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EU carbon prices to surge to €75 this summer on rising oil, gas -analyst
British Columbia LCFS deficit doubles after 2019 shortfall
EU Market: EUAs hit new record near €45 as some see pullback ahead
M&S faces backlash over plan to release 30m honeybees
High street chain’s farm project could put pressure on wild pollinators, warn conservationists
An attempt by Marks & Spencer to “do good for the environment” by releasing 30 million honeybees into the British countryside has backfired, with conservationists warning the initiative could damage ecosystems and deprive wild pollinators of valuable food sources.
The UK retailer has placed up to 1,000 beehives on 25 farms to produce single-estate honey for customers as part of its five-year Farming with Nature programme. The bees are in cedar beehives, many made in the 1930s, with plenty of nectar nearby, according to a company blog.
Continue reading...Climate Finance Data Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) – London
Programme Intern, Climate Strategies – UK/Netherlands
J-Power ditches coal plans, but long way to go for Japan on decarbonisation
Cop26 preparations to intensify after compromise on virtual talks
Governments to hold three-week virtual meeting next month before climate summit in November
Preparations for vital UN climate talks to take place this year in Glasgow are set to intensify next month, after nations compromised over how to conduct virtual negotiations ahead of the summit.
The climate talks, called Cop26, are set for November after being postponed for a year owing to the coronavirus pandemic. The summit is viewed as one of the last chances to put the world on track to fulfil the 2015 Paris climate agreement, and tackle the climate emergency.
Continue reading...Spain’s Endesa power firm sued over electrocution of birds
Landmark case says thousands of birds including endangered eagles die needlessly each year
In Leonard Cohen’s famous song, a bird on a wire is a symbol of freedom, but for thousands of birds it is the equivalent of being sent to the electric chair.
Now, in a landmark case, a Spanish electricity company is being prosecuted over the deaths of hundreds of birds electrocuted on pylons and overhead cables and for failing to comply with regulations designed to protect wildlife.
Continue reading...China environment ministry pitches carbon test for new projects
How Canada is trying to protect its last three spotted owls
Canada announced a more full-throated response to the potential extinction of the owl within its borders and boost the species
There are only three known northern spotted owls left in the wild in Canada, including just one breeding pair. Their chicks have on occasion been taken for a captive breeding program, to try and boost the species’ prospects.
Continue reading...Air Carbon Exchange launches contract for nature-based carbon offsets
'Whitest ever' paint reflects 98% of sunlight
Beijing skies turn yellow as sand and dust engulf Chinese capital – video
The skies over Beijing turned yellow and air pollution soared to severe levels as a giant cloud of sand and dust particles rolled into the city, propelled by strong winds from the north of China. It is the third powerful sandstorm to hit the Chinese capital in five weeks.
‘I don't feel good’ said Gary Zi, a Beijing resident. ‘We have had several dust storms this year. The air quality is much worse than in previous years.'
The particles are said to have originated from Mongolia and the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia. Beijing has been planting millions of trees along its border to block out sandstorms, part of a project known as the Great Green Wall
Continue reading...South Korea sets temporary ETS price floor
‘Forests are not renewable’: the felling of Sweden’s ancient trees
Nearly 70% of Sweden is forested but many environmentalists and indigenous Sami reindeer herders argue that the Swedish model of clearing old-growth forests and planting monoculture plantations is bad for biodiversity. Photographer Marcus Westberg has captured the forestry industry’s impact on the landscape in the north of the country
Continue reading...‘Forests are not renewable’: the felling of Sweden’s ancient trees
Nearly 70% of Sweden is forested but many environmentalists and indigenous Sami reindeer herders argue that the Swedish model of clearing old-growth forests and planting monoculture plantations is bad for biodiversity. Photographer Marcus Westberg has captured the forestry industry’s impact on the landscape in the north of the country
Continue reading...Before Covid, giving up flying was taking off. We need to get that momentum back
Interest in low-carbon living, including pledges not to fly, was high before the pandemic. After lockdown, we must not allow climate action to fall off the radar
It’s hard to remember what life was like before the pandemic hit. A year and a half ago, 2019 was drawing to a close with something like a promise. It had been the year of Greta Thunberg, Extinction Rebellion and the school climate strikes, and the momentum was with climate activism. And 2020 promised to be the year of change.
Helped by Thunberg’s yacht journey across the Atlantic, the spotlight was on aviation’s role in the climate crisis. An airline ticket is about the most carbon-heavy thing consumers can buy, and for those of us fortunate enough to be able to access air travel, our flights can quickly put us among the top polluters in the world.
Continue reading...Origin Energy stung by gas price ruling, slashes earning forecast
Origin Energy cuts profits after losing gas price arbitration, leaving the company paying more for gas and earning less for generation.
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