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From the hottest global average day, to the highest average sea surface temperature and the lowest Antarctic sea ice extent - here’s why so many climate records are breaking, all at once. Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Some were quick to point the finger at climate change when floods hit eastern Australia in February and March 2022, in the lead up to the federal election. But it’s not that simple, scientists say. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Kate R Saunders, Lecturer, Monash University Kimberley Reid, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

More than 1000 companies disclosed forest-related risks through a voluntary platform last year in a sign of increasing corporate awareness, but analysis suggests that firms are not mitigating them effectively and could suffer losses of nearly $80 billion as a result.

Scientists from Australia and China say say they’ve designed an early prototype aqueous aluminium radical battery that could be safe, efficient and non-toxic.

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Land temperatures jump to new daily record - the second in two days - and sub-sea temperatures have been high for months.

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The study, which builds on previous research, could show the way forward for drought-prone Australia.

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Europe launched its last Ariane-5 rocket from French Guiana on Wednesday, carrying two military communications satellites.

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BBC News understands a deal has been negotiated over UK association with the Horizon programme.

The Indonesian president’s visit to Australia could lead to closer co-operation on the energy transition, with Australia supplying lithium for Indonesia’s electric vehicle and battery production. Arianto Patunru, Fellow, The Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Ash dieback most expensive, while cost of tackling alien species has more than doubled since 2010, says study

From Japanese knotweed to a fungus that kills ash trees, tackling invasive non-native species now costs the UK economy about £4bn, up from £1.7bn in 2010, research suggests.

There are about 2,000 invasive non-native species (Inns) in the UK, and about 12 new ones establish themselves each year, adding, along with inflation, to the rise in costs.

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A US-based firm that incubates environmental fintech firms on Wednesday announced it has purchased a Canada-headquartered carbon and renewable energy credit broker, though will keep the acquired entity’s branding for its own marketplace under development.

The world's need for fossil fuels is "desperate", Shell's chief executive told the BBC.

A UN-convened climate alliance for insurance companies on Wednesday dropped a requirement for its members to set GHG reduction goals in line with its protocol after Republican politicians in the US lobbed anti-trust allegations at the initiative.

A bid to restore the crumbling building is delayed after a protected species is found in a pond.

Germany’s has agreed to increase its domestic carbon price for buildings and transport from the start of 2024, going back on earlier plans to maintain a lower price after energy costs spiralled in the wake of Russian’s invasion of Ukraine last year, according to media reports.

Global financial exchange ICE will launch futures contracts eligible for compliance under Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction programme, while transaction data showed a financial player continues to amass holdings in the province’s carbon market.

Controversial COP28 host UAE says it will spend more than $US50 billion tripling its renewable capacity by 2030, with focus on hydrogen exports.

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The Wildlife Trust in Northamptonshire says the dam-building mammals will be released next winter.

A Germany-based carbon credit intermediary will sell credits from Canada’s first industrial-scale biochar facility on the voluntary market, while steelmaker ArcelorMittal announced plans to purchase biocarbon from another plans in the country.