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A renewable energy transition that doesn’t harm nature? It’s not just possible, it’s essential

  • Written by: Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne
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Earth is facing a human-driven climate crisis, which demands a rapid transition to low-carbon energy sources such as wind and solar power. But we’re also living through a mass extinction event. Never before in human history have there been such high such rates of species loss and ecosystem collapse.

The biodiversity crisis is not...

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