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The EU carbon bull run into a fourth day on Monday, with prices hitting a new 11-year high of €29.50 as power prices also soared to their highest so far this year.

Toyota to trial solar-powered Prius that aims to achieve up to 1kW in output and add more than 50kms to the fossil-free driving range.

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If you’re planning on taking part in the week-long demonstrations, we’d like to hear from you

The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion are planning week-long demonstrations by targeting five UK cities; London, Bristol, Leeds, Glasgow and Cardiff. The coalition are calling on the government to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse emissions to zero by 2025.

As part of what the group are calling a “summer uprising”, activists are blocking roads in several city centres. In London people gathered outside the Royal Courts of Justice and set up a blue boat, Bristol bridge has been closed after a pink boat has been installed there and a major road has been blocked by a purple boat in the centre of Glasgow.

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Mark Armstrong talks about his father, and the first ever Moon landing 50 years ago.

The note - once called the currency of corrupt elites - gets a makeover with the image of a computer pioneer.

Group brings boats with slogan ‘Act Now!’ to London, Cardiff, Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow

The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion has carried out protests in five UK cities, marking the start of what it describes as a “summer uprising”.

Monday’s demonstrations – targeting London, Cardiff, Leeds, Bristol and Glasgow – caused disruption to traffic in parts of the cities. The group is calling for greater government action on the climate crisis.

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A large barrel jellyfish has been spotted by the biologist and wildlife presenter Lizzie Daly, who came face to face with the sea creature while diving near Falmouth. Barrel jellyfish are the biggest species of jellyfish found in British waters

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General Angus Campbell says Pacific Islands abandoned due to climate change could pave the way for foreign territorial expansion.

Goldwind has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of Goldwind wind turbines for the Biala Wind Farm project in the Southern Tablelands of NSW.

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Nuclear proponents identify most likely sites in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia for up to 20 nukes they think should be built in Australia.

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Wind output hit new record on Sunday night, average prices in South Australia fall into negative territory last Thursday.

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Bob Brown says "eye-catchiness" and ecological impact of proposed Robbins Island wind farm outweigh the massive project's environmental benefits.

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Give and take - renewables deliver a crucial economic boost to Australia, supporting construction activity, while undermining exports of coal and gas.

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15 hours of extremely hot weather added about $60/MWh to the average price for the entire March quarter last summer. Will it happen again this coming summer?

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Imports of waste oil from Asia, intended to cut carbon from transport, are linked to rising levels of deforestation

Indonesia's Terregra Renewables completes its first solar farm in Australia, with another on the way, eyeing attractive merchant market for electricity.

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The public knew little about this enigmatic man, but now we are gaining a glimpse of the real Neil Armstrong.

A new study from Monash University has found people's frugality and deep attachment to their electronic devices make them unwilling to let them go.

"Europe's GPS" goes offline as it grapples with a technical glitch in its ground infrastructure.

India's space mission to the Moon's south pole will not launch on Monday, due to a technical problem.