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Marlon Brando bought an island in French Polynesia, and dreamt of a creating a luxury resort there that fuelled science and conservation. Has it worked?

Marine scientists at the National Sea Simulator are trying to help corals adapt to harsher conditions in the ocean. They use the brief windows of annual coral spawning events for much of this research.

Scientists have called for a ban on the development of weapons controlled by AI.

Travis Kauffman was hiking in Colorado when he came toe-to-toe with a young mountain lion.

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California's ARB could amend its carbon allowance allocations to account for the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power's (LADWP) post-2020 power plant closures, as the state agency also looks to adapt ETS regulations to account for higher Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) targets, sources said.

The oil industry is expected to mount an opposition campaign against a Washington state proposal to enact a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) that is currently advancing through the legislature, stakeholders said Friday.

Researchers in Edinburgh develop gene-edited farm animals for poor farmers in Africa.

A summary of legislative action on carbon pricing and clean energy bills at the US state level taken this week, including Virginia Republicans’ move to block a RGGI linkage, carbon pricing developments in New York, and the defeat of a carbon tax bill in Montana.

Students have protested across the UK to air their views on the issue of climate change. We talked to some of those in Manchester.

EUAs climbed back above €20 on Friday, partially reversing this week’s volatile plunge to a two-month low that saw carbon enter bear market territory, though traders said prices remain vulnerable to further falls.

Ancient alcohol making a comeback; grape stomping competition marks the start of harvest; waterhole springs back to life as Indigenous rangers tackle feral buffalo damage; historic farm in the centre of Hobart provides food for Government House guests.

After tripling in price and being hailed the best performing commodity of 2018, the party could be over for once irrepressible European carbon - at least for now - with experts forewarning of a hangover fuelled by falling gas and other bearish factors.

Germany will not apply carbon pricing to its non-ETS sectors until at least 2021, new state energy secretary Andreas Feicht said Thursday. 

Two men carrying at least 24 severed rhino horns have been arrested at Hong Kong airport's customs.

Rats and mosquitoes threaten a fragile ecosystem on an isolated Tahitian atoll — but now scientists are trialling new techniques to rid the islands of destructive pests.

As a vocal vegan, I might be expected to support the abattoir protests by the Save movement. But I’m not convinced they benefit the animals

Of all the people you would expect to be waiting outside a slaughterhouse, animal lovers might seem the least likely candidates. Yet outside abattoirs around the world, vegan activists from the Save Movement are doing just that.

Save is a global network that holds vigils outside abattoirs to show love and compassion to the animals as they arrive for slaughter. The protesters stop the trucks for a few minutes, offer soothing words to the animals and take photos and videos to record their conditions. The movement first hit the headlines in 2015 when an activist in Canada was taken to court for giving water to thirsty pigs in a slaughter truck. She was threatened with 10 years in prison; eventually, a judge dismissed the case. Last week, the group made headlines after its Leicestershire chapter struck a deal with Foyle Food Group to allow them to perform last rites ceremonies.

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The oil and gas company believes a prohibition on single-use plastic could increase CO2, but is that true?

Pupils from schools, colleges and universities walk out in protest against lack of climate action

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