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Scientists say the 'jaw-dropping' discovery gives an insight into the evolution of human hearts.

Exclusive: leaked report for government says reducing and predicting risk ‘remains a scientific challenge’

Liz Truss is to lift a ban on fracking despite a leaked government report suggesting little progress has been made in reducing and predicting the risk of earthquakes caused by the practice, the Guardian can reveal.

The first drilling licences in nearly three years are expected to be issued as early as next week, sources said, in a move that will reignite claims of another broken 2019 Conservative manifesto pledge.

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More than 5 million carbon credits will be generated by a cookstoves project in Malawi after a project developer found backing from a Swiss-based investment foundation

Crypto carbon group KlimaDAO has finally rid the market of more than 670,000 remaining carbon credit tokens from a Chinese HFC-23 project that were bought onto blockchain last year, acting alone after fellow tech firm Toucan Protocol declined to join in.

The price direction of EU carbon allowances will continue to be directed by the scale of emissions from fossil burning utilities balanced against the curtailment of energy consumption by industry this winter, an audience heard Thursday.

Groups urge action during the talks in Egypt to demand climate justice for Africa and the global south

Civil society groups around the world are calling for a global day of action on the climate catastrophe, to urge governments to cut greenhouse gas emissions and shift to a low-carbon economy.

The day of action will take place on Saturday 12 November, at the mid-point of the Cop27 UN climate talks, which run from 6 to 18 November in Sharm el-Sheikh, hosted by the Egyptian government.

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EUAs drifted lower in a relatively calm market on Thursday morning as traders caught their breath after Wednesday's volatility surrounding the 'State of the EU' speech, while energy prices were slightly higher as French nuclear generator EDF lowered its estimate for output this year.

Participants in the fledgling on-chain carbon market are looking to move past public perceptions of the industry’s unfeasibly high carbon footprint after the world’s second-biggest blockchain on Thursday made operational changes that will shed 99.5% of its energy consumption.

A coalition of scientists backed by multiple global governments and US space agency NASA will launch a free-to-access digital platform in November to track using AI and satellite data the carbon emissions and removal of all forests across the globe.

The investment needed to decarbonise the steel and iron ore industry by 2050 could reach as high as $1.4 trillion over the next three decades, in order to finance “revolution” across every stage of the value chain, consultants said in a report released Thursday.

Ocean Conservancy apologises for ‘false narrative’ of 2015 study that put blame for bulk of world’s plastic waste on five Asian states

An environmental watchdog has retracted an influential report that blamed five Asian countries for the majority of plastic pollution in the ocean.

The report, Stemming the Tide, from the US-based environmental advocacy group Ocean Conservancy, also included incineration and waste-to-energy as “solutions” to the plastics crisis. Published in 2015, it was decried as “waste colonialism” by hundreds of environmental, health and social justice groups across Asia.

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NSEC ministers agree to reach at least 260GW worth of offshore wind energy by 2050, more than 85% of the EU-wide target of 300GW by 2050.

The post Nine North Seas countries target 260GW of offshore wind by 2050 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oil and gas company Woodside Energy Group says offsets are likely to be an easier option to invest in than CCS in order to neutralise carbon emissions from its proposed Browse LNG development offshore Western Australia.

A "shooting star" seen across Scotland and Northern Ireland could have been a meteor or space junk.

Samsung Electronics will target net zero emissions by 2050, spend 7 trillion won ($5 billion) on green and low emission technologies, and has joined RE100, which aims for corporates to reach 100% renewable energy use, the South Korean company announced on Thursday.

A kookaburra has been filmed pulling a very long earthworm from the ground in Howard, Queensland. 'This particular one likes to be fed,' said the person behind the footage. 'On this occasion I was sitting out the back having a beer and saw her fly down and start pulling at the giant worm. I see this often, but rarely this close up.'

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New revisions in EU woody biomass policy could see Australia take a lead role in ending the use of trees as a source of renewable energy in the future.

The post EU votes to curb tree burning for fuel, but falls short of phasing it out appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewables share nudges new peak of 62.94 per cent, with more records to fall in coming months.

The post Renewables at record highs, fossil fuels at record low, with more to come appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australia closer to becoming first gigawatt scale grid in the world to run without any local fossil fuel or synchronous generation, a major milestone in transition to renewables.

The post “Remarkable:” South Australia may soon be first big grid to run on renewables only appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EU announces plan to cap revenue of “infra-marginal" energy producers – including wind and solar – at €180/MWh. Renewables industry not impressed.

The post EU caps solar and wind profits, but says renewables only option to escape Putin’s “energy yoke” appeared first on RenewEconomy.