe Manchin, refused to back it. His vote is crucial in an evenly divided Senate. However, the climate proposals were largely resurrected in the form of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), co-authored by Mr Manchin, which Congress approved.

The first major US climate law comes not a moment too soon. It is the country’s best and last opportunity to meet its goal of halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and, with it, a world where net zero by mid-century is possible. After Donald Trump, Mr Biden can reclaim the mantle of global climate leadership for the US. But the act reveals the limits of his power.

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Consumers say yes, the numbers add up, industry is largely on board and Labor has no policy hang-ups. This week could be the turning point

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Last week an acquaintance who owns a secondhand Japanese electric car, brought to Australia as part of a bulk purchase by the Good Car Company, posted a quiet boast. His wife had put their Nissan Leaf in for its annual service. No major problems were found – just an underinflated tyre. The total bill? $120.

Reading that sent me to the mess of my glovebox to work out how much I had paid mechanics to keep my Subaru Outback running over the past year. It added up to more than $700.

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Lib Dem councillor calls for company to be fined over the incident

Thames Water has been accused of repeatedly ignoring warnings about cuts to supplies and burst pipes in Surrey where hundreds of households had to endure three days without tap water at the height of this weekend’s heatwave.

Residents, including some that were vulnerable, had to queue for bottled water on Saturday in temperatures of well over 30C (86F) after a pump failure at Netley Mill treatment works.

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Young 600kg female had been basking in waters of Norway’s capital and attracting crowds who disturbed her rest

A walrus nicknamed Freya that attracted crowds while basking in the sun in the Oslo fjord has been euthanised.

“The decision to euthanise was taken on the basis of a global evaluation of the persistent threat to human security,” the head of Norway’s fisheries directorate, Frank Bakke-Jensen, said in a statement.

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