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Climate change: 'Invest $1.8 trillion to adapt'

BBC - Tue, 2019-09-10 09:36
Global Commission calls for trillions of dollars to help the world adapt to climate change.
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Climate change: Five ways to be resilient

BBC - Tue, 2019-09-10 09:35
The Global Commission on Adaptation - a group of 34 leaders in politics, business and science say the world urgently needs to be made more "climate change resilient".
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CP Daily: Monday September 9, 2019

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 08:54
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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California Tropical Forest Standard sets high environmental bar, incentivises communities -experts

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 08:39
International communities could struggle to meet the criteria set by California’s proposed Tropical Forest Standard (TFS), but the adoption of the policy may incentivise them to begin addressing deforestation, according to experts.
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Are water rights hoarders and investors inflating the water market?

ABC Environment - Tue, 2019-09-10 08:15
The Morrison Government has asked the ACCC to investigate allegations investors are hoarding water rights at the expense of farmers, as the east coast drought continues to ravage farming communities.
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Dryness, winds critical factors in 'surprising' severity of bushfires

ABC Environment - Tue, 2019-09-10 07:35
Hundreds of firefighters have worked through the night battling bushfires in NSW and Qld, as experts warn Australia must brace for more severe weather events.
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Colombia carbon tax-linked offset cancellations slow on supply, administrative bottlenecks

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 07:07
The surrendering of Colombian offsets to comply with the country’s carbon tax has slowed this year due to an extreme supply squeeze and administrative delays.
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Head of Investment, Carbon Cap Management – London

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 07:04
This position will lead the firm's investment team and act as the portfolio manager for the first and prospectively subsequent funds.
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4 of 5 Australians feeling climate change impact now, research shows

ABC Environment - Tue, 2019-09-10 06:51
New research is showing the overwhelming majority of Australians believe that global man-made warming is resulting in more extreme weather events, such as bushfires, droughts and flooding.
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Low Q3 auction settlement, market price spurred compliance buying

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 05:32
RGGI compliance entities significantly increased their holdings on the secondary market prior to the September auction, while they also added length at the quarterly sale amid expectations prices will rise in the future, traders said.
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French court upholds sentences of jailed carbon trading fraudsters

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 05:04
A Paris court has upheld the sentences of two men jailed for defrauding the French government out of €146 million via the EU ETS.
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Victor Vescovo: Adventurer reaches deepest ocean locations

BBC - Tue, 2019-09-10 04:59
Financier Victor Vescovo completes his quest to visit the deepest parts of Earth's five oceans.
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Australians increasingly fear climate change related drought and extinctions

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-09-10 04:00

Climate of the Nation survey also growing support for net zero emissions by 2050 and rapid phase-out of coal power

Australians are increasingly concerned about droughts and floods, extinctions and water shortages associated with climate change, and most people think all levels of government aren’t doing enough to combat the effects of global warming, according to new research.

The annual Climate of the Nation survey, which has been tracking Australian attitudes to climate change for more than a decade, finds concern about droughts and flooding has risen from 74% of the survey in 2017 to 81% in 2019.

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Companies left out of UN emissions trade as work drags on

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-09-10 03:17
The private sector has limited access to a slowly emerging international carbon market as governments are likely to take another two years to finalise its rules, experts said on Monday.
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Climate crisis is greatest ever threat to human rights, UN warns

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-09-10 01:27
  • Rights chief Michelle Bachelet highlights role in civil wars
  • ‘The world has never seen a threat to human rights of this scope’

Climate change is not only having a devastating impact on the environments we live in, but also on respect for human rights globally, the UN has warned.

Related: 'Chaos, chaos, chaos': a journey through Bolsonaro's Amazon inferno

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EU Midday Market Brief

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2019-09-09 22:09
European carbon prices firmed on Monday, though sellers kept them based near €25 amid a sharp increase in auction supply and wider political and macroeconomic worries.
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Model 3 sales in Australia in “thousands” tipping scale of EV adoption

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2019-09-09 21:11

model 3Tesla delivery staff reportedly say "thousands" of Model 3s are due for delivery to customers, meaning it is well on the becoming the best-selling EV in Australia.

The post Model 3 sales in Australia in “thousands” tipping scale of EV adoption appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chandrayaan 2: What may have gone wrong with India's Moon mission?

BBC - Mon, 2019-09-09 20:52
The BBC asks former members of India's space agency what went wrong with its most complex mission.
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Fast growing data centres pose fresh carbon challenge for China

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2019-09-09 19:53
Growing at around 30% annually, China’s data centers have emerged as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that should be encouraged to invest in renewables or buy credits from the nation’s renewable energy certificate market, according to a report published Monday.
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SK Market: Scrappy supply pushes KAUs to record highs as compliance looms

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2019-09-09 19:05
South Korean carbon allowances traded at their highest-ever levels on Monday as buyers were forced to pay more for the few permits available with only three weeks left until the annual compliance deadline.
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