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The "unambiguous detection of water" will boost Nasa's hopes of establishing a lunar base.

Around 70% of the world’s population will live in urban areas by 2050. Simulated nature is better than none - but it’s not nature

A recent study has determined that watching nature programming on TV or via a virtual-reality headset reduces feelings of sadness and boredom. According to researchers from the University of Exeter, scenes of nature soothe us – whether they are real video footage of a coral reef, to use the study’s example, or even just computer-generated graphics of the same.

“Our results show that simply watching nature on TV can help to lift people’s mood and combat boredom,” lead researcher Nicky Yeo said in a news release. “With people around the world facing limited access to outdoor environments because of Covid-19 quarantines, this study suggests that nature programs might offer an accessible way for populations to benefit from a ‘dose’ of digital nature.”

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Humanity is said to have just 10 years left to start seriously tackling the climate crisis before passing the point of no return with multiple-degree temperature increases, rising sea levels and increasingly disastrous wildfires, hurricanes, floods and droughts predicted.

Scientists say the US is far off the path of what is necessary for the nation and the world to avoid catastrophic global heating, particularly as in the past four years Donald Trump has shredded environmental protections for American lands, animals and people.

As part of our climate countdown series, the Guardian's Emily Holden looks at the issue and examines why the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, calls his rival a 'climate arsonist' 

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Mexican photographer Alejandro Prieto has captured the diverse wildlife threatened by Donald Trump’s barrier, winning a number of awards, including the Fritz Pölking prize, with his project Border Wall

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Millions of polluting and unsafe used cars from rich nations are exported to Africa and Asia.

The Ministry for the Environment looks set to take up an interim role as auction monitor in New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme, as the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the process of developing regulations for a permanent monitor, according to newly-released internal government documents.

Bluesource seeks a Manager of Remote Sensing & GIS to play a role in the Bluesource forestry team’s modeling efforts and support project implementation in the forest carbon space.

Paper suggests climate crisis reducing insects in lowlands and central jungle, as fruit-eaters not affected

Bird species are in decline even in the remote parts of the Amazon, far from human interference, a study shows.

Scientists have found a sharp decline in nine insect-eating bird species in the lowlands of the central jungle in the space of a few decades. No equivalent decline was found among fruit-eating birds. This, they said, indicated that the climate crisis and its effect on insect populations may be to blame.

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Bluesource seeks a dedicated forest industry professional to support the forest carbon implementation team through every stage of carbon project evaluation, implementation, verification, and monitoring.

GIZ looks for a project manager to provide expert advice as well as content-related conceptual tasks on sustainability with a focus on climate protection, decarbonisation and energy.

Bellona Europa is looking to recruit a Policy Assistant to support its EU policy work on the decarbonisation of transport and heavy industry.

Key ministries and financial regulators have circulated a set of opinions on climate finance regulations in China, boosting prospects for domestic and foreign investors to trade CO2 allowances and the development of carbon-related financial products.

London's Natural History Museum is set to stage one of the most ambitious exhibitions in its history.

Batteries that power mobile phones and other devices are causing fires because they are not disposed of properly.

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Japan will reduce its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Monday, though a full suite of policies to meet the target has yet to be decided.

Industry urges people not to throw out dead batteries with household rubbish or recycling

“Zombie batteries” are causing hundreds of fires a year at waste and recycling sites, industry experts have warned. They are urging people to ensure dead batteries are not thrown away in household rubbish or recycling.

Batteries discarded with general waste are likely to be crushed or punctured during collection and processing, according to the Environmental Services Association (Esa). Some types, particularly lithium-ion and nickel-metal hydride batteries, can ignite or explode when damaged and set fire to other materials. In some cases, this leads to incidents requiring dozens of firefighters and the evacuation of residents, potentially putting lives at risk.

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AEMO defends and explains its decision to impose new controls over rooftop solar PV, including having the power to switch off household solar when needed.

The post Why AEMO wants the power to cut off your rooftop solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean energy investors slam rule-maker's "perverse" changes to network access, saying they will result in delays, cancelled projects and higher costs.

The post Clean energy investors slam AEMC’s proposed network access reforms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition Senator Dr Sam McMahon describes renewable energy in general – and proposed NT 10GW Sun Cable solar farm in particular – as a "hoax on the gullible."

The post Coalition Senator says world’s biggest solar farm a “hoax on the gullible” appeared first on RenewEconomy.