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The sight of empty shelves has led some Australians to look for alternative ways to feed themselves and their families. This is what history can teach us. Bethaney Turner, Associate Professor, Centre for Creative and Cultural Research, University of Canberra Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Observing the US political leaders’ responses to the coronavirus pandemic has been like watching the climate crisis unfold on fast-forward.

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Campaigners welcomed Wednesday’s ruling as a victory for tribal rights and environmental protection

The controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has been dealt a major setback, after a judge revoked a key permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers without properly assessing the impact on endangered species.

In a legal challenge brought by a coalition of environmental groups, a federal judge in Montana ordered the Army Corps to suspend all filling and dredging activities until it conducts formal consultations compliant with the Endangered Species Act.

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Tesla shares surge as analysts seize importance of market lead while Covid-19 pandemic bites into the cash reserves and priotities of Big Auto.

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Conservation groups say poaching is on the rise as tourism income dries up at wildlife reserves.

Press release Horizon Power is pleased to announce recent executive leadership appointments which will help drive the organisation into the future. Krystal Skinner has been appointed General Manager Customer Experience. Krystal joins Horizon Power from Synergy where she worked across the business in a variety of roles, including innovation and growth (new energy), marketing and...

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• Shark with its own Twitter account disappeared for over a year
• 14ft predator tracked by satellite 200 miles off Virginia coast

Katharine, a 14ft great white shark with a worldwide fan base, has re-emerged on a satellite tracking system researchers used to follow her movements.

The rediscovery comes as surprise to the team, as Katharine disappeared from radar more than a year ago, causing alarm among her many followers.

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The EU will probably seek to add cement and power imports into its ETS as a border carbon adjustment before expanding to other sectors, a think-tank said on Wednesday.

A coalition of fossil-based and renewable electricity generators and trade groups petitioned the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Tuesday to host a technical conference on carbon pricing, as more regional grid operators debate the inclusion of a CO2 adder in wholesale power markets.

Fall in wholesale prices - driven by lower demand caused by pandemic and influx of wind and solar - likely to favour "mega" projects over smaller ones.

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Stressed animals are more likely to harbour new diseases because their immune systems are compromised. Clive Phillips, Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs have more than halved their forecast for EU carbon prices to €15 in 2021 in light of mounting bearish pressures including the coronavirus crisis, and have said further reforms to the ETS are urgently needed.

Ireland’s potential new government is pushing ahead with plans to raise the country’s carbon tax, calling climate change a more pressing crisis than the coronavirus.

From coyotes in San Francisco to deer in Romford, animals are taking over streets vacated by people

Few are lucky enough to go wild these days. Under lockdown our horizons have shrunk. Beloved nature reserves and glorious national parks must wait until the quarantine is lifted. Yet the wild is coming to us. In Essex, deer roam a housing estate. In Llandudno, goats charge down the streets. In San Francisco, coyotes prowl the Golden Gate Bridge. Inner-city residents may see a bird of prey overhead for the first time, or notice flashes of colour from butterflies which usually shun their gardens.

Animals are moving into the spaces that humans have vacated, and we are unusually receptive to their arrival. When days seem so indistinct, the appearance of a new bird in a backyard suddenly seizes our attention. A morning walk through a quiet park may have replaced a commute on a packed bus. Birdsong is clearer now that the traffic has hushed.

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Emissions in the EU ETS dropped by over 8% in 2019, according to nearly complete compliance data published by the European Commission Wednesday, confirming analyst estimates that last year saw the largest fall since the start of the global financial crisis.

Australian government to back 43 concepts in ambitious $150m research and development program

Brightening clouds with salt crystals and deploying slicks of coral larvae to try and limit the impacts of global heating on the Great Barrier Reef are among more than 40 concepts being backed by the Australian government in an ambitious $150m research and development program.

A two-year feasibility study released by the government on Thursday has reduced about 160 potential ideas to a list of 43 that will be funded for further investigation under the Reef Restoration and Adaptation Program (RRAP).

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Higher Canadian emissions in 2018 continued to take the country further away from its Paris Agreement target, as GHG growth in the oil and gas sector persisted and Ontario bucked its previous abatement progress, according to government data published on Wednesday.

Cloud-free skies played a key role in one of the worst years for Greenland's ice sheet.

EUAs slipped further below €20 on Wednesday, undoing more of the recent rally as wider markets fell.