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‘An exciting moment’: England’s urban and rural trees mapped for first time
‘Groundbreaking’ tool aims to help tree-planting efforts and identify areas to create nature-rich habitats
England’s non-woodland trees have been mapped for the first time, using cutting-edge methods of laser detection and satellite imagery.
Tree scientists at the UK’s Forest Research agency have built a comprehensive picture of trees in urban and rural areas in a “groundbreaking” map that goes live on Saturday.
Continue reading...Farmers in England fear for nature after sustainable farming funding frozen
Government also considering blocking more profitable farmers from a revised future scheme
Farmers fear they will no longer be able to afford to restore nature in England and reduce their carbon footprint after government funding for doing this was frozen.
The environment secretary, Steve Reed, recently announced that the sustainable farming incentive (SFI), which pays farmers for making space for nature on their land, would be paused and overhauled before June’s spending review. The scope of the scheme – and its budget – are being reassessed.
Continue reading...My message from prison: Just Stop Oil may be ending civil disruption, but the struggle must go on | Indigo Rumbelow
We forced the government to take some action, but still it closes it eyes to the impending climate collapse. A new method of confrontation is needed
- Indigo Rumbelow is co-founder of Just Stop Oil. She is currently on remand in HMP Styal
After three years, Just Stop Oil is ending its campaign of non-violent civil disruption: we are hanging up the high-vis. But this does not mean the resistance is over. Sitting here in a prison cell in HMP Styal, I am still demanding an end to oil and gas. Every prison key that rattles, every door that is bolted shut, every letter that is read by the prison staff – it all reminds me that 15 Just Stop Oil supporters are currently locked up for refusing to obey governments whose climate inaction is frankly murderous.
There has been some progress. The Labour government was elected last year on a manifesto including the pledge that they will “not issue new licences to explore new [oil and gas] fields”. This is a victory for civil resistance and the climate movement. To everyone who donned an orange high-vis, who leafleted on the streets, who got arrested for their actions, ran a social media page, gave a talk in a community centre, or answered a phone call from someone in custody, I say: you are part of this change.
Indigo Rumbelow is co-founder of Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain. She is currently on remand in HMP Styal having been found guilty of conspiracy to intentionally cause a public nuisance. She is due to be sentenced on 23 May at Minshull Street crown court in Manchester
Continue reading...Siemens Gamesa claims world’s most powerful wind turbine with new offshore behemoth
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US ethanol exports drop 30% in February -industry group
CFTC: Traders pare down open interest in RGGI, V25 CCAs as regulatory uncertainty persists
New aviation carbon levy proposals “deeply concerning”, risk global climate policy fragmentation -ICAO
Big batteries provide one third of state’s power needs, smashing records and “big banana” tropes
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Canada’s GHG reduction strategy needs a rethink -report
Florida lawmakers advance bill banning weather modification and geoengineering
LCFS prices rip higher as ARB releases third 15-day notice in administrative approval effort
Washington draws down total allowances on offer at Q2 auction, but raises number of available V25s
Cover crops can improve farmland carbon sequestration by reducing erosion -study
WCI compliance instrument surplus bloats 17% in Q1, general account exits higher
Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years
Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court
The Whitehaven coalmine’s planning application has been withdrawn, bringing an end to a process that could have created the UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years in Cumbria.
Planning permission for the mine was quashed in the high court last year which meant the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had to reassess the planning application. However, the company has now written to the government withdrawing its planning application.
Continue reading...Japan ties JCM approval process to Article 6 in bid to attract investments
Extension of huge offshore windfarm in Sussex approved
Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes
The government has approved plans to build an offshore windfarm capable of powering about 1m British homes before the end of the decade.
The plan to extend the Rampion offshore windfarm by adding 90 turbines off the Sussex coast is expected to add about 1.2 gigawatts of clean power for British households and businesses.
Continue reading...Chance of asteroid hitting Moon increases slightly
EU biodiversity chief backs nature credits, urges local authority participation
US ports to use Covid-like tests to identify illegally trafficked seafood species
Devices similar to those used during pandemic to be deployed to help stamp out trade in threatened fish
Last year, a colleague of Diego Cardeñosa sent the international shark trade researcher a few pieces of shark fin taken from a bowl of soup in New York City. Using a PCR test similar to those used during the Covid-19 pandemic to test for the virus, Cardeñosa was able to identify the species behind the fin as sandbar shark, an endangered species found in tropical and warm-temperate waters.
Now, Cardeñosa and other scientists from Florida International University, alongside law enforcement officials from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), plan to deploy the tests at ports across the country in order to crack down on seafood fraud and fish trafficking.
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