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Transition to post-Brexit farming payments means scheme to protect hedgerows could be lost

Hedgerows in England are under threat, farmers and nature groups have warned, as the government prepares to cut funding that protects them.

Hedges are vital habitat for many species, providing food and shelter for mammals, birds and pollinators, with the EU paying farmers under its farming subsidy scheme to have them on their land.

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Powder produced by ice sheets could be used to help tackle climate crisis when spread on farm fields

Rock “flour” produced by the grinding under Greenland’s glaciers can trap climate-heating carbon dioxide when spread on farm fields, research has shown for the first time.

Natural chemical reactions break down the rock powder and lead to CO2 from the air being fixed in new carbonate minerals. Scientists believe measures to speed up the process, called enhanced rock weathering (ERW), have global potential and could remove billions of tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere, helping to prevent extreme global heating.

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The Environmental Research Center says it tested five products and found toxic ‘forever chemicals’ linked to serious disease

KOS Nature-Powered Organic Plant Protein drinks and powders contain toxic “forever chemicals”, a recent filing with the California department of justice charges.

The filing, made by the Environmental Research Center (ERC), a San Diego-based consumer protection nonprofit, states that its testing found PFOA, a dangerous PFAS compound, in five KOS products.

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Professional services firm Accenture on Monday announced its intent to acquire a Brazil-based sustainability consultancy.

ACX, a global exchange formerly known as AirCarbon Exchange, has teamed up with a Swiss-based certification standard for carbon offset commodities to certify environmental claims, the two companies announced on Tuesday.

Marcus McGowan was attacked 40km off the Cape York coast on Saturday with an expert stating the croc likely ‘realised it grabbed something too big to handle’

A Queensland man who survived a crocodile attack by prising the reptile’s jaws off his head says he was “simply in the wrong place, at the wrong time”.

Marcus McGowan, 51, was snorkelling near the Charles Hardy Islands, 40km off the Cape York coast, with his wife and friends when he was attacked on Saturday.

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The price for Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) has slumped in recent days, while the government has begun its search for the full-time chair of the soon-to-be created Carbon Abatement Integrity Committee chair, tasked with overseeing the market.

China has sent three astronauts to its Tiangong Space Station, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time.

The end of native timber harvesting in Victoria offers a generational opportunity for First Peoples to care for Forest Country Jack Pascoe, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Matthew Shanks, Director, Cultural Land Management at Taungurung Land and Waters Council, Indigenous Knowledge Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Professor in Biogeography, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A British carbon removals platform has raised £5.3 mln in a pre-seed funding round led by a large technology company that it will use to scale its portfolio, the firm announced Tuesday.

New training centre aims to train 500 workers a year, including high voltage technical training, to support Queensland's big renewable and transmission plans.

The post SuperGrid training centre launched to support Queensland’s switch to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's biggest coal generator AGL teams up with some global heavy hitters as it enters race for offshore wind permit in Victoria.

The post Australia’s biggest coal generator joins rush to offshore wind in new consortium appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Pioneering community wind farm will soon add a community battery, after plans to install energy storage were awarded federal government funding.

The post Pioneering community wind farm wins federal funds to add a big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Return of Callide C coal generator delayed again as owner struggles with rebuild of exploded generator, the failure of its cooling towers, and the collapse of its joint venture partner.

The post Return of Queensland’s exploded coal plant delayed another six months appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After two years of listening, First Nations Clean Energy Network offers eight actions for Indigenous engagement in this fast and furious transition.

The post Eight actions to put First Nations at the centre of the clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Reporting to the Chief Scientist, the primary focus of the role will be on leading the development of new methodologies and accounting frameworks for carbon abatement in the land sector, as well as in emerging water quality and biodiversity markets.

The 51-year-old has a narrow escape from the animal while snorkelling off a luxury island.

The Commonwealth Bank has partnered with a carbon project developer to expand its native seed production to help meet growing demand for carbon and biodiversity restoration projects, the company announced Tuesday, as new research has highlighted Australian banks’ continued spending on fossil fuels.

There is plenty of room to remain skeptical, but we may be witnessing an important capital shift that signals the end of fossil fuel climate denialism.

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