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Logging in the Thomson Catchment could reduce water supply by the equivalent of 600,000 people by 2050. David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Chris Taylor, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new super-group of seasoned global warming deniers and ex mining chiefs has formed to lobby for Australia's withdrawal from Paris accord.

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Here are the four key policy initiatives we must take to propel Australia towards 100 per cent renewable electricity.

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Japanese fleet has departed for the southern ocean for a ‘scientific’ hunt, ignoring pleas for the practice to end

Prime minister Scott Morrison is being urged to personally raise Australia’s opposition to Japan’s unjustified “scientific” whaling program during talks with Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe.

Abe today becomes the first Japanese leader to visit Darwin since Japan’s deadly 1942 bombing of the city. The visit comes just days after the Japanese whaling fleet departed for the southern ocean for a “scientific” hunt that could see as many as 333 minke whales killed.

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Five new Governors-elect put forward campaign promises of introducing 100% renewable electricity goals - joining California and Hawaii.

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Sophia Jex-Blake was a pioneer of women's education on her way to be Scotland's first female doctor.

In case it was not already clear, a new international report has charted Australia’s performance on climate and energy policy, putting it's "insufficiency" in stark relief.

The post 8 charts to show how Australia is failing on climate and energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists are set to change the way the kilogramme is defined.

SolarEdge developed the world’s first EV-charging solar inverter which offers the fastest AC EV charging rates by supplementing grid power with PV power.

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Labor forecast to deliver lowest power prices, Greens to deliver lowest carbon emissions

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Is much-heralded nuclear fusion finally ready to fulfil its promise of abundant energy for all?

UK’s largest retailer falls short of removing palm oil from own-brand foods in sustainability drive

Tesco and WWF have announced they are to collaborate on a long-running sustainable food effort, pledging to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket within 12 months.

The four-year partnership between the UK’s largest retailer and one of the world’s leading environmental organisations is believed to be the first of its kind. They hope its scale will help drive the industry to eliminate food waste and packaging waste and encourage customers to eat more sustainably.

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California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) rose this week as the market received more clarity on next year’s price floor and ahead of the final 2018 auction, while RGGI prices slid on thin activity.

Ontario will eliminate the province’s environmental watchdog next year, the government announced Thursday, after the independent body raised numerous concerns with Premier Doug Ford’s decision to roll back various green programmes including cap-and-trade.

Germany should cancel EUAs to avoid damping the EU ETS carbon price signal from a coal phase-out due to start next year, the country’s coal commission has reportedly recommended.

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current provides a barrier to heat that keeps warm subtropical waters away from Antarctica. Yet, there are a few places where the heat gets through. Helen Phillips, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Benoit Legresy, CSIRO Nathan Bindoff, Professor of Physical Oceanography, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California regulator ARB may revert back to its original plan to approve cap-and-trade amendments in December rather than January, while also proposing slight changes to its mechanism for accounting for indirect emissions, according to a presentation released Thursday.

Booming LNG sector is driving Australia’s rising emissions, but lobby group claims reporting emissions would damage international competitiveness

The Australian oil and gas lobby is pushing to limit public information about greenhouse gas emissions from liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants, a move that contradicts the global industry’s pledge to increase transparency about their impact on the climate.

The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (Appea) has called for LNG plants to be able to apply for emissions data to be withheld from the public on the grounds that releasing it could help its competitors overseas. It has been backed by Chevron, which operates the Gorgon and Wheatstone LNG developments in Western Australia.

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