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Carbon pricing proves its worth in reducing emissions, global meta-study shows
Australia Market Roundup: Govt, Greens strike to deal to pass vehicle emissions standards, ACCU issuance rises
ARB under fire for rejecting EJAC proposals in proposed cap and trade programme updates
Malaysia sets legislation table date for CCS
Cambodia launches APAC-focused initiative to promote carbon policy collaboration
Cameras reveal wombat burrows can be safe havens after fire and waterholes after rain
Environmental Defenders Office did not breach funding rules while opposing Santos gas project, review finds
Tanya Plibersek ordered investigation after judge accused law firm of ‘subtle coaching’ of Tiwi Island traditional owners during legal challenge
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The Environmental Defenders Office did not breach the conditions of its $8.2m in federal funding, according to a government review of the legal firm’s conduct.
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, requested the review after a federal court judgment in January made sharp criticisms of the EDO’s conduct in a legal matter against Santos.
Continue reading...Little penguins at risk of vanishing from WA island as once-thriving colony reduced to 120 birds
Exclusive: Study shows Penguin Island population in freefall, sources say, amid pressure from tourism, boat traffic and warming seas
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A once-thriving population of little penguins on a tourist island off Perth’s coast has plummeted to no more than 120 birds, with plans to build a container port in nearby foraging grounds further threatening the survival of the colony.
The latest population study on Penguin Island – 600 metres offshore and 50km south of Perth city – has revealed that penguin numbers have crashed by two-thirds in the past five years, sources say.
Continue reading...Green hydrogen heavy transport project gets new funding boost in Tasmania
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Is Australia’s brown coal hydrogen export project destined to fail?
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WCI Markets: CCAs trade higher after rare auction delay, Washington uncertainty prolongs
Nuclear subs are coming to Australia. Now the Coalition wants reactors, too. We’re not ready for it
Alberta TIER programme tightens emissions benchmarks for second time this year
Giant Queensland zinc mine plans behind the meter wind farm to slash crippling gas power costs
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Governance gaps, market uncertainty to hinder BNG effectiveness, report says
Voluntary carbon credit management firm, Brazilian investor partner to scale offset project
Denser housing can be greener too – here’s how NZ can build better for biodiversity
Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it
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Swallow, swift and house martin populations have nearly halved, finds UK bird survey
Reduction in insect numbers contributes to drop, and there are declines across more than a third of bird species surveyed
Swallows, swifts and house martins were once a common sight over UK towns and cities, dextrously catching insects on the wing. But these spring and summer visitors are becoming increasingly rare, according to the definitive survey of the country’s birds.
Populations of these insect-eating birds have dropped by 40% or more in the past decade, according to the latest Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) report.
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