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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 21:45
European carbon prices resumed their upward trend on Monday morning as participants continued their accumulation after last week's rally was triggered by investment funds amassing the largest net short position since March, while energy markets posted modest gains amid falling temperatures.
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Researcher flags solutions to biodiversity credit market challenges

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 21:14
Biodiversity credit markets must consider solutions spanning control sites, verification, and transparency to avoid the pitfalls of carbon credits, a researcher has said.
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‘Awful reality’: Albanese government injects $95 million to fight the latest deadly bird flu

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-10-14 20:34
Millions of migratory birds are arriving on Australian shores this spring. Any one of them could bring the new, deadly strain known as H5N1. Extra government funding will help us prepare and respond. Michelle Wille, Senior research fellow, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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All new CO2 emissions from large emitters must be removed, researchers argue

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 20:02
All new CO₂ emissions from countries with large volumes of historic emissions need to be removed, argues a paper penned by carbon removal experts.
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New Zealand urged to take cooperative approach to addressing 2030 NDC challenge

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 17:30
Fresh analysis has highlighted the policy paralysis plaguing New Zealand in achieving its 2030 Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement, urging it to adopt a more internationally cooperative approach.
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Chinese regulators open to financial institutions participating in national carbon market

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 17:21
Chinese regulators have released guidance on the development of green finance in the country, outlining several policy targets including participation of financial institutions in the national carbon market and coordination among government agencies.
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This beautiful peacock spider was only found two years ago. Now it could be dancing its last dance

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-10-14 16:51
We’re discovering more species of richly coloured peacock spiders all the time. But their small ranges puts them at very real risk. One species faces likely death by suburban sprawl. Lizzy Lowe, Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow in Ecology and Entomology, Edith Cowan University Jess Marsh, Visiting researcher in ecology, University of Adelaide Leanda Denise Mason, Vice Chancellor Research Fellow in conservation ecology, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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‘It looked like something out of Star Trek – I expected it to go at warp speed’: the incredible marine life of the Azores – in pictures

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-10-14 16:00

The mid-Atlantic archipelago of nine islands, the tips of drowned volcanoes, is a remarkable place for marine mammals. The clear, deep waters provide the perfect habitat for cetaceans, and 28 species of whale and dolphin have been documented there. The Dutch scientist and photographer Jeroen Hoekendijk spent a week in September capturing the diversity of Azorean wildlife

  • Photographs by Jeroen Hoekendijk
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Judicial review filed against NZ govt for weakening vehicle emissions standard

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 14:44
A New Zealand advocacy group has launched legal action against the government over its decisions to weaken the country’s Clean Car Standard, it announced Monday.
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New Zealand begins work to improve ETS for foresters

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 14:34
The New Zealand government will establish a Reference Group to drive better outcomes for the forestry segment of its emission trading scheme (ETS), it announced Monday.
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Countdown to mission hunting alien life on a distant moon

BBC - Mon, 2024-10-14 12:34
Nasa's spacecraft could change what we know about life in our solar system.
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Shooters to target feral cats in NSW national parks amid boom in population

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-10-14 11:44

Invasive Species Council says 5 million native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs are killed by feral and roaming pet cats a day in Australia

A five-person team of expert shooters will soon target feral cats in New South Wales national parks as the state steps up efforts to control the pest animals.

The intensive ground operation is being deployed in response to increased cat numbers, according to National Parks and Wildlife Service deputy secretary, Atticus Fleming.

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Scientists map the genome of Australian ‘punk’ fish that prefers to walk instead of swim

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-10-14 09:00

Information ‘blueprint’ of the spotted handfish could aid monitoring, captive breeding and protection efforts, scientists say

They’re Australia’s own underwater punks in leopard print.

Spotted handfish are an endangered species of fish that prefer to “walk” instead of swim, thanks to their unusual pectoral and pelvic fins; have a fluffy dorsal fin on their head that looks almost like a mohawk; and live in the waters off south-east Tasmania.

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POLL: Analysts slash EU carbon price forecasts as bearish factors continue to dominate

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-10-14 08:59
Analysts have slashed their forecasts for EU carbon allowance prices across the board, amid ongoing supply pressures and reduced demand from European power and industrial emitters.
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