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Water industry in England failing on raw sewage pollution, Environment Agency finds
Southern Water was one of the worst-performing companies in 2020, according to report
The water industry in England is failing to cut pollution from spills of raw sewage into rivers and coastal waters, the Environment Agency has said.
Southern Water, which was fined a record £90m last week for dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea, was one of the worst-performing companies in 2020, according to the EA report on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Draft UN biodiversity text targets massive carbon cuts from natural ecosystems
Trina Solar joins SBTi Initiative, underling its support for 1.5°C emissions reduction target
Trina Solar has formally joined the global Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C pledge.
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Great Solar Business Podcast: Golden rules for effective solar sales
Solar sales guru Dean Mannix on how to compete in a brutally competitive environment.
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Monash team boosts solar and wind generation forecast accuracy by 45%
Research led by Monash Uni says accuracy of wind and solar forecasts boosted by 45%.
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Raze paradise to put in a biofuel crop? No, there are far better ways to tackle climate change
Adani says it wants kids to take climate action, while it grows fossil fuel empire
Adani says it wants kids to take personal responsibility for climate action, while new research shows the depth of its fossil fuel ambitions.
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Climate explained: is New Zealand losing or gaining native forests?
Bitcoin alternatives could be answer to energy-guzzling cryptocurrencies
There are many new forms of cryptocurrency, collectively termed “altcoins”, which are far greener than bitcoin – and to which investors are now turning.
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Australia’s biggest wind farm finally obtains partial registration after long delay
Australia's biggest wind farm finally obtains registration - at least for part of the project - after a long delay, and can now begin production.
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Plan to build world’s biggest renewable energy hub in Western Australia
A site in WA the size of greater Sydney has been chosen for the $100bn project to convert wind and solar power into green fuels
An international consortium wants to build what would be the world’s biggest renewable energy hub in Australia’s south-west to convert wind and solar power into green fuels like hydrogen.
The group of energy companies announced the proposal over a 15,000 sq km area that could have a 50 gigawatt capacity and cost $100bn.
Continue reading...“A race to electrify everything:” ANU lab to fast-track distributed energy technologies
"We are now in a race to "electrify everything". ANU opens new research lab to test distributed energy technologies in real-world conditions.
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US heatwave: Could US and Canada see the worst wildfires yet?
CP Daily: Monday July 12, 2021
Climate change: Technology boosts efforts to curb tree loss in Amazon
Baby beaver born on Exmoor for first time in 400 years
Six-week-old kit seen on National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset after pair of adults were reintroduced
A baby beaver has been born on Exmoor for the first time in 400 years after two adults were successfully reintroduced by the National Trust in January 2020.
Camera footage shows the six-week-old kit swimming to the family lodge with its mother in a large enclosure on the Holnicote Estate in Somerset, where two Eurasian beavers were released for the first time in the trust’s 125-year history.
Continue reading...California needs deeper evaluation of cap-and-trade scheme, stronger sectorial reductions -comments
Canada proposes more rigorous carbon pricing benchmark as government rejects Saskatchewan tax proposal
US pipeline company to spend $150 mln on carbon offsets for proposed interstate project
World’s biggest renewable energy hub planned for south-west Australia
Massive 50 gigawatt wind and solar project proposed by CWP and Intercontinental - the two parties behind the 26GW Asia Renewable Energy Hub.
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