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It was a coal town, predicted to be wiped out by the closure of two ageing power plants. Now Port Augusta has 13 renewable projects in train

The largest solar farm in the southern hemisphere lies on arid land at the foot of the Flinders Ranges, more than 300km north of Adelaide. If that sounds remote, it doesn’t do justice to how removed local residents feel from what currently qualifies as debate in Canberra.

As government MPs and national newspapers thundered over whether taxpayers should underwrite new coal-fired power, mauling advice from government agencies as they went, residents of South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf region have been left to ponder why decision-makers weren’t paying attention to what is happening in their backyard.

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Analysis suggests eating of meat will climb steeply and play significant role in increasing carbon emissions and reducing biodiversity

Rising global meat consumption is likely to have a devastating environmental impact, scientists have warned.

A new major analysis suggests meat consumption is set to climb steeply as the world population increases along with average individual income, and could play a significant role in increasing carbon emissions and reducing biodiversity.

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California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits broke out of a relatively stagnant stretch this week to push into new territory after one trade drove the market higher.

Finnish utility Fortum emitted 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 from its EU ETS-regulated facilities over the first half, down 7% year-on-year, it said in financial results on Thursday.

Renewable energy installations will no longer benefit from feed-in tariff, ministers confirm

The renewables industry and green groups have accused ministers of striking a major blow against household solar power after the government said a green energy subsidy scheme would end next year without a replacement.

The closure of the feed-in tariff (FIT) to new applicants from next April marks the final chapter for the scheme, which has encouraged more than 800,000 households to install solar panels since it was launched in 2010.

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EU carbon prices climbed to their highest since 2011 on Thursday, as higher power prices and another stronger auction lent support.

Atlantic system that warms the UK is slowing down but scientists say this will cause more not less heating.

Engineers at Cammell Laird shipyard add the top six decks to the hull of the UK's new polar ship.

Four of China’s biggest industries will join the nation’s burgeoning power market, allowing them to negotiate prices bilaterally as part of the government’s market reform, a process deemed crucial for the chances of the national ETS to succeed in cutting carbon from electricity generation.

New Zealand carbon allowances set an all-time high for the seventh time in a month on Thursday as bullish momentum continued to lead prices up.

PM commits to laws that will ensure environmental protection improves - but not everyone is convinced.

It may seem like a joke movement but more people are embracing the 'Live Long and Die Out' ethos.

The Australian and Queensland governments have released the Reef 2050 Water Quality Improvement Plan 2017-2022, the key mechanism to progress and measure water quality outcomes from the Reef 2050 plan.

RN Drive unpacks the biggest stories from the week in politics.

The fossil of a prehistoric snake that lived alongside the dinosaurs has been found entombed in amber.

EU carbon prices will continue their rally and will double in the next two years, with a rise above €100 in the next decade “a real possibility”, analysts said.

Powershop’s Victorian customers now have access to carbon neutral gas.

Morrisons leads league table of supermarkets analysed for the proportion of their packaging that can be recycled

Almost a third of plastic packaging used by UK supermarkets is either non-recyclable through standard collection schemes or difficult to recycle, according to a new analysis by a consumer group.

Which? is urging the government to introduce compulsory “clear and simple” recycling labelling on all plastic packaging as its new research reveals “huge inconsistencies” involving myriad different schemes and with some items not labelled at all.

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IEA reoprt says final investment decisions for coal power plants fell by 18% in 2017, to just a third of 2010 levels. And in India, investment in renewable power beat investment in fossil fuels for the first time.