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Invasive Species Council says rare rafting behaviour seen on cane farms south of Brisbane

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Fire ants are forming rafts to survive and travel on flood waters in south-east Queensland, with experts warning the wild weather may accelerate the spread of one of the world’s most invasive species.

After storms ravaged the region over Christmas and new year, Reece Pianta of the Invasive Species Council urged the community to be extra vigilant since red imported fire ants (Rifa) were filmed rafting on flood waters.

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The stockpile of privately held NZUs has fallen by some 900,000 units as speculators decrease their holdings of units, according to government figures.

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The world's biggest iceberg, A23a, is experiencing rapid decay as it moves through the Southern Ocean.

Wind turbines from two of Western Australia's first commercial wind farms are being repurposed at new sites or donated for research.

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Quebec’s initial free allowance distribution for 2024 regressed slightly from the previous year, even as the number of industrial cap-and-trade emitters receiving allocation increased, according to data published Monday by the province's environmental ministry.

EV market analyst says Australia’s charging network is now growing at a faster rate than the EV fleet

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Electric vehicle charging sites will double in Australia again over the coming year, according to a new report, on top of record-breaking growth over the past 12 months.

The analysis, released by consulting firm Next System, found the number of car-charging sites surged by 90% in Australia during 2023.

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Sometimes when taking these actions, however, carbon storage is prioritised at the expense of biodiversity. But that need not be the case. Patrick O'Connor, Associate Professor, University of Adelaide Anthelia Bond, Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Forests in the western US are absorbing less CO2 due to more severe climate change impacts, while those on the eastern side of the country are growing slightly faster thanks to more favourable conditions, scientists have found.

Accounting for Nature (AFN) has partnered with an Australian technology solutions firm to develop digital infrastructure linking environmental improvements to eligible carbon credits, they announced Tuesday.

First ever life-cycle analysis comparing big and small solar systems finds rooftop PV better for the environment than even the largest, most efficient, solar farm. But there's a catch.

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A 185MW/565MWh Tesla Megapack battery has been brought online in Oahu, effectively replacing Hawaii’s last coal power plant.

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A US west coast power producer was unsuccessful in its attempt to cover the cost of compliance with Washington’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA) through a rate increase for Wyoming consumers, in a decision by state utility regulators in January.

A new bill to curb predator control used to support grouse shooting and the practice of muirburn on Scottish moorland could lead landowners to switch to activities that produce carbon or biodiversity credits as alternative income sources.

The European Commission should grab the opportunity to propose the EU's 2040 climate target by approaching an upcoming deadline as an economic and security choice, a pan-European think tank has said ahead of the release expected in a few weeks.

Shell’s ongoing retirement spree and signs of a REDD revival for fresh vintage credits dominated voluntary carbon market activity over the past week.

Climate action in the EU is still underreported, especially information that goes beyond pure emissions data to provide insights on longer term trends, a report showed on Monday.

The Polish government will have to tackle powerful coal unions and appease an uncooperative president in order to follow through on intentions to set an end date for coal and target climate neutrality by 2050, according to experts.

Around 10 biodiversity credit project managers have expressed interest in selling units via an online marketplace, following the listing of credits from a company with South American sites, Carbon Pulse has learned.

Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies face significant barriers to scale, such as upfront capital needs and vastly different permanence and storage potential across activity types, but would grow with supportive policies for integration into carbon markets, according to a recent report commissioned by the Swedish government.