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Invasive grasses are worsening bushfires across Australia's drylands
Don’t blame the trees! Saving forests is still the best way to save the planet
The smokescreen generated by recent carbon-offset setbacks should not blind us to the simple truth that we must protect our intact forests and bring back those we have lost
Some have recently questioned whether forests really are the climate solution they have long been held to be. This is because some emit great quantities of carbon, while the markets set up to finance them have stumbled. But there is no pathway to a livable climate without saving our intact forests, regrowing some, and finding a more straightforward way to pay for them than carbon offset projects.
A 2021 study led by Brazilian scientists established that the Amazon was emitting more carbon dioxide than it was absorbing. The great carbon sink had seemingly become a smokestack. The paper mirrored a 2019 analysis of Canadian forests, which showed they had been net emitters since 2001.
Continue reading...ANALYSIS – Blame Game: Parties point fingers in wake of UN carbon talks collapse, note acrimonious path ahead
Wolf hunting could return to western Europe under EU plan
Commission’s proposal to downgrade animal’s ‘strictly protected’ status not based on scientific evidence, say conservationists
Wolves could be hunted again across western Europe after the European Commission proposed to reduce their protection, in what lawyers said was an ominous move against effective environmental laws.
The commission has proposed that EU member states downgrade the wolf’s status under the Berne convention from “strictly protected” to “protected” after two decades in which the species has returned to many countries from which it has been extinct for decades, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Continue reading...Too much optimism, reliance on CO2 removal strategies to combat climate change, researchers warn
US tech giant signs 15-year agreement with removals developer for afforestation carbon credits
INTERVIEW: EU ETS2 will incentivise home heat pumps, says provider
EU ETS-backed fund disburses €2 bln for member states’ energy transition, cash for gas sneaks in
Germany tops up Innovation Fund money for EU hydrogen auction to support national goals
Scotland considers imposing cruise ship and landowner emissions tax
Rare ‘industrial snowfall’ thought to be caused by pollution recorded in UK
Phenomenon whereby moisture condenses around particles of pollution was noticed near Heathrow in January
A rare phenomenon known as “industrial snowfall” appears to have occurred near Heathrow airport earlier this year, according to a study.
Satellite imagery shows three large, white bands on the ground in parts of Surrey despite relatively dry conditions in the area at the time. The snow, which was recorded on 23 January, was distributed near industrial facilities south-east of Heathrow airport.
Continue reading...Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28
Indigenous campaigners, human rights defenders and climate activists say they are being silenced by fear of reprisals
Incidents of harassment, surveillance, threats and intimidation are creating a climate of fear at UN events including the recent Cop28 climate conference in Dubai, experts have said.
Indigenous campaigners, human rights defenders and environmental activists say they are increasingly afraid to speak out on urgent issues because of concerns about reprisals from governments or fossil fuel industries.
Continue reading...Fuel producer to convert Finnish oil refinery to renewables
Tasmania wind farm ditches bird radar for new technology to avoid eagle collisions
Tasmania wind farm dumps its original "bird radar" and upgrades it to a more sophisticated model after disappointing results in past year.
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UK government updates on business plans for GHG removals and bioenergy with carbon capture
CSIRO says wind and solar much cheaper than nuclear, even with added integration costs
CSIRO's GenCost report updated to include near term transmission costs for wind and solar, and finds that the case for nuclear has been blown out of the water by the collapse of US SMR project.
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MSCI launches nature framework to demystify metrics
UK launches plans to set up competitive carbon capture market by 2035
Six of “world’s largest” green hydrogen projects shortlisted for headstart funding
Six projects totalling more than 3.5GW of hydrogen electrolyser capacity shortlisted for Australia's Hydrogen Headstart program, but Fortescue projects a notable absentee.
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