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South Korea will introduce a market maker in its emissions trading scheme from June 10, the environment ministry announced Friday, in a bid to boost the sluggish liquidity in the programme.

Australia's Clean Energy Regulator’s carbon credit issuance fell to below 30,000 this week, around a seventh of the long-term average, while the government finally legislated softer Safeguard Mechanism rules flagged last year that likely ensure lower offset demand from the private sector.

Experts point to climate change for shift in garden pest and disease rankings

An invasive bug with a taste for beans has jumped into the top 10 list of the worst garden pests as it benefited from the warm summer.

The Royal Horticultural Society said its latest annual list of which pests and diseases were causing the most trouble in gardens revealed the impact of the hot dry weather last summer.

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One potential problem with next gen mobile technology may have more to do with castles than you’d expect.

Rachel Savage has an idea for young activists and Hannah Morrow wants a front-page reminder every day

A lot of officious adults have been saying that there’s little point in school pupils striking in protest at the lack of action on climate change, as it will have no economic effect. They have a point, and so I would like to put forward a suggestion that may work better.

Schoolchildren have no voice at the ballot box or wealth-creating labour to withdraw, but the pounds in their pockets weigh as heavily in the till as anybody else’s. We are at the beginning of Lent, when Christians traditionally deny themselves the good things in life in order to achieve a higher goal: why don’t our children hold a consumer-spending strike for this period? Buy – or have others buy for you – only life’s essentials: no sweets, makeup, computer games, sparkly unicorn poo slime, cinema tickets; buy clothes and books only if compulsory for school; if you usually buy a pasty or a sandwich at lunchtime, sign up for school dinners instead (I know, I know, but it will be a conspicuous sacrifice…).

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During its first few decades, this tree is the runt of the rainforest. And then it starts its growth spurt, and can go on to live for millennia. Kevin Glencross, Research Fellow, Southern Cross University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New Nissan Leaf to go on sale in Australia in August, as registrations open to pre-order the $A49,900 electric vehicle.

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Major wind and solar farms hit by significant de-rating as AEMO adjusts marginal loss factors. Some facing 20% cut in output.

The post Wind and solar plants hit by massive de-ratings in congested grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

You would have to be crazy, or a Coalition MP, to think that a new coal plant in NSW was in any way viable, or even a good idea.

The post Coalition loses the plot as window closes on fantasy coal plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This project will be one of the largest solar farms in Australia and will provide reliable, clean power to over 115,000 Australian homes annually

The post Array Technologies chosen to equip one of the largest PV plants in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The first female gardeners at Kew had to garden in bloomers, but in some ways were ahead of their time.

WA's Environmental Protection Authority sets "higher bar" for fossil fuel projects in W.A. to deal with their emissions. Coalition calls it a sledge-hammer.

The post WA EPA raises climate bar for fossil fuel projects, including LNG appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Millions of diseased trees near buildings, roads and railways will have to be cut down, it is warned.

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Three US states join shift to decarbonise their state’s electricity supply, with two focusing on 100% renewable energy.

The post Three more US states pledge shift to decarbonised grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New images show cracking in the bricks which make up the core of nuclear reactors at Hunterston B Power Station.

How easy is it to reduce our food waste? Two students have been finding out.

Adopting an ambitious emissions cap and allowance bank adjustment would unfairly burden Virginia as it looks to join the northeast US RGGI carbon market next year, utility Dominion Energy wrote in public comments.

Several wealthy EU nations are mulling introducing or raising air travel taxes to help tackle the sector’s emissions, which are still rising despite having been covered by the bloc's ETS since 2012.

In its next Nasa test, the new crew capsule will re-enter the atmosphere for an Atlantic splashdown.