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Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is aiming to finalise its post-2020 RGGI regulation next month after failing to meet internal deadlines for an upcoming July committee meeting, an official told Carbon Pulse.

Norway has paid Indonesia for reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 11.2 MtCO2e, the first payment under a 10-year-old bilateral forestry deal after a smaller transfer flagged last year never materialised.

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Air pollution has remained at lower levels in UK towns and cities despite a return to near-normal traffic levels after the easing of coronavirus restrictions, according to research.

Analysis of data from more than 100 urban roadside locations shows nitrogen dioxide pollution levels were 30% below normal at the end of June, despite HGV traffic being back at 95% of normal levels, vans at 90% and cars at 75%.

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The European Council’s latest proposal for a 2021-27 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) retains the idea of earmarking some revenues from auctioned EUAs for the bloc’s general budget, but wants to leave it to officials to outline the details only after 2021.

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

The US space agency's next rover is placed atop of the rocket that will send it to the Red Planet.

Queensland-based solar retailer slapped with hefty fine in latest federal crackdown on telemarketing breaches by the solar industry.

The post Queensland solar retailer hit with hefty fine for telemarketing breaches appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Korean CO2 permits shed another 9.9% in Friday trade to sink to their lowest levels since Oct. 2018 as the market remained flooded with surplus allowances and bereft of demand.

Nissan Leaf owners will finally get access to bi-directironal chargers, and the ability to power their home from their battery on wheels, by the end of the year.

The post Nissan Leaf owners should be able to power their homes with their cars later this year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

But demand for ivory and rhino horn shows signs of falling, says UN wildlife crime report

Lion, jaguar and leopard body parts are being increasingly sought as substitutes to tiger products by traffickers, a major UN report has found, but demand for ivory and rhino horn has shown signs of a sustained fall.

Wildlife trafficking continues to pose a major threat to nature, global biodiversity and human health, the UN’s Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has warned, following an analysis of trends in the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade.

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The Northern Territory government in Australia has released principles for use of carbon offsets in its efforts to reach net zero emissions by mid-century, but did not clarify which requirements might be imposed on facilities already regulated under the federal Safeguard Mechanism.

The European mammals will restore a rich habitat for local wildlife, conservationists say.

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Release of a small herd of endangered animals in Kent is planned for spring 2022

Wild bison are to return to the UK for the first time in 6,000 years, with the release of a small herd in Kent planned for spring 2022.

The £1m project to reintroduce the animals will help secure the future of an endangered species. But they will also naturally regenerate a former pine wood plantation by killing off trees. This creates a healthy mix of woodland, scrub and glades, boosting insect, bird and plant life.

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Water firms not addressing problem of leaks, causing loss of 3bn litres a day, report finds

There is a serious risk that parts of England will run out of water within 20 years, MPs have warned.

The public accounts committee said the bodies responsible for water in the UK had “taken their eye off the ball” and the scale of leakage – more than 3bn litres a day – was “wholly unacceptable”.

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The discovery of two large ship propellers in Darwin Harbour has offered a new interpretation of the sinking of USS Peary in 1942. These new artefacts are automatically protected by the Commonwealth Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018.

Northern Territory unveils Renewable Hydrogen Strategy to become a world leader in transition to renewable hydrogen on path to net-zero emissions by 2050.

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SwitchedIn CEO Andrew Mears joins the Energy Insiders podcast to talk about behind the meter issues, virtual power plants and all things, digital, distributed and democratic.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Digital, distributed and democratic – The new energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When the post-bushfire rains finally arrived, the situation for many fish species went from dangerous to catastrophic. A slurry of ash and mud washed into waterways, sending oxygen levels plummeting. Lee Baumgartner, Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University Katie Doyle, Freshwater Ecologist, Charles Sturt University Luiz G M Silva, Freshwater Fish Scientist, Charles Sturt University Luke Pearce, Fisheries Manager Nathan Ning, Freshwater Ecologist, Charles Sturt University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Correspondence released under FOI reveals just how quickly the big energy lobby move to use Covid-19 outbreak to lobby for delays to crucial reforms.

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