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Numbers of people exposed to flooding globally have risen by almost a quarter in two decades.

Populations in flood-prone regions is increasing, with 57 countries especially susceptible

From Germany to New York City, this summer has demonstrated the destructive force of floods. Now, a new study shows that many more people will live in flood-prone areas in the coming decade and reveals the population in areas likely to flood is increasing at a greater rate than other places.

The study, which was published in the journal Nature today, used daily satellite observations of floods during 913 large flood events between 2000 and 2018.

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Utility Uniper is to close one of the four units at its Ratcliffe UK coal power plant at the end of September 2022, the company said on Wednesday, two years ahead of the site's full shutdown.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has terminated a contract with a project meant to deliver 2.4 MtCO2e worth of carbon cuts to the government’s Emissions Reduction Fund, pushing the delivery failure of the fund back up towards 10%.

The Labour leader says there is a "chasm between soundbites and action" on climate-friendly employment.

EUAs rose to their highest in three weeks early on Wednesday, testing key technical resistance levels after a strong auction result, as energy markets erased the previous day's losses.

It is not good to be too pessimistic on the climate crisis. That said, it sure does seem like we’re screwed

If you have cultivated an Edgar Allen Poe-like appreciation for the macabre, there is a certain sort of amusement to be had in watching the developed world deal with the insistent onslaught of climate change. Like many horror stories, this one features a main character full of futile determination to maintain a sense of normalcy even as the ominous signs of doom become ever more impossible to ignore. We can chuckle knowing that the monster is going to come for our designated protectors. We stop chuckling knowing that it’s coming for all of us next.

Related: Wildfire fighters advance against biggest US blaze amid dire warnings

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New Zealand’s beef and lamb lobby on Wednesday called on the government to place a limit on the amount of carbon allowances from forestry can be used in the emissions trading scheme, as a report showed almost 100,000 hectares of farm land had been converted to forests since 2017.

Angus Taylor's second attempt at introducing controversial ARENA regulations narrowly survives an attempt by the Australian Greens to cancel them out.

The post Taylor’s contentious ARENA regulations survive after tied senate vote appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A leading carbon analyst has raised his forecast for EUA prices over the three years to 2024 by an average of 40%, amid a “high chance” that the EU will enact its ambitious EU ETS reform package.

A Welsh minister is to set out plans to tackle a housing shortage and the problem of climate change.

RepuTex’s ACCU spot price assessment grew 4% to $22/t over the fortnight, a new record high, behind increasing corporate and investor activity.

The post ACCU offset price hits record high as voluntary activity grows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Geelong-based collective puts out feelers to contract 68 gigawatt-hours a year of wind power, preferably from a wind farm in the south-west of Victoria.

The post New Victorian buying group seeks 68GWh of wind power in virtual PPA appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers found 20 areas where the mammal would survive even if grey squirrels colonised all of Britain

Twenty forest strongholds in Scotland would save the red squirrel from extinction even if grey squirrels were to colonise the whole of Britain, according to research.

Since their introduction from North America by Victorian enthusiasts, grey squirrels have pushed red squirrels out of much of the country, with reds outcompeted by the bigger greys and also succumbing to the squirrelpox virus carried by the non-native squirrel.

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Beyond the Burn is a photographic essay to capture the solar farms powering Australia’s clean energy future, and the people behind them.

The post Beyond the Burn: A photographic essay of Australian solar farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Masdar is to build a 145MW floating solar plant in Indonesia, which is expected to begin commercial operation by the end of 2022.

The post Masdar to build 145MW floating solar plant in Indonesian reservoir appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Green Alliance thinktank found more than 450,000 jobs could be created by minimising waste

Reusing and repairing household goods, from washing machines to phones, and recycling throwaway consumer items such as plastic bottles, could create hundreds of thousands of green jobs across the UK, a thinktank has found.

The UK creates thousands of tonnes of unnecessary waste each year, some of which is still exported, because of a failure to value resources and invest in the infrastructure needed to re-purpose manufactured goods.

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NSW solar farm with large contract with Amazon obtains registration and will be in full operation by the end of the year.

The post Amazon contracted solar farm gets registration from AEMO in western NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Long-term targets are an excuse for "procrastination", and even targeting net zero by 2050 will only lock in fossil fuel use, Australian think tank says.

The post Why a net zero target for 2050 is too slow, and a strategy for climate failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prices are rising sharply as climate change and post-lockdown DIY and building projects hit supplies.