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Retired UK GP suspended for five months after climate protests

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-04-24 00:47

Sarah Benn is first of three GPs facing disciplinary tribunals this year over climate activism

A doctor who went to jail after a series of climate protests has been taken off the medical register for five months – and still faces being permanently struck off.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) – the disciplinary arm of the General Medical Council (GMC) – suspended Dr Sarah Benn on Tuesday, having found last week that her fitness to practise as a doctor had been impaired by reason of misconduct.

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Global standards body to start researching biodiversity disclosures

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-24 00:45
An international standard-setting body on disclosures announced Tuesday it will include biodiversity research in its priorities for the next two years, paving the way for potential new requirements on nature for investors.
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FEATURE: EU ETS2 success hinges largely on electric vehicles, analysts say

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-24 00:06
The EU’s Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels, ETS2, is set to be dominated by the transport sector, with more than half of total emissions coming from cars, trucks, and vans that will rely heavily on electrification to decarbonise, analysts say.
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FEATURE: Increasing conflicts are a natural consequence of worsening climate change

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 23:33
Climate change is exacerbating many of the conditions that fuel conflict — from drought in the Middle East worsening food insecurity and inflation, to access over strategic resources like lithium and cobalt becoming a key source of tension — amid lagging efforts to curtail emissions.
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US biofuels producer inks deal with agtech firm to leverage federal tax incentives

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 22:30
A partnership with an agricultural technology firm is set to enable a bioethanol producer with field-level assessment of carbon intensity (CI) of biofuels feedstock and the ability to leverage federal tax credits.
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Northern Ireland launches consultations on marine protected areas, ‘blue carbon’ plans

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 22:11
The government of Northern Ireland has launched consultations on two initiatives aimed at enhancing ocean conservation, as it seeks to strengthen biodiversity monitoring and hasten the restoration of marine and "blue carbon" habitats.
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Toronto innovation hub buying Canadian CDR credits for C$715 a tonne

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 22:00
An urban innovation hub in Toronto is buying carbon removal credits for an average C$715 ($522) each from five Canadian startups, it said Tuesday.
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Financial sector urges governments to align policies with global biodiversity targets

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 22:00
The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB) has released a set of recommendations for policymakers to align financial flows with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 21:38
European carbon prices were little changed at midday on Tuesday after earlier rising by as much as 1.4% amid wider gains in energy markets, as traders appeared to be taking a cautious approach ahead of Wednesday's Commitment of Traders data.
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Boy, 9, from Derbyshire, wins gull screeching competition

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-04-23 21:16

Cooper Wallace wore a costume and lunged at some chips in his act at the impersonation contest in Belgium

A nine-year-old boy from Derbyshire has screeched his way to victory at the European championships of a gull impersonation competition.

Cooper Wallace, a gull enthusiast from Chesterfield, competed in the fourth European gull screeching championship in Belgium on Sunday.

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‘I felt this was an abuse of power’: Trudi Warner’s climate fight with the UK government

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-04-23 21:13

Trudi Warner on a year being pursued by government lawyers determined to prosecute her over a jurors’ rights protest

Two days before Trudi Warner faced court under threat of a contempt of court prosecution, she fell off her bike and ruptured the tendons in her hand.

Now the hand is black and blue, tightly bandaged, and requires surgery. It is an indication that 69-year-old Warner, who spent her working life as a child social worker and has committed her retirement to climate action, is not as tough and unflappable as her demeanour suggests.

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UN special rapporteur calls for moratorium on voluntary carbon markets to stop human rights violations

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 21:12
The UN’s special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous People has called for a moratorium on voluntary carbon markets to stop human rights violations.
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160 financial institutions call for investment in ending plastic pollution

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 21:07
Some 160 financial institutions, with $15.5 trillion in collective assets under management, have called for an ambitious international treaty to end plastic pollution, in a statement led by the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).
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Asia warming faster than global average, says WMO’s State of the Climate report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 20:41
Asia is warming faster than the global average, with warming trends in the region nearly doubling since the 1961–1990 period and the impact of heatwaves becoming more severe, said the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)’s report on Tuesday.
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Voyager-1 sends readable data again from deep space

BBC - Tue, 2024-04-23 20:37
Nasa says its most distant probe is once again sending usable information back to Earth.
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Banks partner to deliver credits for home retrofit in the UK

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 20:29
A credit management platform developed by banks has partnered with a UK project developer to deliver carbon credits that support home retrofit at scale, in a drive to decarbonise the UK's carbon-intensive housing stock.
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China on track to reach dual carbon targets, though coal phaseout not expected by 2040 -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-04-23 20:11
China is on track to reach its carbon peaking and neutrality targets, though the country may only see its coal consumption fall by one-third by 2040, a report has found.
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West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-04-23 20:07
Some 7,000 years ago, West Antarctica’s ice sheet retreated, most likely driven by warmer ocean currents slipping under the ice. This could happen again – unless we cut emissions fast. Dan Lowry, Ice Sheet & Climate Modeller, GNS Science Holly Kyeore Han, NASA Postdoctoral Fellow, NASA Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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