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Low flush toilets often waste more water than they save due to poor engineering and confusing buttons.

S&P downgrades Snowy Hydro, saying its debt would be rated "junk" without backing of federal government, and plans for new gas generator rely on more government money.

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IUCN has evolved into the world’s largest and most diverse environmental network. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its 1,300 Member organisations and the input of over 10,000 experts.

To this end, FAO is recruiting a Climate Change Specialist, to support the implementation and delivery of FAO’s Climate Change Thematic Program in Sri Lanka and Maldives. The post is based in the FAO Representation in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

California fuel consumption ramped up in June compared to prior months, but the COVID-19 pandemic continues to depress gasoline and diesel demand beneath historic levels, according to state data published Monday.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values remained steady last week despite Governor Gavin Newsom’s (D) executive order for the state to phase out the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

The weather is warming up, and snakes are coming out to bask in the sun. But we don't need to tell tall tales to appreciate snakes – the truth is far more fascinating. Damian R. Michael, Senior research fellow, Charles Sturt University Dale Nimmo, Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Skye Wassens, Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Breakthrough that builds on plastic-eating bugs first discovered by Japan in 2016 promises to enable full recycling

A super-enzyme that degrades plastic bottles six times faster than before has been created by scientists and could be used for recycling within a year or two.

The super-enzyme, derived from bacteria that naturally evolved the ability to eat plastic, enables the full recycling of the bottles. Scientists believe combining it with enzymes that break down cotton could also allow mixed-fabric clothing to be recycled. Today, millions of tonnes of such clothing is either dumped in landfill or incinerated.

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EUAs jumped nearly 6% on Monday to reclaim last week's losses as wider markets swung to positive, with carbon further boosted by a bout of short-covering and speculative buying once prices broke above resistance.

Swedish oil firm Preem has withdrawn refinery expansion plans that would have created the country’s biggest EU ETS emitter, it said on Monday, diverting investments into biofuels instead.

Scott Morrison declined as 10-point plan calls for commitments considered inconsistent with government policy

The Morrison government has said it refused to sign a global pledge endorsed by 64 countries committing them to reverse biodiversity loss because it was inconsistent with Australia’s policies.

Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Justin Trudeau, Jacinda Ardern and Boris Johnson are among world leaders who signed the Leaders’ pledge for nature which was launched on Monday ahead of a major UN summit on biodiversity being hosted virtually from New York. The summit is working towards a Paris-style global agreement on nature.

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The European Commission’s climate boss has defended the inclusion of natural sinks from the LULUCF sector in the EU 55% emissions reduction target plan, adding that early action would make the achievement of the bloc’s 2050 net zero goal more predictable.

Release of CO2 from UKCS rigs was much greater than Norwegian and Danish regions

Britain’s oil and gas rigs are the most polluting in the North Sea oil basin, according to industry data, with enough unwanted gas burned off every year to heat a million homes.

Oil rigs in the UK continental shelf (UKCS) released 13.1m tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere last year, according to data from Rystad Energy, significantly more than those from the Norwegian and Danish regions of the North Sea, which produced 10.4m tonnes and 1.4m tonnes of CO2 respectively in the same year.

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California power sector emissions plummeted year-on-year during July even as electricity consumption began to return to historic levels from coronavirus-era lows, with the abatement likely helped by hydroelectric imports, according to California Independent System Operator (CAISO) data.

EU environment ministers will on Wednesday begin discussions over an upgraded 2030 emissions reduction target, taking the European Commission’s proposed minimum 55% goal recommendation as the basis for the negotiations, according to a leaked draft EU Council document seen by Carbon Pulse.

The naturalist uses a UN event to call on world leaders to do more to protect nature.

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#EndSewagePollution wants legally binding targets for water firms in environment bill

A coalition of river and sea organisations is calling for targets for water companies to reduce sewage discharges to be included in the upcoming environment bill.

The groups, which include surfers, canoeists and environmental activists, have joined forces in a campaign called #EndSewagePollution. They intend to deliver a petition calling for an end to sewage discharges into rivers and coastal waters to George Eustice, the environment secretary, next month.

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