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Research sheds more light on the giant ‘living fossils’ once thought extinct but which have survived since the age of the dinosaurs

The coelacanth – a giant, mysterious fish that has survived since the time of the dinosaurs – can live for 100 years, a study has found.

The slow-moving fish, which grow to be the size of a human, are nicknamed a “living fossil”, and also grow at a very slow pace.

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The Paraceratherium linxiaense was taller than a giraffe and weighed as much as four large African elephants.

Could this disaster have been avoided? And under climate change, how can we prepare for more events like this? Anthony Richardson, Researcher and Teacher, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Federal environment minister uses National Press Club speech to warn Australia's solar industry to get cracking on panel recycling. Industry says, "we tried!"

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The Nationals have said no to net zero targets of any sort in an extraordinary assault on climate action and renewables, and their own electorates.

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the oil and gas industry has a role to play in the net zero future is completely up to it.  But we all know what happened to Kodak.

The post Is the oil and gas industry part of a net zero emissions  future?   appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New investment commitments for Australian wind farms stalls, as a surging global market looks offshore for future growth.

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California and Quebec regulated entities are expected to turn in a lower number of offsets than previously forecast for the upcoming third compliance period of the WCI cap-and-trade programme, analysts said Thursday.

Dominion Energy has asked the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) to approve its RGGI rate request next month, while an environmental group continued to advocate for more long-term analysis of carbon market compliance options despite the utility’s pushback. 

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices set a new all-time high this week before retracing slightly on lower activity, while RGGI permits inched up on thin trading volumes despite few near-term drivers.

Three suburbs in Victoria have been warned against drinking tap water — even if they boil it first. Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rabobank intends to launch its marketplace for carbon credits generated from sustainable agricultural practices early next year, the CEO of its newly-launched Rabo Carbon Bank told Carbon Pulse.

European carbon prices dipped on Thursday on another weak auction result and as supply concerns continued to weigh.

Ministers from 40 nations will aim to advance international emissions trade talks on the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 next month, after scant progress by officials during a three-week virtual UN meeting.

Fossil fuel companies TC Energy and Pembina Pipeline Corporation announced their plans to implement a CO2 transportation and sequestration system across Alberta on Thursday, with the goal of storing 10% of the province’s yearly industrial emissions.

The coelacanth was thought to live for about 20 years, but a new study suggests it's nearer 100.

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The voluntary carbon market is supposed to be saving the world. Instead many carbon credit retailers are lining their pockets, warns market veteran and Redshaw Advisors founder Louis Redshaw.