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China’s ‘win-win’ climate plan, poised for UN pledge
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said after talks with top European Union officials that China seeks a fair, global system to tackle climate change and will deliver its pledge on how much it will cut...
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OECD: ‘too cheap’ energy taxes fail to tackle environment
A new study by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has found governments are under-utilising taxes as a tool to curb pollution and emissions and has calls for global...
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UN chief says pace of climate talks far too slow
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that negotiations on climate change were moving too slowly and urged governments to quicken the pace ahead of the December conference on reaching a...
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China boosts UN climate deal with 2030 commitment
China today formally committed to halting the rise in its greenhouse gas emissions within the next 15 years, in a much-anticipated strategy to help build a United Nations climate deal in December....
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Call for CCA climate targets to be ‘bare minimum’
Australia’s Climate Change Authority has recommended the conservative Liberal-National government go with its suggested carbon emissions targets, but there has been an immediate call for these to be...
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Cities, regions call for ‘robust’ world climate pact
Twenty local governments, representing areas producing five per cent of global climate-changing emissions, have committed to targets to cut those emissions, with the majority also setting goals for...
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Germany to shut down coal-fired plants, extend power grid
Government sources have told Reuters Newsagency the German government has decided to order the shutdown of several coal-fired plants in order to reach its ambitious climate goals by 2020. Chancellor...
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Solar Impulse 2 reaches Hawaii, sets new records
Solar Impulse, the aeroplane that is powered only by the sun, has landed in Hawaii after making a historic 7200km flight across the Pacific from Japan. Pilot Andre Borschberg brought the aircraft...
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Carbon price repeal sparks electricity emissions jump
The environmental think-tank the Climate Council has cited new data showing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity grid went up 6.4 million tonnes in the financial year since Australia’s carbon...
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Scientists warn climate sceptic MPs against inquiry
A group of prominent Australian scientists has warned climate sceptic politicians from Australia’s conservative Liberal-National government against wasting time and parliamentary resources on an...
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EU: No plan B if Paris climate summit is failure
Europe’s climate chief has warned there is “no plan B” if the Paris climate conference ends in failure, urging world leaders to intervene to force their ministers to agree a landmark deal this...
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EU carbon market reform gets go ahead
European Union parliamentarians have overwhelmingly approved a proposal for a market stability reserve to store surplus carbon credits in the EU’s Emissions trading Scheme (ETS). The European...
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Climate groups to pressure Labor for greater action
Community and environment groups are pressuring Australia’s opposition Australian Labor Party (ALP) to commit to tougher policies on climate change. The Wilderness Society, Oxfam, GetUp! and Solar...
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Study: seas could rise six metres even with warming curbs
According to a study just published sea levels could rise by at least six metres in the long term, swamping coasts from Florida to Bangladesh, even if governments achieve their goals for curbing global...
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Lib-Nat PM Abbott defends wind, solar axing from renewables spend
Australia’s conservative Liberal-National Prime Minister Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said it is “no secret” he wants the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) abolished, but while it...
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Climate Institute: Aust finance system ignoring climate risk
Australia’s financial systems are ill-prepared for the risks of climate change as a new discussion paper warns of the threats to the country’s banking, insurance and superannuation sectors. Analysis...
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Renewables outpace nuclear for half world population
A nuclear industry report shows solar, wind and other forms of renewable energy besides hydro-electric dams now supply more electricity than nuclear in Japan, China, India and five other major...
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Labor dismisses Abbott claims of ‘triple whammy’ carbon tax
Australia’s Labor opposition has immediately dismissed a claim by the conservative Liberal-National Prime Minister Tony Abbott that it is planning to introduce a carbon tax if elected to power. Mr...
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Record-breaking Solar Impulse grounded for battery repairs
The recording-breaking solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 will be grounded for months in Hawaii to carry out battery repairs, after completing nearly half of an unprecedented round-the-world flight...
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EU vows to become ‘number one in renewable energy’
The European Commission, the administrative body of the European Union, has published wide-ranging new reform proposals, although green industries have warned the plans do not go far enough. The...
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