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Aim is to save £1bn a year on industrial energy bills and cut emissions equivalent to taking 200,000 cars off the road

The British government has launched a £315m hunt to find new technologies that can shrink the carbon footprint of the most polluting factories to help meet the UK’s climate targets.

The scheme will offer funds over the next five years to energy-intensive firms, such as manufacturers, to invest in new technology which can reduce their energy use.

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The World Bank’s Pilot Auction Facility (PAF) will hold a fourth auction next year to buy methane emission reduction credits from projects in the developing world, the bank said Tuesday.

The Climate Finance and Carbon Markets (CFCM) Associate will support the Head in the climate finance business development and the delivery of climate finance projects for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in its London office.

The UK-led challenge to the land speed record ups its pace in trials in the Kalahari Desert.

Study claims police tactics have left women feeling ‘violated and frightened’

Police have been accused of groping and manhandling female anti-fracking protesters, including pulling their clothes to reveal their breasts.

A team of academics, who have been studying anti-fracking demonstrations for three years, alleged that police had treated female protesters more physically than male protesters.

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What started as innocuous good fun has evolved into a national obsession, complete with voter fraud, skulduggery and high passions

The data team picked up on them first – 310 “dubious” votes from an IP address in Australia, sending one trend line suddenly, suspiciously skyward above the others. Something funny was going on with the shag.

Of course, by then – the 13th year of the competition – organisers knew to expect dodgy dealings in New Zealand’s bird of the year poll.

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Parks one of many government resources Trump has sought to privatize, including the US postal service, airports and freeways

A team of Trump administration advisers – consisting mostly of appointees from private industry – are urging “modernization” of national park campgrounds, with a vision of food trucks, wifi and even Amazon deliveries.

“Our recommendations would allow people to opt for additional costs if they want, for example, Amazon deliveries at a particular campsite,” Derrick Crandall, vice chairman of the “Made in America” Outdoor Recreation Advisory Committee, told the Los Angeles Times. “We want to let Americans make their own decisions in the marketplace.”

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Pressure is mounting on the Federal Government to overhaul private health insurance to arrest the "death spiral" experts say the system is locked in.

Activists take government back to court, saying plans violate people’s environmental rights

Climate campaigners are taking Norway’s government back to court to oppose its plans to open the Arctic for oil drilling despite a public commitment to tackle the environmental crisis.

Greenpeace Nordic and Norway’s Nature and Youth organisation will appeal on Tuesday against the government’s decision to allow oil exploration in parts of the Arctic Ocean on the grounds that it violates people’s rights to a safe and healthy environment.

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EU’s agriculture policy needs urgent reform, organisations tell incoming commission president

The EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) should be overhauled urgently to stop the intensification of farming practices that is leading to a steep decline in wildlife, scientists from across the bloc have urged.

Five organisations representing more than 2,500 experts have written to Ursula von der Leyen, the incoming president of the European commission, and the European parliament, to demand major changes to the way the CAP operates.

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Renewables developer Enernet Global to use the Alion Energy solar tracking technology for 62MW Vales Point coal ash dam solar farm in NSW.

The post Alion Energy solar tracker scores first deal for “difficult” solar farm locations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Lake Bonney battery in South Australia charges up for the first time as it prepares for final commissioning.

The post Lake Bonney battery charges up for first time in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Eight graphs illustrate the stunning renewable energy transition in South Australia, and its plans to further lead the world in uptake of wind, solar and storage.

The post South Australia’s stunning renewable energy transition, and what comes next appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pods allow visitors to experience the air quality in Delhi, London, Beijing, São Paulo and Norway.

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International Energy Agency says global primary energy intensity improved by only 1.2% in 2018 – the slowest rate since the start of the decade.

The post Slow progress on energy efficiency puts climate targets at risk, misses $2.6 trillion of benefits appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research confirms that what the world pumps into the atmosphere today has grave long-term consequences. Governments - especially Australia's - must urgently ramp up efforts to reduce emissions. Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Share of wind and solar jumps to 18.7%, while share of coal falls an incredible 8% over 12 months.

The post Know your NEM: Coal down, wind and solar through the roof appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hydrogen cars are green, quick to refuel and have range, so why are battery cars way ahead of them?

Oil and gas majors must cut combined production by at least 35% by 2040 to meet international climate targets and protect shareholder value.

The post Oil majors must cut production by one-third to meet Paris targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.