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England is one of the last strongholds of this beautiful insect but it is at risk due to excessive pesticide use

Organic farming is probably the best hope for the survival of one of Britain’s least known but valuable wild creatures, the necklace ground beetle, Carabus monilis.

Once widespread but now on the red list as endangered because of excessive pesticide use and changing farming practices, it needs help to survive. Since it eats many insects that feed on farm crops and the seeds of weeds that farmers want to control any help it gets to thrive will be richly rewarded.

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Rest of G20 should follow Joe Biden’s lead on funding commitments, says climate envoy

Developing countries and campaigners welcomed the offer of increased climate finance from the US president, Joe Biden, at the UN on Tuesday, but warned that rich countries needed to do more to ensure the poorest received the assistance they need.

Biden, speaking to the UN general assembly in New York, said he would ask the US Congress to double to $11bn (£8m) a year by 2024 the financial assistance the US offers to developing countries to help them cut greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the impacts of extreme weather.

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A majority of AGL shareholders support motion calling for a Paris aligned business transition, as bid by teenager for board seat falls short.

The post AGL gets climate action lesson from angry investors and inspired teenager appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The announcement is the country's latest climate pledge and a major step forward to address emissions.

Local communities near lithium deposits shouldn’t become zones of sacrifice, shouldering the socio-environmental costs of supporting a renewable energy transition. Ana Estefanía Carballo, Research Fellow in Mining and Society, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Gillian Gregory, Research Fellow in Mining Governance, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Tim Werner, ARC DECRA Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

More than 22 million of Australian offsets issued so far have been generated using a “deeply flawed” method, calling into question the value of the government’s entire carbon credit programme, said a report released Wednesday, though industry representatives said the report had “critical errors”.

New study says Australia is "ripe" for offshore wind, and could use its expertise to tap into floating platforms and use coal plant infrastructure.

The post Australia “ripe” for floating wind farms, as 4GW earmarked for NSW coal ports appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK consumers are having to pay the cost of confused government policy, and this winter promises to be particularly challenging.

The post Gas price spike: How UK government failures made a global crisis worse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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China will end funding for new coal-fired power plants abroad, President Xi Jinping announced at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, signalling a massive shift for the world's largest public financier of overseas coal.

Cities like Sydney are already experiencing extremely hot days because of climate change.

All schools and colleges in Cornwall will be given litter pickers made from old hospital masks.

Edify wins planning approval for 1GW green hydrogen project, including large scale and behind the meter solar and storage, in new eco industrial precinct.

The post Edify wins planning approval for 1GW green hydrogen and battery facility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pre-compliance carbon offset trading has started under Mexico’s pilot cap-and-trade programme, but a dearth of supply and lack of regulatory clarity are serving as headwinds for further development, a panel heard Tuesday.

Like the lazy koala, the reason sloths go slow has a lot to do with what they eat. Shelby A. Ryan, PhD Candidate | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Ryan R. Witt, Postdoctoral Researcher and Honorary Lecturer | School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California gasoline demand per day declined slightly in July even as Governor Gavin Newsom (D) removed all COVID-19 restrictions, but the Golden State’s fuel consumption still narrowed against historic levels, according to federal data.

Insulate Britain protesters blocked traffic on both carriageways of the motorway in Surrey.

Joe Biden called for cooperation in his first speech as US president to the UN General Assembly.

The ex-deputy PM tells Guardian Australia the next phase of climate policy must not ‘smash our regional economies’

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The former federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack says his party has to consider signing up to a commitment to net zero emissions because a flat “no” could threaten Australia’s trade relationships and export income.

McCormack’s public overture ahead of Cop26 in Glasgow comes as the New South Wales minister for energy and the environment, Matt Kean, will also tell an event organised by the British high commission on Wednesday that Scott Morrison has pulled off a “stunning coup” in negotiating a nuclear submarine deal with the US and the UK, but now needs to take the next step.

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‘Avoided deforestation’ projects do not represent genuine abatement, say researchers who liken the Coalition policy to ‘cheap tricks and hot air’

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About 20% of carbon credits created under the federal Coalition’s main climate change policy do not represent real cuts in carbon dioxide and are essentially “junk”, new research suggests.

The report by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Australia Institute found “avoided deforestation” projects do not represent genuine abatement as in most cases the areas were never going to be cleared.

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