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Australian states announce forestry, Indigenous ACCU initiatives
Scorched earth: how the search for gold has scarred DRC’s Haut-Uélé province
In the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forests have been cleared for mines and the roads that service them. Large companies take what they can and move on, leaving abandoned ponds, toxic rivers and scraps of precious metal left in the ground
- Words and photographs by Guerchom Ndebo in Moku with support from the National Geographic Society
“We’re going to have to innovate the shit out of this:” Forum urges fresh thinking on climate
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European Energy extends its reach in Australia with purchase of two shovel-ready solar farms
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Prime farmland goes up for sale, with option to reap the harvest from 13 wind turbines
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Victoria’s biggest solar farm cleared for construction in “heart of the Latrobe Valley,” huge battery included
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Major global policy shift urged to boost CO2 removal efforts, meet climate goals
Giant tortoises in Seychelles face threat from luxury hotel development
Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island
The habitat of the largest giant tortoise population in the world is threatened by a Qatari-funded hotel development that aims to bring luxury yachts, private jets and well-heeled tourists to a remote island in the Indian Ocean, conservationists have warned.
Plans for an upscale resort on Assomption, which is part of the Aldabra island group, are currently under discussion by the Seychelles authorities, and construction is already finished on an airport expansion that would allow bigger aircraft to land on the 11.6-sq-km (4.5-sq-mile) coral island.
Continue reading...Australians don’t know how far the energy transition has come – and that’s a problem
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Battery Breakthrough: Arena seeks feedback on design of $523m funding scheme
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British climate tech catalyst announces plans for the country’s largest biochar carbon removal project
Canada’s federal IFM offsets not eligible in provinces with similar compliance-linked protocols
Alberta flags CCS offset protocol for update
Canadian economy will fall behind if climate policy uncertainty persists, experts say
Its supporters dream of heat-resistant cows. But gene editing is making others nervous
California defends clean vehicle standard authority against SCOTUS appeal
Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the Amazon amid growing alarm over the droughts and wildfires sweeping the rainforest region and others parts of Brazil.
Speaking during a visit to a riverside community near the city of Tefé, the Brazilian president said Amazonia was suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years. He said he had come to discover “what is going on with these mighty rivers” that in some places now resemble deserts.
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