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Baby bison born in Kent countryside
100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads after EU move
Exclusive: Efficiency recommendations of experts rejected in European Commission ‘Euro 7’ proposals
Almost 100m highly polluting cars could appear on Europe’s roads over the next decade after the European Commission moved to disown its own experts efficiency recommendations in a leaked proposal seen by the Guardian.
About 70,000 premature deaths in 2018 were caused by road transport emissions, mostly nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM), and the commission had been expected to tighten pollution limits in the next “Euro 7” regulation, which takes effect in 2025.
Continue reading...First wild bison born in the UK for thousands of years – video
When three bison were released in Kent in July in a pioneering rewilding project, one of the bison was pregnant, although the rangers were not aware of this. Bison are known to conceal their pregnancies to prevent predators targeting animals and their offspring. The female calf was discovered after a couple of days when rangers could not locate the mother, who had found a secluded site to give birth. The bison ranger Tom Gibbs said 'she has come on leaps and bounds, literally'
Continue reading...The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a mud-covered kangaroo, a baby grey seal and rescued elephants
Continue reading...Exclusive: lost rainforest could be revived across 20% of Great Britain
Campaigners call for protection and careful tree-planting to help restore the temperate rainforests that once covered swathes of the country
Temperate rainforest, which has been decimated over thousands of years, has the potential to be restored across a fifth of Great Britain, a new map reveals.
Atlantic temperate rainforest once covered most of the west coasts of Britain and Ireland, thriving in the archipelago’s wet, mild conditions, which support rainforest indicator species such as lichens, mosses and liverworts. Today, it covers less than 1% of land, having been cleared over thousands of years by humans and is only found in isolated pockets, such as the waterfalls region in the Brecon Beacons and Ausewell Wood on Dartmoor.
Continue reading...UPDATE – Western Australia places tougher GHG control and reporting requirements on Chevron’s Gorgon CCS
World’s largest ocean reserve off Hawaii has spillover benefits nearby, study finds
Yellowfin and bigeye tuna catches rise outside 1.5m sq km marine protected area, proving value of no-catch zone, researchers say
Six years ago, the then US president, Barack Obama, created the world’s largest fully protected ocean reserve by expanding the existing Papahānaumokuākea marine national monument in Hawaii, a world heritage site that include islands, atolls and archeological treasures. Now scientists have found that the reserve, which spans 1.5m sq km (580,000 sq miles) and is inhabited by whales and turtles, has brought unexpected benefits to the surrounding ocean.
Catches of yellowfin tuna, known as ahi in Hawaiian, were found to have risen by 54% between 2016 and 2019 near the reserve, within which fishing is banned, while catches of bigeye tuna rose by 12%.
Continue reading...First wild bison born in UK for millennia after surprise pregnancy
Exclusive: Unexpected arrival at a pioneering rewilding project in Kent after introduction of animals in July
A pioneering rewilding project has had an early surprise: a bouncing baby bison. It is the first wild bison to be born in the UK for thousands of years.
Three bison were released in Kent in July but, unknown to the rangers, one had a secret passenger on board. Bison conceal their pregnancies to prevent predators targeting pregnant animals or their offspring.
Continue reading...Australian company completes trial of sustainable biomass use to displace coal at steel plant
D’Ambrosio: We can’t sit around waiting for coal plants to close
Victoria says it couldn't "sit around" waiting for coal plants to close, and insists state government ownership of energy will ensure profits kept in the state.
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Chart of the Day: Australia’s coal power crunch
A raft of government and energy company announcements have changed the course of Australia's coal exit. Rystad Energy crunches the numbers.
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Australia commits extra A$200 mln to Great Barrier Reef protection, fund blue carbon projects
NZ sets target of 50 pct renewables for final energy consumption by 2035
"This is not a government that seeks to turn back time." NZ targets 50% renewables for total final energy consumption by 2035.
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Not keeping up with the Joneses: the one factor that makes us less likely to emulate our neighbours on climate action
Victoria counts on $30 billion of offshore wind, not much solar, to replace coal
Victoria assumes more than half of the investment in its 95 per cent renewables target will be in offshore wind, with little in utility scale solar.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Victoria’s big switch to 95 pct renewables
Energy minister Lily D’Ambrosio on Victoria’s ambitious switch to renewables and coal exit. Plus: Labor’s Rewiring the Nation and a multitude of new wind and storage projects.
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Eels are some of nature’s weirdest creatures. Here are 5 reasons why they’re such cool little freaks
CP Daily: Thursday October 20, 2022
NA Markets: Macro market weakness derails CCAs, RGAs trek higher
Vast marine protected area 'boosts tuna stocks'
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