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British scientists say trial shows the nonlethal method could help eradicate the invasive species and allow red squirrels to recover

Oral contraceptives for squirrels are working, research has found, and the government hopes they can be used to keep populations down in the UK.

Grey squirrels are an invasive species in the UK, introduced from North America in the 1870s. They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete. They also carry a disease called squirrelpox that does not affect them but can kill reds.

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At least 27,000 hectares of Cerrado have allegedly been destroyed by suppliers to major soya traders that supply UK meat industry

Supermarkets and retailers have been asked to end relationships with soya traders who allegedly continue to buy soya from suppliers contributing to deforestation in Brazil.

It comes as an investigation by campaign group Mighty Earth alleges that suppliers selling to leading soya traders have deforested at least 27,000 hectares (67,000 acres) across 10 farms in the Cerrado region of Brazil since August 2020.

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Australia-headquartered miner BHP on Monday announced it will install what it claims will be the world’s first “carbon neutral” conveyor belts at a copper mine in Chile, delivered by a Chinese company.

'Forget nuclear and simplify electrification' is the message form Australian energy experts for next steps in decarbonisation push.

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The final turbine has been installed at what will be one of the country's biggest and lowest cost wind farms.

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The project's aim is to help protect ecosystems and native red squirrel populations.

CSIRO says nuclear is too slow, too expensive, and its best prospects for a significant share of global generation are in weak climate targets.

The post Slow, expensive and no good for 1.5° target: CSIRO crushes Coalition nuclear fantasy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO says a grid dominated by wind and solar will only require one fifth or one third of the storage needs commonly suggested.

The post Why Australia does not need so much storage in a wind and solar grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar are still clearly cheapest form of new energy, even with storage and transmission, latest CSIRO report says. Cutting emissions goes hand in hand with lower costs.

The post Integrated wind and solar still cheapest, and green hydrogen costs falling fast: CSIRO appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek says she would be ‘carefully considering’ projects referred under EPBC Act

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The Albanese government could face decisions on whether to approve up to 27 coal mining developments, based on applications lodged under national environment laws.

An analysis by the Sunrise Project, a climate activist group, found 13 greenfield coalmines and 14 extensions of existing mines had been referred to the federal government for assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.

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Edify lands ARENA and NSW government funds for part of the big 150MW/300MWh Darlington Point advanced battery project in south west NSW.

The post Edify lands ARENA and NSW funds for advanced battery inverter project in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Spix macaw, a bird that had once vanished in the wild, is now thriving in its South American homeland after a successful breeding programme

Twenty years ago, the future of the Spix’s macaw could not have looked bleaker. The last member of this distinctive parrot species disappeared from the wild, leaving only a few dozen birds in collectors’ cages across the globe. The prospects for Cyanopsitta spixii were grim, to say the least.

But thanks to a remarkable international rescue project, Spix’s macaws – with their grey heads and vivid blue plumage – have made a stunning comeback. A flock now soars freely over its old homeland in Brazil after being released there a month ago. Later this year, conservationists plan to release more birds, and hope the parrots will start breeding in the wild next spring.

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Campaigners warn crucial legislation must not be abandoned while the UK government is distracted

Crucial environment legislation must not be allowed to be sidelined or abandoned amid the distraction of a Tory leadership race, campaigners have warned.

Ministers openly admit they do not know what is going on with much of the legislation, but those who remain in government are working with skeleton teams to get bills in shape to be passed.

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Speculators saw their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) rebound slightly this week as the third quarter began, while compliance entities’ position decreased for the first time in five weeks, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

This year’s COP UN climate talks host Egypt has unveiled an updated NDC, setting an emissions goal that would still see its GHG output rise by 2030, a move that still represents a scale-up on its initial target-free pledge.

EU industries have another thing to worry about when it comes to the EU's proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), and have moved on from campaigning against the removal of free allowances, to opposing the policy's scope expansion, because of its knock-on effect for government handouts.

Emlyn Rees fined £1,600 as judge says he is unable to imprison him for seven-year operation that ‘significantly’ impacted fish stocks

The ringleader of a fish-poaching operation that caused “staggering damage” to salmon and sea trout populations in a Welsh river has avoided prison after a judge expressed regret that he did not have the power to give him a custodial sentence.

Bricklayer Emlyn Rees, 35, from the village of Cenarth in Carmarthenshire, headed an operation that caught 989 sea trout and 302 salmon over seven years.

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A Pennsylvania judge on Friday afternoon blocked the state from implementing its RGGI-linked cap-and-trade regulation just one week after the state entered the power sector carbon market, with further court hearings on the legality of the programme scheduled for this fall.