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The international Green Climate Fund (GCF) has begun the formal process for its second replenishment, following its latest meeting, along with commitments to fund four new projects valued at $380 million.

Kylie Jenner is far from the only celebrity to make short hops using private jets despite mounting concerns over the climate crisis

Kylie Jenner has faced a torrent of criticism for her decision to take her private jet on a flight that lasted just 17 minutes. But the practice of taking brief journeys on luxury aircraft appears to be common among the rich and famous despite mounting concerns over the climate crisis.

Jenner, the 24-year-old socialite and businesswoman, has faced online opprobrium after she posted an Instagram picture of herself and her partner, rapper Travis Scott, on the runway of an airport between two private jets with the caption “you wanna take mine or yours?”

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The Northern Territory (NT) government in Australia and Japanese oil and gas firm Inpex have signed a “statement of commitment” to achieve a “net zero emissions future” as part of an agreement that also involves the expansion of a key gas and LNG project, it was announced on Thursday.

There is an increasing likelihood of above-average rainfall for much of Australia in the coming months, the Bom says, with another La Niña likely

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Severe storms and widespread flooding across eastern Australia and elevated fire risks in the Northern Territory are predicted for the coming months, with a third successive La Niña weather pattern also likely.

The Bureau of Meteorology’s outlook for August to October has forecast above-average rainfall from Queensland down to the south coast of New South Wales, with parts of the Northern Territory also slated to get above-average rain during that time.

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AER instigates 'retailer of last resort' protections for a fifth time in three months, as another retailer falls victim to the energy market crisis.

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Report says global south has been ‘used as place to dump waste’ and that people of colour are suffering disproportionately

The climate and ecological crises are a legacy of systemic racism and people of colour suffer disproportionately from their harms, a Greenpeace UK report says. Globally, the report says, it is people of colour who, despite having contributed the least to the climate emergency, are now “disproportionately losing their lives and livelihoods” by the millions because of it.

“The environmental emergency is the legacy of colonialism,” the report says. This was because colonialism had “established a model through which the air and lands of the global south have been … used as places to dump waste the global north does not want”, the report says.

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Australian downstream oil company Ampol will expand its “carbon neutral” fuels programme which aims to offset emissions from the sourcing, refining, distribution, retailing, and consumption of its petrol and diesel products, the company has announced.

Australia’s big cities have grown rapidly and strains are showing. Yet the state of the urban environment has been rated good and stable due to local and state responses to these challenges. Gabriela Quintana Vigiola, Senior Lecturer in Planning, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

One of UK’s biggest funders of scientific research will no longer profit from businesses such as BP and Shell

One of the UK’s biggest philanthropic investors has quietly sold its stakes in large oil and mining companies such BP and Shell.

The Wellcome Trust is one of the biggest funders of scientific research in the UK with a £38bn investment fund. For almost a decade it has resisted pressure from organisations, including the Guardian, who argued that profiting from fossil fuel companies was incompatible with the Trust’s objective of improving public health and wellbeing.

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Heatwaves and fires in the northern hemisphere are a frightening portent of what’s in store for Australia.

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The unprecedented heatwave and fires engulfing Europe might seem a long way away, but they are a frightening portent of what’s in store for Australia.

Britain has just experienced its highest temperature on record, extreme conditions and fires are sweeping Spain, Portugal, France and Greece. But this is just the latest in a string of extreme events globally. In March, scientists were shocked by record temperatures at both poles, including temperatures up to 40C above normal in the Antarctic and 30C above normal in the Arctic. In May, devastating heatwaves across India, Pakistan and surrounding countries led to weeks where temperatures in some regions repeatedly hit almost 50C. This year has also seen extreme heatwaves in south Asia, China and the US.

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Royal Horticultural Society launches survey to examine damage from this week’s heatwave

The traditional British garden is under threat from extreme heat, the Royal Horticultural Society has said, as it launches a survey to examine the damage from this week’s heatwave.

It is likely that in the future delicate flowers including roses and poppies will have to be swapped for plants such as salvias and dahlias, which are more resistant to heat.

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A leading carbon market analyst predicts a strong future for Australia's carbon offset markets, if integrity questions can be resolved.

The post Carbon price slumps, but strong future predicted if offset integrity restored appeared first on RenewEconomy.

From wind turbines to wires: transmission projects the focus of a record number of complaints to the federal government's Energy Infrastructure Commissioner.

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Exchange operator ICE has acquired a provider of global corporate emissions and climate transition data, it announced Thursday.

Heavy polluters in New Zealand will have their free allocation of NZUs dramatically slashed as the government looks to ensure it can meet its emissions reduction targets.

The jump in fossil fuel prices means more households want battery storage with their rooftop solar, and they don’t care if it’s not making money.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Households now want batteries with their solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Across the board, Australia's fossil fuel producers are reporting record profits as they drain consumer wallets, but Labor resists calls for windfall profit tax.

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The Australian resources company Mayur Resources, which had its REDD+ development licence revoked by the Papua New Guinean government, said it will “vigorously challenge” the decision.

AEMC will consider fast-tracking its assessment of a proposal to double the administered price cap for electricity markets.

The post AEMC may fast-track request to double administered price cap after coal plant warning appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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