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Study finds only 39% of unique species have had threats and status assessed – less than half of New Zealand’s

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More than half of Australia’s unique plants have not been assessed to determine whether they are at risk of extinction, scientists warn.

Conservation experts have gathered in London to provide a snapshot of plant heath and what countries are doing to safeguard hundreds of thousands of species.

It warns an estimated 45% of the world’s known flowering plants could be at risk of extinction as climate change and other threats mount.

The situation is even worse for 100,000 or so plant species yet to be formally named, with an estimated 75% of those at risk of vanishing.

The study analyses what individual nations are doing to protect their unique species – those found nowhere else on earth. In Australia, almost nine out of 10 plant species fit that bill.

But the nation isn’t doing what’s needed to understand if they are in trouble.

“By international standards, Australia performed very poorly in conservation assessments,” said Western Sydney University’s Rachael Gallagher, who led the global evaluation of those efforts.

Only 39% of Australia’s unique species have had their threats and conservation status assessed – less than half of what New Zealand and South Africa have managed.

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James Milward went high tech in his quest to stop the animals fouling in his Surrey garden.

ACCC says Brookfield's plans to spend $30 billion on renewables and storage outweighs fears it could frustrate rival projects through its ownership of network assets.

The post Huge wind and solar plans win approval for Brookfield’s Origin bid, despite network fears appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Right-wing politicians and anti-solar campaigners claim that a major UK solar project would produce more greenhouse gases than it is able to save.

The post Factcheck: Do large solar projects produce more CO2 than they save? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices made modest gains following last week's rollercoaster in response to the latest Third Program Review meeting, as participants indicated that market interest was fading amid directional uncertainty and forecasts of a warm winter.

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) this week will release preliminary analysis of its criteria to link the state’s WCI-modelled cap-and-invest programme with the California-Quebec market, a government official said Monday.

Biofuel credit (RIN) values under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) plummeted on Monday to the lowest level since early 2021, as traders pointed to continued bearish programme fundamentals around the bean oil-heating oil (BOHO) spread, and potential impacts of sanctions stemming from this weekend’s reignited conflict between Israel and Gaza.

Most of us see only the dry treeless plain and spectacular sea cliffs. But beneath the surface there’s a precious world of caves and unique species that could be lost without better protection. Jess Marsh, Research Fellow, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University Clare Buswell, Adjunct Lecturer, History, Archaeology, Indigenous Studies and Geography, Flinders University Liz Reed, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide Susan White, Adjunct Research Fellow, Environment, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Gears are shifting in voluntary carbon market volumes despite prices of many of the standardised contracts flatlining at very low digit levels, sources told Carbon Pulse on Monday.

An index for nature-based solutions (NBS) is set to be expanded to cover 2021 REDD vintages, as part of an expansion push by two founding members at a brokerage who have switched to a new firm, as they eye hiring more staff and widening coverage.

UK-headquartered budget airline EasyJet confirmed on Monday it had formally signed up to Airbus’ carbon removal credits scheme, through which it will buy credits to offset the emissions of its planes and operations.

A European climate tech investor, specialising in decarbonising agriculture, has received €1 mln from the founder of a clothing startup, as it looks to scale up its voluntary carbon market activity.

Those behind a programme for supporting biodiversity-related initiatives located in African countries are disappointed with the financial viability of applications received so far, one of its leads has said.

The UK's flagship nature market, soon to be mandatory for developers in England, has major gaps in onsite governance with enforcement nearly impossible for a large proportion of the biodiversity units to be generated, a new academic study suggests.

The Zambian government has progressed to an advanced stage in the development of a climate change bill that will include a framework for regulating carbon credit activities in the country, according to a statement made by the environment ministry, as it aims to imminently seal an agreement for credit sales as part of a Emission Reductions Purchase Agreement (ERPA).

The Council of EU member states is rushing to complete work on a series of energy and climate bills this week, clearing its decks for what could be more difficult discussions next week. 

EPA says too many pesticide formulas exist to check all for the safety of ingredients that could harm humans, plants and wildlife

Ingredients labeled as “inactive” in pesticide formulas are potentially poisoning the environment, crops and animals, but the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rebuffed calls to examine their toxicity and risks.

Agency rules do not require the EPA to account for inactive ingredients when it evaluates pesticide formula safety despite the fact that industry labels dangerous substances like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as inert.

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A Vancouver-headquartered carbon credit developer announced Friday the close of the final tranche of its non-brokered private placement offering, with proceeds intended in part to help expand operations in West Africa and Latin America.