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Sharks found to eat sea urchins as large as their heads in accidental discovery by Australian researchers

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-10-04 17:02

Researchers tethered 50 long-spined and 50 short-spined urchins outside lobster den and sharks were observed ‘smashing the whole thing’

An experiment designed to investigate lobster predation on sea urchins unexpectedly found that Port Jackson and crested horn sharks ate the spiky animals instead.

The research, led by University of Newcastle marine ecologist Jeremy Day, involved tethering sea urchins at the entrance to a lobster den – home to at least 20 large eastern rock lobsters – near Wollongong on the south coast of New South Wales.

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Researchers wanted to study lobsters eating sea urchins. But sharks ate their lunch — video

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-10-04 17:01

An experiment designed to investigate the role lobsters play in regulating sea urchin numbers unexpectedly found sharks were eating them instead. The research, led by the University of Newcastle marine ecologist Jeremy Day, involved 50 long-spined and 50 short-spined sea urchins tethered to the entrance of a lobster den on the south coast of NSW. Over the course of 25 nights, sharks ate 45 of the urchins, while lobsters ate only four. Sea urchins are native to NSW but have become are a pest in Tasmania, where they are threatening local ecosystems

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Week in wildlife in pictures: bears caught in the act, a glamorous seal and a fugitive emu

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-10-04 17:00

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Collins Street falcons: two chicks have hatched on skyscraper and are taking meals – video

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-10-04 15:47

The stars of 367 Collins Street have welcomed baby birds to the nest. Two hungry chicks are taking meals after entering the world on a Melbourne skyscraper. Last year’s eggs were unable to hatch after the mother stopped incubating – likely due to a territorial dispute – making the stakes all the higher this year

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Ex-carbon offsetting boss charged in New York with multimillion-dollar fraud

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-10-04 15:00

Kenneth Newcombe, formerly CEO of C-Quest Capital, indicted over allegations of carbon credit manipulation

A former carbon offsetting executive has been charged with fraud by US federal authorities, who allege that he helped to manipulate data from projects in rural Africa and Asia to fraudulently obtain carbon credits worth tens of millions of dollars.

Kenneth Newcombe, former CEO of C-Quest Capital LLC and a leading figure in the offsetting industry, was indicted on Wednesday in New York with commodities and wire fraud.

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New video shows sharks making an easy meal of spiky sea urchins, shedding light on an undersea mystery

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-10-04 14:07
Sharks easily consumed large, spiky sea urchins – sometimes in just a few gulps. See it for yourself, in our new Footage from the Field Series. Jeremy Day, PhD researcher, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Carmakers ramp up pressure on chancellor for EV sales subsidies

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-10-04 14:00

Bosses say cost of complying with zero-emission vehicle mandate is ‘astronomical, and unsustainable’

UK electric car sales hit a record high in September, even as bosses from big carmakers told the chancellor that government targets were putting too much pressure on the industry.

The British industry sold 56,300 electric cars during the month, the highest on record, according to preliminary data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), a lobby group.

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Australian carbon, biodiversity offset developer raising capital for Queensland assets

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-10-04 12:35
An Australian investment manager is raising A$6.6 million ($4.5 mln) for a fund that purchases agricultural land for carbon and biodiversity offset projects.
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WCI Markets: ARB rulemaking update expectations drive up CCAs amidst inexplicable WCA rally

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-10-04 12:22
Anticipation for the next stage in ETS rulemaking lifted California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices in the secondary market over the last five sessions, while the $10 rally over the last two weeks in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) continues to confound traders.
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Canadian cement manufacturer targets emissions reductions with $38 mln low-carbon fuel investment

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-10-04 12:19
A major cement producer commissioned Thursday a $38 million low-carbon fuel facility at its Alberta cement plant, anticipated to replace up to 50% of the site’s gas usage and reduce 30,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
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WCI compliance instrument surplus exceeds 400 mln in Q3, while entities close accounts

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-10-04 11:58
The WCI compliance instrument surplus once again picked up in Q3 ahead of the November true-up deadline, although account holders declined over the timeframes in light of general market participants' exit.
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Global climate fund to invest up to $1 bln to decarbonise industry sectors in developing countries

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-10-04 10:18
One of the largest climate funds in the world announced on Thursday that it would invest up to $1 billion in technologies that reduce emissions from the industrial sector in developing countries.
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Mexican nature-based projects not yet meeting demand for high-integrity credits, consultant says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-10-04 10:07
The quality of carbon credits generated by forest carbon projects in Mexico are not meeting the market’s new demands for high quality offsets, a Mexican project consulting firm said Thursday.
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