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LCFS Markets: California credits slip below $170 to test pandemic-era lows
Manager, Technologies for Natural Climate Solutions, Verra – Washington DC/Remote
VCM Report: CORSIA credit rally halts as nature-based VERs trend up
Climate change: World now sees twice as many days over 50C
Climate change is coming for your snacks: why repeated drought threatens dried fruits and veggies
Louis Dreyfus launches ‘carbon solutions platform’, recruits veteran trio to lead business
Director, Cumberland Forest Project, The Nature Conservancy – Charlottesville, VA/Remote
Head of Climate and Sustainability Solutions, NAB – Melbourne
Banking Lawyer (Asia Focus), ClientEarth – Berlin/Brussels/London
Senior Technical Advisor or Manager, Supply Chain Innovations, Verra – Washington DC/Remote
Virginia state agency sets schedule for reconsideration of Dominion’s RGGI rate request
Australia burying ‘head in the sand’ on security risks of climate change, former defence official says
Warning comes as Climate Council report finds Australia will not have ‘lasting national security’ without addressing climate crisis
Australia has its “head in the sand” regarding the national security implications of climate change and should follow the US in spelling out the risks, a former senior Australian defence official says.
Australia’s “strategic weakness” on climate policy is also making it harder for the country to be seen as a preferred partner with Pacific Island countries, according to Cheryl Durrant, the defence department’s former head of preparedness.
Continue reading...RGGI sets first 2021-22 programme review meeting as carbon scheme outlines areas of interest
Cows ‘potty-trained’ in experiment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Calves taught to use toilet area with rewards and mild punishments, limiting ammonia release
A herd of cows has been “potty-trained” in an experiment that scientists say could pave the way for more environmentally friendly farms.
Waste from cattle farms often contaminates soil and waterways and contributes to greenhouse gas emissions and the acidification of soil. For this reason, toilet-training cattle has long been viewed as desirable, but several previous attempts have been unsuccessful.
Continue reading...Meat accounts for nearly 60% of all greenhouse gases from food production, study finds
Production of meat worldwide emits 28 times as much as growing plants, and most crops are raised to feed animals bound for slaughter
The global production of food is responsible for a third of all planet-heating gases emitted by human activity, with the use of animals for meat causing twice the pollution of producing plant-based foods, a major new study has found.
The entire system of food production, such as the use of farming machinery, spraying of fertilizer and transportation of products, causes 17.3bn metric tonnes of greenhouse gases a year, according to the research. This enormous release of gases that fuel the climate crisis is more than double the entire emissions of the US and represents 35% of all global emissions, researchers said.
Continue reading...EUAs not targeting fuel-switch over the winter– analyst
Euro Markets: Midday Update
London-based carbon fund performs solidly in August, as it delves into 5th market
Squirrels have human-like personality traits, says study
University of California, Davis study claims to be the first to document personality in golden-mantled ground squirrels
Animal researchers in California have discovered human-like personality traits in squirrels that anybody watching one raiding nuts from a bird table could probably have guessed: they are bold, aggressive, athletic and sociable.
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Continue reading...Climate protesters arrested after blocking M25 junctions in rush hour
Members of Insulate Britain caused major delays during protest calling for overhaul of home insulation
Environmental protesters have been arrested after they blocked junctions off London’s orbital motorway during the morning rush hour causing major delays.
Members of the protest group Insulate Britain, which calls for the UK government to fully fund an overhaul of insulation of all homes in Britain by 2030, blocked the M25 at a number of junctions, clashing with motorists.
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