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Japan this week hosted more than 30 governments and organisations at a meeting aiming to launch a new global partnership this year to encourage more nations to participate in international emissions trade and implement Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Climate campaigners say pollution from multibillion-dollar clothing company’s production is inconsistent with its ethical branding

The company motto is “Be Human, Be Well, and Be Planet”, a harmonious ideal in line with the yoga world where sports clothing mega-brand lululemon got its start.

“We are deeply connected to ourselves, each other and our planet; each part elevating one another,” the Canada-based company says on its sustainability website.

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The Malaysian state of Sarawak is expected to start trading carbon by next year, a government official told local media Wednesday.

According to another report we are well on our way to 1.5 degrees. Exciting stuff

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Three key power projects get the green light from the NSW government, including parts of the giant interstate Project EnergyConnect and the Waratah Super Battery.

The post NSW waves through critical transmission works and Waratah Super Battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Determined fishers are testing their stretches of river for pollution as citizen scientists take on the water companies

If you go down to quiet stretches of river in the UK at the right time of year, you are likely to find people peacefully standing there with a fishing rod, gazing into the sparkling, steady flow, hoping to get a nibble.

Anglers, of which there are at least 2 million in England, go down to their treasured slices of waterway whenever they can to tend them, trimming vegetation, creating wetland spawning habitats, and even painstakingly cleaning the gravel. It sounds like a pretty peaceful pursuit, but when the Guardian went to visit some Angling Trust members at their clubs around Reading, there was palpable anger in the air.

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Scheme gets under way as data suggests Environment Agency’s own monitoring leaves rivers unprotected

Citizen scientists are being trained as the best hope to protect rivers from pollution and over-abstraction as data suggests the Environment Agency’s new monitoring programme leaves waterways unprotected.

A £7m programme to set up citizen science testing in 10 river catchments across England is under way in an attempt to standardise the way volunteers carry out the monitoring.

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WHO and almost 200 other health associations urge governments around world to halt ‘environmental vandalism’

The World Health Organization (WHO) and almost 200 other health associations have made an unprecedented call for a global fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

A call to action published on Wednesday, urges governments to agree a legally binding plan to phase out fossil fuel exploration and production, similar to the framework convention on tobacco, which was negotiated under the WHO’s auspices in 2003.

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The city is a A$725 billion wall-like structure running for 170km across the Saudi Arabian landscape. Can it live up to its huge ambitions? Andrew Allan, Senior Lecturer in Transport, Urban and Regional Planning, University of South Australia Subha Parida, Lecturer in Management, University of South Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Australian government has added three women with climate background experience to the board of its Climate Change Authority (CCA), though concerns persist over some of its existing members, including its chair.

Neoen unveils proposal to build an up to 1000MW/4000MWh battery facility near the WA town of Collie, where the coal plant is scheduled to retire in 2027.

The post Neoen unveils massive new plans for a giga-scale big battery in WA coal hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Kangaroos are essentially peace-loving herbivores, but they’re known to attack if it feels cornered – or even if it sees a human as a sparring partner. Graeme Coulson, Honorary Principal Fellow, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Labor's makes good on promise to bolster the ranks of the Climate Change Authority, adding three new "well credentialed" members to the key advisory body.

The post Labor gets to work restoring credibility of Climate Change Authority, but concerns remain appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A US-headquartered nature-based solutions project developer has seen a surge in landowners voicing interest in enrolling their forests after the company receiving a TV ribbing by comedian John Oliver.

California should include a self-ratcheting mechanism in its low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) that will strengthen the environmental performance of the programme without the need for formal rulemakings, a former official for state regulator ARB said Tuesday.

Independent energy expert DNV enters into definitive agreement to acquire Melbourne-based grid consulting company Clean Technology Partners.

The post Norway energy tech expert buys up Melbourne grid consulting company appeared first on RenewEconomy.

More than a decade after the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, carbon is about to be declared a pollutant in Australia. The EPA’s Tony Chappel explains why and what it means.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia will soon treat Co2 as a pollutant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

British Columbia has pushed back the effective date of a law to update the Canadian province’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) due to consultations with Indigenous peoples as well as the aviation and marine industries, a senior government official said Tuesday.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) this week explained the legal basis of rescinding the state’s RGGI rulemaking, even as state lawmakers have maintained that a repeal of the cap-and-trade regulation is only possible via legislative authority.