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The rare hoiho becomes the first penguin to take the title, after two weeks of "memes and trash-talk".

Industries such as coffee and cacao have devastated the jaguar’s habitat, but its dwindling numbers leave a delicate ecosystem hanging in the balance

Across the American continent, from the north of Mexico to Argentina, the jaguar has long been revered for its strength and power. But in some parts of Ecuador, the largest cat in South America is increasingly at risk as roads, mining and agriculture take over the rainforests.

The loss of habitat is the biggest threat to jaguars in Ecuador, particularly along the coast, where more than 70% of the original forest cover has been lost. The vast majority of this destruction has taken place over the last 50 years with the expansion of the logging and agriculture industries, including coffee, cacao, palm oil and bananas, one of the country’s largest agriculture exports.

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Climate Analytics Inc. (NY) is looking for a NDC Implementation Specialist to work under the supervision of the Head of Implementations Strategies Team and the project leads of the Climate Action Enhancement Package and with its team of experts.

Phil Koperberg is signed up to the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action group, which is campaigning for action to tackle climate change and prepare for worsening extreme weather.

Project links solar-fitted premises in ‘milestone’ to form a mini virtual power plant

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Cornwall have started selling electricity to their local energy network and the national energy system in a pioneering move.

The trial is the first time that traditional energy users – such as homes, hotels and businesses – have acted as suppliers in a microcosm of a full energy system.

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Federal regulator wants to know more about the consultation Equinor conducted and the risks posed by oil spills

Norwegian energy company Equinor has been ordered to modify and resubmit an environmental plan to drill an oil exploration well in the Great Australian Bight.

The company has exploration rights on a site about 370km off the South Australian coast and first submitted its environmental statement on the drilling proposal in April.

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Brown to Green report highlights Australia’s poor response on deforestation, transport, energy supply and carbon pricing

Australia’s response to climate change is one of the worst in the G20 with a lack of policy, reliance on fossil fuels and rising emissions leaving the country exposed “economically, politically and environmentally”, according to a new international report.

Australia’s progress to meeting its already “unambitious” Paris climate targets was third worst, fossil fuel energy was on the rise and policies to tackle high transport emissions and deforestation were also among the worst across the G20 countries.

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Political leaders work to squash links between climate change and fires, saying now is not the right time, but the scientific community disagrees.

The post Climate experts call ‘BS’ as government offers only “thoughts and prayers” for fire crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Delta Electronics, a global leader in power and thermal management solutions, has announced the appointment of David Leal, currently Eltek Regional President - APAC, as the new Country Manager for Delta Electronics (Australia) Pty Ltd.

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Group of Australia's biggest renewable energy investors says proposed AEMC reforms will make network connection prooblems worse, stunt investment, and drive up costs for consumers.

The post Renewables sector slams new network pricing proposals, says it will kill investment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar now average a share of more than 20 per cent of grid demand, and are starting pull down prices - particularly in South Australia.

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They escaped to the coast for the quiet life, but now sea-changers are in the path of monster fires. Ross Bradstock, Professor, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong Rachael Helene Nolan, Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Site exploration tests for Australia’s first offshore wind farm, the massive 2000MW Star of the South, are set to begin off the south coast of Gippsland in Victoria.

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Plans to build a 183MW solar farm with 20MW of battery storage in Western Australia’s south west looks set to be approved this week.

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Qantas will match carbon offsets purchased by customers as part of a plan by the airline to achieve zero net emissions by 2050. But no talk of electric planes.

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Shanghai will auction 2 million CO2 allowances on Nov. 29 to participants in its emissions trading scheme, who face the deadline for complying with 2018 obligations later on the same day.

Australian airline company Qantas on Monday said it would reach net zero emissions by 2050, and as part of the plan will immediately double its use of carbon credits by matching each tonne offset by its customers.

Cutting the speed of ships by 20% can benefit health, protect whales and limit warming, say campaigners.

A British Airways insider says the industry deliberately fills planes with extra fuel to save costs.

Fishing industry and environmentalists teaming up to restore seagrass; special guitar helping with healing after tragic accident; Irish farming couple embrace 'gap year' down under; why singing to your baby brings benefits for all.