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Study finds female chrysalises that develop at higher temperatures have fewer eyespots, making them harder to see in dry grass

Female meadow brown butterflies who develop in warmer weather sport fewer spots on their wings, in an unexpected adaptation to global heating.

The discovery was made by University of Exeter scientists who found that females whose chrysalises developed at 11C had six spots on average, while those developing at 15C had just three.

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New data shows Germany's market for home and commercial battery storage systems grew by over 150 per cent in 2023 – and that's with "market barriers."

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Clean Energy Regulator data shows Queensland reached one million rooftop solar installations in 2023, beating out every other state in the country.

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One of Australia's greatest green hydrogen hopes, singled out by the IEA for delays, will get underway this year after a federal and state funding boost.

The post Federal funding jump-starts great green hydrogen hope, the “stalled” Bell Bay hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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In two US Supreme Court cases whose outcomes could impact the enforcement of environmental law, justices are questioning the balance of power between the judiciary and executive branches in implementation of federal legislation.

Voluntary carbon market certifier BioCarbon Registry (BCR) has written a cease-and-desist letter to the Sri Lankan Climate Fund (SLCF) after learning that the government-backed programme was using its REDD+ methodology without permission to credit projects.

With plans locked in for a battery that could be the largest of its kind in the world, Ark Energy is seeking approval for a 500MW solar farm to go with it.

The post Ark progresses plan for solar farm next to world’s largest eight-hour battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Intelligence agency GCHQ say pictures of Colossus a reminder of the UK ingenuity that helped defeat Hitler.

Office for Environmental Protection report shows only four of 40 targets for England likely to be achieved

The government is failing on almost all of its environmental targets, risking an “irreversible spiral of decline” in nature, a damning report by the environment watchdog has found.

Dame Glenys Stacey, chair of the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), has said in the report, published today, that if action is not taken England will fail to meet its goal of halting nature’s decline by 2030, as well as a host of other vital nature targets.

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The hobbled Peregrine Moon lander will be forced to burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

The peatlands finance industry should mature between 2030 and 2050, including investments in biodiversity credits bundled with water-related payments, a report has said.

A California-headquartered startup announced Wednesday a partnership with a Brazilian civil society organisation to bring carbon credits directly from Brazilian smallholder farmers to market.

Lawmakers from a central US state that previously prevailed in fossil fuel pipeline battles, introduced legislation to prohibit the transport and storage of carbon dioxide.

Australian oil and gas company and a US university have entered into a five-year partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and advance low carbon solutions, the academic institution announced Wednesday.

Aussie startup reports "buzz of potential" for innovators at this year's meeting as quest to find sustainable ways of doing business gets urgent.

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More work is needed across all sectors to achieve the EU’s climate objectives out to 2050, including adjusting the ETS and making policies fully consistent with a fossil fuels phaseout, according to the board of scientists advising the bloc on climate change.

Conservation International recently established a system to track global impact. We are seeking a data expert to help (a) serve as a day-to-day technical project manager to ensure data collection, data management, and data quality control with our global program teams and subgranting units, (b) to run the quantitative analysis needed to measure our impact, under supervision and (c) to develop and implement new, forward-thinking approaches to meet institutional needs as our system advances.

EU ETS emissions in 2023 are likely to have fallen by around 23% in the power sector, and by around 5-6% in the industry sector, with the resulting weakness leaving the EUA price outlook for 2024 close to current depressed levels, according to a market analyst.