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University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:32:14 +0000

Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics

More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sector’s shrinking social licence among young people.

The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking part in graduate fairs this year.

Week in wildlife in pictures: a dangling marmoset, rare leopard babies and an eyelash snake

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:00:07 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:00:05 +0000

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

Potential new North Sea oil and gas fields with early stage licences from the UK would emit as much carbon dioxide as British households produce in three decades.

The finding has led to calls to the government to reject demands from fossil fuel producers for the final permits needed to allow their operations to go ahead.

Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:00:02 +0000

Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region

Researchers in the Alto Mayo region of north-west Peru have discovered 27 species that are new to science, including a rare amphibious mouse, a tree-climbing salamander and an unusual “blob-headed fish”. The 38-day survey recorded more than 2,000 species of wildlife and plants.

The findings are particularly surprising given the region’s high human population density, with significant pressures including deforestation and agriculture.

‘We’re gobsmacked’: climate groups angered by Labor’s ‘no new coalmines’ claim

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 04:09:23 +0000

Campaigners say Queensland mine given go-ahead this week is a new development, not an extension of an existing mine

‘Many highs and some unfortunate lows’: Nationals MP Keith Pitt quits politics with some parting shots

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 03:16:03 +0000

Member for Hinkler says he and David Littleproud have ‘very different views’ and implies net zero would have ‘zero impact on the temperature of the planet’

Cyclone Chido: locals demand more help from Macron on visit to Mayotte

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 17:37:04 +0000

French president promises food, water and to rebuild as emergency services search desperately for survivors

Distraught and angry inhabitants of Mayotte shouted out their grievances to the French president, Emmanuel Macron, as he visited the island, five days after it was devastated by a cyclone.

High on their list was the lack of water and food, and the fear of looting.

Most pregnant women and unborn babies who contract bird flu will die, study finds

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:00:03 +0000

Exclusive: While risk of H5N1 pandemic in humans is low, ‘it’s really important to think about vulnerable populations’, Melbourne researcher says

Revealed: how a US public university courted the gas industry despite climate impacts

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 13:00:10 +0000

McNeese State University in Louisiana building a liquefied natural gas center, prompting fears of ‘corporate capture’

One of Louisiana’s top public universities has prompted concerns about “corporate capture” over its expanding relationship with the liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry, despite environmental warnings about pollution and prolonging fossil fuel use.

Bird flu sweeps through zoos with ‘grave implications’ for endangered animals

admin — Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:07 +0000

Call for additional precautions as captive species including lions, tigers and cheetahs are killed by virus

Dozens of rare animals including tigers, lions and cheetahs are dying as bird flu infiltrates zoos, with potentially “grave implications” for endangered species, researchers have warned.