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The Threatened Species Bake Off commemorates Threatened Species Day on 7th September. Submissions are open until 5pm AEST 9 September 2019. Visit the Threatened Species Bake Off page for more info.

Vietnam is planning to launch a two-year pilot carbon tax for thermal power generation and cement production across four provinces as it steps up market-based efforts to stymie its rapidly rising greenhouse gas emissions.

Tilt still plans big battery at Snowtown wind complex, but appears to have gone cool on addition of 44MW solar plant.

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Snowy Hydro’s Gordon Wymer goes into the fine details of the proposed Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme. Plus. The regulator’s power play on wind farms.

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The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 16 September 2019.

The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 16 September 2019.

Korea Midland Power and trading firm Ecoeye have signed a deal with subsidiaries of state-owned oil and gas firm PetroBangla to develop a CDM project that will generate some 1 million carbon credits annually for use in the South Korean emissions trading scheme.

A £5m expansion of Suffolk's Carlton Marshes could reduce the impact of surge tides, say its owners.

Clean Energy Regulator investigation sees Brisbane plumber sentenced to 4.5 years jail for falsely claiming to have installed more than 400 solar heat pumps.

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State and local governments have been struggling to stop plastic, glass, paper and cardboard from entering landfill, or being stockpiled, since other countries began rejecting our waste. So what now?

State and local governments have been struggling to stop plastic, glass, paper and cardboard from entering landfill, or being stockpiled, since other countries began rejecting our waste. So what now?

Marine heat waves, associated with climate change, cause the rapid death of corals, research reveals.

Carbon emissions from two of Europe’s biggest low-cost airlines rose considerably in July, putting both on track to record higher CO2 output and face costlier EU ETS bills this year.

The World Bank’s Nitric Acid Climate Auction Program (NACAP) has extended the emission reduction generation period that eligible CER and VER carbon credits can be delivered into the programme.

The future of the Liddell power station NSW's Hunter Valley is again far from certain with the NSW Government joining a Federal Task Force looking at both short and long-term options for the aging coal plant.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices dropped on the secondary market this week ahead of the quarterly WCI auction, while RGGI allowances (RGAs) plumbed a five-month low as compliance entities took advantage of the price drop.

A major climate report is warning of dire consequences for the planet unless strong action is taken to improve food production and change land use.

We don't know enough about the carbon footprint of vegan foods, and that needs to change. Maartje Sevenster, Research Scientist Climate Smart Agriculture, CSIRO Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) jurisdictions in the northeast US and Mid-Atlantic are likely to see tranpsort sector emissions decline from more stringent federal fuel economy standards and greater deployment of electric vehicles, according to initial reference case results.