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The Netherlands government on Tuesday proposed a law to set a minimum CO2 price for its power sector from next year.

Environmentalists fear 2019 will be one of worst years for deforestation in recent memory

Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon surged last month to the highest May level since the current monitoring method began, prompting concerns that president Jair Bolsonaro is giving a free pass to illegal logging, farming and mining.

The world’s greatest rainforest – which is a vital provider of oxygen and carbon sequestration – lost 739sq km during the 31 days, equivalent to two football pitches every minute, according to data from the government’s satellite monitoring agency.

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Readings from Hawaii observatory bring threshold of 450ppm closer sooner than had been anticipated

The concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased by the second highest annual rise in the past six decades, according to new data.

Atmospheric concentrations of the greenhouse gas were 414.8 parts per million in May, which was 3.5ppm higher than the same time last year, according to readings from the Mauna Loa observatory in Hawaii, where carbon dioxide has been monitored continuously since 1958.

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An invasive "killer shrimp" that has reached UK rivers could be altering the behaviour of other species.

Sydney Opera House turns to wind and solar to meet its electricity needs, and may add a battery to ensure a "perfect match."

The post Sydney Opera House turns to wind and solar, may add battery for perfect match appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Finning is still rampant in many countries due to diners’ appetite for the delicacy, despite attempts to shut down the trade

A rising demand for shark fin soup is wiping out more than 73 million sharks every year, fuelling a practice labelled the marine “gold rush”.

Finning, when a shark’s fin is sliced off while at sea and the body dumped back into the ocean, is rampant in many regions – fins are one of the most expensive seafood items, ending up mostly in soup. The delicacy had been particularly popular in China but a nationwide conservation campaign saw consumption drop 80% since 2011.

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The suit accuses the federal government of violating young people’s constitutional rights by contributing to the climate crisis

Twenty-one youth activists will face off with the US government in an Oregon courthouse on Tuesday, where their attorneys will petition a panel of judges to let their climate case go to trial. Until it does, their attorneys will also argue, fossil fuel development should be halted on public lands.

The case of Juliana v the US charges the federal government with violating the constitutional rights of youth by perpetuating systems that contribute to climate breakdown. Those young people – who range in age from 11 to 23 and hail from all corners of the nation – argue that the constitution gives them and future generations a right to an environment free of climate catastrophe.

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China’s environment ministry has ordered provincial governments to produce lists of power plants to be included the national ETS and get them ready to open accounts in the CO2 permit registry.

A total of 1.5GW of large- and small-scale solar has been installed across Australia so far in 2019, making it the biggest year for PV installs excluding 2018.

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Networks want to charge solar households for the electricity they export. Consumer groups say this is just a money grab, and their are smarter and fairer ways to change tariff structures.

The post Networks want to hit household solar exports with extra grid charges appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Relative newcomer to Australia, Rio Indygen, is proposing a 25MW solar farm for the New South Wales Hunter Region near the historic township of Vacy.

The post New solar player eyes 25MW project near Dungog in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hawaii craft brewer has a huge solar array, a suite of Tesla batteries, and uses biodiesel when needed. That means it barely needs the grid and is also replacing gas.

The post Hawaii craft brewer adds solar and Tesla battery to cut use of grid and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gupta signs contract with Shanghai Electric to undertake construction of the Cultana solar farm in Whyalla.

The post Gupta secures China EPC contract for $350 million Cultana solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Victoria Police unveils specially modified Tesla Model X SUV for state's highway patrol, says fully electric cars the future for Australian road policing.

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NZ EV dealer and rental company Blue Cars develops new battery module for Nissan Leaf it says can extend the popular electric car’s range by up to 45%.

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The Queensland Competition Authority has cited strong investment in renewables as a reason for reducing solar feed-in-tariffs in regional Queensland.

The post Queensland cuts regional solar feed-in tariffs as renewables push prices down appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This Mexican researcher hopes her invention can help replace single-use plastics.

The BBC was given access inside Porton Down, where some of the world's deadliest viruses are researched.