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Rio Tinto’s Madagascar mine may face lawsuit over pollution claims
Mining company hit with accusation it contaminated waterways with harmful levels of uranium and lead
In a letter of claim, a document that is an early step in a lawsuit, the villagers accuse Rio Tinto of contaminating the waterways and lakes that they use for domestic purposes with elevated and harmful levels of uranium and lead, which pose a serious risk to human health.
This story was published in partnership with The Intercept. The reporting for this investigation was supported by a grant from Journalists for Transparency, an initiative of Transparency International.
Continue reading...France consults on new forest carbon certification methodologies
South Korea looking for international emissions reduction projects to fund
Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute
Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly equal to Switzerland
The destruction of the world’s most pristine rainforests continued at a relentless rate in 2023, despite dramatic falls in forest loss in the Brazilian and Colombian Amazon, new figures show.
An area nearly the size of Switzerland was cleared from previously undisturbed rainforests last year, totalling 37,000 sq km (14,200 sq miles), according to figures compiled by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland. This is a rate of 10 football pitches a minute, often driven by more land being brought under agricultural cultivation around the world.
Continue reading...British farmers want basic income to cope with post-Brexit struggles
Schemes to replace EU subsidies will not plug gap left by loss of EU subsidies for most farmers
Farmers are calling for the government to grant them a universal basic income, saying the post-Brexit agriculture subsidy scheme has left many poorer.
Delays to the sustainable farming schemes put in place after the UK left the European Union, to replace the common agricultural policy (CAP), have meant that in England many farmers have been left out of pocket. The new regime initially suffered from low subscription rates, and the government has underspent hundreds of millions from the £2.4bn farming budget each year due to lack of sign-up.
Continue reading...Smart meters for all? New reforms could put 2030 target in reach
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Dramatic drop in logging in key Amazon countries
Groups urge Australia govt to limit ministerial call-in powers in EPBC reforms
Solar Sunshot puts Australia in global cleantech race, and Liddell is the perfect venue
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57 fossil fuel and cement producers caused 80% of emissions since Paris Agreement, study finds
With luck, China’s stunning cuts in the cost of wind and solar will feed through to Australia
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Solar Insiders Podcast: Can Australia make its own solar?
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Sun Cable co-founder urges “big bets” on solar and battery recycling, and green exports
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Sun shone on NSW solar farms in March, while wind again blew best out west
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Households and businesses are leading Australia’s race to renewables and electrification
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Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016
Analysis reveals many big producers increased output of fossil fuels and related emissions in seven years after Paris climate deal
A mere 57 oil, gas, coal and cement producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement, a study has shown.
This powerful cohort of state-controlled corporations and shareholder-owned multinationals are the leading drivers of the climate crisis, according to the Carbon Majors Database, which is compiled by world-renowned researchers.
Continue reading...Joint initiative gives more than 30,000 Nigerian smallholder farmers access to carbon finance
Stakeholders grumble about limited voluntary carbon market access, other design flaws in BC’s latest draft forest offset protocol
Westwind eyes new 1.5GW wind project in south-west NSW
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