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Global financial sector dropping key green pledges as Trump takes office

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 15:36:56 +0000

Banks, asset managers and industry groups move to accommodate US president’s anti-net zero stance

The second Trump administration is expected to strike a blow to efforts to align the global financial sector with the path to net zero, with banks, asset managers and industry groups already moving to accommodate the incoming president’s avowed policy of “drill, baby, drill”.

A hadada: nothing can quite capture the sound of these birds, because it’s mainly just rude noise | Helen Sullivan

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:47 +0000

These ibises have a special skill called ‘remote touch’, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey through vibrations

Hadedas are iridescent grey-brown ibises – jack russell-sized birds with long, curved bills and very small heads – found throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

They have a special skill called “remote touch”, which they use to find their worm, grub and snail prey. At the tip of their bills is an organ that, when they stick it into the soil, can sense the vibrations of their food nearby.

Almost 26,000 hectares of threatened species habitat approved for clearing under Labor in 2024, new report finds

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:00:47 +0000

Australian Conservation Foundation’s analysis finds amount of habitat approved to be razed double previous year’s as it calls for stronger protections

The LA fires left a beloved school in ashes. Now, parents are rallying to restart their ‘community’

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:00:02 +0000

Altadena’s Village Playground education center served diverse families with outdoor classrooms, small farm and animals – till it was destroyed by flames

In Altadena, it had become the hot ticket among the preschool set.

UK charging firm warns over changes to electric car sales amid ‘difficult’ market

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 11:36:20 +0000

Pod Point reports weak demand for new cars as government says no firms will pay fines over ZEV mandate

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A charging company has said proposed UK changes to electric car sales rules could increase uncertainty over demand, as it said that it had been caught out by lower numbers of purchases by British drivers.

High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:00:41 +0000

Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects

Using high levels of common fertilisers on grassland halves pollinator numbers and drastically reduces the number of flowers, research from the world’s longest-running ecological experiment has found.

Increasing the amount of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus doused on agricultural grassland reduced flower numbers fivefold and halved the number of pollinating insects, according to the paper by the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research.

Campaigners call for action as jellyfish threaten Scottish salmon farms

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 06:00:15 +0000

String jellyfish species that has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms reported in Scotland

A jellyfish species that has been wreaking havoc on Norway’s salmon industry has made its way to Scotland, causing significant damage and prompting calls for urgent action.

The string jellyfish has killed millions of salmon in Norwegian sea farms with officials urging an extermination of affected stocks.

Smelters will close without green aluminium funding, Albanese warns as Dutton labels $2bn pledge a ‘con job’

admin — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 02:42:42 +0000

Federal government aims to encourage power-intensive producers to switch to renewables by 2036

Ecologists uncover significant ecological impact of hybrid grouper release through religious practices

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 23:32:34 +0000

Ecologists have identified significant ecological risks associated with the release of hybrid groupers into Hong Kong's coastal waters, a practice often linked to religious 'mercy release' rituals. Their study highlights how the Tiger Grouper-Giant Grouper hybrid (TGGG), also known as the Sabah grouper, disrupts local marine ecosystems by exploiting unique ecological niches and potentially becoming a dominant predator.

Reporter leaves Nine after reaching confidential settlement – as it happened

admin — Sun, 19 Jan 2025 20:39:28 +0000

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