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Wildlife under threat from habitat loss on remote British Overseas Territory

Three new species of spider have been discovered on the island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic, prompting calls from scientists to quickly identify unknown invertebrates so they can be protected.

The wolf spiders bring the total number of species that exist nowhere else in the world except this remote island to 505.

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Zac Goldsmith and a former No 10 adviser back Lords rebellion that hopes to maintain river protections

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A Tory rebellion in the House of Lords could thwart Michael Gove’s plans to rip up pollution laws for housebuilders in England.

The former minister Zac Goldsmith, who recently quit the government over what he termed Rishi Sunak’s “apathy” over the environment, and Sir John Randall, a former environmental adviser to No 10, have signed an amendment laid by the Duke of Wellington that would nullify the government’s plans.

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Former Cop26 president says political parties not tackling climate crisis will pay heavy price at polls

Political parties shying away from tackling the climate crisis will “pay a heavy price” at the ballot box, the former Cop26 president Alok Sharma has warned, as he and other Conservative MPs look set to force the removal of a de facto ban on new onshore windfarm projects in England.

Ministers are expected to overturn the measure on Tuesday following a campaign from Tory MPs including Sharma and the former prime minister Liz Truss as legislation comes up for debate in the Commons.

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A London-based fintech startup has announced the raise of $6.5 million in a seed funding round, which the company will use to build a carbon project financing platform that enables corporates to discover, finance, and monitor voluntary carbon market projects.

Singapore-based exchange Climate Impact X has released a set of cookstove global standard contracts for the voluntary carbon market.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen laid out the tasks for the new European Green Deal commissioner and the candidate commissioner for climate action in their mission letters published on Tuesday morning, with much of the focus on preparing a new 2040 EU climate target and the implementation of the existing climate files.

Move follows revelations Albanese government knew project was seen as ‘key enabler’ for gas export despite being branded a ‘sustainable development precinct’

The Senate will investigate the proposed development of the Middle Arm precinct on Darwin harbour after the government voted to support an inquiry into the controversial project.

It follows a Guardian Australia investigation that revealed the Albanese government knew the project was seen as a “key enabler” for the export of gas from the Beetaloo basin, despite being branded a “sustainable development precinct”.

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A major Japanese conglomerate has teamed up with two local partners to initiate a forest carbon offset programme in Akita Prefecture under the country's J-Credit system, it announced Tuesday.

Burning Man turned to mud. Korea’s Scout Jamboree ended in heat, a typhoon, evacuations and recriminations. Extreme weather threatens your favourite festival. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An Australian project developer will wind down this year, with its accounting standard to be taken over by global charity Save the Children and Carbon Neutral’s Perth office to take its existing work.

The loss of so many trees in Sydney’s Castle Cove represents the theft of environmental benefits and services from future generations of Australians. Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Dogged by controversy and a targeted anti-wind campaign, Ark Energy gives the Chalumbin wind farm a new name and cuts its size in half.

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Octopus Australia bolsters its renewable energy coffers with the close of a $250 million investment round, backed by one of Australia’s biggest super funds.

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Queensland notches up its best month for wind energy generation – and with a 1.7GW development pipeline, there's plenty more where that came from.

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Our carbon budget is shrinking fast. We crunched the data to find pathways for G20 nations to act faster Sven Teske, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia and South Korea are the G20’s top two coal-fired polluters on an emissions per capita basis, even as the bloc’s largest members have a larger overall carbon footprints, according to a report released Tuesday.

NSW to open talks with Origin over future of Eraring, and vows to streamline planning for wind and solar and also to open up distributed networks to new projects.

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Three major companies released sewage on dry days in breach of their permits - BBC investigation.

Essential Energy boss says connecting wind and solar into existing distribution networks will be "several times" cheaper and quicker than connecting into transmission network.

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Essential Energy CEO John Cleland says distributed networks can accelerate the switch to renewables. And he discusses cultural change, rooftop solar and EVs.

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