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European governments are under increasing pressure to protect households from sky-high heating and power prices under the unfolding region’s gas crisis, but the resulting relief programmes have the potential to dampen carbon pricing signals and put the bloc's climate targets at risk.

Rather than sitting in the back seat, Indigenous Australians must be up front in managing the recovery of Australia’s unique and precious environment. Teagan Goolmeer, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Assoc Prof Bradley J. Moggridge, Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra Professor Stephen van Leeuwen, BHP / Curtin Indigenous Chair of Biodiversity & Environmental Science, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Wild hippos honk to each other and can recognise their companions' voices, a study has found.

A European carbon project developer is in discussions with 20 host governments to secure correspondingly adjusted carbon credits for the voluntary market, amid building corporate demand.

Alok Sharma warns that unless there's swift action this year, progress made at COP26 will be lost.

Researchers say ‘wheeze honks’ are identity signals, with reactions ranging from calls to spraying dung linked to level of familiarity

A call from a stranger may elicit myriad responses – panic, confusion, maybe even excitement – but it turns out that hippos have a rather more corporeal reaction: they spray dung.

Researchers studying hippopotamuses in Mozambique have revealed that the creatures not only react to the vocalisations of other hippos, but that the calls act as an identity signal. In other words, they allow hippos to tell the difference between a familiar individual and a stranger.

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Shoots cause stress for migratory species such as Svalbard barnacle goose, whose numbers are down 38%

The RSPB has called for an emergency shooting ban after an “unprecedented” outbreak of bird flu that has left wildfowl populations in “catastrophic decline”.

Migratory geese that overwinter on the Solway Firth, which stretches between Scotland and Cumbria, are being hardest hit, with a 38% decline in the Svalbard barnacle goose breeding population from winter last year.

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EUA prices rose in response to a ratcheting up of tensions over Russian activities on the border with Ukraine, though carbon's rise did not match energy markets as weaker equities dampened enthusiasm.

Crocodile meat began to grow in popularity in Thailand when pork prices surged after a shortage caused by the spread of African swine fever. Wichai Roongtaweechai, who owns a farm and a restaurant specialising in crocodile meat, says he has seen sales of crocodile meat go up by 70%

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Matthew Willson was killed by a stray bullet that travelled through a wall.

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An emissions reduction scheme to curtail deforestation in Indonesia resulted in the prevention of around 70 MtCO2e over 2011-18 from being released into the atmosphere, but this amounted to just 3% of the total required by Indonesia’s NDC, a study has found.

Victoria topped the states for wind and solar output in 2021, but it's another state that hosts the best performing projects.

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Quenda are one of few remaining digging mammals in Australian urban bushlands, and fungi is their favourite food. Anna Hopkins, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Edith Cowan University Natasha Tay, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Senate estimates questions, relating to the Morrison government's climate and energy policies, remain unanswered and are weeks overdue.

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Fortescue snaps up engineering offshoot of legendary F1 racing team, as it looks to battery storage to cut emissions in heavy transport and other hard to abate sectors.

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