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For many dairy farmers, the solution to their rodent problem isn’t poison – it’s working cats. But at present, there are no tax deductions for their care. Jacquie Rand, Emeritus Professor of Companion Animal Health, The University of Queensland Caitlin Crawford, Industry Fellow in Animal Welfare, The University of Queensland Pauleen Bennett, Professor and Head of Department, Psychology and Counselling, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University Rebekah Scotney, Clinical Academic, School of Veterinary Science, The University of Queensland Vanessa Rohlf, Research Fellow in Psychology, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery storage deal to help secure future of its smelter and refineries that are among Australia's biggest energy consumers.

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Ireland on Wednesday announced a commitment to donate €15 million to the world’s largest initiative to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.

A new regenerative agriculture initiative funded by Google aims to replenish nearly 1.5 billion gallons (5.7 bln litres) of water in Oklahoma over the next seven years by encouraging farmers to adopt practices that enhance soil moisture and drought resilience.

The US installed record-smashing amounts of solar in 2024 – the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in more than 20 years.

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One of the biggest batteries under development in Australia – and one of the first eight-hour batteries to be underwritten by NSW government – has locked in a supplier.

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LNP government allows the first of four giant wind projects that were frozen earlier this year to work its way through the planning process.

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The Chilean Ministry of Environment last week opened its peatlands protection law for public consultation, aiming to produce concrete regulations by 2026, according to the country’s official gazette.

While at least two million litres of jet fuel are in the water, there is some positive news.

Scientists have discovered a new method of transforming CO2 into valuable products, according to new research.

Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public health

Donald Trump’s administration is to reconsider the official finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to public health, a move that threatens to rip apart the foundation of the US’s climate laws, amid a stunning barrage of actions to weaken or repeal a host of pollution limits upon power plants, cars and waterways.

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an extraordinary cavalcade of pollution rule rollbacks on Wednesday, led by the announcement it would potentially scrap a landmark 2009 finding by the US government that planet-heating gases, such carbon dioxide, pose a threat to human health.

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The European Commission’s proposed plan for the automotive sector failed to fully convince EU legislators, who engaged in two polarised debates on Wednesday about the future of the sector, which is struggling with its transition to zero-emission vehicles.

Stakeholders interested in soil organic carbon (SOC) can now access a bird’s eye view of worldwide soil health thanks to a new tool from a specialised measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) firm out of the US.

A coalition of 29 environmental and business groups have called for a lending facility to be established under the upcoming EU Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) in order to help EU countries finance clean heating and mobility solutions for low-income households.

Washington’s first quarterly current vintage auction for 2025 settled at the higher end of market expectations, boosting secondary market prices as it steered clear of the threshold required to trigger a reserve sale. 

Creating opportunities to invest in carbon projects and credits would help the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to scale, though most projects are too early stage for large banks to invest in currently and come with significant risks and liabilities, according to a senior executive at JPMorgan.

While many opt for deluxe alternatives to a backpack and tent, they can also stop independent hikers with smaller budgets from accessing national parks. Pascal Scherrer, Associate Professor, Southern Cross University Isabelle Wolf, Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Jen Smart, PhD student, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Texas-based oil and gas producer developing what is slated to be one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) facilities in the world signalled this week that it will be shifting the focus of its CO2 removals business from geologic storage to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations in an effort to produce “net zero oil".

Republican lawmakers in West Virginia introduced new legislation on Monday that could bring stricter regulatory oversight to forest-based carbon offset projects in the state.

Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay

Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife.

Analysis of young sable shearwaters, a migratory bird that travels between Australia’s Lord Howe Island and Japan, has found that plastic waste is causing damage to seabird chicks not apparent to the naked eye, including decay of the stomach lining, cell rupture and neurodegeneration.

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