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City of Adelaide reaches 100 per cent renewables target under deal with Flow Power that will combine wind and two new solar plants.

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A huge star has disappeared - did it become a black hole?

Researchers analyse historical records and museum artefacts to pinpoint the birds’ distribution

Two of the most well-known birds of prey – the golden eagle and white-tailed eagle – once soared high above the whole of Wales, a study has concluded.

Researchers analysed historical records, museum artefacts, medieval poetry and place names featuring eryr – the Welsh word for eagle – to pinpoint the distribution of the birds.

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I have to inject myself with needles just to stay alive. Still, Bayer will continue to sell Roundup, and refused to label it as carcinogenic

Last Wednesday was my 71st birthday, a low-key celebration in these Covid-19 times. Then I heard the news that the pharmaceutical conglomerate Bayer has offered a settlement to resolve several massive class-action lawsuits alleging that the company’s herbicide, Roundup, is dangerous and causes cancer.

I’m one of the thousands of people who filed suit. The news of the settlement ruined my birthday.

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Project developers ALFA have received around 420,000 carbon offsets for two programmes in Australia’s Northern Territory aiming at reducing the risk of late dry season wild fires, in the Clean Energy Regulator’s latest credit issuance.

US start-up Orison, backed by Origin Energy, hopes to unveil its "plug and play" battery storage that it describes as just another appliance that can be plugged into the wall.

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The new strain, scientists say, is carried by pigs but can infect humans and requires close monitoring.

A family were fishing on a lake in Wisconsin when they spotted a bear with a plastic jar stuck on its head. After several attempts at moving their boat next to the bear and removing the jar, they were finally able to free the animal. 'Never dreamt we would ever do this in our life time,' Tricia Hurt wrote on Facebook. 'Out on Marshmiller Lake yesterday with Brian Hurt and Brady Hurt when we spotted this poor bear. He made it to shore after all that'

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New Zealand carbon allowances rose to new historic high records in Tuesday trade, as available supply remains modest and traders fix their eyes on 2021 market dynamics.

Greenhouse gas removal platform Puro has paused its bi-monthly auctions, favouring web sales to bolster trade in its premium-priced credits for the voluntary carbon market.

$100m to be spent on conservation after critics expressed concerns for Kosciuszko national park

Scott Morrison has announced federal approval for the Snowy 2.0 project in the closing days of the Eden-Monaro byelection campaign, declaring Snowy Hydro would spend $100m on measures aimed at allaying environmental concerns.

The prime minister told reporters on Tuesday he was excited to announce “the thumbs-up, green light for the Snowy 2.0 project to now move to its full implementation phase” with construction to begin over the next two years.

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Western Australia trial that will offer virtual home energy storage installs 464kWh Tesla battery system in Top 20 Perth solar suburb of Port Kennedy.

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In a gift to voters ahead of the Eden Monaro by-election, the Morrison government waves through environmental approval for Snowy 2.0.

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Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has decided to invest in a new polluting coal power project: Jawa 9 and 10 in Indonesia.

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Critics say PMs promise to ‘build back greener’ is not delivered by plans revealed so far

Boris Johnson is to set out a “new deal” for jobs and infrastructure on Tuesday, painting himself as a “Rooseveltian” prime minister lifting Britain out of the biggest recession in centuries, and a pledge to use the coronavirus crisis to tackle unresolved challenges such as health, education and regional inequalities.

“To that end, we will build build build,” he is expected to say. “Build back better, build back greener, build back faster, and to do that at the pace that this moment requires.

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The level of investment in large-scale batteries in Australia has doubled in the last six months, according to an analysis by the Clean Energy Council.

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Australia’s biggest-emitting company on Tuesday announced the launch of a carbon neutral electricity product which will offer offset-backed power to customers, and plans to roll out similar options across its entire product portfolio.

AGL, the country's biggest emitter, to offer customers carbon neutral options on all energy products, but won't fast-track the closure of its coal generators.

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Victoria has now overtaken South Australia as the state which usually has the largest volume of wind generation.

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State parliamentary investigation finds biggest threat to the species’ survival is habitat loss – but logging and clearing has continued

Koalas will become extinct before 2050 in NSW unless there is urgent government intervention to prevent habitat loss, a year-long inquiry has found.

The NSW parliamentary inquiry also finds that a government estimate that there are 36,000 koalas in the state is outdated and unreliable.

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