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Mauritius declares a state of emergency after Japanese-owned carrier MV Wakashio starts leaking oil.

Keeping Covid out of Antarctica means little research will be done on the continent in 2020-2021.

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Compliance entities grew their position by the largest amount since late May as speculators made slight reductions to their net length in the WCI cap-and-trade scheme, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

The EU will need to overcome major competitiveness concerns and devise additional incentives beyond the EU ETS to help meet its 2050 net zero emissions goal, according to a recent study.

A delayed hydroelectric transmission line may have created tighter fundamentals in the Nova Scotia cap-and-trade market and led to the programme’s first auction settling 20% above the auction price floor, according a trader.

Carbon market allowances can be bought by financial institutions to help align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement, investors managing more than $16 trillion said this week in an endorsement that further boosts prospects for carbon as an asset class.

The National Park Service has warned against sacrificing slower friends in a bear attack ‘even if the friendship has run its course’

There are a few potential reactions to being attacked by a bear – stand your ground and attempt to scare it off, run away or perhaps curl up into the fetal position and hope for the best.

The US government has now, however, officially advised against the most cowardly option: pushing over a slower friend to save yourself.

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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including a giant pangolin and a tiny hummingbird

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A California-based speculator registered in the RGGI CO2 Allowance Tracking System (COATS) this week, becoming the eighth financial participant to do so this year, data shows.

EUAs briefly dropped below €26 early on Friday, but climbed back into positive territory after the auction and hit an intraday high on US monthly jobs figures.

Plan is to turn stretch of River Wharfe in Ilkley into a swimming area where water quality is regularly monitored

The creation of the first designated bathing water spot in a UK river has moved one step closer after the government published a consultation on the plans.

A stretch of the River Wharfe in Ilkley, which is popular with swimmers and families, would be the only river in the country to be subjected to strict monitoring during May to October to ensure the water is of good quality.

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Australia’s offshore energy regulator has approved Shell’s Crux gas project that will emit up to 9 MtCO2e a year over two decades, saying it is “reasonably satisfied” that the oil major is committed to a global low-carbon transition.

ICF Next would like to add a Brussels-based Senior Consultant to the Energy and Climate team, specifically to contribute to and help support and manage the rapid growth of its EU policy and sustainable finance practice.

Drop in emissions was a blip, say scientists, and a green recovery is vital to halt global heating

The draconian coronavirus lockdowns across the world have led to sharp drops in carbon emissions, but this will have “negligible” impact on the climate crisis, with global heating cut by just 0.01C by 2030, a study has found.

But the analysis also shows that putting the huge sums of post-Covid-19 government funding into a green recovery and shunning fossil fuels will give the world a good chance of keeping the rise in global temperatures below 1.5C. The scientists said we are now at a “make or break” moment in keeping under the limit – as compared with pre-industrial levels – agreed by the world’s governments to avoid the worst effects of global heating.

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New research says that the lockdown, by itself, will make little difference to climate change.

The Tasmanian government is trying to keep the orange bellied parrot alive but is chopping down everywhere the swift parrot lives

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District councils want to protect beauty spots during coming warm and sunny weekend

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District councils in England are urging people going to parks and green spaces to dispose of their rubbish safely and responsibly, ahead of an expected surge in visits during this weekend’s mini-heatwave.

The District Councils’ Network – which represents 187 district councils in England, which are responsible for maintaining parks and beauty spots – is calling on the public to use bins but to take their rubbish home if they are full. It is also asking dog walkers to make sure they clean up their pets’ mess.

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W.A. energy minister Bill Johnston and a panel of experts join the Energy Insiders podcast to discuss the conversion of miners to wind and solar, and plans for the state’s main grid.

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