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CP Daily: Thursday October 14, 2021
Forrest signs up Plug Power for world’s biggest hydrogen electrolyser Gigafactory
Andrew Forrest chooses US based Plug Power to build massive hydrogen Gigafactory in Queensland, the first of "tens" of such projects planned for Australia.
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EU pulling carbon pricing levers as US buckles in energy price squeeze
ANALYSIS: Pre-COP jitters spark doubt over South Korea’s CDM investments in Africa
Environmental brokerage Vertis launches voluntary carbon brand
NA Markets: RGGI rockets toward $12 for new high, CCAs shake off downswing
Vestas pledges zero waste for wind turbines, Vattenfall bans landfills for blades
Vestas promises to make wind turbines full recyclable, while Vattenfall bans used turbine blades from landfill.
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Stranded 600lb turtle returned to Atlantic Ocean
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EU nations show signs of outpacing climate goals, bringing higher ambition within reach -study
UN chief urges airlines and shipping firms to do more to cut emissions
António Guterres says current efforts are more consistent with global heating ‘way above 3C’
Airlines and shipping companies have failed to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, and must step up with fresh commitments on the climate crisis as Cop26 approaches, the UN secretary general has said.
António Guterres said current efforts were inadequate and would lead to catastrophic global heating.
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Brazilian businesses urge government to yield on Article 6
Insulate Britain pauses roadblocks to give PM ‘chance to do the right thing’
Environmental protest group suspends direct action campaign with open letter to Boris Johnson
Insulate Britain has said it is pausing its roadblock campaign for 10 days, in a letter to the prime minister calling on him to “get on with the job” of insulating Britain’s homes.
A spokesperson for the group said the decision was taken midway through last week, to give the government time to consider its demands. Its five-week campaign of direct action has caused disruption on motorways and busy roads in and around London.
Continue reading...EU eco-labels for fabrics not strict enough, say campaigners
Make the Label Count campaign says system due to come into force in 2023 is misleading and outdated
New eco-labels for fabrics being introduced in the EU are not strict enough, campaigners say.
From 2023 all clothes and shoes sold in the EU will include colour-coded labels informing customers about the products’ environmental impact. But the Make the Label Count campaign, launched this week, says the system of measurement developed in 2013 is misleading, outdated and not in line with the EU’s climate goals.
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English councils issue only 19 fines for wood smoke despite 18,000 complaints
Mums for Lungs writes to health secretary calling for toxic wood-burning stoves to be banned by 2027
Only seven councils in England have issued fines for toxic wood smoke, a total of 19 penalties in the past six years, despite more than 18,000 complaints.
The campaign group Mums for Lungs, which gathered the data, has written to the health secretary calling for wood stoves to be phased out by 2027 because of the deceptively high levels of air pollution they emit.
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Big tobacco got caught in a lie by Congress. Now it’s the oil industry’s turn | Mark Hertsgaard
The CEOs of Exxon, BP, Shell and Chevron face a Capitol Hill hearing on their climate crisis lies – will it mirror the downfall of big tobacco?
Two weeks from today, Darren Woods will face a potential doomsday moment before the US Congress.
As the CEO of ExxonMobil, Woods was paid $15.6m last year to run the richest, most powerful private oil company in history. But his earnings and influence will be on the line when he appears before the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on 28 October. His testimony could mark the beginning of the end of big oil escaping legal and financial responsibility for the climate crisis.
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