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Critically endangered plains-wanderers have been found living in Melbourne’s west for the first time in more than 30 years.

Notoriously elusive and difficult to spot, the rare birds were detected on two pockets of remnant grassland by Zoos Victoria, with the help of AI.

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An Austrian developer is talking to Uganda about leading on agriculture and forestry carbon credit projects that could generate up to $500 million of investments in the country, according to local media sources.

Greenpeace protest draws attention to worsening typhoons and demands accountability from major polluters

For two days and two nights, Ronalyn Carbonel and her four children clung to the roof of their home as a huge storm raged around them. With the wind battering her village of Rizal, about 10 miles east of Manila in the Philippines, and water swirling through the rooms below them, they had no choice but to wait, hoping that someone would come to rescue them and hundreds of their neighbours.

“We did not have shelter, we did not have food … we just had to wait for the government for two days,” Carbonel said. “It is not easy, no electricity, no light, we just wait for the sun to rise. The children were scared, we had never experienced anything like this.”

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European carbon fell back on Wednesday morning in line with weakening natural gas and power prices, while investor data showed funds had increased their net long position for a seventh consecutive week.

Participants in the English biodiversity net gain (BNG) market have expressed dismay at the government reportedly questioning the scheme.

A London-headquartered investment firm announced on Tuesday it has adopted a set of targets on nature, aiming to advance the management of biodiversity-related risks across its portfolio.

A carbon ratings provider and a software firm are partnering to develop a live project and inventory data platform, they announced on Wednesday.

There have been 33 outbreaks so far on farms, but the risk to humans remains low, the government says.

A British oil and gas company has commenced the country's first CO2 injection test for carbon capture and storage (CCS), at a site under the North Sea, it announced on Wednesday.

After facing an extended delay until the summer, the EU’s legislative proposal for a 2040 climate target is back on the European Commission’s agenda for publication in Q1, according to official documents released on Wednesday.

The politics remains shaky, but strong investment in solar, wind and energy storage in the final quarter of 2024 has put Australia back on track for renewables target.

The post Surge in solar, wind and battery investment sets pace for 82 pct target. Can Australia keep it up? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Thailand’s recent approval of a carbon tax on fossil fuels, while largely welcomed, has also come under criticism for the lack of clarity on how it will contribute to achieving carbon neutrality and meeting the nation’s net zero target.

The carbon removal sector is growing excited after the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) signalled it may include "interim" targets for negative emissions in its hotly-anticipated revision to the flagship Corporate Net-Zero Standard.

The market may be underestimating the climate role of biochar, with the carbon removal type still accounting for the lion's share of tangible supply available to buyers in the sector, according to new research.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) on Wednesday launched a net zero alliance that will establish carbon insetting projects and generate environmental attributes certificates (EACs) from voyages that use its alternative fuels.

The EU must integrate negative emissions into its emissions trading system to create the right incentives for companies to invest in large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, experts have said.

The European Commission put forward an update of registry rules for the EU’s Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), saying changes were needed to reflect the scheme’s extension to new sectors like shipping, road transport and buildings.

US industrial giant Honeywell on Tuesday partnered with an India-based startup to explore the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), aiming to help airlines meet their CORSIA emissions requirements.

A Tokyo-based project developer has partnered with the seed breeding unit of one of the largest dairy companies in Japan to develop a methodology exclusively for carbon farming, aiming to unlock the abatement potential in the country's agricultural sector.

In three years Natural England has designated just two new SSSIs, which protect areas from development

The government’s wildlife watchdog for England is failing to halt the decline of nature after a sharp fall in the number of new places given top protection, according to campaigners.

On average over the past 15 years, Natural England has designated four new sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) each year. SSSIs are nationally or internationally important places for rare wildlife and habitats, meet strict criteria and are then usually protected from almost all possible development.

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