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A wildlife trust is warning the species could become extinct in Hampshire.

The iconic cactus plant is veering into trouble say researchers.

When the mercury rises in our cities, how will Australians cope?

Japan hints it may leave International Whaling Commission after attempt to resume commercial hunting voted down

Australia has encouraged Japan to remain within the International Whaling Commission after the country’s attempt to lift a 33-year ban on commercial whaling failed to win enough votes.

Japan’s so-called “way forward” proposal for the IWC to start a “sustainable whaling” program lost by 41 votes to 27 on a tense final morning of the IWC meeting in Florianópolis, Brazil.

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A California Superior Court on Friday afternoon is planning to end a merit hearing and issue a stay to green group plaintiffs who have opposed the County of San Diego in allowing for out-of-state and international offsets to compensate for new housing developments.

California and Quebec will auction off more than 88 million allowances at the Nov. 14 auction, including 78 mln current vintage allowances consisting of some unsold vintage 2017 allowances for the first time, the regulators said Friday.

The Ontario government argued Friday that the federal carbon pricing plan is out of the federal government’s authority and results in unconstitutional taxes.

Vera – as the new truck is called - is both electric and autonomous and Volvo believes it’s the shape of things to come.

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This week, what it's like caring for hundreds of injured wildlife around the clock; and the nation's grain harvest brings the good, the bad and the ugly.

Government criticised after alerting Southampton and Derby to ‘serious consequences’

The government has warned two councils of “serious consequences” after they failed to meet the deadline for dealing with air pollution.

In 2015, five local authorities with some of the worst pollution outside London – Derby, Southampton, Leeds, Nottingham and Birmingham – were ordered to produce proposals to tackle air pollution by 15 September.

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

A federal US court threw out a lawsuit against Illinois’ zero emissions credit (ZEC) regulation to subsidise nuclear energy, arguing that the midwestern state’s programme does not run up against federal authority nor discriminates against out-of-state competition.

The US space agency is due to launch a laser to assess the impact of climate change on the poles.

Scientists say that high-yield farming may be the best way to meet demand for food while conserving biodiversity.

Anti-whaling nations defeat proposals that would have allowed for the return of hunts

An attempt to overturn the decades-old global ban on commercial whaling has failed, to the relief of conservationists.

Anti-whaling nations defeated by a decisive margin proposals from the Japanese government that would have allowed for the return of whale hunts.

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Europe’s farmers on red alert as deadly African swine fever spreads to Belgium

Whaling vote: Australia tells Japan it has lost argument for killings

Climate change means Hurricane Florence will dump 50% more rain

EU climate law could cause ‘catastrophic’ deforestation

Public must tell Network Rail to stop tree felling, says charity

New edible mushrooms among thousands of recently discovered fungi

Urgent greenhouse gas removal plan could see UK hit ‘net zero’ target – report

Air pollution is ‘biggest environmental health risk’ in Europe

Global hunger levels rising due to extreme weather, UN warns

Global demand for fossil fuels will peak in 2023, says thinktank

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Calls for a mass cull of wild boars to protect pork industry after disease is found in two animals in Gaume

An outbreak of African swine fever terrorising pig farmers in Europe has dramatically escalated with the confirmation that the deadly infectious disease has spread to Belgium.

The discovery of the highly contagious disease in two wild boars found dead near the town of Étalle, in Gaume, has sparked calls for a mass cull of that species to protect western Europe’s pork industry.

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EUAs surged back to €20 on Friday, bouncing off technical support levels after early losses had initially extended Thursday’s 18% rout to dip below €18 as energy markets remained highly volatile after the impact of a power market trader's massive losses and default earlier in the week.

A cuddly lion and a rescued baby gibbon are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world

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Thousands of volunteers will help remove plastic and other litter from beaches this weekend

Record numbers of volunteers are anticipated this weekend to help clear litter from the UK’s beaches, in the 25th annual Great British Beach Clean organised by a leading marine charity.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running the four-day beach cleaning event for the last 24 years and expects the 2018 event to beat all previous records. Originally a modest citizen science project, it has become the largest and most longstanding beach litter survey in the UK, with all items recorded according to an internationally agreed methodology.

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