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Ministers told to get a grip on scale of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution in UK
Tougher regulations needed now, says Green MP Caroline Lucas as Tory colleague calls for monitoring
- UK risks falling behind Europe in controlling ‘forever chemicals’
- What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?
The UK government must get a grip on the scale of “forever chemicals” polluting rivers and seas and threatening human and animal health, the Green MP Caroline Lucas has said.
The Guardian has revealed that high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as forever chemicals, have been found at thousands of sites across the UK and Europe in a major mapping project.
Continue reading...Large scale wind and solar smash output records on main grid
Output of wind and solar smashes previous records in main grid, as renewable output hits new peaks in South Australia and Victoria, and gas posts a record low.
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Oregon Clean Fuels Program hits record net deficit in Q3 on surging fossil fuel obligations
Canada finalises first-in-the-nation refrigerant offset protocol
Germany sells 217 mln emissions permits in 2022 under domestic carbon tax, raises €6.4 bln in revenues
Emitters’ WCI, RGGI net long positions unravel amid January expiry, as publication of backlogged data starts
US Carbon Markets and LCFS Roundup for week ending February 24, 2023
FEATURE: Fuelling the fire – Europe’s burning demand for wood heaters to escape carbon pricing
COMMENT: Evolving climate science, carbon accounting, and the need to support urgent action
INTERVIEW: Poor demand, rather than quality, undermines the voluntary carbon market’s shift to standardisation
Ecosystem collapse ‘inevitable’ unless wildlife losses reversed
Scientists studying the Permian-Triassic mass extinction find ecosystems can suddenly tip over
The steady destruction of wildlife can suddenly tip over into total ecosystem collapse, scientists studying the greatest mass extinction in Earth’s history have found.
Many scientists think the huge current losses of biodiversity are the start of a new mass extinction. But the new research shows total ecosystem collapse is “inevitable”, if the losses are not reversed, the scientists said.
Continue reading...All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds
Researchers found PFAS chemicals – used to make products resistant to heat and water – in all samples of 12 species of fish
All fish caught in Michigan rivers and tested for toxic PFAS contained the chemicals – and at levels that present a health risk for anyone eating them, according to a new study.
Researchers checked 100 fish samples that represented 12 species in the Huron and Rouge rivers.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update
Chemicals giant to cut carbon-intensive EU capacity citing energy costs
UK risks biodiversity funding shortfall with ministers facing “difficult choices” -govt
CN Markets: CEA, CCER trading volumes shrink amid lingering lack of regulatory certainty
Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’
Parts of Texas, Arkansas, Ohio and Maryland, along with New York, are all recording their earliest spring conditions on record
Blooming daffodils in New York City. Leaves sprouting from red maples in North Carolina. Cherry blossoms about to bud in Washington. Record winter warmth across much of the eastern US has caused spring-like conditions to arrive earlier than ever previously recorded in several places, provoking delight over the mild weather and despair over the unfolding climate crisis.
In New York, one of several US cities to experience its warmest January on record, spring conditions have arrived 32 days before the long-term normal, which is its earliest onset of biological spring in 40 years of charting seasonal trends by the National Phenology Network.
Continue reading...Weather tracker: record-breaking heat in Australia
Australia swelters while in Brazil there have been record downpours
Southern Australia has recorded significant heat over the past week with maximum temperatures widely reaching in excess of 35C (95F), as well as more than 10C above the climatological average. Many stations in the south, across Western Australia and South Australia, recorded temperatures in excess of 40C with Eucla and Red Rock Points recording their highest February temperature of 46.8C on 22 February. Two large blocking high pressure systems south and west of Australia have allowed heat to stall across western and southern parts. This will be pushed further eastwards through this week, although lessening in severity.
In addition to this, many parts of the west coast have had high sea surface temperature anomalies throughout February, about 1-2C above normal. Because of this there is a chance that further cyclogenesis off the north-west coast may take place in the coming weeks – bringing further tropical storms.
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