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More than 40% of pesticides discovered in dust linked to toxic effects including cancer and hormone disruption

Almost 200 pesticides have been found by a study examining dust in homes around Europe, as scientists say regulators need to take “toxic cocktails” of chemicals into account when banning or restricting the use of pesticides.

Scientists say their research supports the idea that regulators should assess the risks posed by pesticides when they react with other chemicals, as well as individually. They say this should apply to substances already in use, as well as those yet to be approved.

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Several participants in the Australian carbon market on Friday called for the responsibility for developing new carbon credit methods to be transferred back to the Clean Energy Regulator, saying the pace of development has slowed since the government took over in 2023.

A non-profit has claimed that the expected first batch of credits issued under the new Article 6 mechanism of the Paris Agreement could be massively over-credited.

A US-based biochar producer has completed a proof-of-concept project resulting in the issuance and sale of the world's first-ever biochar carbon removal credits from asphalt applications, it has announced.

Vietnam has approved a framework for solar tariffs and introduced a new pricing scheme as part of efforts to control its fast-growing power sector carbon emissions by putting 30 gigawatts of new solar on the grid by  the early 2030s.

A major airline in Japan has decided to embark on a pilot project that will help create a sustainable farming model with the use of batteries and renewable energy while generating carbon credits, it announced Friday.

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Clean energy investors likely to pull back from US, but other countries may seize opportunity to speed transition

Donald Trump’s upending of the global economy has raised fears that climate action could emerge as a casualty of the trade war.

In the week that has followed “liberation day”, economic experts have warned that the swathe of tariffs could trigger a global economic recession, with far-reaching consequences for investors – including those behind the green energy projects needed to meet climate goals.

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Penalties are crucial. Without them, automakers have no incentive to supply fuel-efficient, low-CO₂ emitting vehicles to the Australian market. Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Singapore-headquartered biochar developer has commissioned the first production facility in the Philippines’ that converts agricultural waste into biochar by using second generation pyrolysis technology, it has announced.

As China seeks to expand its influence in our region, Pacific leaders have questioned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s climate action stance. Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

RSPB urges people to support threatened birds by cutting lawns less frequently and avoiding pesticides

Fewer starlings than ever have been spotted by participants in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch, raising fears for their numbers.

The bird conservation charity is urging Britain’s gardeners to keep their lawns wild by not cutting them too often, and to avoid the use of pesticides, which reduce the number of insects to eat and can poison birds.

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There are other sources of demand for carbon credits if the Coalition wins the upcoming election and are successful at weakening the Safeguard Mechanism, a conference heard Friday.

Without a policy shift like the Greens are proposing, renters will keep bumping up against the same wall. That's not just unfair, it's inefficient.

The post It’s time renters got a fair go on solar – Greens policy shows the way appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Essential Energy COO Luke Jenner on a big leap forward for V2G, courtesy of an electric ute. Plus: LNP blows up renewables target as a coal plant blows up on them, and other news.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Big leap forward for batteries on wheels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The last thing regional Queenslanders need is to be dragged backwards into outdated, polluting infrastructure that costs more and delivers less.

The post Memo to the LNP: A pivot back to coal is the last thing regional Queensland needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

More than 50 regional community projects will share in $60 million in grant funding awarded to communities in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).

The post EnergyCo grants $60m to 54 projects in first round of REZ community benefits scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW Labor Government has released a guidebook aimed at educating local landowners considering hosting renewable energy projects on their land.

The post NSW issues guidebook for local farmers to “demystify the energy transition” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Charlcombe Lane near Bath is one of only five roads in UK closed for migration during breeding season

Why did the toad cross the road? To get to the other side, of course. But also, to reproduce.

Nearly 4,000 toads, frogs and newts have been rescued as they tried to cross one of only five roads closed for the migration season in the UK each year to reach a breeding lake on the other side.

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The EU neither ‘kissed ass’ nor unleashed its most powerful trade weapon. Now it must provide the world with an alternative to US chaos

My condolences to everyone who spent days trying to play 5D chess with Donald Trump’s market-exploding tariff mess. Where Trump is involved, there is a cloud of malevolent chaos, and there is grift amid the chaos. What grandmasters there are to be found are almost certainly grandmasters of grift.

When markets dump $10tn in three days and then gain trillions back in a single afternoon on the erratic decisions of one deeply corrupt person, you can be sure that a small number of people have made immense sums of money out of that volatility. Were the people responsible for abnormal spikes buying into the markets (including call options on various indexes and exchange-traded funds) on Wednesday morning – and again, 20 minutes before the tariff announcement went public – extraordinarily lucky? Were they in the right Signal group? Or were they just simply following Trump on Truth Social, where he posted: “THIS IS A GREAT TIME TO BUY!!! DJT” –just a few hours before dropping the news that he was kind of pulling back.

Alexander Hurst is a Guardian Europe correspondent

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