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Australia’s first solar panel recycling plant swings into action
Video footage posted on LinkedIn this week shows Lotus Energy's Melbourne solar panel recycling plant in action – is it Australia's first?
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Germany forced by court ruling to set world-leading net zero targets: Can it reach them?
An historical court ruling in Germany has translated into notably ambitious new targets. But does it have the tech, the will and the policy to get it done?
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NA Markets: Investor inflows fuel additional CCA gains, RGGI prices increase on compliance demand
Giant sturgeon caught in Detroit River may be 100 years old
The 7ft-long female lake sturgeon was released by a Fish & Wildlife Service team after being weighed and measured
The US Fish and Wildlife Service received quite a big surprise last week, when they caught a giant fish, estimated to be more than 100 years old, in the Detroit River.
The 240-pound lake sturgeon was caught by a three-person crew on 22 April, just south of Detroit near Grosse Ile. The agency described the huge fish, which measured almost 7ft long, as “a real life river monster”.
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Road and rail building plans under review after Covid
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Cut methane emissions to rapidly fight climate disasters, UN report says
Fossil fuels, cattle and rotting waste produce greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global heating
Slashing methane emissions is vital to tackling the climate crisis and rapidly curbing the extreme weather already hitting people across the world today, according to a new UN report.
In 2020 there was a record rise in the amount of the powerful greenhouse gas emitted by the fossil fuel industry, cattle and rotting waste. Cutting it is the strongest action available to slow global heating in the near term, Inger Andersen, the UN’s environment chief, said.
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Cutting methane gas 'crucial for climate fight'
Killer whales spotted near Cornwall coast in rare UK sighting
Sighting of two of UK’s resident orcas is ‘proof of the value of our coastal seas’, says expert
Two killer whales have been spotted off the Cornish coast.
Experts believe this is the first sighting of the UK’s only resident population of killer whales travelling this far south.
Continue reading...Using hydrogen fuel risks locking in reliance on fossil fuels, researchers warn
Electrification of cars and home boilers best choice to fight the climate crisis, say scientists
Using hydrogen-based fuels for cars and home heating risks locking in a dependency on fossil fuels and failing to tackle the climate crisis, according to a new analysis.
Fuels produced from hydrogen can be used as straight replacements for oil and gas and can be low-carbon, if renewable electricity is used to produce these “e-fuels”. However, the research found that using the electricity directly to power cars and warm houses was far more efficient.
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How to spot the difference between a real climate policy and greenwashing guff | Damian Carrington
Unless actions by governments and corporations cut emissions in the here and now, a dose of scepticism is in order
So it’s goodbye climate deniers, hello – and you’ll pardon me for being blunt here – climate bullshitters.
The impacts of the climate emergency are now so obvious, only the truly deluded still deny them. Instead, we are at the point where everyone agrees something must be done, but many are making only vague, distant promises of ineffective action. As a result, we are currently on track for a 0.5% cut in global emissions from 2010 levels by 2030, when a 45% drop is needed to avoid climate catastrophe.
Continue reading...Ex-environment watchdog chief defends move to Southern Water
Toby Willison has taken leading role at water firm due in court for sentencing after sewage dumping
A former chief of the environment watchdog has defended his move to take up a senior position at a water company that is under investigation by the regulator.
Toby Willison has taken a leading role at Southern Water, which this summer is due in court for sentencing after admitting dumping poisonous, noxious substances including raw sewage. The case followed a criminal investigation by Willison’s former employer, the Environment Agency.
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