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Cane toads are spreading fast and could colonise entire country, conservation group warns

ABC Environment - Wed, 2019-02-13 07:25
The Kimberley Toad Busters group was established 15-years-ago in a bid to halt the invasion of cane toads into the biodiverse rich region.
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EU Market: EUAs plunge by over 8% to new 2019 low after key support breaks

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-13 05:42
European carbon fell by nearly €2 on Tuesday to their lowest so far this year, plummeting late in the day as prices crashed below a major support level that had held up since late 2018.
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Fracking firm Cuadrilla loses planning appeal for second UK site

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-02-13 05:08

Communities secretary James Brokenshire cited traffic issues in rejecting plans for four wells

Campaigners have welcomed the government’s decision to reject a planning appeal by shale gas firm Cuadrilla to frack at a second site in Lancashire, capping a week of bad news for the industry.

James Brokenshire, the communities secretary, said he was turning down the appeal for planning permission to develop four fracking wells in the Fylde area because of traffic concerns.

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World Bank carbon fund inks first REDD payment deals

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-13 05:06
Two African nations will receive over $100 million for protecting some of their forests under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), the agency announced on Tuesday, jump-starting the first REDD payouts from the facility's Carbon Fund since it launched at the beginning of the decade.
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Green New Deal : Can this plan pushed by some Democrats really work?

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-13 05:01
A radical plan to tackle climate change pushed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has drawn scorn from Trump.
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EU prepares to pick up airline ETS burden in event of no-deal Brexit

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-13 04:58
EU rules passed into law on Tuesday would transfer responsibility away from Britain for managing the ETS requirements for hundreds of airlines in the event of a no-deal Brexit, with Germany taking on many of the major carriers.
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China and India help make planet leafier

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-13 03:22
There are now more than 2 million sq miles of extra leaf area per year, compared with the early 2000s.
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What happens when you take a genealogy test

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-13 02:15
Two BBC journalists succumbed to the trend and took at-home genealogy tests. This is what they found.
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Labour to set out plans to decarbonise UK and fulfil green jobs pledge

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-02-13 02:00

Party says Labour government would tackle climate change by starting economic revolution

Labour is to set out how the UK can move swiftly to a decarbonised future to tackle the unfolding climate crisis and put “meat on the bones” of its promise to create hundreds of thousands of high-skilled, unionised green jobs.

Trade unionists and industry leaders will come together with academics, engineers and public institutions to build detailed regional plans setting out the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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Tudder: the Tinder for cattle helping cows meet their ideal bull

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-02-13 00:46

How do they swipe right with their hooves? Can sheep get involved? And, crucially: is this for real?

Name: Tudder.

Age: Brand new.

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Queen Elizabeth Engineering Prize: GPS pioneers lauded

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-13 00:00
Four Americans are celebrated for their roles in developing the sat-nav Global Positioning System.
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Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run, says study

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-12 21:25

Petrol and diesel vehicles cost more over four years in UK and four other European nations

Electric cars are already cheaper to own and run than petrol or diesel alternatives in five European countries analysed in new research.

The study examined the purchase, fuel and tax costs of Europe’s bestselling car, the VW golf, in its battery electric, hybrid, petrol and diesel versions. Over four years, the pure electric version was the cheapest in all places – UK, Germany, France, Netherlands and Norway – owing to a combination of lower taxes, fuel costs and subsidies on the purchase price.

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Solar energy sector lost 8,000 jobs in US last year, but future looks bright – report

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-12 20:00

Despite second consecutive year of declines, report concludes the long-term outlook for solar energy production is positive

The solar energy sector lost 8,000 jobs in the US last year, the second consecutive year of declines, hit by uncertainty over the Trump administration’s energy and trade policies and a 30% tariff on imported solar panels, according to a report released on Tuesday.

But according to the Solar Foundation the future is still bright for solar. Despite the two-year dip, solar employment has grown 159%, from just over 93,000 to more than 242,000 jobs in all 50 states over the past nine years and the report concludes the long-term outlook for solar energy production is positive.

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China ETS emissions accounting improves, study finds

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-02-12 19:44
Chinese companies covered by pilot emissions trading schemes submit more correct CO2 data over time, a study has found, adding some hope that the national cap-and-trade programme can operate with credible data.
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NZ Market: NZUs jump to 2-month high on firm demand

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-02-12 19:34
New Zealand carbon allowances on Tuesday rose 1% to their highest since mid-December as demand around the fixed price option level remained firm while available supply was scarce.
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UK to get Model 3 configurator within 2 months, Australia to follow

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-02-12 17:08

UK will be first right-hand drive market to get Model 3 configurator, which means that Australia will not be far behind.

The post UK to get Model 3 configurator within 2 months, Australia to follow appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Electric motorcycles – promises, promises?

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-02-12 17:08

My Zero doesn't work again, and I'm getting so frustrated I may have to buy a fossil fuel bike.

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Nearly a fifth of the EU's budget goes on livestock farming, says Greenpeace

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-12 17:00

Europe urged to promote diets lower in meat and dairy and restrict animals to grass-based systems to free land for crops

Nearly a fifth of the EU’s total budget – more than £24bn of taxpayer money – goes to support livestock farming across Europe, according to new research by Greenpeace.

At a time when scientists are calling for significant reductions in meat consumption, the report’s authors say taxpayers’ money should be redirected away from grain-fed, industrial animal farming.

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Climate change takes front seat in NSW court

ABC Environment - Tue, 2019-02-12 16:50
The NSW Land and Environment Court has ruled against a coal mine development, highlighting the mine's impact on climate change.
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Climate and economic risks 'threaten 2008-style systemic collapse'

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-12 16:00

Environmental and social problems could interact in global breakdown, report says

The gathering storm of human-caused threats to climate, nature and economy pose a danger of systemic collapse comparable to the 2008 financial crisis, according to a new report that calls for urgent and radical reform to protect political and social systems.

The study says the combination of global warming, soil infertility, pollinator loss, chemical leaching and ocean acidification is creating a “new domain of risk”, which is hugely underestimated by policymakers even though it may pose the greatest threat in human history.

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