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Experts say results of Butterfly Conservation’s latest survey signal that nature is ‘in crisis’

The UK has recorded its lowest ever number of butterflies in an annual survey of the insects, prompting conservationists to warn that nature is in crisis.

Butterfly Conservation, which counted butterflies and moths between 16 July and 8 August, said the results, released on Thursday, marked the lowest numbers since the Big Butterfly Count started 12 years ago and called for urgent action to be taken.

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Matt Canavan calls renewables "snake oil," Keith Pitt wants $250bn to finance mining projects, and Morrison still hasn't landed a net zero target.

The post “Snake oil salesmen:” Nationals go rogue as Morrison fails to land net zero target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A fire in a turbine at the 161MW Tararua wind farm in New Zealand's lower North Island is being investigated by the turbine's manufacturer, Vestas.

The post Vestas investigates turbine fire at New Zealand wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NT unveils blueprints for massive renewable hydrogen zone, and a renewable energy hub to support new solar and battery storage.

The post “Sunshine for sale:” NT plans massive hubs to support solar, battery and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New scientific study finds that large-scale solar parks have a cooling effect on the land surrounding them, reducing nearby surface temperatures by up to 2.3°C.

The post Why solar farms won’t stew your fruit or boil your berries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is behind other countries in putting sensible governance arrangements in place for distributed energy resource (DER) technical standards.

The post Ahead on solar, woefully behind on distributed energy resources standards appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A former landfill site in Melbourne's south-east to host a solar farm and big battery, after the project won planning clearance from VCAT.

The post Repurposed Melbourne tip to host $180m solar and big battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In a world first, a Limestone Coast food manufacturer will convert oat husks into electricity, enabling it to offset almost all its monthly energy costs.

The post Renewable oats: South Australia miller’s world first bioenergy plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, uses message to school students to peddle long-discredited claims that global warming is not real.

The post Gina Rinehart peddles climate denial to students in bizarre video rant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Intel is making an effort to combat the global semiconductor shortage at their new site in Arizona.

The lone insect found in Surrey may be a stowaway or part of an undiscovered population.

Artist Georgia Angus has drawn 25 birds from this year’s poll and we’ve created a poster for Guardian readers to download and enjoy. Use it as a desktop background, print it as an A1-sized poster, a tea towel or a tote bag – the choice is yours

• Vote now in the Australian bird of the year poll 2021
• Download the poster as PDF here or JPEG here

This year’s poll has had its share of controversies.

The pelican crashed out despite a high-profile campaign in support, the late surge in support for the otherwise unloved galah, and the regent honeyeater coming back from the brink after a heartfelt plea from BirdLife’s Sean Dooley.

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Ahead of COP26, Ros Atkins looks at what the world's biggest emitters are doing to tackle climate change.

Thousands worldwide have taken ivermectin to fight Covid. But what's the evidence?

There are too many “tourists” in the EU carbon market, which cause allowance prices to follow “rubbish stuff”, thereby causing unnecessary volatility, a panel heard Wednesday.

Fuel-switching economics are playing less of a role in European carbon price formation than financial flows, analysts said, adding that the role of non-compliance participants isn’t affecting the fundamentals of the EU ETS.

Russia has drafted a new climate strategy that includes a 2060 net zero emissions target, according to local media reports, with the potential to bolster its position ahead of COP26 and respond to looming carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) risks.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values trended higher over the past week after falling to 3.5-year lows, though traders said the uptick did not signal any fundamental changes in the programme.

Washington may choose to eliminate the carbon intensity reduction target during the first year of the state’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS), and is considering several scenarios for rearranging the abatement schedule, Department of Ecology (ECY) officials said Wednesday.