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FEATURE: European climate NGOs face bleak future as funding dwindles

Carbon Pulse - 1 hour 40 min ago
European climate advocacy groups are worried about their future — and the future of the causes they care about — as their government funding dries up and public backlash rises.
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How to teach climate change so 15-year-olds can act

The Guardian - 1 hour 41 min ago

OECD’s Pisa program will measure the ability of students to take action in response to climate anxiety and ‘take their position and role in the global world’

“It’s going to get hot and everything’s going to be on fire and the oceans will rise. That’s just like the worst of the worst. How do you combat that?” asks year 11 student, Josh Dorian.

“Well, you fix it, you stop it from happening, you take preventive measures,” says Josh, who is studying VCE environmental science at Mount Lilydale Mercy College, a high school in Melbourne’s outer east. “Involving kids in that is scary, but I think it’s necessary.”

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UK universities introduce hydrochar with £100/t capture potential

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 23:44
Two UK universities last week announced an advanced form of hydrochar that could remove 30 million tonnes of CO2 per year globally by 2030 at £100 per tonne.
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BIOFIN sets out actions to scale biodiversity credit market in Colombia

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 22:19
Scaling the voluntary biodiversity credit market could help Colombia bridge the financing gap on ecosystem services preservation, though steps must be taken to improve integrity and unlock corporate investments, the UN Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) has said.
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Oslo launches pilot biochar project to test carbon storage potential

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 22:08
The Norwegian capital is testing the potential of biochar to store carbon and improve urban planting conditions in a new pilot project along a cycle path in the Oppsal suburb, the local municipality announced last week.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 22:03
European carbon prices gathered strength on Monday on low volume, rising 2.5% over the morning as they tracked strength in TTF natural gas, with the few active buyers encountering little resistance amid the quiet market.
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Water voles bounce back in key areas but distribution across UK declines

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-12-23 22:00

Exclusive: Efforts to eradicate American mink help boost population of river-residing mammal in 11 areas of country

Water voles continue to decline in their distribution across Britain but there are signs of recovery in some regions, with populations bouncing back in 11 key areas, according to a report.

The river-residing mammal, which inspired Ratty in the Wind in the Willows, has revived in number in parts of Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire and East Anglia thanks to targeted conservation work.

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GEF Council ringfences nearly $700 mln for biodiversity protection, chemical management in developing countries

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 21:15
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council has approved nearly $700 million in financing to support developing countries in enhancing chemicals and waste management and protecting biodiversity.
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First contracts signed under UK’s Hydrogen Allocation Round 1

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 21:07
The first hydrogen production contracts have been signed under the UK's Hydrogen Allocation Round 1 (HAR1), the Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) has announced.
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Green protein startup secures €5 mln to fund commercial carbon capture scale-up

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 20:15
A startup developing technology for sustainable microalgae production with a carbon-negative footprint has secured €5 million in a funding round.
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Weather tracker: Nordic countries set for unseasonably mild Christmas

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-12-23 19:38

Temperatures expected to reach about 10C in Copenhagen and highs of 5-6C in Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki

Nordic countries are often associated with cold, snowy winters and temperatures well below zero celsius. However, this year unseasonably mild weather is forecast to move in across Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland over the Christmas period, with temperatures well above the seasonal average.

A particularly mild air mass is expected to arrive on Christmas Day, with temperatures widely rising above 0C (32F). Oslo, Stockholm and Helsinki will probably have highs of 5-6C on Christmas Day, with a high of about 10C in Copenhagen. These temperatures would be 4-5C above the seasonal average, but the highest anomalies will be found further north across Finland, where temperatures in Rovaniemi – the capital of Lapland – will be up to 8C above average with an expected high of 2C on 25 December.

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BRIEFING: EU vows to “stay the course” on climate, while making plans to slash red tape by 25%

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 18:03
The European Commission’s upcoming ‘Competitiveness Compass’, due in January, will pave the way for streamlining corporate sustainability reporting obligations in Europe by putting it all “in one place”, EU officials have indicated.
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AU Market: ACCU prices trend lower as market enters summer doldrums

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 17:05
Australian carbon prices have softened in recent days as the market enters into its Christmas lull.
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Leadership reshuffle at Australia’s largest soil carbon project developer

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 10:43
The managing director of Australia’s largest soil carbon project developer has become chair, with the company’s general manager stepping into fill his place.
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Second Trump presidency forces Australia to push back 2035 NDC advice -Climate Change Authority

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 10:06
The election of US President Donald Trump means Australia’s Climate Change Authority (CCA) will delay its advice on the country’s 2035 climate target in order to conduct further analysis, according to local media.
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Yes, reindeer actually can have red noses – and other fascinating facts about this Christmas icon

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-12-23 05:07
Here’s everything you need to know about this iconic animal, including why they need antlers, why they really can have red noses and how their eyes change colour! Julie Old, Associate Professor, Biology, Zoology, Animal Science, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Developer launches appeal after judge rules in favour of Indigenous people in case over large Peruvian REDD project

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-12-23 03:55
A Peruvian offset developer on Friday appealed a case involving one the world’s biggest historical issuers of REDD-based carbon credits, after a judge ruled against the project's backers, including several government agencies, and ordered the nullification of some forest concessions.
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Oslo court quashes NOK 400 mln EU ETS fine against Norwegian Air

Carbon Pulse - Sun, 2024-12-22 23:18
An Oslo court has ruled that Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA was not obligated to fulfil its obligations under the EU ETS for 2020 during its reconstruction process, and that a NOK 400 million (€33.8 mln) penalty imposed on the carrier by the country's Environment Agency was unlawful.
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