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Climate records smashed in 2023, according to WMO. But the reality might be much worse
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Market operator explains why the lights won’t go out with wind, solar and storage
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‘Drill, baby, drill’: The surprising history of Donald Trump’s fossil-fuel slogan
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Man dies after being bitten by snake in north Queensland
Ambulance officers treated the man, believed to have been bitten by an eastern brown snake, but he died later in Townsville hospital
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A man has died in hospital after being bitten multiple times by a snake in north Queensland.
Queensland ambulance service paramedics were called to a Deeragun property after 3pm on Tuesday. The man was in a critical condition and had sustained “multiple” snake bites at a separate address. He was taken to Townsville hospital but later died.
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Video shows koalas clinging to trees as gum trees cut down on Kangaroo Island – video
WARNING: contains images some viewers may find distressing
Footage supplied to Guardian Australia shows koalas clinging to falling blue gums as logging occurs on Kangaroo Island in South Australia. The footage was taken across two days in November 2023 and January 2024. Logging has been stopped while an investigation takes place.
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Painted towers and monopoles: There is more than one way to do overhead transmission
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NZ’s summer insects are packing up for autumn – here’s how our gardens can help them through the cold months
European Commission to publish EU ETS verified emissions data for 2023 on Apr. 3
Scotland’s pledge to cut emissions by 75% by 2030 ‘no longer credible’
Climate Change Committee finds Scottish government has repeatedly failed to make cuts required by law
Scotland’s pledge to cut its climate emissions by 75% by 2030 is “no longer credible” and cannot be met, the UK’s climate watchdog has said.
In a damning report submitted to the Scottish parliament, the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC) accused the Scottish government of repeatedly failing to live up to its legally binding targets.
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EnergyLab’s Australian Startups Raise $124 Million in Record-
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