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Dominion backs RGGI auction procurement strategy, discloses pending secondary market purchase
4 reasons insects could be a staple in Aussie diets, from zesty tree ants to peanut-buttery bogong moths
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‘Life support’ measures could buy Great Barrier Reef another two decades, study finds
Australian scientists say shading reef and controlling coral-eating starfish can only be effective if strong action is taken to reduce emissions
Shading corals and deploying more heat-resistant species across the Great Barrier Reef on an as-yet untested scale could buy the world heritage site another two decades, according to a study led by Australian government scientists.
The scientists said combining “life support” interventions such as cloud brightening – which involves spraying sea water to make low-altitude clouds more reflective – with better management of a coral-eating starfish could help delay “precipitous declines” caused by global heating.
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British govt sets out eligibility criteria for participation in UK ETS auctions
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Speed at which world’s glaciers are melting has doubled in 20 years
Glacier melt contributing more to sea-level rise than loss of Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, say experts
The melting of the world’s glaciers has nearly doubled in speed over the past 20 years and contributes more to sea-level rise than either the Greenland or Antarctic ice sheets, according to the most comprehensive global study of ice rivers ever undertaken.
Scientists say human-driven global heating is behind the accelerating loss of high-altitude and high-latitude glaciers, which will affect coastal regions across the planet and create boom-and-bust flows of meltwater for the hundreds of millions of people who live downstream of these “natural water towers”.
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Sizewell C nuclear plant could kill 500m fish, campaigners say
Environmental groups claim planned Suffolk power station will devastate marine life and key bird habitat
More than 500 million fish, including protected species, could be sucked into the cooling system of a proposed £20bn nuclear power plant in Suffolk if construction goes ahead, environmental campaigners say.
A local campaign group, Together Against Sizewell C (Tasc), claims the subsequent deaths of millions of fish is “inhumane and unacceptable” and flies in the face of the government’s green agenda. Also opposing the development, the bird conservation group RSPB expressed concern over predicted levels of fish loss on the marine birds that feed on them.
Continue reading...Policy, market outlook wipes out another planned Japanese coal plant
Over 47 tons of plastic found at US marine reserve – and an entangled seal
Expedition spent 24 days clearing 10 miles of shoreline in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, collecting 94,472lb marine debris
In a span of just over three weeks, more than 47 tons of plastic waste were removed from America’s largest protected marine reserve, sometimes directly off animals, a stark reminder of the scourge of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans.
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Republicans falsely claim Biden wants to restrict meat in climate crisis fight
Unfounded claims do not reflect president’s proposals to tackle global heating, which make no mention of meat consumption
At a major summit hosted by Joe Biden last week, a procession of world leaders fretted over the spiraling dangers of the climate crisis, with some pledging further cuts to planet-heating emissions, others touting their embrace of electric cars and a few vowing the end of coal.
Continue reading...Rooftop solar tax could bite twice as hard as was modelled, says report
New research claims AEMC has made an error in calculations that, once corrected, would make the impact of its proposed solar export charge much worse than originally projected.
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Has the coal lobby got the early drop on key energy market reforms?
As the energy market awaits the Energy Security Board's proposed reforms, some in the industry believe large incumbent players have received an early drop.
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Specieswatch: slow worms – the legless lizard and gardener’s friend
Don’t be alarmed if you spot one in your compost heap, they are harmless, except to pests like slugs
If it looks like a snake but blinks, it is a slow worm: Anguis fragilis. That is the helpful hint for the squeamish who might worry about the appearance of a greyish brown or black legless lizard in their garden compost heap. Your reaction should be delight, as slow worms are entirely harmless and a gardener’s friend; they eat slow-moving prey like slugs and other garden pests.
They are the most likely of Britain’s reptiles to be found in gardens but like any damp and boggy place on the edge of woodland or in tufty grasslands. They are most numerous in Wales and the West Country but can appear anywhere in Britain although populations can be patchy.
Continue reading...Green economy: MPs warn over lack of plan to manage fossil fuel tax loss
MPs say Treasury has not set out how tax system will help UK meet target to cut emissions
The Treasury cannot explain how it will manage declines in tax revenues worth £37bn from fossil fuels as the UK shifts to a clean economy, MPs have warned.
A report from the influential parliamentary public accounts committee also warned that the Treasury had not set out how the tax system was going to help the government meet the target to cut emissions to “net zero” by 2050.
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