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Australian federal and state environment ministers on Friday agreed on an ambition to protect and conserve 30% of land and sea by 2030 and a number of other ambitions that the country will take to the biodiversity COP in Colombia later this year, while also agreeing to include Other Effective land-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) in the Nature Repair Market.

Conservationists hope insects carrying ‘birth control’ bacteria can save honeycreeper being wiped out by malaria

Millions of mosquitoes are being released from helicopters in Hawaii in a last-ditch attempt to save rare birds slipping into extinction.

The archipelago’s endemic, brightly coloured honeycreeper birds are dying of malaria carried by mosquitoes first introduced by European and American ships in the 1800s. Having evolved with no immunity to the disease, the birds can die after just a single bite.

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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Mainstream groups including National Trust and RSPB will join hunt saboteurs and direct action activists for first time

Crabs, badgers and scores of dragonfly wings will be among the fancy dress worn by thousands of people joining more than 350 environmental groups marching through London on Saturday to demand the next government does not “recklessly” ignore the nature crisis.

For the first time, mainstream organisations including the National Trust and the RSPB will stand beside hunt saboteurs and direct action activists in the Restore Nature Now march, as campaigners call on the next government to take “bold” steps to tackle the biodiversity crisis.

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Indonesian state-owned energy company Pertamina has unveiled a sustainable finance framework which it says will align its sustainability efforts with its funding strategy.

Community conservation groups are fighting to protect woodlands from illegal logging, farming and fires, but limited resources are a constant challenge and the task is getting ever more difficult

• Safidy Andrianantenaina is a Madagascan photographer and recipient of the revolutionary storyteller grant, a Photographers Without Borders and On the Edge joint project

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Solar power to set new landmark of 20 per cent of global electricity output in northern summer solstice, and remains fastest growing energy source.

The post Solar hits new global peak in northern summer solstice, and Australia still leads per capita appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Coalition's nuclear plan is more about the destruction of an existing industry - wind and solar - than the creation of a new one. Here's why.

The post Dutton’s plan to nuke Australia’s renewable energy transition explained in full appeared first on RenewEconomy.

By changing their consumption habits, average Australians can reduce their carbon footprints by 75%. And if they do, net zero by 2050 might not be a dream.

The post Big cars, red meat, household gas: Consumers still have crucial role to play in cutting emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Who could have predicted that the same party that opened the door to offshore wind in 2021 would slam it shut again in 2024?

The post The same party that legislated for offshore wind farms now wants to ban them. It’s nuclear in reverse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre signs up to help deliver $8m government program to support local manufacture and servicing of wind turbine components.

The post Wind turbine towers and blades could be built in Australia under new supply chain plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The South Australian state government has published a green iron and steel strategy and put a call out to global industry to help it figure out how it can underpin investment in the nascent sector.

The Coalition’s nuclear plan is an unwelcome proposal which will slow the energy transition and increase our dependence on gas – a surefire way to drive up energy bills. Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Iceland-based International Carbon Registry (ICR) announced on Thursday the launch of its pilot biodiversity programme in an effort to develop a framework for project developers planning to issue voluntary biodiversity credits.

Australian Energy Market Operator warns of potential gas shorfalls, as increased demand and troubles at a major gas processing plant combine to limit supply of the fossil fuel.

The post AEMO sounds alarm as unplanned gas outage collides with winter coal snap, drought appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulatory timelines and supply chains issues are complicating efforts to build new "heartbeat" essential for running the grid without fossil fuels.

The post The race to protect “heartbeat” of the grid as wind and solar replace coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In 2018, Ziggy Switkowski said the "window for gigawatt-scale nuclear has closed." Now he is defending the Coalition's uncosted nuclear plan.

The post Ziggy Switkowski and another big nuclear back-flip appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A US forest foundation has joined a group of environmental NGOs and carbon project developers urging the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) to support the use of carbon credits in Scope 3 emissions abatement, while a group of French NGOs have demanded the organisation abandon the proposal.

Victoria’s government wants local governments to speed up development and get more homes built. But there are many questions around this goal. David Hayward, Emeritus Professor of Public Policy, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.