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IPCC report says only swift and drastic action can avert irrevocable damage to world

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Scientists have delivered a “final warning” on the climate crisis, as rising greenhouse gas emissions push the world to the brink of irrevocable damage that only swift and drastic action can avert.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), made up of the world’s leading climate scientists, set out the final part of its mammoth sixth assessment report on Monday.

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EUAs resumed their downtrend on Monday morning amid widespread weakness in energy and financial markets after the Swiss government engineered the takeover of stricken Credit Suisse by UBS, as compliance demand continued to pick up but not sufficiently to outweigh speculative selling.

Majority in teal seats of Mackellar and Goldstein – and Labor’s Moreton and Bennelong – also say industry should not use offsets for emissions

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The majority of voters in several metropolitan areas support stopping new coal and gas projects and believe industrial polluters should not be able to use carbon offsets for all their greenhouse gas emissions, according to new polling.

The progressive thinktank the Australia Institute commissioned uComms to poll more than 800 residents in each of two “teal” electorates – Mackellar and Goldstein – and the Labor-held seats of Moreton Bennelong and Sydney.

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An Australian start-up has sold its first batch of Kelp Reforestation Credits to a commercial fishing company and has begun the process of developing a carbon credit methodology for kelp reforestation under two well-established carbon offset standards.

Fissures have emerged between G7 member states over the approach towards climate policy in the run-up to the group’s meeting of energy, climate, and environment ministers to be held in Sapporo, Japan next month.

Ofwat says new powers will be used if firms fail to reach performance and environmental goals

The UK water regulator is to use new powers to block companies from shareholder payouts if they fail to hit performance and environmental targets.

Ofwat, which in December heavily criticised some of the country’s biggest suppliers over the size of dividend payments relative to their financial performance, said the new rules will also mean water companies will “maintain a higher level of overall financial health”.

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The government of South Korea has been sued for backtracking on 2030 renewable energy commitments in its latest electricity plan, which has prompted concerns over the progress towards the country’s carbon neutrality goals.

Australian independent MPs have proposed a raft of amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism legislation currently before parliament before it goes to the Senate, where it is still unclear if the government has the support it needs to pass it.

Spread by the wind, the fungal rusts are among the most feared of all plant diseases. A 2016 myrtle rust outbreak on Lord Howe Island was contained, but now its unique plants are again under threat. Robert Park, Judith and David Coffey Chair in Sustainable Agriculture, Plant Breeding Institute, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. Misha Ketchell, Editor, The Conversation Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Independents suggest new gas projects should meet net zero standard for the life of project, in compromise deal on Safeguards Mechanism.

The post Independents want coal and gas projects buried in net zero clause rather than Safeguard bans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland experiences record grid demand at the tail end of another heat wave.

The post Hot and humid autumn sets record demand levels in Queensland grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean Energy Regulator says 82 per cent renewables target is within reach, but new installations need to ramp up.

The post Boom cycle means 82 pct renewables target is doable, says regulator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For the second time in five years, millions of fish suffocated in the Darling River. This was not a natural disaster – it’s our doing Richard Kingsford, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia is willing to spend $368 billion on submarines to protect national security. What could it do with that money to counter the very real climate threat?

The post What Australia could do with $368 billion on the very real climate threat appeared first on RenewEconomy.

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics

Under the terms of the government’s nuclear submarine purchase, the first Australian-built Aukus class vessels come into service in the early 2040s. What else might be happening then?

According to the IPCC, at current rates, the planet will have warmed more than 1.5C above its pre-industrial state. In fact, many scientists believe temperatures could smash the 1.5C barrier as soon as 2030 or 2035 – that is, around about when Australia receives the first of its Virginia-class nuclear subs.

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A year after the launch of Russia's attack on Ukraine, Germany appears to be emerging from the energy crisis relatively unscathed and its clean energy targets in tact

The post Transition state of play – Germany is emerging from the energy crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This week the world will receive the latest United Nations climate report. And it’s a big one.

The post What can we expect from the final UN climate report? And what is the IPCC anyway? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW in innovate role reversal, offering crown land for use by major wind and solar developers after striking deal with landholder.

The post NSW in landmark crown land tender for major solar and wind projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Historian Dan Snow pleads for person to come forward who removed head from animal washed up on Lepe beach

An appeal has been launched to recover the head of a rare smalltooth sand tiger shark after the fish was washed up on a Hampshire beach.

The 2 metre (6ft) long shark was initially found on Lepe beach on Friday.

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