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Uncontrolled release of birds for shooting threatens UK’s only venomous snake, expert warns

The adder, Britain’s only venomous snake, could become extinct across much of Britain within 12 years because of the uncontrolled release of millions of game birds, according to an expert.

The warning comes at the start of the pheasant shooting season, during which 47 million non-native pheasants and 10 million partridges will be released into the countryside by estates and shoots across Britain.

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Big is beautiful in the public vote for the brown bear piling on the most pounds before hibernation in Alaska’s Katmai national park

Deep into a tumultuous and often harrowing year, it will be a relief to many that America has now finally arrived at a cherished annual highlight: fat bear week.

Related: US government issues bear advice: friends don't let friends get eaten

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Scientists look forward to data from tags tracking captive-bred white storks at a West Sussex farm

Marge, a white stork released onto a rewilded farm in West Sussex, is shedding light on the birds’ unpredictable migratory habits by flying to Morocco for her first winter and spending the summer in Spain.

Scientists are using satellite tags to track white storks released onto the Knepp estate to learn what migratory habits the captive-bred birds will develop.

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Half of all confirmed persecution reports in the past seven years occurred in protected nature areas

There were 85 confirmed incidents of the illegal shooting, trapping and poisoning of birds of prey in Britain in 2019, according to the RSPB’s annual Birdcrime report.

Half of all confirmed persecution incidents in the past seven years have occurred in landscapes supposedly already “protected” for nature, such as national parks.

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Products will have to prove they break down into harmless wax containing no microplastics

A new British standard for biodegradable plastic is being published which scientists say will cut through a jungle of classifications that leave consumers confused.

Plastic claiming to be biodegradable will have to pass a test to prove it breaks down into a harmless wax which contains no microplastics or nanoplastics in order to make the grade, published by the British Standards Institute.

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Achieving a radically different tomorrow will require more than a purely technocratic approach. So now, imagine you are in the year 2050 ... Michelle Lim, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University Carina Wyborn, Fellow, Australian National University Federico Davila, Research Principal (Food Systems), University of Technology Sydney Laura Pereira, Researcher/Lecturer at the Centre for Complex Systems in Transition, Stellenbosch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Renewables reach 30% of main grid in September - the first time for a whole month above this level - and 66% in South Australia as coal and gas hit new lows.

The post September delivers record high renewable share on NEM, new low for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morrison says more gas needed because battery technologies can't firm renewables at scale. Energy experts disagree.

The post Morrison claims gas needed because batteries can’t yet firm wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Committed wind and solar projects will take renewables share to about 42% by 2025, and add enough new capacity to force closure of up to three coal generators.

The post Enough new wind and solar locked in to kill three coal generators by 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Controversial agreement that has been years in the making was signed as the government prepares to enter caretaker mode ahead of the state election

The Queensland government has struck a royalties agreement with miner Adani, which would allow it to defer payments due at the Carmichael coalmine – a move conservationists have slammed a “disgrace”.

Negotiations for the deal have been fraught and taken several years. The deal, announced by the state treasurer, was signed this week just days before the government is due to enter caretaker mode ahead of the state election.

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The Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley MP, announced the 2020 Finalised Priority Assessment List (FPAL) of species, ecological communities and threatening processes for assessment in the period beginning 1 October 2020.

Cheap and abundant solar means Australia 'perfectly placed' to lead global renewable hydrogen industry, with prices below fossil fuels within reach.

The post Why green hydrogen could be cheaper than fossil fuels in just a few years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Preliminary data shows culprits from last month's load shedding were not variable renewables, but the sudden loss of a big fossil fuel generator, and human error.

The post Who turned off the lights in California? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As battery and pumped hydro developers try to figure out the storage equation for Australia's grid, there is still not enough focus on demand management.

The post Seasonal energy storage is a tricky issue for our renewable future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes issues fresh plea to governments to not underestimate the pace of change in clean energy technologies.

The post Cannon-Brookes says Hornsdale battery proof that technology change will be rapid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Businesses can no longer sell or supply the single-use items as part of efforts to reduce pollution.

The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until COB 3 November 2020.

The body that represents British zoos says they are facing the biggest cash crisis in their history.

Tesla to design new, original electric vehicle models at Shanghai and Berlin, as industry estimated to reach 30 million new EVs a year by 2026.

The post Tesla Model 2? Musk reveals new EV plans and predicts 30 million EVs a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.