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Research shows apex predators are increasing in numbers and excreting important nutrients into Top End waterways

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The growing saltwater crocodile population in the Northern Territory has led to the creatures gorging on nine times more prey than they did 50 years ago, with the apex predators contributing important nutrients to Top End waterways, new research suggests.

Saltwater crocodile populations have increased exponentially in recent decades, from less than 3,000 in 1971, when a ban on hunting was introduced, to more than 100,000 animals today.

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Vermont leads US states working to improve climate outcomes within the transportation sector, but even top performers must accelerate progress to meet decarbonisation targets, according to a report released this month.

Energy Consumers Australia is proposing four rule changes to make gas networks justify capital spending and new customers pay up front to connect to the diminishing fossil network.

The post Gas network death spiral: Pressure mounts to protect consumers from cost of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Creating an electrical charge using water could be the secret to delivering safer fuels and boosting batteries following an Australian lab discovery.

The post Researchers say energy in water could power future battery breakthroughs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK skywatchers will see a partial but still hopefully spectacular eclipse before dawn on Friday.

The US EPA has appealed to the Supreme Court against a lower court ruling that denied its request to transfer a case regarding air pollution plans to a different venue.

A US-based international forest non-profit has announced a partnership with Brazil’s Ministry of Indigenous Peoples to support conservation, governance, and forest economies in Indigenous lands across Brazil.

The voluntary carbon market can better address the risk of forest carbon offset leakage – where projects shift harvest activity to areas beyond the credit-generating scheme – experts said on Tuesday.

Swings between drought and floods striking from Dallas to Shanghai, while Madrid and Cairo are among cities whose climate has flipped

Climate whiplash is already hitting major cities around the world, bringing deadly swings between extreme wet and dry weather as the climate crisis intensifies, a report has revealed.

Dozens more cities, including Lucknow, Madrid and Riyadh have suffered a climate “flip” in the last 20 years, switching from dry to wet extremes, or vice versa. The report analysed the 100 most populous cities, plus 12 selected ones, and found that 95% of them showed a distinct trend towards wetter or drier weather.

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Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) developers in the US are searching for new ways to advance project proposals to final investment decisions (FIDs) as the industry faces new economic and political uncertainties, developers said Tuesday at CERAWeek.

Minneapolis is launching a municipality-owned and -operated biochar production facility, reinforcing the city’s commitment to climate resilience and carbon sequestration.

Linking Washington state’s carbon market with California and Quebec would lead to greater overall emissions reductions but could reduce Washington’s auction revenues and slow local air quality improvements, a new report has found.

The EU ETS is set for significant tightening and higher allowance prices from 2026 as emissions caps shrink, free allowances phase out, and the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) moves to full implementation, according to a large bank’s investment strategy unit.

Peer-reviewed research that integrated various carbon price determinants from all over the world has estimated that Brazilian agricultural emissions reductions should carry an intrinsic valuation of $11.54 per tonne CO2 equivalent.

The next generation of geothermal energy could be key to meeting the demands of AI boom in the US, according to a new report.

Brazil’s National Bank for Economic Development (BNDES) and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MMA) on Tuesday announced the opening of a public consultation on expanding homegrown capacity to certify carbon credits.

AGL advances its first pumped hydro project - planned for an old coal mine just up the road from its NSW coal generators.

The post AGL adds pumped hydro project based around old coal mine to EPBC pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's ad hoc approach and low appetite for risk seen as barrier to shift to green industry.

The post “We’re not throwing money at crazy stuff:” Australia’s low appetite for risk a roadblock to green industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alberta’s energy minister disavowed retaliatory responses to US tariffs Tuesday at CERAWeek in Houston, while also hinting that the province may challenge the federal Clean Electricity Regulations (CER).

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), the largest public pension fund in the US, has come under scrutiny after an analysis revealed it had classified more than $3 billion in investments in oil drillers, coal companies, and other major emitters as part of its “climate solutions” portfolio.