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Slow progress at Snowy 2.0, with more “challenging” conditions ahead and a Florence clone
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‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct
'Pirate of the seas' in big decline after bird flu
'Pirate of the seas' in big decline after bird flu
Investor, tech firm partner to launch Japan’s first nature-based carbon fund
Pesticide maker used 'weak' data on Parkinson's
Australian group receives govt grant to teach AI how to recognise native species
World must spend $A18 trillion in renewables and grids by 2030 to meet climate targets
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Bird flu causing ‘catastrophic’ fall in UK seabird numbers, conservationists warn
Report by RSPB and British Trust for Ornithology finds H5N1 has killed three-quarters of great skua and 25% of northern gannets
The UK has lost more than three-quarters of its great skuas on surveyed sites since bird flu struck, according to the first report quantifying the impact of H5N1 on seabird populations.
The deaths have happened over two years, since the outbreak of H5N1 in 2021. The UK is internationally important for seabirds, home to most of the world’s 16,000 pairs of nesting great skuas.
Continue reading...Planned UK nuclear reactors unlikely to help hit green target, say MPs
Government plans to deliver SMRs ‘lack clarity’ say environmental committee, and will likely fail to meet clean-energy goal of 2035
MPs have warned that a planned fleet of small nuclear reactors are unlikely to contribute to hitting a key target in decarbonising Britain’s electricity generation, as the government opened talks to buy a site in Wales for a new power station.
The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) said that ministers’ approach to developing factory-built nuclear power plants “lacks clarity” and their role in hitting a goal of moving the grid to clean energy by 2035 was unclear.
Continue reading...Landslide inches from luxury homes in California
Landslide inches from luxury homes in California
Tripling renewables requires $2 trillion per year and pivot from fossil fuel subsidies -report
EU carbon the worst-performing regional energy market this year as utility, industrial demand slides
Alberta TIER programme tightens emissions benchmarks across products
RGGI Market: RGAs recede from record highs heading into first auction in 2024
Coalition Senators flag security concerns over Chinese inverters for solar, batteries and EVs
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