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A forest restoration accelerator will focus on scaling up seed bank networks to generate mass momentum behind the planting of native forests, in a drive to recreate the success of Silicon Valley startups among a new wave of entrepreneurs, and help scale carbon credit generation.

Novel carbon dioxide removals techniques need to play a bigger role in the EU's climate policy, experts are insisting ahead of the release of the bloc's proposed 2040 emissions reduction target.

The UK government must take further action to reach its target of conserving 30% of the country’s land and sea by 2030 (30x30), beyond its national guidance, a society of ecology-focused scientists has said.

Eco-friendly British produce could become unaffordable luxury if low quality imports still allowed, say farmers

Tightening environmental standards for British farmers while importing food produced to lower standards risks making eco-friendly food an unaffordable luxury item, farmers have said.

At the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, announced that the government would consult on a new labelling scheme that would single out food produced to UK standards, allowing consumers to choose more environmentally friendly food.

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European carbon prices were little changed at midday on Thursday, despite gaining nearly €1 earlier in the morning, as weekly data from the two main exchanges showed investment funds had reduced their net short position for a third successive week, while energy markets rose again on forecast colder temperatures.

Portugal has ratified a law that establishes a national voluntary carbon market and the rules for its operation, which it hopes will help protect its forests and safeguard them from fires.

Ministers have previously claimed oilfield development will improve domestic energy security and help consumers

The UK government has admitted that oil from the controversial Rosebank field will be sold on the international market rather than to UK consumers.

Ministers have repeatedly claimed developing the huge oilfield off Shetland will improve UK energy security and help UK consumers, overriding concerns from climate experts and their own advisers.

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A biocarbon firm has signed a supply agreement to deliver 15,000 tonnes per year to Norwegian company Elkem.

Several species have vanished across swathes of the continent – and scientists say their disappearance holds unknown risks for humans

Africa’s birds of prey have experienced a widespread population collapse that risks unforeseen consequences for humans, according to a new study.

Tropical raptor species including the martial eagle, the bateleur and the dark chanting goshawk have vanished from swathes of the African continent over the past 40 years, new analysis shows, as many wild areas were converted to farmland. Several African birds of prey are on track to become locally extinct in many countries this century.

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An Indian carbon market industry group on Thursday announced it will collaborate with the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) to advance the South Asian nation’s participation in global offset trade and boost quality in the country’s emissions reductions sector.

Expert says if you see a snake you should leave it alone and call for a professional catcher

When Tennille Bankes walked into a toilet cubicle in Goondiwindi, Queensland, she was greeted by the scaly tail of a spotted black snake peaking out beneath a closed lid.

The wildlife carer and snake catcher was called by police to the public bathroom after a local, surprised by the reptile, summoned them for help.

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Police call wildlife carer and snake catcher Tennille Bankes to a public toilet cubicle in Goondiwindi, Queensland, after a local is surprised by a spotted black snake in the toilet bowl. As Bankes lures the serpent out, she explains that they have a 'natural instinct to go into holes' and that toilets offer a place to cool down and the chance of a snack, due to the frogs that also take refuge there to escape the heat

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Saudi Arabia is tendering for 7.2 gigawatts of power to build four gas-fired power plants across two sites, which according to reports use carbon capture and storage (CCS) to offset CO2 emissions.

Exclusive: Badger Trust analysis comes 10 years after government started culls in England against scientific advice

Improved cattle testing, better financial and mental health support for farmers, and cattle and badger vaccination will more effectively tackle bovine TB in cattle than culling badgers, according to a report.

The review of evidence by the Badger Trust comes after 10 years of culling in England killed 210,237 badgers, costing £58.8m, without a significant easing of cattle TB.

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Data shows 2023 had second-highest record of rooftop solar installations as small-scale solar continues to grow

Quarterly installations of new solar panels reached a record at the end of 2023, with Australian households more than three times as likely to have a photovoltaic system as a back yard swimming pool.

Households and businesses added 921 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity in the December quarter, according to SunWiz, an industry data group.

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Committee finds British consumers contributing particularly highly to destruction of world’s forests

UK consumption is having an “unsustainable” impact on the world, and contributing particularly highly to deforestation, a report by MPs has found.

Products such as soya, cocoa, palm oil, beef and leather may be products of deforestation, and the environmental audit committee has found that the UK’s deforestation footprint per tonne of product consumed is higher than that of other countries including China, calling it “unsustainable”. A deforestation footprint is similar to a carbon footprint. It signifies how much deforestation occurs per tonne of product consumed. Scientists have worked out the deforestation footprints of various countries by analysing trade patterns for goods which are linked to high levels of forest destruction.

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Sabah state of Malaysia will press ahead with one of its most controversial carbon projects, an official has confirmed, blaming technical issues for the delay in the project launch.

Germany's coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023, even after closure of the last of its nuclear generators.

The post Germany’s coal power production drops to lowest level in 60 years in 2023 after nuclear exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Thousands of acres of crops and productive farmland are under water thanks to Storm Henk's flooding.

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