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More than 4.5m affected, says UN group, while tests suggest children’s shorter height increases exposure on busy roads

More than 4.5 million children in the UK are growing up in areas with toxic levels of air pollution, the UN children’s organisation Unicef has warned.

Tests suggesting that children walking along busy roads are exposed to a third more air pollution than adults, as their shorter height places them close to passing car exhausts, were also released on Thursday.

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Norway, the world leader in electric vehicle adoption, is now looking to make Norwegian skies as green as their roads.

Mickleton, Teesdale: Flowering grasses are an ethereal presence, graceful and constantly moving

At the eastern end of the viaduct that carries the Tees railway path across the River Lune there is a hay meadow that starts to flaunt its charms in spring, with a display of starry white meadow saxifrage.

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Simec Zen Energy signs contracts for two new solar farms to provide cheap electricity to industrial users in Victoria and Queensland.

ARENA backs feasibility study in Hydro Tasmania's plan to double capacity of 104MW Tarraleah Hydro Scheme – a "start" for bigger "battery of the nation" plans.

Science tells us that, to avoid devastating climate change, we must rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero. How fast is possible?

Sanjeev Gupta, the UK-based steel billionaire with plans to create a "solar-based" manufacturing economy in Australia, and build electric cars, is now backing a push to bring the Formula-E electric street racing series to South Australia.

The latest annual survey from the Lowy Institute shows that 59% of Australians support strong climate action, and 84% want the government to embrace renewable energy even if it's more expensive. Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

WIRSOL Energy has reached a landmark agreement with SIMEC ZEN Energy, the Australian energy arm of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, by contracting the majority of energy production from two large Australian Solar Farms.

Dippy the diplodocus is proving a huge draw on its UK-wide tour. Why are some people so fascinated with dinosaurs?

Following the recent debut of its EV-charging single-phase inverter, SolarEdge will now also provide a standalone EV charger that offers greater system design flexibility.

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Prices for US biofuels credits under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) rose on Wednesday afternoon after several outlets reported that the EPA may reallocate waived compliance obligations in the agency’s upcoming 2019 rulemaking package.

The new Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council aims to overcome a management problem faced by many traditional owners: the fact that major rivers flow through lands home to many different groups and languages. Sue Jackson, Professor, ARC Future Fellow, Griffith University Sarah Laborde, Postdoctoral Researcher, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EU carbon prices jumped late on Wednesday to end up 1.8%, in a move likely related to today’s options expiries.

European power sector association Eurelectric is urging Brexit negotiators to retain the UK’s participation in the EU carbon market to help maintain electricity trade.

CO2 emissions attributable to the largest electricity producers in the US have continued to drop from heights in the mid-2000s as energy efficiency measures and coal displacement drives reductions, according to new analysis published on Wednesday.

Pigs in Scotland have had their genes altered so they are now immune to a deadly respiratory disease.

Scientists create pigs that are immune to one of the world's costliest livestock diseases.

A blockchain partnership has teamed up with a California municipal utility to introduce renewable energy tracking for electric vehicles (EVs) and create a digital record of Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits.