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CEC says Queensland government’s looming large-scale solar installation rule change contradicts itself – making it both confusing and potentially industry-crippling.

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The environment secretary said wildlife charities had advised him to "be cautious".

Dutch capital to phase in ban of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles and pleasure boats starting from next year.

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Rio Tinto opts to power Kennecott copper mine in Utah with renewables, via power purchase agreement, after permanently shutting the facility’s coal plant.

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Scientists are aiming to revive traditional varieties of oat which could stand up better to disease.

Six new positions are advertised by Tesla as it gears up for the arrival of the Model 3 electric sedan in Australia.

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About 10,000 dummies and body parts are piled up at the creepy recycling centre.

Almost 600 conservation experts have signed a letter by the wildlife charity WWF, published to coincide with UN report into loss of biodiversity

Almost 600 conservation experts have signed the Call4Nature open letter written by wildlife charity WWF, which is being published to coincide with the IPBES report (see letter below).

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The world’s biggest steelmaker ArcelorMittal on Monday said it planned to cut its EU ETS-regulated output by up to 7% due to weaker demand, rising imports, and higher energy and carbon costs.

EU carbon prices inched higher on Monday on thin holiday trade that defied stronger gains in the energy complex, after last week’s losses left bulls more cautious.

A New York RGGI facility could face a carbon allowance penalty by the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) if the agency declines to approve regulatory amendments that would exempt the unit, according to a consent agreement.

Just six of the 76 giant vessels worldwide are banned from operating in country’s waters

Australia’s ban on super-sized industrial fishing boats is far too narrow and places local fisheries under threat, environmentalists have said.

A report released on Tuesday by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Save Our Marine Life says just six of the 76 super trawlers worldwide are banned from operating in Australian waters.

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The Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) recorded its largest surplus of the year in the fourth quarter of 2018 as the total credit bank in the state’s low-carbon fuel standard exceeded 500,000 for the first time, state data revealed on Friday.

Oregon legislators are proposing to include a consignment-based allowance allocation system for natural gas companies and encouraging early-action offsets as they work to finalise the state’s WCI-modelled carbon market bill in the coming weeks, a state senator told Carbon Pulse.

Big-emitting countries could voluntarily agree to set a carbon price floor to guarantee minimum emission cuts while securing global competitiveness for industry, senior IMF officials have suggested.

The UN's first comprehensive report on biodiversity has found nature is in more trouble now than at any other time in human history and humans are mostly to blame.

The Global Assessment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has some sobering news. Michelle Lim, Lecturer in environmental and sustainability law, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

El Niño events can affect millions of people around the world, causing drought in Australia and floods in the Americas. Mandy Freund, PhD Researcher, University of Melbourne Ben Henley, Research Fellow in Climate and Water Resources, University of Melbourne David Karoly, Leader, NESP Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub, CSIRO Helen McGregor, ARC Future Fellow, University of Wollongong Nerilie Abram, ARC Future Fellow, Research School of Earth Sciences; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The tree disease will cost taxpayers a third more than the foot-and-mouth outbreak in cattle in 2001.