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Small modular nuclear reactor that was hailed by Coalition as future cancelled due to rising costs

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Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. NuScale Power announced on Wednesday that it had dropped plans to build a long-promised “carbon free power project” in Idaho. It blamed the decision on a lack of subscribers for the plant’s electricity.

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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

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"The exclusion of JBS is quite dramatic for us because it is from all of our funds, not just the ones labelled ESG," Eric Pedersen, Nordea’s head of responsible investments, told The Guardian. . Until very recently, investor demands regarding environmental impact largely have focused on the climate crisis and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Michael Mann: Australia, Your Country Is Burning – Dangerous Climate Change Is Here With You Now

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Read time: 4 mins This article originally appeared in The Guardian and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalistic collaboration to strengthen coverage of the climate story. Tags: Covering Climate Now Professor Michael Mann Australia australia wildfires climate change science By Michael Mann.

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Brompton unfolds plans for bike subscription service

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Speaking at a media launch yesterday, managing director Julian Scriven said that demand for all the company's products and services, including bike rentals, had been "astronomical" over the last few months, with more than 700 bikes out on hire at the end of July, according to The Guardian.

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Coffee prices spike, thanks to climate change

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Most farmers have never seen anything like it,” said Brazilian ex-pat and coffee merchant Andre Selga, as reported by The Guardian. But he’s more worried about climate change than about the price tag. Via The Guardian Lead image via Pexels. Frost in that area is normal but not at that intensity and not at that altitude.

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New study finds eco-glitter just as damaging as ordinary glitter

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Despite the promises and inflated price tag, biodegradable glitter ends up the same way as old-school glitter — wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems. Via The Guardian Image via Sharon McCutcheon. Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, U.K. ran tests to compare ordinary glitter with “eco” glitter. Here is the original post:Â .

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Government set to lift fracking ban, confirm gas price freeze plan

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The plan is to be reviewed next Spring, but the government indicated the price freeze could stay in place for up to two years with the price tag expected to reach up to £150bn. As a result, domestic energy bills should stay at around current levels through this winter.