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“Irreparable injury:” Courts order dismantling of wind farms in US, France
Two separate court rulings highlight the importance of wind farm developers securing all necessary approvals, including environmental and social.
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US EPA doles out nearly $1 bln for low-emission school buses across nation
Oil and gas legislation is total distraction, senior Tory says
Government response to flooding was to ‘stare out the window’, Labour says
Starmer says Labour would take pre-emptive action as minister confirms 2,000 homes have been flooded by Storm Henk
Ministers have been accused of doing little more than “staring out of the window and watching the rain come down” as it was revealed that 2,000 homes have been flooded by Storm Henk.
Labour called for a new taskforce to be created that would meet before the winter storms hit to pinpoint the areas most at risk and protect threatened homes and businesses.
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As Australia's net zero transition threatens to stall, rooftop solar could help provide the power we need
VCM Report: Split between old and new voluntary carbon market emerges to start year
Scientists and climate groups call on the EU to separate 2040 climate targets
France puts forward bill to favour nuclear over renewables in nation’s low-carbon mix
Leading Article 6.2 buyers plan to proceed with and strike new bilateral deals
ANALYSIS: New int’l corporate Scope 3 emissions reporting laws highlight different regional aims for climate finance
Sustainability-linked loan issued to European utility for achieving SBTi-aligned target
Peregrine lander: Technical hitch threatens US Moon mission
Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC invests in UK-based carbon capture developer
Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says
James Hansen says limit will be passed ‘for all practical purposes’ by May though other experts predict that will happen in 2030s
The internationally agreed threshold to prevent the Earth from spiraling into a new superheated era will be “passed for all practical purposes” during 2024, the man known as the godfather of climate science has warned.
James Hansen, the former Nasa scientist credited for alerting the world to the dangers of climate change in the 1980s, said that global heating caused by the burning of fossil fuels, amplified by the naturally reoccurring El Niño climatic event, will by May push temperatures to as much as 1.7C (3F) above the average experienced before industrialization.
Continue reading...Factchecked: the UK government’s claims about North Sea oil and gas
Rishi Sunak says the policy shift towards fossil fuels will lower bills and is backed by independent advisers. Is he right?
The UK government is about to bring through legislation for an annual licensing programme for oil and gas in the North Sea.
To justify this shift in policy towards fossil fuels, ministers have made a number of claims about the impact on climate breakdown and UK bills, as well as whether it is in line with recommendations from its independent climate advisers.
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