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Research led by Monash Uni says accuracy of wind and solar forecasts boosted by 45%.

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How do we ensure solutions to climate change doesn't make biodiversity loss worse? Fifty of the world's leading researchers on biodiversity and climate have sought to answer this question. Michelle Lim, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Adani says it wants kids to take personal responsibility for climate action, while new research shows the depth of its fossil fuel ambitions.

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New Zealanders have planted just over a quarter of a billion trees, about half of it native species, as part of an effort to increase carbon storage. Sebastian Leuzinger, Professor, Auckland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

There are many new forms of cryptocurrency, collectively termed “altcoins”, which are far greener than bitcoin – and to which investors are now turning.

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Australia's biggest wind farm finally obtains registration - at least for part of the project - after a long delay, and can now begin production.

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A site in WA the size of greater Sydney has been chosen for the $100bn project to convert wind and solar power into green fuels

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An international consortium wants to build what would be the world’s biggest renewable energy hub in Australia’s south-west to convert wind and solar power into green fuels like hydrogen.

The group of energy companies announced the proposal over a 15,000 sq km area that could have a 50 gigawatt capacity and cost $100bn.

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"We are now in a race to "electrify everything". ANU opens new research lab to test distributed energy technologies in real-world conditions.

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The annual fire season has barely started - and there are claims that 2021 might be the worst year yet.

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Smartphones and satellite data help indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon to limit deforestation.

Six-week-old kit seen on National Trust’s Holnicote Estate in Somerset after pair of adults were reintroduced

A baby beaver has been born on Exmoor for the first time in 400 years after two adults were successfully reintroduced by the National Trust in January 2020.

Camera footage shows the six-week-old kit swimming to the family lodge with its mother in a large enclosure on the Holnicote Estate in Somerset, where two Eurasian beavers were released for the first time in the trust’s 125-year history.

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California should further evaluate the contribution of its WCI-linked cap-and-trade programme to reach the state’s long-term GHG reduction goals, while state regulator ARB should also implement further climate policies to decarbonise the building and transportation sectors, stakeholders wrote in public comments.

The Canadian government opposed Saskatchewan’s carbon tax proposal as it outlined more stringent benchmark criteria for provinces under the federal ‘backstop’ CO2 pricing regime, while the country’s updated Paris Agreement NDC confirmed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s administration will hike the national price by C$15/tonne annually over 2023-30.

A Pennsylvania-based pipeline company announced plans on Monday to acquire carbon offsets over a 10-year period for an interstate pipeline, with the credits to make the project carbon neutral over its first decade of operation.

Massive 50 gigawatt wind and solar project proposed by CWP and Intercontinental - the two parties behind the 26GW Asia Renewable Energy Hub.

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Survey respondents who overestimated the amount and speed of sea-level rise were more likely to express greater concern. But concern is not always helpful in prompting action. Rebecca Priestley, Associate professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Richard Levy, Principal Scientist/Environment and Climate Research Leader, GNS Science Taciano L. Milfont, Reader in Environmental Psychology, University of Waikato Timothy Naish, Professor, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Zoë Heine, PhD Candidate, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

We are looking for a passionate leader to take on the career-defining opportunity of launching and scaling Europe’s first dedicated, independent carbon removal (CDR) advocacy organisation as Founding Executive Director.

German energy bourse EEX on Monday launched a Zero Carbon Freight Index that it said will allow players in the dry freight market to measure how carbon costs will affect them.

London, and the other areas in the south of England, were hit by torrential downpours that resulted in significant flooding on Monday night.

London fire brigade said its 999 control officers received more than 150 calls to flooding incidents in the capital. Forecasters said the torrential showers were expected to continue through most of the evening

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