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Bees might not be able to survive inside a person's eye, but they can be drawn to disgusting food sources. Manu Saunders, Research fellow, University of New England Tobias Smith, Ecologist, bee researcher and stingless bee keeper, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Instagram-able Eucalyptus salubris, better known as the Gimlet Gum, is well worth getting off the beaten track for. Michael Whitehead, Research Fellow in Evolutionary Ecology, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

China’s main energy regulator has published a consultation paper that will usher in subsidy-free wind and solar plants from the start of 2021.

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Dozens of demonstrations due on Friday as report shows UK set to miss emissions targets

A fresh wave of youth strikes for climate action will hit towns and cities across the UK on Friday, as a government report revealed that the nation is set to miss its emissions targets.

More than 60 demonstrations involving tens of thousands of young people are expected from Parliament Square in London to sites in Leeds, Manchester and Brighton. They follow the global strike on 15 March, when more than 1 million young people across the world took action to demand rapid action to tackle the climate crisis.

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Elon Musk's Falcon Heavy launched a satellite into orbit for a Saudi Arabian company.

German wind turbine maker enters “self-administration proceedings” in struggle against debt, delays to projects and increased market competition.

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What killed the Port Augusta solar tower project? Was it the new transmission link to NSW? Or was it problems with its own technology?

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New research tips the global energy storage market to expand 13-fold by 2024, growing from 12GWh to 158GWh by 2024.

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Tesla makes Model 3 deliveries with its electric truck for the first time.

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Kenyan teenager Some, who adopted big cat Diji when she was 17, wants to be a conservationist.

Verra seeks a dynamic Market Development Manager to join its market development team to manage market research, partnership development and outreach to new markets, governments and users of Verra frameworks.

A city with impressive recycling credentials has a unique waste system involving seven coloured bags.

EUAs are on track to peak just shy of €40 in four years, but they could fall far short of that and even drop below €10 by 2030 if member states aggressively phase out coal power without cancelling carbon allowances to offset the impact, an ICIS analyst said on Thursday.

Green groups are again preparing numerous arguments to support the Canadian federal government’s ability to impose its ‘backstop’ CO2 pricing plan on recalcitrant provinces as Ontario’s court challenge starts Monday.

Mitsubishi electric cars will be equipped with two-way charging that will allow them to send power back into homes.

The post Mitsubishi plans two-way traffic – between homes and electric cars appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices continued their month-long slide this week after regulator ARB floated a price ceiling for transactions in the programme.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose significantly this week as new speculative capital continued to drive the WCI market's recent bull run, while RGGI allowances (RGAs) saw minimal activity and small gains on the secondary market.

After ten long years of searching, scientists have failed to find trace of a living Yarra Pygmy Perch in the Coorong, in South Australia.

Fossil fuel emissions are exceeding what natural systems can absorb, as year-on-year comparisons attest

Last Saturday the Guardian started publishing the carbon dioxide (CO2) measurement from Mauna Loa, Hawaii. Far from big sources, this is an indicator for the whole northern hemisphere. Each day you will see the numbers change a little. Over the last year they varied between 404 and 415 parts per million (ppm). They were lowest in late summer due to plant photosynthesis and greatest in spring from emissions that accumulated during the winter.

But compare year on year and you will see CO2 rising as emissions from our fossil fuel burning exceed what natural systems absorb. Globally, about 70% of CO2 emissions comes from cities. In leafy Egham, west of London, summer CO2 decreases by day due to plant photosynthesis and then plant respiration releases some of this at night. Along with emissions from fossil fuels, typical summer days show a variation of about 25ppm.

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