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G7 ministers over the weekend committed to increasing their international spending on biodiversity and to implementing the Global Biodiversity Framework, though a communique from the Sapporo summit was light on details.

Australia should introduce carbon removal targets in order to incentivise investment in both natural and technology-based solutions, according to the Climate Change Authority (CCA), which said sequestration is a crucial element to the country meeting its climate targets.

Australia's 15 largest super funds have invested a total of more than $25 billion into new and expanding coal, oil and gas projects, new analysis shows.

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Promoting small actions, such as reducing plastic use, can be a useful entry point for other actions around climate change. It’s an example of ‘positive spillover behaviour’. Yolanda Lee Waters, PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, The University of Queensland Angela Dean, Lecturer, School of Agriculture and Food Science & Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

G7 agree to a big increase in offshore wind and solar capacity, but fall short of coal and gas phaseouts as Japan holds out for fossil fuels.

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Demand for air travel will be hit as decarbonisation drives up ticket prices, says industry.

Researchers focused on a site in the Illawarra region of NSW, which holds a unique record into the past. Alan N Williams, Associate Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Sydney Mark Constantine IV, Researcher, UNSW Sydney Scott Mooney, Associate professor, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Society is wedded to a belief that it is OK to control animals for profit. We hoped halting the race would make people stop and think

As a country of people who love animals, it shocks and saddens many of us that watching a horse break their neck on national TV is still considered entertainment. That’s why 300 people from Animal Rising went to Aintree on Saturday to stop the Grand National.

We did not fully succeed, and – like last year – more horses died. Hill Sixteen fell at the first fence and was put down due to the horse’s injuries. Hill Sixteen’s death followed those of two others at Aintree last week. We mourn the loss of these animals.

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Just 20 food producers account for almost a fifth of the biodiversity impact from a group of the 250 biggest nature loss contributors in the world, a study has found.

New study adds to growing body of evidence that the economic benefits of climate action outweigh the costs.

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Chris Bowen is expected to introduce an EV and vehicle fuel efficiency standards policy next week

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Australia’s long-awaited national electric vehicle strategy is expected to be released next week, finally detailing the introduction of pollution standards that should accelerate the uptake of electric cars.

Industry sources say the federal climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, will release the strategy ahead of an event in western Sydney on Wednesday.

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Bonds, insurance, fines or mandatory remediation are being considered as part of a plan to restore Great Barrier Reef islands smashed by cyclones and left abandoned

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Across the Great Barrier Reef, cyclones have left tropical island paradises shuttered and abandoned, replete with ruined infrastructure and damaged environments.

Now the state government is considering how to force the owners of these “derelict” island resorts to pay bonds, insurance, fines or otherwise ensure remediation, as conservationists join calls for overseas owners to foot the bill.

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Closures, delayed after Russia reduced Europe’s gas supplies, leave conundrum for energy policymakers

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Germany’s three remaining nuclear power stations will shut down on Saturday, 12 years after the Fukushima disaster in Japan accelerated the country’s exit from atomic energy.

The closures mark the conclusion of a stop-start approach to atomic energy and a victory for the country’s vociferous anti-nuclear movement.

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Readers say they are afraid to let children outside after warnings from authorities and neighbours’ threats

Cars, dog poo and delivery drivers: why children don’t play out anymore

Families are facing threats and police warnings for letting their children play in the street, Guardian readers have reported, leaving parents afraid to let their children spend time outside.

Liz Swift thought a basketball hoop on wheels pushed to the corner of her street on sunny afternoons would be a great way to keep her 13-year-old active. But the local authority did not agree. The family received letters from Waltham Forest council warning them that children playing in the street were “causing a nuisance to neighbours”.

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Canada’s GHG output increased in 2021 with the return of activity following COVID-19 shutdowns through the previous year, driving the country further away from 2030 Paris abatement pledges, according to government data published Friday.

Regulated entities trimmed their net length in California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) while building slightly in RGGI, as speculators did not significantly alter their positions across the two North American cap-and-trade systems, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

A summary of legislative, regulatory, and policy action on carbon, clean fuel standard, and clean energy markets at the US federal and subnational levels this week, including a meeting of the Pennsylvania governor's RGGI working group, a Michigan plan for a low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and clean energy standard, an Oregon commission's GHG reduction recommendations and legislative proposal to study a lower diesel carbon intensity benchmark, and the advancement of offset-related legislation in California.

An activist group for Indigenous peoples has lodged a grievance with a jurisdictional REDD+ standards body over claims that the Guyanese government did not receive consent from communities to distribute tens of millions of avoided deforestation carbon offsets.