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Tree-planting initiatives to increase CO2 sequestration, as part of forest management strategies supported by recent US legislation, may not offset the carbon emitted from related efforts to reduce the risk of wildfires, a new study warns.

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The EU can help Africa achieve its climate goals by raising its demand for carbon credits, Kenya's president William Ruto told the European Parliament on Tuesday.

UK-based CreditNature has closed its third funding round at £470,000, increasing its valuation to almost £5 million, the company has said.

Pakistan’s federal government is working on a comprehensive policy framework to establish its domestic carbon market, the prime minister’s office said on Monday as reported by local media.

Eight of the largest fossil burning power companies in the EU each posted a year-on-year drop in ETS-covered output in excess of 14% over the first nine months of the year, leading analysts to consider the impact on EUAs of the increasing uncertainty of estimating utility emissions in light of clean energy expansion, and the bearish potential of a continued decline in forward hedging from the sector.

Police in southern city of Tilburg tell residents to stay indoors after owner reported missing snake

An “extremely venomous” 2-metre green mamba snake is on the loose in the Netherlands, police have said, warning residents to stay indoors and under no circumstances attempt to ensnare the serpent.

Police in the southern city of Tilburg said they were alerted by the mamba’s owner on Monday evening that “he was missing a snake”.

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An experiment with a common jellyfish has revealed the potential harm of seabed mining on creatures in the deep.

The UK and South Korea are set to sign a clean energy partnership on Wednesday to boost cooperation on low carbon technologies, renewables including offshore wind, and tackling climate change.

Marketplace Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX) has claimed parts of two reports raising concerns about pollution from plastic credits, linked to burning the material as fuel, are inaccurate.

The Guardian led the way in taking the climate crisis seriously and is still, arguably, the only outlet that truly recognizes the urgency of this moment

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To confront the climate crisis, we need reliable information – informed journalism, fearless reporting and trustworthy interpretation. A publication that recognizes the power of grassroots movements, activism and climate organizations in changing the world. An informed and engaged public to be able to take on the unprecedented challenge of the climate emergency. That’s why we need the Guardian.

The Guardian is different. Those differences make it a better news organization when it comes to the climate, including this crucial difference: it doesn’t take money from fossil fuel companies for advertisements, so it’s not running climate stories alongside climate lies from the top destroyers.

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The winners and finalists of this year’s contest celebrate the blue planet, but they also draw attention to the many environmental challenges to marine life and ecosystems – from a warming climate to human development and tourism

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Internal emails show pressure from industry lobbyists and politicians led Trump-era agency to change position on aldicarb

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering approving a pesticide for use on Florida oranges and grapefruits despite the fact that agency scientists have repeatedly found the chemical does not meet safety standards designed to protect children’s health, internal agency records show.

EPA emails indicate how for years, agency scientists have wanted to deny new uses of aldicarb, but appear to have not done so because of persistent pressure from chemical industry lobbyists, politicians and political appointees.

This story is co-published with the New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group

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Global warming is not the only driver of the headlong rush to transition to green energy that has triggered a borrowing binge battle between the US and China - the world is also running out of cheap and easily extracted oil.

The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) will publish additional guidance on Nov. 28 to supplement its 'Claims Code of Practice' that is expected to include details of easier tiers of achievement to help corporates onto the mitigation ladder, while still avoiding allegations of greenwashing when buying carbon credits.

Report finds excessive supernormal profits are becoming the norm for Australia's regulated networks, harming power affordability and diverting billions from the energy transition.

The post Network super profits cost consumers up to $400 a year, and slow the shift to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

At annual yacht show, only a handful of customers said they were troubled by vessels’ disproportionate carbon footprint

The largest of the yachts in Monaco’s harbour were worth more than the annual GDP of some small island states. But few of the customers touring their decks seemed to care that buying the former would help drown the latter. “I don’t think about this yet,” said Elena Papernaya, an artist who had set her eyes on a mid-sized yacht, when asked if she worried about the damage it would do to the climate.

Kasper Hojgaard, a regional manager for an industrial company who charters yachts for a few weeks each year, said he did not consider climate change “at all” when doing so. His friend Lasse Jensen, a pension fund manager, nodded in agreement. “We are beginning to look a bit more into it, but it’s not playing a role.”

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The European Parliament adopted on Tuesday its position on the EU's proposed Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA), proposing a wider list of go-to technologies and moving towards ETS-funded sovereignty.

Toxic foam has been shown floating over the Yamuna River in Delhi amid India's annual battle with air pollution. In the winter months, wind speeds drop and cooling air traps pollutants from vehicles, industry and farmers burning agricultural waste. The foam on the river comes from untreated waste, according to a former adviser to the government. Delhi, home to about 33 million people, is regularly ranked the most polluted city in the world

• Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit

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The annual report from Surfers Against Sewage found a rise in water-users reporting being unwell.