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What’s happening to our native wildlife across the country is just as horrific as what we witnessed in that video – it’s just occurring behind closed doors

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We’ve all seen the distressing footage of an American influencer taking a wombat joey away from its mother. The joey hisses and stirs, while the distraught mother circles the woman until she eventually drops it back to the side of the road.

The tourist calls herself both a conservationist and an ecologist. But most of us can recognise that this is not the behaviour of someone who values our native wildlife.

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Australia on Friday continued its clean energy spending, announcing it will invest A$750 million ($471 mln) in critical minerals and their development and processing through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

The Loess plateau was the most eroded place on Earth until China took action and reversed decades of damage from grazing and farming

It was one of China’s most ambitious environmental endeavours ever.

The Loess plateau, an area spanning more than 245,000 sq miles (640,000 sq km) across three provinces and parts of four others, supports about 100 million people. By the end of the 20th century, however, this land, once fertile and productive, was considered the most eroded place on Earth, according to a documentary by the ecologist John D Liu.

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Albanese pledges more funds to make the mining and refining of critical metals – including alumina, aluminium, iron and steel – cleaner and greener.

The post Albanese pledges another $750 in funds for green industry and metals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cuttings of tree captured by John Constable being planted on restored Devon floodplain

Captured by John Constable in one of his most celebrated paintings, the black poplar tree was once as common as oak and beech in Britain.

Now the rarest and most threatened native species in the country, the National Trust is creating a living gene bank of the black poplar to ensure Constable’s The Hay Wain does not become a tribute to an extinct breed.

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With most Dickson homes using solar but few affording batteries, Independent candidate Ellie Smith has called for rebates and loans to boost resilience and cut costs.

The post Independent running against Dutton wants bipartisan focus on home batteries after cyclone outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal and state energy ministers call on AER to "further interrogate" inputs to its final decision on benchmark electricity prices, after this week's proposed hike.

The post Energy ministers push for rethink on how regulator sets electricity price benchmark appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition refuses to commit to backing the 2026 UN climate summit that Australia's current government wants to host with Pacific Island nations.

The post Coalition refuses to back Australia and Pacific Island nations hosting 2026 UN climate summit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California regulator ARB shifting goalposts in releasing the Initial Statement of Reasons (ISOR) signalling formal ETS rulemaking once again pummelled California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) gained momentum after a strong first quarterly permit sale earlier this week.

Upsized plans to build wind farm to help power a massive zinc mine in the remote north-west of Queensland have been waived through the federal environmental queue.

The post Zinc miner wins federal green tick to triple size of wind farm, slash crippling gas costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victorian government continues push to get millions of households across the state off gas and on to efficient electric appliances, with the launch of a new community grant scheme.

The post New grant scheme seeks to make getting of gas easier for Victorian households appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New study showed that short-term exposure to wind turbine noise had no impact on cognitive functions, and 93 pct did not find turbine noise intrusive.

The post No more stressful than road traffic noise: New study adds to debunking of “wind turbine syndrome” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Canadian university has received C$24 million ($16.6 mln) over six years to advance its ocean-based carbon removal (CDR) research.

Next time you’re outside, say a silent thanks for the many unsung insect pollinators helping to keep our ecosystems healthy. Tanya Latty, Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Research conducted by the New Zealand government showed the large majority of respondents are supportive of a combination of both domestic action and offshore mitigation to meet the country’s Paris climate goals.

Former US climate envoy Jonathan Pershing discusses Donald Trump’s war on everything, including climate, energy, science and research, and Australia’s energy choices. Plus: Rio Tinto’s stunning choice of solar and batteries to save future of giant smelters.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Donald Trump’s war on climate, energy and science appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Montana-based hunting influencer flies out of Australia on Friday after home affairs minister said he couldn’t ‘wait to see the back of this individual’

A US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after from its mother has left the country after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration authorities were checking if she had breached the conditions of her visa.

A government source told Guardian Australia that Montana-based Sam Jones had left the country on Friday morning.

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A US think-tank estimated Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) costs to top out at almost $2 trillion over the next ten years and continued to advocate for a full repeal of the landmark legislation.

The EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could significantly weaken the European technology industry’s competitiveness by increasing production costs nearly 50% for some sectors, leading to carbon leakage and job losses, a new study has warned.

Food companies must act swiftly to reduce methane emissions from livestock supply chains or risk financial, regulatory, and reputational fallout, a major sustainability advocacy group has warned.