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India has experienced a landmark 25TWh reduction in coal-fired power generation in India, highlighting speed of the energy transition, and its reduced reliance on imports.

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COAG Energy Council to focus on the immediate response to Coronavirus, as energy ministers work to ensure Australia maintains secure energy supplies.

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Australian photographer Brian Cassey visits Hasdeo Arand, one of the largest contiguous stretches of dense forest in central India. The area is rich in biodiversity, containing many threatened species including elephants, leopards and sloth bears. A rash of newly approved mines could further destroy swathes of the Hasdeo Arand forest – and with it the wildlife local villagers depend on for survival

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Researchers observing the mammals saw them sharing regurgitated blood with their neighbours.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices fell dramatically this week as financial entities unloaded positions due to growing fears of a global recession and the bearish WCI emissions impact from the coronavirus pandemic, while RGGI allowances (RGA) sank to their lowest level since mid-2018.

US biofuel credit (RIN) prices rose on Thursday after the economic impacts of the COVID-19 virus pushed prices under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to a nearly two-month low earlier this week.

Offset standard developer and manager Verra is planning a series of alterations to its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) project types that the ICAO Council declined to approve for use under the international aviation offset system CORSIA.

Australia's only solar panel manufacturer applies for regulatory approval to offer "solar rental" services to homes and small businesses.

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The Impact Investment Group-owned solar farm that fought the Queensland government in the Supreme Court is now sending power to the grid.

The post Brigalow, the little solar farm that could, sending power to grid in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Most fungi go unseen, but they play a vital role in ecosystems. Adam Frew, Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland Andy Le Brocque, Associate Professor, University of Southern Queensland Dale Nimmo, Associate Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Eleonora Egidi, Researcher, Western Sydney University Jodi Price, Senior Lecturer in Vegetation Ecology, Charles Sturt University Leanne Greenwood, PhD candidate, Charles Sturt University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Poland may propose emergency EU reforms including ETS changes, the country's climate ministry told Polish state media on Thursday, aiming to reduce the burden on its economy as it comes under intense strain due to the coronavirus. 

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EU carbon prices rebounded somewhat on Thursday following five days of huge losses, but the gains appeared short-lived as EUAs sank back and some experts predicted more coronavirus-fuelled downside to come.

Airline Lufthansa Group faces a drastic cut in its emissions this year as coronavirus measures have seen its passenger flights cut 95%, reversing a rising trend that saw its EU ETS costs soar in 2019, the company's results on Thursday showed.

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Numbers of African black rhinos in the wild have risen by several hundred, a rare boost in the conservation of a species driven to near extinction by poaching.

Black rhinos are still in grave danger but the small increase – an annual rate of 2.5% over six years, has swollen the population from 4,845 in 2012 to an estimated 5,630 in 2018, giving hope that efforts put into saving the species are paying off.

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A major annual climate change conference scheduled for late May has been cancelled over the coronavirus crisis.

Vietnam’s environment ministry has been tasked with drawing up the design for a domestic carbon market by the end of the year, though it remains unclear what shape the programme will take or how far-reaching it will be.

With many activities halted by coronavirus, benefits of time spent in nature still available

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The Wildlife Trusts, National Trust and RSPB have assured the public that their nature reserves remain open for people to walk in and enjoy as nature springs into life.

Research shows that time spent in nature is beneficial for mental and physical health, and current government advice on coronavirus is that people without symptoms or health vulnerabilities can go for a walk outdoors if they stay the recommended two metres away from others.

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Indonesia is sticking to plans to launch a pilot emissions trading market later this year, a government official said Thursday, despite concerns over the impact of the COVID-19 virus.