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A pod of orcas, including the matriarch and several calves, were filmed as they swam close by a family on holiday in Shetland, Scotland.

Eric Linklater, 21, caught the group known as the ‘27 Pod’  on camera in the Eshaness area. His father, Alexander Linklater, who posted the video to Twitter said: 'For an idea of what it’s like to see this up close and spontaneously, my seven-year-old daughter started crying in terror at the awesome killer whales she was seeing'

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A Queensland coal mine will be allowed to more than double emissions in a decision made by the Morrison government just months before federal election.

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Germany's biggest steel producer Thyssenkrupp has teamed up with oil major BP to boost green steel development, in the wake of EU legislators adopting firm positions on the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) that would protect Europe’s industry from cheaper carbon-intensive imports.

Global Feedback seeks judicial review of plan for not suggesting less meat and dairy consumption

Food campaigners are taking legal action against the government for failing to support the transition to a low-carbon diet by encouraging people to eat less meat.

Global Feedback, which campaigns for regenerative food production, says the government’s food strategy does not take into account advice that cutting levels of meat and dairy consumption is crucial to achieving the country’s net zero goals.

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Halting the loss of nature requires a shift away from prioritising short-term gains, scientists say.

Focus on market has led to climate crises, with spiritual, cultural and emotional benefits of nature ignored

Taking into account all the benefits nature provides to humans and redefining what it means to have a “good quality of life” is key to living sustainably on Earth, a four-year assessment by 82 leading scientists has found.

A market-based focus on short-term profits and economic growth means the wider benefits of nature have been ignored, which has led to bad decisions that have reduced people’s wellbeing and contributed to climate and nature crises, according to a UN report. To achieve sustainable development, qualitative approaches need to be incorporated into decision making.

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EUAs traded higher on Monday morning to head back into the middle of their recent range, while natural gas prices weakened after Canada said it would allow the shipment of a repaired compressor for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline.

Four cities and 11 counties across China’s Sichuan province will establish forest carbon schemes as the first batch of projects greenlighted under a fiscal incentive programme launched by the provincial government earlier this year.

Just 60 MPs due to attend briefing by Sir Patrick Vallance, based on slides Boris Johnson was shown before Cop26

Only 60 MPs are expected to attend an emergency climate briefing by the UK government’s chief scientific adviser in parliament on Monday, the Guardian has learned.

The briefing, organised by the climate change all-party parliamentary group, will be an updated version of the slides that the chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, showed Boris Johnson before the UN climate summit Cop26 in Glasgow in November. But the APPG told the Guardian fewer than 10% of MPs had signed up to watch.

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An SA farmer was praised for returning a young seal to the water, but experts highlight dangers for both parties in handling animals

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If you ever stumble upon a seal pup far from home, best leave it alone and call for help.

Humans (and their dogs) can pose a danger to seals, and the marine mammals can give humans tuberculosis.

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The minister will be forced to either confirm or revoke decisions made by her predecessor that 19 coal and gas projects aren’t likely to harm Australia’s protected species and places. Laura Schuijers, Deputy Director, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law and Lecturer in Law, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

CommBank is looking for a Director of Indigenous Carbon to join the Commodities, Trade and Carbon team, working closely with the Indigenous Banking team.

ClimeTrek is looking for a carbon trader to be based in its India office.

A satellite built in Cardiff is set to be launched into space later this year.

British scientists say trial shows the nonlethal method could help eradicate the invasive species and allow red squirrels to recover

Oral contraceptives for squirrels are working, research has found, and the government hopes they can be used to keep populations down in the UK.

Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete. They also carry a disease called squirrelpox that does not affect them but can kill reds.

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At least 27,000 hectares of Cerrado have allegedly been destroyed by suppliers to major soya traders that supply UK meat industry

Supermarkets and retailers have been asked to end relationships with soya traders who allegedly continue to buy soya from suppliers contributing to deforestation in Brazil.

It comes as an investigation by campaign group Mighty Earth alleges that suppliers selling to leading soya traders have deforested at least 27,000 hectares (67,000 acres) across 10 farms in the Cerrado region of Brazil since August 2020.

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Australia-headquartered miner BHP on Monday announced it will install what it claims will be the world’s first “carbon neutral” conveyor belts at a copper mine in Chile, delivered by a Chinese company.

'Forget nuclear and simplify electrification' is the message form Australian energy experts for next steps in decarbonisation push.

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The final turbine has been installed at what will be one of the country's biggest and lowest cost wind farms.

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