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New Zealand will have to plant out and cut emissions “hugely” to achieve its climate targets, panel hears

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 13:08
New Zealand is likely to be severely short on NZUs after 2030 unless emissions start to rapidly decline, a forestry expert told a panel discussion Wednesday.
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US conservation groups sue to stop TVA natural gas plant replacing retiring coal

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 10:32
A group of conservation organisations have filed a suit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), asking a federal court to halt efforts by the nation's largest public utility to replace a retiring coal installation with a natural gas-fired power plant.
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Experts forecast ‘convergence’ between VCM and government regulation

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 08:58
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) will continue attracting adjacent government regulations related to credit transparency and trading behaviour without fully regulating the market, offset experts said during a Wednesday webinar.
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INTERVIEW: Canadian firm plans to expand EV aggregator tool to US jurisdictions

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 08:44
A Canadian advisory firm intends to roll out its tech solution that monetises EV credits earned through the country’s nascent Clean Fuels Regulations (CFR) to US jurisdictions with existing and planned electrification programmes.
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SCOTUS denies emergency stay of power plant emissions standards

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 08:44
The US Supreme Court issued a decision on Wednesday denying the applications of Republican states, power companies, and industry groups to stay federal laws restricting CO2 emissions from power plants.
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River restoration could boost carbon storage, but offsets shouldn’t flow for now -researchers

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 08:21
River restoration can increase storage of CO2 but it is not yet a viable option for generation carbon credits due to significant uncertainties around measuring and maintaining carbon levels in dynamic river ecosystems, a new study has warned.
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Global water crisis leaves half of world food production at risk in next 25 years

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-10-17 08:01

Landmark review says urgent action needed to conserve resources and save ecosystems that supply fresh water

More than half the world’s food production will be at risk of failure within the next 25 years as a rapidly accelerating water crisis grips the planet, unless urgent action is taken to conserve water resources and end the destruction of the ecosystems on which our fresh water depends, experts have warned in a landmark review.

Half the world’s population already faces water scarcity, and that number is set to rise as the climate crisis worsens, according to a report from the Global Commission on the Economics of Water published on Thursday.

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More than half of EU’s big emitting installations no longer participate in ETS, study finds

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 07:48
Around 35% of installations have exited the EU ETS since its inception, while a further 16% have stopped operating, according to a new analysis.
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Wood density an overlooked factor in calculating forest carbon stocks -study

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 07:27
Temperature and soil moisture play a critical role in shaping the wood density of trees, which in turn acts as key factor in determining forest carbon stocks, a new study has found.
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US supreme court declines to pause new federal power plant emissions rule

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-10-17 06:25

Emergency requests by 27 states to pause rule requiring fossil fuel-powered plants to reduce emissions were denied

The US supreme court declined on Wednesday to put on hold a new federal rule targeting carbon pollution from coal- and gas-fired power plants at the request of numerous states and industry groups in another major challenge to Joe Biden’s efforts to combat the climate crisis.

The justices denied emergency requests by West Virginia, Indiana and 25 other states – most of them Republican-led – as well as power companies and industry associations, to halt the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule while litigation continues in a lower court. The regulation, aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions that drive the climate crisis, took effect on 8 July.

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Promising new carbon capture solvent to undergo testing at world’s largest facility

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 06:05
An advanced carbon capture solvent that absorbs up to 95% of CO2 emissions from industrial processes is set to undergo engineering-scale testing in Norway this October.
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Specialist insurance firm, carbon project experts team up to reduce VCM investor risk

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 05:51
A specialist insurance firm has partnered with a carbon project ratings agency and data platform to offer a suite of insurance products aimed at mitigating the risks inherent in the voluntary carbon market.
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‘Nature markets’ may help preserve biodiversity – but they risk repeating colonial patterns of Indigenous exploitation

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-10-17 05:06
Biodiversity credits could unlock new funding for nature restoration. But if this happens without consideration of Indigenous data sovereignty, it could create a new form of colonialism. David Hall, Senior Lecturer in Social Sciences and Public Policy, Auckland University of Technology Mike Taitoko, Program Director, Toha Network, Indigenous Knowledge Nathalie Whitaker, Platform Designer, Toha Network, Indigenous Knowledge Renee Raroa, Establishment Director of East Coast Exchange, Indigenous Knowledge Tasman Turoa Gillies, Head of Operations, Takiwā, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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More than 20% of Earth’s plant species are found only on islands – and time is running out to save them

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-10-17 05:06
Islands cover just 5.3% of the world’s land area, but contribute disproportionately to global biodiversity, according to research published in Nature. Julian Schrader, Lecturer in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Ocean eddy currents funnel extreme heat and cold to the life-filled depths

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-10-17 05:05
Ocean eddy currents are driving extreme heat and cold events in the deeper sea, home to the world’s most abundant animal and its largest migration Ming Feng, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Cleantech startup raises $5 mln for DAC in Kenya

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-10-17 04:10
A cleantech startup has raised $5 million to build a direct air capture (DAC) facility in the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, which is expected to launch in December.
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Microplastics found in dolphin breath for first time – study

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-10-17 04:00

Research suggests the marine animals are inhaling pollutants when they come up for air, with even rural populations affected

Microplastics have been found in dolphin breath for the first time, according to a study that suggests the marine mammals are inhaling the potentially harmful contaminants when they come up for air.

The US research team, whose preliminary findings are published in the journal, Plos One, are concerned about the potential impact of inhaled plastics on the animals’ lungs.

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