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China thermal power generation continues to outpace total electricity output

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 17:47
China saw thermal power generation in the first two months of 2024 continue to outpace the growth of total power output amid rosier economic figures, according to the latest government data.
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Non-profit calls on the EU to come up with a dedicated CO2 removal strategy

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 17:00
The EU needs to develop a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) strategy and lay out a roadmap for carbon removals deployment from now to 2050 in order to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century, according to a climate non-profit.
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Study calls for broader definition of blue carbon ecosystems to help finance conservation efforts

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 16:56
A broader definition of blue carbon ecosystems could help fund conservation efforts by unlocking greater carbon credit supply, according to a study released this week.
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Finally, good news for power bills: energy regulator promises small savings for most customers on the ‘default market offer’

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-03-19 16:21
In states with competition between retailers, the energy regulator is promising savings for most customers on the default plan. But it’s small change compared to price hikes. Here’s what to expect. Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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As a child, I roamed Dartmoor – and it shaped me. But across England, that freedom is being trampled on | Rosie Jewell

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 16:00

How can we expect people to care for the countryside if they are denied access to it? We must fight for our right to roam

When people ask me where I’m from, I wryly tell them “the middle of nowhere”. So, imagine my surprise when I saw that my old landlord and the remote place where I grew up were making national headlines over a court battle for the right to wild camp on Dartmoor.

Alexander Darwall bought the 1,619-hectare (4,000-acre) Blachford estate on southern Dartmoor in 2011. Dartmoor is the only place in England where wild camping is allowed, in designated areas, without permission from a landowner. Darwall successfully contested this right in court, arguing that the right to wild camp – as opposed to walking or picnicking – on the moors never existed. Then an appeal restored it. Now, he’s taking the case to the supreme court.

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ID Market: National carbon exchange remains dormant, but int’l trade expected to be allowed in second half of 2024

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 15:57
Indonesia’s national carbon exchange has remained quiet in the first two months of this year, according to newly published data, but market sources believe the exchange will open itself up to international trade later this year.
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Two groups sign on for low carbon, synthetic fuel collaborations

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 15:50
There has been another step towards low-carbon fuels this week, as two groups signed agreements to develop e-fuels, or synthetic replicas of traditional fossil fuels made with captured CO2 and renewable energy.
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US, Japanese gas giants join for CCS study

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 15:48
Chevron and JX Nippon Gas have signed a non-binding agreement to look at capturing CO2 in Japan and sending it to Australia and other nearby nations for permanent sequestration.
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Ruling further erodes climate activists’ right to protest in England and Wales

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 15:00

Court of appeal’s removal of ‘consent’ defence means defendants on trial for criminal damage can no longer use it

It took a matter of minutes in the court of appeal, where demonstrators were strangely absent, for the dial to shift once more on the rights of protest in England and Wales.

The decision taken on Monday by the court of appeal to, in effect, find in favour of the attorney general, the Conservative government’s premier legal officer, has removed a defence for climate protesters that had been available on the statute books since 1971.

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Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 14:01

Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems

Only seven countries are meeting an international air quality standard, with deadly air pollution worsening in places due to a rebound in economic activity and the toxic impact of wildfire smoke, a new report has found.

Of 134 countries and regions surveyed in the report, only seven – Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand – are meeting a World Health Organization (WHO) guideline limit for tiny airborne particles expelled by cars, trucks and industrial processes.

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The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-03-19 13:17
New Zealand’s plants and animals are globally unique and underpin primary production and tourism. The government’s fast-tracking proposal threatens to erode the natural capital the economy relies on. Tim Curran, Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Jo Monks, Lecturer in Ecology, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis? | Adam Morton

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 11:27

We should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love it

A missing element from much of the debate about whether Australia should embrace nuclear power is that – unless the Labor rank-and-file have an extraordinary change of heart – the issue is already dead on arrival.

John Howard and Scott Morrison knew the score on this. Unless there is bipartisan support, a nuclear industry has virtually no chance of being developed. And as things stand there is no chance of the ALP changing its position.

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Illinois lawmakers propose framework for carbon sequestration

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 10:29
Two CO2 transport and storage bills are making their way through the Illinois legislature as state lawmakers seek to capitalise on CCS opportunities in light of regulatory issues that have recently blocked major projects in North and South Dakota.
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RGGI Markets: Record auction propels RGA prices to new highs

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 10:04
RGGI allowance (RGA) prices bolted to fresh all-time highs last week after the scheme’s Q1 auction results cleared at record levels, exhausting the year’s Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) allowances.
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