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Polling suggests the environment is one of three key issues for voters - but by the end of the campaign will politicians be answering their questions?

Renewables beat 50 per cent milestone for main grid for first time on Wednesday, as wind, solar and hydro beat coal and gas.

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Dubbo is defending itself from critical neighbouring NSW towns after councillors voted to ease water restrictions on Monday

Dubbo mayor Ben Shields says criticism of his town’s water policy is coming from a “bunch of external people carrying on like pork chops”.

The western New South Wales town has been attacked by leaders of neighbouring drought-stricken shires after its councillors voted on Monday to ease water restrictions.

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The UN’s CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme is just over a year away from entering into force, but a myriad of major supply-related concerns is clouding the horizon for airlines and investors, not least the fact that it remains unclear exactly which credits will be eligible.

When Australia reached its major milestone of 50% renewables on the main grid on Wednesday, this solar farm had to watch from the sidelines. It often does.

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A Swiss region allows trophy hunters to shoot ibex, but the elusive animal remains rare in the Alps.

Most airlines already seek out bargain basement carbon credits for their passenger offset programmes and are likely to be even less picky once CORSIA obligations start, a conference heard on Tuesday.

Sharp falls in coal generation in India's faltering economy presents opportunity to fast-track ambitious clean energy transition, reduce air pollution and stimulate rural job growth

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Despite widespread reliance on the system, there is no universal plan to deal with GPS disruption.

In an area of the Amazon vulnerable to illegal loggers, Cool Earth, a UK-based charity, is working with the Asháninka people to reduce deforestation. Photographer Alicia Canter travelled to Cutivireni in central Peru

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Greenpeace calls for global action over nets, lines and traps that are deadly for marine life

Lost and abandoned fishing gear which is deadly to marine life makes up the majority of large plastic pollution in the oceans, according to a report by Greenpeace.

More than 640,000 tonnes of nets, lines, pots and traps used in commercial fishing are dumped and discarded in the sea every year, the same weight as 55,000 double-decker buses.

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French energy giant flags plans to ramp up development of large-scale wind and solar development in Australia via a purpose built investment fund.

The post Engie targets 2GW of Australian solar and wind, backed by new fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New financial entities have maintained their long position in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), even as uncertainty rankled the cap-and-trade programme after the US Department of Justice challenged the state's ETS linkage with WCI partner Quebec, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.

The competition watchdog's deputy chair Mick Keogh will be facilitating the ACCC's water market forums that commences tomorrow in Mildura.

EUAs dipped slightly on Tuesday in relatively calm trade that kept carbon pinned between technical boundaries, as the market searched for clear direction.

Participating governments in the EU ETS will auction more than 5.7 million spot aviation allowances next year, sale host EEX announced late Tuesday, revealing the dates for the eight auctions.

Scientists say they have seen "evolution in action" in the Highlands because of warmer temperatures.

City council approves scheme in attempt to tackle illegal levels of air pollution

Bristol has become the first UK city to ban diesel cars from its streets as part of action to tackle illegal levels of air pollution.

The city council voted on Tuesday, following a public consultation, to impose a total ban on all privately owned diesel vehicles during the day in the city centre. The scheme, which still needs government approval, is due to start in 2021.

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Eminent economist Ross Garnaut says if climate action fails, he fears the consequences 'would be beyond contemporary Australia'. But zero-emissions iron and aluminium could be the way forward. Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

What if the nightly news had regular updates on forest clearing, ocean temperatures and fossil fuel consumption? These indicators sit alongside temperatures as signs of climate change. Thomas Newsome, Lecturer, University of Sydney William Ripple, Distinguished Professor and Director, Trophic Cascades Program, Oregon State University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.