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Footage of a polar bear spray-painted with graffiti has sparked outrage in Russia. The bear was daubed with the letters ‘T-34’, the name of a Soviet-era tank sometimes painted on cars during celebrations marking the end of the second world war. Scientists have expressed concern that the black lettering on its flank could reduce its camouflage and ability to hunt

• Sight of polar bear daubed with graffiti sparks outrage

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Weeks out from summer, new research says there is no evidence shark nets keep us safe from sharks. Leah Gibbs, Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong Lachlan Fetterplace, Environmental Assessment Specialist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Quentin Hanich, Associate Professor, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New Zealand is a net exporter of many fruit and vegetables. While climate-change induced food shortages are not an imminent risk, some crops may be affected by rising temperatures and extreme weather. Julian Heyes, Head of School of Food and Advanced Technology@ISHS_CMFV, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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When operating details of the Kyoto Protocol’s CDM were negotiated from 2001-03, many voiced concerns about forest carbon credits and their high risk of reversals, potential to displace emissions, and the difficulties in accurately quantifying emission reductions. Nearly two decades on, it is worthwhile to reconsider the question of whether or not forest mitigation could be ready for carbon markets. The question is back on the table as ICAO sets up a scheme for reducing emissions from international air travel.

Scientists make artificial nerve cells, paving the way for new ways to repair the human brain.

The unprecedented bushfires afflicting Australia’s east coast have left rescuers working frantically to heal and house the countless creatures caught in the blaze

It encapsulated the horror engulfing New South Wales: the footage of a koala mewing in pain as its habitat burned around it. The rescue of that animal, saved from the Long Flat blaze by a woman using her shirt as a shield, went viral.

But the bushfires have injured and displaced vast numbers of other creatures, many of which no longer have homes. Who rescues them – and what does that involve?

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg said that adults should stop making young people "angry" over global warming.

WWF and the Prado Museum join forces to raise the alarm during the COP25 summit in Madrid.

Climate activist heading to COP25 in Madrid after crossing Atlantic on family’s yacht

The climate activist Greta Thunberg has arrived in Lisbon after a three-week catamaran voyage across the Atlantic Ocean from the US.

The Swedish teenager now plans to head to Spain to attend the UN climate conference in Madrid.

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More than half of US national parks are threatened by invasive animals, like pythons and feral pigs.

AEMO says power supply at risk from extreme heat, bushfires and failing coal plants, but the massive growth in solar will reduce risk of outages.

The post Huge influx of solar will reduce risk of power outages this summer, says AEMO appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuel company Repsol may purchase nature-based credits in pursuit of its 2050 net zero goal announced Monday, coming as part of a broader suite of interim CO2 intensity targets, internal carbon pricing updates, and renewable energy commitments.

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, an alternative climate conference is taking place that brings together youth activists, indigenous leaders, scientists and forest dwellers. In a region known as Middle Earth, they are building a new alliance and demonstrating that the rainforest is central to life on Earth, even though Brazil backed out of hosting this year's official UN climate talks after the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president

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Footage of a bear inscribed with "T-34" - the name of an iconic Soviet tank - is shared in Russia.