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French asset manager moves to exclude pesticide manufacturers
Exchange-traded funds cut EUA holdings to lowest in 30 months amid price decline
German emissions fall to lowest level in 70 years on weak industrial output and coal demand slump -report
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Experts seek clear role for novel carbon removals in EU 2040 climate targets
UK needs to do more work to reach 30×30 nature goal, scientists say
UK farmers say tighter environmental rules put them at risk of being undercut
Eco-friendly British produce could become unaffordable luxury if low quality imports still allowed, say farmers
Tightening environmental standards for British farmers while importing food produced to lower standards risks making eco-friendly food an unaffordable luxury item, farmers have said.
At the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday, the environment secretary, Steve Barclay, announced that the government would consult on a new labelling scheme that would single out food produced to UK standards, allowing consumers to choose more environmentally friendly food.
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Portugal approves law to set up national voluntary carbon market
UK government admits Rosebank oil will not be kept in UK to boost energy security
Ministers have previously claimed oilfield development will improve domestic energy security and help consumers
The UK government has admitted that oil from the controversial Rosebank field will be sold on the international market rather than to UK consumers.
Ministers have repeatedly claimed developing the huge oilfield off Shetland will improve UK energy security and help UK consumers, overriding concerns from climate experts and their own advisers.
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Birds of prey in Africa experiencing population collapse, study finds
Several species have vanished across swathes of the continent – and scientists say their disappearance holds unknown risks for humans
Africa’s birds of prey have experienced a widespread population collapse that risks unforeseen consequences for humans, according to a new study.
Tropical raptor species including the martial eagle, the bateleur and the dark chanting goshawk have vanished from swathes of the African continent over the past 40 years, new analysis shows, as many wild areas were converted to farmland. Several African birds of prey are on track to become locally extinct in many countries this century.
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Snakes in a drain: spotted black snake found in Queensland public toilet
Expert says if you see a snake you should leave it alone and call for a professional catcher
When Tennille Bankes walked into a toilet cubicle in Goondiwindi, Queensland, she was greeted by the scaly tail of a spotted black snake peaking out beneath a closed lid.
The wildlife carer and snake catcher was called by police to the public bathroom after a local, surprised by the reptile, summoned them for help.
Continue reading...Spotted black snake found in Queensland public toilet – video
Police call wildlife carer and snake catcher Tennille Bankes to a public toilet cubicle in Goondiwindi, Queensland, after a local is surprised by a spotted black snake in the toilet bowl. As Bankes lures the serpent out, she explains that they have a 'natural instinct to go into holes' and that toilets offer a place to cool down and the chance of a snack, due to the frogs that also take refuge there to escape the heat
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Badger culls are not best way to cut bovine TB, report finds
Exclusive: Badger Trust analysis comes 10 years after government started culls in England against scientific advice
Improved cattle testing, better financial and mental health support for farmers, and cattle and badger vaccination will more effectively tackle bovine TB in cattle than culling badgers, according to a report.
The review of evidence by the Badger Trust comes after 10 years of culling in England killed 210,237 badgers, costing £58.8m, without a significant easing of cattle TB.
Continue reading...Australian homes three times more likely to have solar panels than a pool as energy prices surge
Data shows 2023 had second-highest record of rooftop solar installations as small-scale solar continues to grow
Quarterly installations of new solar panels reached a record at the end of 2023, with Australian households more than three times as likely to have a photovoltaic system as a back yard swimming pool.
Households and businesses added 921 megawatts of solar photovoltaic capacity in the December quarter, according to SunWiz, an industry data group.
Continue reading...Deforestation effect of UK consumption unsustainable, say MPs
Committee finds British consumers contributing particularly highly to destruction of world’s forests
UK consumption is having an “unsustainable” impact on the world, and contributing particularly highly to deforestation, a report by MPs has found.
Products such as soya, cocoa, palm oil, beef and leather may be products of deforestation, and the environmental audit committee has found that the UK’s deforestation footprint per tonne of product consumed is higher than that of other countries including China, calling it “unsustainable”. A deforestation footprint is similar to a carbon footprint. It signifies how much deforestation occurs per tonne of product consumed. Scientists have worked out the deforestation footprints of various countries by analysing trade patterns for goods which are linked to high levels of forest destruction.
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