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Ministers told to get a grip on scale of ‘forever chemicals’ pollution in UK

The Guardian - Sat, 2023-02-25 17:00

Tougher regulations needed now, says Green MP Caroline Lucas as Tory colleague calls for monitoring

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.

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Large scale wind and solar smash output records on main grid

RenewEconomy - Sat, 2023-02-25 14:20

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

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 09:04
The Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) generated the highest quarterly net deficit in its history during the third quarter, pending residential EV charging credits that are issued biannually, as deficit generation from gasoline and diesel soared to record levels, according to state data published Thursday.
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Canada finalises first-in-the-nation refrigerant offset protocol

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 08:50
The Canadian government on Friday published a refrigerant carbon credit protocol that will apply nationwide under the federal offset system, as it unveiled further details of other methodologies currently under development.
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Germany sells 217 mln emissions permits in 2022 under domestic carbon tax, raises €6.4 bln in revenues

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 08:43
The German government sold a total 217 mln emissions certificates in 2022 under the country's domestic carbon tax scheme for transportation and heating sectors (nEHS), it announced on Thursday, raising some €6.4 billion in revenues.
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Emitters’ WCI, RGGI net long positions unravel amid January expiry, as publication of backlogged data starts

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 08:05
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday began publishing delayed Commitments of Traders reports following a cyber attack on the agency’s third-party data provider several weeks ago, showing that compliance entities in the WCI and RGGI markets saw their net long positions unwind as the January contract went to delivery.
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US Carbon Markets and LCFS Roundup for week ending February 24, 2023

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 06:32
A summary of legislative, regulatory, and policy action on carbon, clean fuel standard, and clean energy markets at the US federal and subnational levels this week, including planned legislation to eliminate RGGI in Pennsylvania and committee passage of a clean transportation fuel standard bill in New Mexico.
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FEATURE: Fuelling the fire – Europe’s burning demand for wood heaters to escape carbon pricing

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 05:17
Emissions resulting from the EU's scramble to burn wood to heat homes last year are set to remain outside the scope of the bloc's carbon pricing system, with residential biomass burn poised to retain its definition as a green activity despite ongoing discussions around its sustainability. 
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COMMENT: Evolving climate science, carbon accounting, and the need to support urgent action

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 04:57
The ongoing need to evaluate and refine accounting methods, incorporating new data and new understanding, is not a fatal flaw in the AFOLU market, rather it is a natural and essential process so that market-based finance can be delivered more efficiently and urgently to fight climate change and conserve forests around the world, write David Shoch, Scott Settelmyer, and Rebecca Dickson, of TerraCarbon LLC.
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INTERVIEW: Poor demand, rather than quality, undermines the voluntary carbon market’s shift to standardisation

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 03:51
Poor demand rather than concern about the quality of supply has undermined attempts to introduce standardised products in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), a senior executive at the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) told Carbon Pulse ahead of the bourse’s first auction of offsets.
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Ecosystem collapse ‘inevitable’ unless wildlife losses reversed

The Guardian - Sat, 2023-02-25 02:00

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.

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All fish tested from Michigan rivers contain ‘forever chemicals’, study finds

The Guardian - Sat, 2023-02-25 00:35

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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Communications and Marketing Director, Conservation International – Arlington, Virginia

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-02-25 00:23
The Communications & Marketing Director is an integral part of the CFD team. This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who is passionate about conservation issues to help develop and oversee a proactive, effective, and inspiring communications and media plan that engages key audiences in innovative and compelling ways.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-02-24 22:36
European carbon climbed back towards their recent record high on Friday morning as traders reacted to a stronger-than-usual auction result, defying what several participants said were unsupportive fundamentals, while energy markets rallied amid a second day of strong gains for coal.
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Chemicals giant to cut carbon-intensive EU capacity citing energy costs

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-02-24 22:12
One of the world's largest industrial firms will substantially reduce its ammonia production capacity in Europe, citing in full-year results on Friday the soaring cost of energy and weakening regional "competitiveness".
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UK risks biodiversity funding shortfall with ministers facing “difficult choices” -govt

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-02-24 20:33
The UK will face significant challenges to fund its biodiversity and net gain plans with ministers expected to face "tough choices", according to a senior civil servant speaking at an event Friday.
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CN Markets: CEA, CCER trading volumes shrink amid lingering lack of regulatory certainty

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-02-24 20:27
Trading volumes in China’s compliance and voluntary carbon market both dropped over the past week despite an uptick in prices, as sentiment remains negative due to the lack of policy clarity.
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Parts of US see earliest spring conditions on record: ‘Climate change playing out in real time’

The Guardian - Fri, 2023-02-24 20:00

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.

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Weather tracker: record-breaking heat in Australia

The Guardian - Fri, 2023-02-24 19:52

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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H5N1: Cambodian girl dies in rare bird flu case

BBC - Fri, 2023-02-24 18:47
It is the first known human transmission of bird flu in the South East Asian nation since 2014.
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