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Hogfish can use their skin to ‘see’ what colour they are, say scientists
Light-sensitive proteins below colour-changing cells mean fish can ‘take a photo of their own skin from the inside’
What do you call a fish with no eyes? Fsh. What about a fish that can also use its skin as “eyes”? Well, that would be a hogfish.
Hogfish often use their ability to change colours to support their camouflaging abilities. They also have light-sensing skin, or skin vision, that can help them “see” their surroundings.
Continue reading...$7 trillion investor group asks G20 to reform agricultural subsidies
Battery storage charges on as new wind and solar projects hit new low
Investment in battery storage is at record levels, surging through the billion dollar market in the last quarter. But financial commitments for new wind and solar has plunged, putting renewable targets at risk.
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Tortoise shells can yield information on nuclear contamination, scientists find
Researchers focused on turtles and tortoises from sites of nuclear tests
Tortoise and turtle shells can be used to study nuclear contamination, scientists have found.
Just as tree rings can provide snapshots of the Earth’s climate, and ice cores can give us information on past temperature, researchers found that the layers of shells can be used as a time stamp of periods with nuclear fallout.
Continue reading...Two ports in North Africa identified as possible carbon leakage hotspots for ships
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Singapore adds Sri Lanka to stable of Article 6 carbon trading partners
Russian gas project sells first carbon credits through blockchain platform
Vietnamese conglomerate works to improve emissions reporting via local RECs registry
The Hawaii fires are a dire omen of the climate crisis’s cost to Pacific peoples | Kiana Davenport
As temperatures rise across Oceania, droughts are becoming more extreme and strong winds drive catastrophic fires
Hawaii was never paradise. Since the day my ancestors first stepped ashore, our islands have been devastated by hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes and erupting volcanoes that buried whole towns.
But fires are something new. We were not prepared. Our officials were not prepared, for a raging inferno of 1,000-degree heat that moved at lightning speed, reducing our historical town of Lahaina – once the capital of the Hawaiian kingdom – and 2,000 homes to ash. More than 1,300 people are still missing. At this stage, many will not be found. Cadaver dogs whine with frustration. They are uncovering mostly ash.
Kiana Davenport is a writer of Native-Hawaiian and Anglo-American descent. She is the author of eight novels and three anthologies: Prize-Winning Pacific Stories
Continue reading...ASEAN makes move towards ‘interoperable’ carbon market as part of climate strategy
Japanese startup works with regional bank to expand carbon credit generating farming business
Murray-Darling Basin Plan to be extended under a new agreement, without Victoria – but an uphill battle lies ahead
We need to work out a way forward on rising migration – the alternative is mass drownings | Gaia Vince
What the UK needs is pragmatic, joined-up policymaking. But what we get instead are culture wars, and a tabloid feeding frenzy
What’s an acceptable number of dead people in European waters? What about dead children? I’m asking largely about healthy young people, albeit exhausted ones. Migrants, who have braved long, terrible journeys, often experiencing horrific violence and terror.
So how many should we write off as justifiable collateral damage in our war against … what, exactly? There is no war except with ourselves: it’s a culture war. The cause is “strong borders”, but strong against what? Despite the rhetoric, this not an invasion. If the strong borders are to protect our economy – well, these are young, fit workers who could boost our economies if we actually let them work.
Continue reading...NZ may apply new ETS governance standards from 2025, investigations into national exchange to continue
BHP makes the case for ‘high quality’ coking coal, continued reliance on carbon credits
SwitchedOn Podcast: How this regional town transitioned off the gas network in just 12 months
Stephanie Unwin, the CEO of Horizon Power, discusses how 400 residential and business customers had just one year to electrify after the local gas distribution decided to cut off the gas supply.
The post SwitchedOn Podcast: How this regional town transitioned off the gas network in just 12 months appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Eraring and Loy Yang A coal closure wrangles show need for hard renewable targets
Australia is not likely to solve its coal closure issues until it gets serious about hard targets. But the extension of Eraring is not a fait accompli.
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Plant diversity in urban green spaces led to sevenfold increase in insect species, study finds
Scientists find ‘substantial ecological changes’ after greening initiative by major road in Melbourne, Australia
The benefits of urban greening initiatives are increasingly well documented: they can help mitigate the effects of urban heating, and improve physical health and mental wellbeing. And even small greening actions in cities can significantly improve local biodiversity, new research suggests.
Increasing the diversity of native plants in a single urban green space resulted in a sevenfold increase in the number of insect species after three years, Australian researchers have found.
Continue reading...Norton Rose Fulbright advises Victorian Government on Loy Yang A Power Station closure
Global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has advised the Victorian Government on the orderly closure in June 2035 of the Loy Yang A Power Station in the Latrobe Valley, a key Australian decommissioning project amidst the global energy transition.
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