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The outrage of the students striking from school over climate change inaction is “certainly justified”, according to Sir David Attenborough, who said older generations had done terrible damage to the planet.

In an interview with the former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, the broadcaster and naturalist dismissed critics of the widely praised global movement of school strikes as cynics.

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The Hayabusa-2 spacecraft sends back images of the crater made when it detonated an explosive charge on the asteroid it is exploring.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

South Korean carbon prices rose to fresh record highs on Friday, leaving state-owned utility KEPCO to pick up the bill as the firm is obligated to compensate power companies for the CO2 allowances they have to buy.

Let Nature Sing, two and a half minutes of birdsong, is being released by the RSPB to highlight the 44m birds lost since 1966 – and the many more at risk

Almost 40 years since The Birdie Song haunted the charts – and every children’s birthday party for a long time afterwards – the wildlife charity RSPB is releasing a single that, while far from novelty, may just match the Tweets’ infuriating oompah hit for sheer oddness.

Let Nature Sing is all chorus – and not in the same way as Blur’s Song 2, say, is all chorus. This is two and a half minutes of pure birdsong, featuring 25 of the UK’s best loved or most threatened birds among its guest vocalists, including the common blackbird and robin and the endangered nightingale and bittern.

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Sir David Attenborough says the restoration of the wetlands is a "unique opportunity" for wildlife.

New superhighways and better networks are helping cycle lane usage boom across the UK

Cycle lanes are one of the most efficient and healthiest ways of moving people. A single bike lane can transport five times as many people as a motor traffic lane, without the air and noise pollution. This is good news for everyone, whether you drive, walk or cycle – or breathe.

What’s clear from the data, though – despite occasional bizarre claims to the contrary, and attempts to have lanes removed – is that to reap cycling’s benefits you have to build proper infrastructure. But if you build it, they will come – and the cycle counters prove it.

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Stygofauna, Australian animals that live in underground water, are under threat from the newly approved uranium mine. Gavin Mudd, Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Guardian photographer Sean Smith has spent every day with the climate change group Extinction Rebellion during their two weeks of protests in central London

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WA-based Bombora Wave Power to supply 4MW of its mPower technology to help wean fourth largest of Spanish Canary Islands, Lanzarote, off diesel.

The post Australian wave power technology tapped to power Spanish Canary Island appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The contract will be Decmil’s second project with leading global wind energy company Vestas and follows the award of the Warradarge Wind Farm balance of plant works in early March 2019. The project will be developed by Yandin Wind Farm Pty Ltd.

The post Decmil awarded $79M Yandid wind farm balance of plant contract appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Shorten Labor Government will commit $10 million to boost the capabilities of the CSIRO Climate Science Centre, better coordinate Australian climate science and develop an Australian climate science capability plan. 
 

The post Labor commits $10M to boost CSIRO climate science centre capabilities appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor is right – there is a huge opportunity to transform the NT economy through energy development. But it's renewables that hold the most opportunity, not gas.

The post Renewables a better bet than gas for Labor’s $1.5bn transformation plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Federal Labor’s pledge to spend up to $1.5bn unlocking gas supply in Queensland and NT angers green groups, blurs lines between the party's apparently climate-forward policies and those of the climate-denying Coalition.

The post Labor accused of refashioning NAIF into gas fuelled “carbon disaster” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Mexico will re-release draft rules for its pilot carbon market in mid-May, a government official said Thursday, which will kick off a consultation process that will help the government finalise them ahead of the scheduled Jan. 2020 launch of the scheme.

The state-led drive towards 100% renewable energy in US continues at breakneck speed as Washington State pass bill requiring 100% carbon-free power by 2045 and coal phase-out by 2025.

The post Washington becomes sixth US state to commit to 100% renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Great Britain set a new record for electricity generation without coal-fired power plants over the Easter weekend.

The post Britain boasts record 90-hour coal-free Easter weekend appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Power production from renewables in Germany hit a new record high on Easter Monday, delivering 77% of net public electricity supply, and more than demand at certain times.

The post Renewables delivered record 77% of German power on Easter Monday appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s suite of stop-start solar policies is driving some parts of the industry crazy with frustration, as the phone stops ringing in Victoria and strict new workplace rules are imposed in Queensland.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Australia and the art of the story-start solar policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.