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Alex Shoolman’s article The future of legacy car manufacturers makes a lot of sense. I certainly wouldn’t want to have shares in most of the existing car manufacturers. But my view of the transport transformation goes beyond his vision. First, I see many factors reducing demand for cars. These include e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards and lots...

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California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) plans to set aside nearly $18 billion to settle wildfire claims from residents and government entities as it seeks to exit bankruptcy by June 2020, according to a plan filed late Monday.

Despite Coalition's climate-lite – and climate denying – approach to policy, more than 80% of Australians side with science on global warming, and believe we're feeling the impacts already.

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Trillions of dollars needed to avoid ‘climate apartheid’ but this is less than cost of inaction

The world’s readiness for the inevitable effects of the climate crisis is “gravely insufficient”, according to a report from global leaders.

This lack of preparedness will result in poverty, water shortages and levels of migration soaring, with an “irrefutable toll on human life”, the report warns.

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Global Commission calls for trillions of dollars to help the world adapt to climate change.

The Global Commission on Adaptation - a group of 34 leaders in politics, business and science say the world urgently needs to be made more "climate change resilient".

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International communities could struggle to meet the criteria set by California’s proposed Tropical Forest Standard (TFS), but the adoption of the policy may incentivise them to begin addressing deforestation, according to experts.

The Morrison Government has asked the ACCC to investigate allegations investors are hoarding water rights at the expense of farmers, as the east coast drought continues to ravage farming communities.

Hundreds of firefighters have worked through the night battling bushfires in NSW and Qld, as experts warn Australia must brace for more severe weather events.

The surrendering of Colombian offsets to comply with the country’s carbon tax has slowed this year due to an extreme supply squeeze and administrative delays.

This position will lead the firm's investment team and act as the portfolio manager for the first and prospectively subsequent funds.

New research is showing the overwhelming majority of Australians believe that global man-made warming is resulting in more extreme weather events, such as bushfires, droughts and flooding.

RGGI compliance entities significantly increased their holdings on the secondary market prior to the September auction, while they also added length at the quarterly sale amid expectations prices will rise in the future, traders said.

A Paris court has upheld the sentences of two men jailed for defrauding the French government out of €146 million via the EU ETS.

Financier Victor Vescovo completes his quest to visit the deepest parts of Earth's five oceans.

Climate of the Nation survey also growing support for net zero emissions by 2050 and rapid phase-out of coal power

Australians are increasingly concerned about droughts and floods, extinctions and water shortages associated with climate change, and most people think all levels of government aren’t doing enough to combat the effects of global warming, according to new research.

The annual Climate of the Nation survey, which has been tracking Australian attitudes to climate change for more than a decade, finds concern about droughts and flooding has risen from 74% of the survey in 2017 to 81% in 2019.

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The private sector has limited access to a slowly emerging international carbon market as governments are likely to take another two years to finalise its rules, experts said on Monday.

• Rights chief Michelle Bachelet highlights role in civil wars
• ‘The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope’

Climate change is not only having a devastating impact on the environments we live in, but also on respect for human rights globally, the UN has warned.

Related: 'Chaos, chaos, chaos': a journey through Bolsonaro's Amazon inferno

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European carbon prices firmed on Monday, though sellers kept them based near €25 amid a sharp increase in auction supply and wider political and macroeconomic worries.