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Euro Markets: EUAs hit 5-week high as gas rally drags up energy complex
California spent months examining non-compliance issue before launching offset probe, documents show
COMMENT: Climate impact claims to crowd in private sector finance
Environment Agency needs £120m grant restored to protect rivers, says CEO
MPs warned of £40m budget cut hindering effort to monitor sewage discharges and farming activity
The head of the Environment Agency has called for the government to reinstate a £120m grant to help increase surveillance of water companies and cut pollution in rivers.
Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the agency, told MPs that water companies and the farming industry, the two main polluters of rivers, were not doing enough to protect the environment.
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Climate crisis: dangerous thresholds to hit sooner than feared, UN report says
Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, and other climate impacts are accelerating
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisers obtained by AFP.
Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas – these and other devastating climate impacts are accelerating and bound to become painfully obvious before a child born today turns 30.
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EU policy to cut shipping carbon emissions would be ‘disaster’ – leak
FuelEU Maritime would ‘lock in’ use of fossil fuels for decades, says NGO
A leaked draft of a flagship EU policy designed to cut carbon emissions in shipping, one of the world’s biggest polluters, has been described as an environmental disaster for “promoting” liquified natural gas, a fossil fuel, as an alternative to heavy oil.
The decision, says an NGO that has analysed the plans, will ‘lock in the use of fossil fuels for decades to come and make the EU’s target of net emissions neutrality by 2050 unreachable.
Continue reading...China tells aluminium and steel industry bodies to prepare for carbon market
INTERVIEW: Startup founded by ex-BP risk boss aims to streamline net zero commodity trading
Most new wind and solar projects will be cheaper than coal, report finds
Almost two-thirds of renewable energy schemes built globally last year expected to undercut coal costs
Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world’s cheapest new coal plants, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).
The agency found that the falling cost of new windfarms and solar panels meant 62% of new renewable energy projects could undercut the cost of up to 800 gigawatts (GW) worth of coal plants, or almost enough to supply the UK’s electricity needs 10 times over.
Continue reading...EU’s flagship R&D fund to launch €80 mln calls for carbon removals
Tianjin to hold pre-compliance carbon auction on June 29
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Poo overload: Northern Ireland could be forced to export a third of its animal waste
Country looks to export excess manure from intensive pig and poultry farms to combat rising pollution and emissions
A surge in pig and poultry farming in Northern Ireland has built a multimillion-pound industry, feeding British consumers chicken and pork. But it is creating a climate and pollution headache for politicians.
After a decade of growth, the country has a poultry population of 25 million and pig production has risen to almost 1.5 million, with most of the meat exported to Great Britain.
Continue reading...Elliott Green Power to add batteries and more Australian solar, while still looking for buyers
Elliott Green Power grows its management team, aiming to double solar portfolio and add batteries, while still looking for buyers for its Australian assets.
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CEC joins chorus “frustrated” by federal hypocrisy on solar waste, recycling
Clean Energy Council says it, too, has tried to initiate a national approach to solar panel recycling that was ignored by the federal government.
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App maps shady spots to guide Barcelona walkers along cooler routes
Cool Walks aims to help pedestrians avoid dangerous heat and find public drinking fountains
A new app promises to help Barcelona residents find the shadiest route between two places to avoid extreme heat.
Cool Walks, a routing tool for pedestrians first developed at a data visualisation contest, aims to show users a variety of walking routes to take for their intended destinations.
Continue reading...UNSW researcher wins top international solar technology gong
UNSW Engineering Professor Thorsten Trupke has won the internationally coveted IEEE William Cherry Award for outstanding contributions to photovoltaic science and technology.
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