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1 From December to early February, the sound of foxes shrieking at night can be heard across the UK. What does the shriek mean?

A Vixens are telling males where to dig their dens

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Wilder Blean project aims to utilise ‘ecosystem engineers’ to naturally rewild former pine plantation

The UK’s first wild bison herd for thousands of years has been completed in time for Christmas with the release of the herd’s bull.

Three females were released into woods in Kent in July as part of the Wilder Blean project. But the bull’s arrival from Germany had been delayed by five months due to post-Brexit paperwork complexities. The herd also has a young calf, thanks to a surprise birth in September.

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Rystad Energy is seeking ambitious and motivated analyst to contribute to the development of one our core Energy Transition products – Carbon Markets solution, with the goal of further strengthening Rystad Energy’s position as a leading, independent provider of data, research and advisory services related to the transformation of the global energy system.

Now we are looking for a Policy and Advocacy Lead to who will take the non-profit advocacy work of Compensate to the next level. The role offers a great opportunity to have a major impact on the direction the voluntary carbon market takes.

In 2023 several countries will launch missions to the Moon and beyond.

Compliance players reduced their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings this week as entities' V24 positions became public, while financials continued to scoop up WCI permits, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

US lawmakers on Friday passed a $1.7-trillion spending bill to fund the federal government, which among its many provisions includes establishing a programme to help rural stakeholders participate in the voluntary carbon market.

The World Bank Board of Directors on Thursday approved a $500 mln project to help Brazilian companies implement credible GHG reduction practices and access “high-quality” carbon markets.

Environmental organisations and market participants are at loggerheads over California regulator ARB’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) reform scenarios that may phase out credit generation from renewable natural gas (RNG), though stakeholders have largely formed a united front in wanting to beef up the stringency of the transportation sector programme, according to public comments.

Spending bill passed by Senate includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for poorer nations even though Biden promised $11.4bn

The US has risked alienating developing countries hit hardest by the climate crisis, after Congress delivered just a fraction of the money promised by Joe Biden to help poorer nations adapt to worsening storms, floods and droughts.

Biden has promised $11.4bn each year for developing countries to ease climate impacts and help them shift to renewable energy but the vast $1.7tn spending bill to keep the US government running, passed by the Senate on Thursday, includes less than $1bn in climate assistance for these countries.

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Scientists discover the glass frog's "superpower" in its ability to pool blood to turn see-through.

As the Carbon Credits and Removals Lead, you will develop and manage Google’s carbon credits program and emerging removals portfolio. You will lead a strategy for carbon credits and removals, playing a role in accelerating the realization of Google’s goal to reach Net Zero by 2030, steering multiple initiatives underway.

It may sound anti-Christmas, but we need to control these pests to protect our native ecosystems

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As Christmas approaches, the image of Rudolph’s red nose and the sound of jingling bells as Santa’s trusty team of reindeer pull his sleigh captures the imagination of Australian children. But while these reindeer bring joy to the Christmas season, there is a darker side to their Australian counterparts. Feral deer are one of the most serious emerging environmental and agricultural threats to Australia.

Deer don’t belong in the Australian bush. Unlike much of the world, where deer are native, our plants and wildlife haven’t evolved to deal with their hard hooves and voracious appetite. They overgraze and trample native grasslands, they ring-bark native shrubs and trees and they cause erosion and pollution by wallowing in wetlands and streams. They eat fruit trees, grapevines, crops and pastures and destroy fences, costing farmers tens of thousands of dollars every year. Deer browse on and kill trees planted by Landcare groups, foresters, farmers and local councils. After bushfires, feral deer eat any new growth and stop revegetation.

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European carbon prices posted a 6.6% weekly gain as the market wrapped up ahead of the holiday break, with the benchmark price settling 10 cents higher on the day after encountering selling interest above a key level before trading activity petered out after the 1300 GMT settlement, while energy markets drifted lower again as concerns over supply constraints continued to ease.

A drop in power and gas consumption due to high energy prices saw EU CO2 emissions fall to a 30-year low in November despite sustained strong coal demand from the power sector, according to a report from a non-profit.

Australia on Friday published draft legislation for its planned voluntary biodiversity market, with the main elements unchanged since the initial draft was released in August, ignoring warnings that the scheme as designed is likely to be a commercial failure.

As I lie down under a 2,000-year-old small-leaved lime coppice, I contemplate what is truly sacred

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This is me trying to have a sacred encounter with the 2,000-year-old small-leaved lime coppice at Westonbirt Arboretum. Because of my terrible hunched posture I’m always looking for an opportunity to lie down and alleviate the pain in my back. Because of my great love of trees I am always looking for an opportunity to lie down in a woodland. And because we lost a beloved cousin tragically young this summer, I was also looking for opportunities to be quiet and think of him and have a little cry. This was my moment.

We recently welcomed a puppy to our family, and he has taken a special liking to me because I’m the person who walks him and feeds him; I’m not really a dog person, so he’s made it his personal mission to convert me. I guess it’s working, I love him in a sort of gently revelatory, deeply trying, must-learn-to-be-patient way. He joined me in the ancient green cavern, whining. I don’t like to have my face licked when I’m having a reflective moment. His name is Happy, so if you were passing the lime coppice you would have heard me saying, “No Happy. Fuck’s sake, Happy. Happy, please leave me alone for two seconds.”

Max Porter’s new novel, Shy, is out next year

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The UAE has stepped up its hydrogen plans after Masdar, the country’s biggest renewable-energy firm, teamed up this week with Germany’s Uniper to build a new plant in the Middle East country.