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Will these bats hang around after HS2 construction?
Critics urge US Court of Appeals to block California LCFS on eve of vote
Virginia slashes proposed RGGI emissions cap by over 15%
COMMENT: Saskatchewan, Ontario and the constitutionality of a national carbon price
Hogan Lovells closes letter of credit financing to support the construction phase of its investment in the Murra Warra Wind Farm
PRESS RELEASE Hogan Lovells acted for Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, as lead counsel on the letter of credit financing to support the construction phase of its over AUD$200 million equity investment on behalf of its clients in the first stage of Murra Warra Wind Farm (Murra Warra 1), one of the...
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The Driven Podcast: Simon Hackett’s chance meeting with young Elon Musk
Simon Hackett made his fortune in the broadband boom and is now the largest shareholder in battery storage maker Redflow. He’s also Australia’s biggest fan of Tesla electric vehicles.
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Citi EU carbon and power trader joining London’s Freepoint
Under-fire UN environment chief forced back to HQ
Erik Solheim, under pressure over frequent flying and rule-breaking, has also now recused himself over wife’s job
The UN’s environment chief, under fire over huge travel expenses and rule-breaking, has been forced leave the UN general assembly in New York early and return to his Nairobi headquarters to deal with the growing crisis.
The problems for Erik Solheim, Norwegian head of the UN Environment Programme (Unep), include the Netherlands becoming the latest nation to withhold millions of dollars in funding until the issues are resolved.
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Seattle sea cucumber poachers reeled in $1.5m
Washington man faces prison for role in years-long operation to poach and sell 250,000lb of poorly understood creature
A Seattle-area fish processor who hoped to cash in on China’s appetite for sea cucumber faces years in prison for his role in a $1.5m poaching scheme that rocked an already unstable fishery.
Federal prosecutors claim Hoon Namkoong led a years-long operation to poach and sell sea cucumbers as regulators were cutting the struggling Washington state fishery. Dozens of divers are also implicated in the poaching ring. Namkoong bought at least 250,000lb of stolen sea cucumber taken illegally from waters once rich with the echinoderms.
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Delaying GHG cuts means big increase in economic costs -researchers
New NZ fund targets carbon credit revenue from planting 150 million trees
The Route of Parks
New Zealand PM hints at taking on tougher Paris emissions target
Tesla offering mobile service in Australia, opens new service and delivery centre
Tesla offers mobile service for minor repairs and maintenance to EV owners in Australia at their home, or office or wherever is convenient.
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Australian EV service start-ups get ready for the consumer market
Australian start-up proposes software and apps to link electric vehicle users with charging infrastructure.
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Eye on the Tiger: the world’s largest ever exhibition of tiger photography – in pictures
London show brings together powerful and moving images from the world’s top wildlife photographers to raise awareness of the plight of these critically endangered cats
- The exhibition runs on select days at the Royal Albert Hall until 14 Oct.
Electric dreams: EV manufacturers finally get serious about Australia
Choice of electric vehicles in Australia is finally set to grow this year with a raft of new models promising longer range, low running costs and at long last some priced around the $50,000 mark.
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UK's first air-filtering bus launches in Southampton
Bus will clean up air pollution as it drives around the city, using a filtration system on the roof
One of the UK’s largest bus and rail operators has launched the country’s first air filtering bus in an effort to tackle air pollution.
The Go-Ahead Group unveiled the Bluestar bus in Southampton on Thursday claiming that the new filtration system attached to the top of the vehicle will clean the air as it moves around the city.
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