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Proposed new potash project looks to source two thirds of its power needs from wind, solar and batteries to slash costs and emissions.

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The hardest part of achieving 100 per cent renewables is the last five or 10 per cent. Green hydrogen is now being viewed as a cheap and effective solution.

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There is a superhighway to rapid elimination of 80% of Australian greenhouse emissions, using low-cost, existing technology from vast production runs.

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Oil and gas firm Woodside has agreed with project developer Greening Australia to more than triple the land area on which they plant trees to generate carbon offsets.

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Air pollution kills more than malaria, HIV/Aids and TB combined but receives only 1% of development aid

Governments around the world gave 20% more in overseas aid funding to fossil fuel projects in 2019 and 2020 than to programmes to cut the air pollution they cause.

Dirty air is the world’s biggest environmental killer, responsible for at least 4m early deaths a year. But just 1% of global development aid is used to tackle this crisis, according to an analysis from the Clean Air Fund (CAF).

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The EU has missed a crucial opportunity to include coal mine methane under its proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Leading shipping associations have proposed creating a global levy on emissions from ships, seeking a level playing field as the EU advances its plans to regulate the sector’s climate impact.

CORSIA-eligible credit prices have exceeded their nature-based counterparts as prices hit fresh records in the past week, as the investors seen fuelling the rises judge the units to be a safer bet.

Goby fish and coral rely on each other to survive. But new research found gobies are declining under climate change, dealing a double blow to Australia’s reefs. Catheline Y.M. Froehlich, PhD Fellow, University of Wollongong Marian Wong, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong O. Selma Klanten, Research Scientist, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EU lawmakers are jostling to gain control of the European Parliament’s scrutiny of the mammoth ‘Fit for 55’ climate package, with the centre-right EPP political group set to steer the main EU ETS reform elements.

Number of species of sharks, rays and chimaeras facing ‘global extinction crisis’ doubles in a decade

A third of shark and ray species have been overfished to near extinction, according to an eight-year scientific study.

“Sharks and rays are the canary in the coalmine of overfishing. If I tell you that three-quarters of tropical and subtropical coastal species are threatened, just imagine a David Attenborough series with 75% of its predators gone. If sharks are declining, there’s a serious problem with fishing,” said the paper’s lead author, Prof Nicholas Dulvy, of Canada’s Simon Fraser University.

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Economic cost of climate crisis has cut 37% from global GDP this century, say researchers

A return flight from the UK to New York could cost the global economy more than $3,000 (£2,170) in the long run, owing to the effects of the climate crisis, according to a report.

Researchers examined the economic cost of the climate crisis and found it cut about 37% from global GDP this century, more than twice the drop experienced in the Great Depression.

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Storm wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants

The US Coast Guard on Monday said it was investigating nearly 350 reports of oil spills in and along the US Gulf Coast in the wake of Hurricane Ida.

Hurricane Ida’s 150 mile per hour winds wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants. About 88% of the region’s offshore oil production remains shut and more than 100 platforms unoccupied after the storm made landfall 29 August .

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Vast majority of Australian health professionals say climate change is a serious problem, and better information needed on links between climate and health.

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Measures at Holme-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, hailed a success after strong breading season and return of flora

Electric fences to protect nesting birds from people walking their dogs have been hailed a success, as popular beaches work to reduce damage from trampling.

The beach at Holme-next-the-Sea in north Norfolk has breathtaking views, making it incredibly popular with visitors and dog-walkers.

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EUA prices surged to yet another record early on Monday while gas and power also reached new all-time highs, as speculation over gas flows from Russia continued to dominate the European energy complex.

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Construction heir Jo Bamford has joined forces with asset management firm Vedra Partners to launch a hydrogen investment fund aiming to raise as much as £1 billion, it was announced Monday.

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