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Carbon removal certification bodies merge in bid to shore up standards
Voluntary carbon market focus shifts away from REDD towards forestry management in developed countries, study finds
UK’s new dangerous cycling offence will achieve pretty much nothing
Move reflects wider state of politics around active travel – arguing around the margins and doing little to change lives for better
In the six days since a law to prosecute dangerous cyclists was announced, somewhere close to 30 people will have been killed on UK roads, none of them struck by bikes. About 500 more will have suffered serious, potentially life-changing injuries, with pretty much all connected to motor vehicles.
Again, going on the statistical averages, over those same six days, slightly more than 1,600 people across the UK will have died due to illnesses associated with physical inactivity. Riding a bike cuts your likelihood of developing such conditions by about half.
Continue reading...Australia opposition party’s lack of stance on Safeguard Mechanism causing headaches for investors, participants
Consent and engagement must be ongoing, First Nations people say of carbon projects
Australia’s biggest CRC looks to help agriculture sector reach net zero
Will government investment make green hydrogen a reality in Australia?
Rooftop solar incentives without battery storage are no longer fit for purpose
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Barnaby effect? Mystery surrounds late three-year delay for huge New England renewable zone
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South Australia’s hopes of reaching world-first 100 pct net renewables by 2027 hit new hurdles
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Public meeting called on massive solar and battery project as objections pile up
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Australian researchers win funding to work with China on making sustainable green aviation fuel
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Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’
‘Catastrophic’ global decline due to dams, mining, diverting water and pollution threatens humans and ecosystems, study warns
Migratory fish populations have crashed by more than 80% since 1970, new findings show.
Populations are declining in all regions of the world, but it is happening fastest in South America and the Caribbean, where abundance of these species has dropped by 91% over the past 50 years.
Continue reading...At last, Australia has fuel efficiency standards – but they’re weaker than they could have been
Milestone for floating offshore wind as world-first auction names winner and price
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“Huge growth potential:” UK renewables outfit snaps up Australian wind contractor
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Australia launches interim process for ACCU method proposals
Where is the German cockroach actually from? We tested its DNA to trace its true origins
It’s likely the urban pest first emerged from its native lands about 1,200 years ago. As global trade accelerated, the hitchhikers made their way more rapidly around the world
German cockroaches thrive in buildings all over the world. They’re one of the most common cockroach species, causing trouble for people both here and overseas. But in nature, they’re nowhere to be found.
Just how this urban pest evolved and populated our dwellings was unknown – until now.
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