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Cement giant trials new carbon capture from flue gas technology at UK plant

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 21:18
A large cement maker is trialling new technology developed by a UK-based carbon capture company to capture CO2 from the flue gas at one of its manufacturing plants.
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INTERVIEW: Chemical firm explores creating Brazilian nature offsets

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 20:22
The agricultural research arm of a Germany-headquartered chemical company is considering a pilot scheme at small-scale soybean farms in Brazil to create credits corporates can use to offset their nature impact.
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UK climate tech secures $15 mln in funding to enhance AI-enabled restoration tool

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 19:41
A British climate tech startup has raised $15.7 million in Series B funding as it seeks to further develop its AI-based platform for ecosystem restoration and expand into new markets, the company announced Wednesday.
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Laos to develop massive carbon project with private partner

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 19:29
Laos has announced plans for a major nature-based solution carbon project spanning 5% of its land mass that could cut CO2 emissions by 1.4 million tonnes per year.
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Australia releases strategy that banks on gas beyond net zero target date

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 19:08
Australia, one of the world’s top three LNG exporters, on Thursday released a long-term strategy for natural gas, with plans to rely on the fuel well beyond its mid-century net zero target date. 
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Consultancy launches new business line to help companies invest in carbon credits

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 19:00
A global sustainability consultancy has launched a new division focused on helping companies invest in high-quality carbon credits, building on its existing carbon markets strategy, it announced on Thursday.
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Australia can have a future for the gas industry, or meet its climate commitments – but not both

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-05-09 18:44
Why is Australia talking about opening new gas fields as a way to reach net zero? Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Japanese offset provider secures $3 mln in funding round

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 18:35
A Japanese offset provider that promotes regional decarbonisation initiatives has secured 480 million yen ($3.08 mln) in a recent funding round, it announced Thursday.
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Biodiversity loss is biggest driver of infectious disease outbreaks, says study

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-05-09 18:00

Researchers say reducing emissions and biodiversity loss and preventing invasive species could control disease

Biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental driver of infectious disease outbreaks, making them more dangerous and widespread, a study has found.

New infectious diseases are on the rise and they often originate in wildlife. In meta-analysis published in the journal Nature, researchers found that of all the “global change drivers” that are destroying ecosystems, loss of species was the greatest in increasing the risk of outbreaks. Biodiversity loss was followed by climate change and introduction of non-native species.

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‘When he is older there will be no rain’: how southern Madagascar is coping in a climate crisis

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-05-09 17:00

The island nation is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, as changing weather patterns bring more dry spells and unpredictable rainy seasons. Sean Smith travelled to the south to meet those affected and to report on the ways they are trying to prepare for an altered future

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Gold Standard teams up with industry body to aid carbon project development in Indonesia

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 16:59
Voluntary carbon certification body Gold Standard and the Indonesia Carbon Trade Association (IDCTA) have set up a taskforce to develop carbon market regulation and infrastructure in the Southeast Asian nation, aligned with domestic and international markets, the body announced Wednesday.
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SK Market: South Korea CO2 auction fails as demand remains sluggish

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 14:09
South Korea sold none of the CO2 allowances on offer at Wednesday’s monthly auction, as demand remains weak amid oversupply and regulatory uncertainty.
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England’s rivers to remain in poor state as EU laws ignored post-Brexit, says watchdog

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-05-09 14:00

Government’s failure to match EU measures to improve condition of rivers, lakes and oceans called ‘deeply concerning’

England’s rivers are likely to remain in a poor state for years to come because the government is failing to put in place EU clean water laws post-Brexit, the watchdog has found.

When Britain was a member of the EU, the government was required to follow the water framework directive (WFD), standards for waterways that have been credited with cleaning up Europe’s dirty water.

Under their worst-case assessment, just 21% of surface waters will be in a good ecological state by 2027, representing only a 5% improvement on the current situation. This would break the Environment Act, which aims to improve air and water quality, protect wildlife, increase recycling and reduce plastic waste.

There is insufficient funding to meet the targets, meaning that under the WFD ministers are being compelled by the OEP to write a new, properly funded plan to protect the country’s waters. The Environment Agency has calculated a cost of £51bn to clean up England’s waters, which would provide £64bn in monetisable benefits. However, confirmed funding of only £6.2bn is just 12% of that required.

There is not enough monitoring taking place to find out the state of England’s waterways, making it nigh on impossible to clean them up.

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Australia backs gas beyond 2050 despite climate fears

BBC - Thu, 2024-05-09 13:49
The policy comes despite global calls to drastically phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets.
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