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The cash injection comes after the British government and Bharti Global bailed out the company last year.

AGL confirms details of planned business split, an emergency response from a business caught off guard by the pace of the clean energy transition.

The post “Inflection point:” Is AGL demerger too late to save the fossil fuel behemoth? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuel levy can be avoided by buying carbon offsets that may have no benefit for climate

Forest protection carbon offsets that may have no benefit to the climate have been used by polluters to avoid paying carbon taxes in Colombia, according to a report.

In 2016, a levy of about $5 (£3.60) was introduced in the South American country to cover the use of some fossil fuels. However, companies that emit carbon dioxide can avoid paying the tax by buying carbon offsets from Colombian emission reduction projects, including those that conserve threatened natural carbon banks such as peatlands, forests and mangrove swamps.

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The demise of the freshly emerged swallowtail makes me ponder all butterflies’ chances of survival

Last week, I witnessed a wondrous and slightly horrifying spectacle of nature.

I was admiring a swallowtail, Britain’s largest native butterfly, as it jinked over a waterway on the Norfolk Broads. Suddenly, an emperor dragonfly cruised in and grabbed the butterfly. There was a mid-air tussle for five seconds, before the iridescent blue dragonfly dropped into the reed bed with its prize.

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The broad-toothed rat rarely, if ever, gets its own story, so I want to introduce you properly to this fascinating, unique and beautiful species. It really needs our help. Chris Wacker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow - School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Investigating how the fossil fuel industry contributed to the climate crisis and lied to the American public

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Covid outbreak forces Clean Energy Council to cancel Clean Energy Summit, which had been due to take place in Sydney in mid July.

The post Clean Energy Council cancels annual summit due to Sydney Covid lockdown appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservative group says Germany could reach 100 pct renewables by 2030, and save $100 billion a year on energy imports.

The post Conservative group says Germany could reach 100% renewables by 2030 at low cost appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We interviewed 5 solar business owners and asked "what are the top 3 issues affecting your business?" Featuring Troy Ryan from the Solar Depot.

The post Great Solar Business Podcast: Three biggest challenges for solar businesses appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The vehicle runs on regular fuel and can travel up to 1,000km while airborne, its creator says.

A genetic study shows wild boar are thriving and breeding with domestic pigs from abandoned farms.

MPs say that the government's plans for nature are wholly insufficient to stem the losses of plants and species.

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China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units

Five Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new coal plants, according to a report.

Carbon Tracker, a financial thinktank, has found that China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units, even though renewable energy is cheaper than most new coal plants.

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More money is being spent destroying the environment than protecting it, MPs’ report finds

The government’s underfunded green ambitions and “toothless” policies are failing to halt catastrophic loss of wildlife, a committee of MPs has said in a new report that finds the biodiversity crisis is still not being treated with the urgency of the climate crisis.

The UK is the most wildlife-depleted country out of the G7 nations and, despite pledges to improve the environment within a generation, properly funded policies are not in place to make this happen, according to the report from the environmental audit committee (EAC).

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The government's resources forecaster has significantly revised downwards their predictions of thermal coal exports. Is this the beginning of the end?

The post Government economists accept reality and slash coal export forecasts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Venom, size, and speed: these are the factors that determine which ambush predator will emerge victorious. So let's look at the strengths of each arachnid. Samantha Nixon, Research officer, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The European Commission late Tuesday said the national allocation tables (NATs) determining free EU Allowance allocations for 2021-25 under the bloc’s carbon market have been finalised, bringing this year's distribution of permits a step closer following months of delays

Scientists piece together clues from "patient zero", who likely caught the plague from a rodent.