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Australian researchers say simple ‘twist’ could be key to world’s thinnest solar cells
Australian researchers show how 'twisting' ultra thin '2D' materials could be the key to controlling some of the world's thinnest solar cells.
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National treasures: posters celebrating US parks – in pictures
The art director JP Boneyard ’s favourite park is Montana’s Glacier national park. “It’s breathtaking, I’m smiling just thinking about it ,” he says. For his screen-print project Fifty-Nine Parks, now collected in a book, he asked modern artists to reinterpret America’s classic national park posters, commissioned by the government in the 1900s.
“I hope they inspire people to visit the parks and connect with nature, but, heck, it’d be awesome if the book inspired folks to pick up a squeegee and start printing too,” he says.
Continue reading...Pollution turns Argentina lake pink – video
Drone footage shows the Corfo lagoon in the Chubut province, which has been tinted pink because toxic waste from fishing has been dumped into it. Experts and activists say the pollution is caused by a chemical used to preserve prawns for export. The colour is caused by sodium sulphite, an antibacterial product used in fish factories. Local residents have complained about the foul smells and pollution concerns around the Chubut River that feeds into the Corfo lagoon. In protest against the continued pollution, locals have blocked roads used by fish waste trucks from entering the area
Continue reading...Butterflywatch: red admirals reap benefits from woodland management
If we work together to create new sanctuaries or restore old habitat, the butterflies will have a fighting chance
It looks like an indifferent year for butterflies from where I’m standing although I’ve seen large numbers of possibly immigrant red admirals around the Norfolk coast.
We won’t know the season we’re having until we see data from the annual scientific survey and the Big Butterfly Count, which is now under way and will hopefully beat last year’s incredible statistic: 111,628 citizen scientists took part.
Continue reading...CP Daily: Friday July 30, 2021
California LCFS bank veers back below 8 Mt during Q1
A flurry of countries submit NDCs ahead of UN reporting deadline
Speculators add to California carbon positions, regulated entities trim holdings
RGGI Q2 emissions surge as COVID-19 restrictions lifted
UK waste firm fined £1.5m for exporting household waste
Biffa convicted of exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia in breach of ban
The UK’s largest waste company, Biffa, has been fined £1.5m after exporting filthy rubbish marked as waste paper for recycling in India and Indonesia, in actions a judge called “reckless, bordering on deliberate”.
Last week, the company was convicted of sending more than 1,000 tonnes of household waste to India and Indonesia, in breach of a ban on sending such waste to developing countries after a two-week trial at Wood Green crown court .
Continue reading...Greenland: enough ice melted on single day to cover Florida in two inches of water
- Data shows ice sheet lost 8.5bn tons of surface mass on Tuesday
- All-time record temperature of 19.8C in region on Wednesday
Greenland’s vast ice sheet is undergoing a surge in melting, with the amount of ice vanishing in a single day this week enough to cover the whole of Florida in two inches of water, researchers have found.
The deluge of melting has reached deep into Greenland’s enormous icy interior, with data from the Danish government showing that the ice sheet lost 8.5bn tons of surface mass on Tuesday alone. A further 8.4bn tons was lost on Thursday, the Polar Portal monitoring website reported.
Continue reading...Threat of imminent UK ETS market intervention averted after permit prices drop
UK military opens first space command centre
US Carbon Pricing and LCFS Roundup for week ending July 30, 2021
Major California-based financial firm opens new carbon fund
Private equity firm Bridgepoint acquires stake in carbon traders ACT
Euro Markets: Midday Update
Major European airlines rely on easing restrictions to rebound from COVID crisis
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a released frog, rescued kestrel chicks and frisky sharks
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