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Despite a week-long rally that has added more than 6% to EUA prices, carbon needs to rise even higher in order to restore natural gas’ advantage over coal in EU power generation, updated data show.

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France was the only EU country that continued to allow ‘barbaric’ practice

France’s highest administrative appeals court has ruled that the hunting of songbirds with glue traps is illegal, saying an exemption that had permitted the practice was in breach of European legislation.

For generations, hunters mainly in the south of France have caught songbirds by coating branches of trees with glue, often using the singing of other caged birds to lure birds to land. Birds are caught for sport or food.

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Trading in China’s national emissions trading scheme will not start this month as planned, the carbon exchange in Shanghai confirmed on Monday, though it remains unclear when trading can begin or what has caused the latest setback for the market.

Small-scale fishers say mostly EU fleet is devastating catches with method that nets entire shoals of fish

The UK has been accused of allowing a fleet of mainly EU “fly-shooting” fishing boats “unfettered access” to the Channel, without a proper assessment of the impact on fish populations, the seabed or the livelihoods of small-scale fishers.

Organisations representing small-scale fishers on both sides of the Channel have warned that the fleet is having a “devastating” effect on their catches. They are calling for a review of the vessels’ UK licences until an impact assessment has been carried out.

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• Man, 35, bitten on leg by shark estimated at 6ft to 8ft
• Great whites on rebound in west coast ecosystem

A surfer was severely injured in an attack by a great white shark off California on Saturday, one month after researchers found that numbers of the predator were growing in the region.

Related: Tiger sharks are not scared of hurricanes, US researchers say

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Costs of producing solar are falling well below coal, which might be one reason why fossil fuel incumbents are trying to cash in while they can.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar is cheap, but fossil fuels cashing in while they can appeared first on RenewEconomy.

VEPC report skewers one of the key arguments used in case for solar export tax: that rooftop PV is a play-thing for the well-to-do.

The post Rooftop solar is not the preserve of the wealthy, so why tax it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Government warns Russia is building more coal export infrastructure, increasing supply to Asia as demand threatens to take a sharp downwards dive.

The post Russia encroaches on Australia’s shrinking Asian thermal coal markets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Barnaby Joyce urged to back $467m plan to boost community ownership of wind and solar projects because it will benefit farmers and regions.

The post Local power: MP wants community ownership in every new wind and solar project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

TasNetworks says bigger MarinusLink project will deliver the greatest benefits for consumers, especially under a rapid transition to clean energy.

The post Tasmanian utility says biggest Marinus Link best for fast renewables switch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest Energy Consumers Australia national survey offers some interesting insight on which households are thinking of quitting gas and what Australians think of smart meters.

The post Energy consumer survey reveals who wants to quit gas, and who’s afraid of smart meters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACCC report puts economic benefits of rooftop solar up in lights. But where are those bill savings coming from? And what does the answer mean for future solar homes?

The post Solar homes pay 30% less for power than non-solar homes, even while using more appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Determining the age of fish has been historically difficult, primarily involving lethal methods. A new DNA test solves this problem. Benjamin Mayne, Molecular biologist and bioinformatician, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Coalition's 198 page Intergenerational Report dedicates 119 words to climate mitigation, and says almost nothing about the risks of global warming.

The post Frydenberg talks up gas and CCS, skates over climate in Intergenerational Report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany fast tracks climate targets in response to court ruling on intergenerational justice. But left wing parties insist trajectory is still too slow.

The post Germany fast-tracks zero emissions to 2045, lifts interim targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian battery maker announces fund-raising round to leverage increasing customer interest in its zinc bromine flow technology, including for grid-scale applications.

The post Redflow announces capital raise as it eyes massive US battery market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two men who were sunbathing naked on a beach south of Sydney had to be rescued after being startled by a deer and running into the Royal national park, New South Wales police commissioner Mick Fuller tells a press conference. The two men called for help after becoming lost in bushland, and were fined $1,000 each for breaching public health orders during greater Sydney's Covid-19 lockdown

• Buck naked: nude sunbathers fleeing deer fined for breaking Sydney lockdown
• Latest NSW rules and Sydney lockdown restrictions
• NSW Covid exposure sites and cases map

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