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The four inhabitants of Morillo de Sampietro, an abandoned village in the Pyrenees, live a simple life

The tiny hamlet of Morillo de Sampietro stands high above a steep, wooded valley in the Spanish Pyrenees. Below is the glint of the Rio Yesa, beyond are the snow-capped peaks of Monte Perdido.

In 1860 Morillo had 76 inhabitants; by 1995 only two remained. Now there are four.

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G77 president Pedro Pedroso warns deal risks failing if polluters like UK, US and Canada don’t rethink plans to expand oil and gas

The credibility of the Cop28 agreement to “transition away” from fossil fuels rides on the world’s biggest historical polluters like the US, UK and Canada rethinking current plans to expand oil and gas production, according to the climate negotiator representing 135 developing countries.

In an exclusive interview with the Guardian, Pedro Pedroso, the outgoing president of the G77 plus China bloc of developing countries, warned that the landmark deal made at last year’s climate talks in Dubai risked failing.

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A US-headquartered joint venture is set to expand access to its software models in a bid to underpin investments in nature capital and corporate assessments under the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework, its co-founder has said.

A German biochar firm has partnered with a British carbon removals startup to develop a facility on an industrial site in the north of England.

A major industrial firm in Japan has teamed up with a domestic utility to accelerate the development of next-generation CO2 capture technology, with a pilot project set to become operational in 2025.

Sea Ranger Service will offer the chance to carry out maintenance work and climate research on sailing vessels

A social enterprise has launched offering people between the ages of 18 and 29 the chance to protect the seas around the UK while getting paid.

The Sea Ranger Service (SRS) will offer young people the chance to sail out to sea and undertake vital work to conserve Britain’s oceans.

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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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A frontrunner group in Indonesia’s presidential election has told local media they would introduce the country’s much-delayed carbon tax, as a government official said the tax would unlikely come into effect until 2025, according to an industry source.

Populists are taking advantage of agrarian protests sparked by genuine crises – and it all feels horribly familiar

When environmental activists calling for less pollution sit in the streets, across Europe they are now abused and attacked, arrested and handed extreme and draconian sentences. When farmers contesting pollution rules block entire city centres and major roads and spray manure on government buildings, the authorities sit and wait for them to go home. Few, if any, are prosecuted, and those who are receive small penalties. The promise of equality before the law has seldom looked emptier.

The hard right and far right demonise people who challenge the status quo, and valorise those who seek to restore it. Governments and police forces across the rich world have proved all too responsive to their demands.

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Open letter says lawmakers must ‘reject fearmongering’ and allow scientists to develop crops that can withstand ‘climate emergency’

The EU must “reject the darkness of anti-science fearmongering” before a key vote on gene editing, 34 Nobel prize winners have said.

In an open letter shared with the Guardian and other European newspapers, the laureates demanded that lawmakers relax strict rules on genetic modification to embrace new techniques that target specific genes and edit their code. The technology could make crops more resistant to disease and more likely to survive extreme weather events that are growing more violent as the planet heats up.

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Scientists call for urgent intervention, as bearded pig populations are devastated by the deadly virus on islands such as Borneo

Populations of wild pigs are crashing due to the spread of African swine fever (ASF), threatening the livelihoods of millions who depend on them for food, researchers warn.

With a fatality rate of almost 100%, ASF has swept across Asia, Europe and Africa, devastating domestic and wild pig populations over the past 10 to 20 years. The impacts are especially significant in Borneo, in south-east Asia, where bearded pig numbers have declined by between 90% and 100% since it arrived on the island in 2021, researchers said.

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Germany's last solar module plant – and the largest in Europe – is preparing to close, as the glut of China panels makes business unsustainable.

The post Germany’s last solar module factory threatens to close, as China’s grip distorts market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Seven nations had their most expensive weather disaster on record in the last 12 months, and the continent of Africa suffered two of its deadliest.

The post A record 63 billion-dollars of weather disasters hit Earth in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Singapore-based nature-based solutions company is expanding in the Southeast Asia region, aiming to begin offering credits from its projects by next year.

Increased economic activity and the removal of the Clean Car Discount (CCR) scheme is likely to see an increased demand for NZUs, according to Salt Fund Management’s Carbon Fund, as its value continues to recover.

Less than a decade after it was built to power a remote WA copper mine, Neoen confirms it will dismantle the Degrussa solar and battery project. But what will become of the panels?

The post Neoen calls time on pioneering off-grid solar and battery project, decommissions Degrussa appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Swedish battery manufacturer secures mammoth $US5bn loan to help develop Northvolt Ett gigafactory and adjacent battery recycling plant, Revolt Ett.

The post Northvolt secures funds for first circular battery gigafactory in western world appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices again broke all-time records this week, although on notably smaller volumes, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices continued to decline with a dearth of market activity.

A UK-based global mining company is backing a Chilean developer presenting what it claims to be the nation's first blue carbon offset project, developed alongside a university and aquacultural innovation centre.