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Japan approves 32 new projects under domestic offset scheme

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-06 19:33
Japan has given the green light to the registration of 32 projects under the J-Credit scheme, which could generate nearly 1.7 million carbon credits over their lifetimes, as the country continues its efforts to boost domestic offset issuances.
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BECCS developer signs world’s largest carbon removals deal with tech giant

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-06 18:50
A European developer of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) projects has inked a contract with a technology company worth 3.3 million tonnes, in the largest announced durable removals deal in terms of volume to date.
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Japan, Brazil agree to jointly protect Amazon rainforest, develop sustainable fuel

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-06 16:39
Japan and Brazil have pledged to work together to fight climate change, with plans covering the protection of the Amazon rainforest and the development of sustainable fuel.
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Vietnam’s top leadership issues carbon market directive

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-06 16:30
One of Southeast Asia’s few planned mandatory carbon credit markets is ramping up its work after the prime minister signed a new directive at the end of last week.
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Curious Kids: why do trees have bark?

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-05-06 14:42
Most of us just take it for granted. But bark is one of the most complex parts of a tree and has many different jobs to do. Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australia Market Roundup: Novel hydrogen company signs project development agreement in Canada, ACCU spread returns

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-06 13:07
An Australian hydrogen company has signed a binding agreement to build a commercial scale production facility in Canada, as the spread between spot generic and human-induced regeneration (HIR) credits returns.
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Starliner: Nasa to fly new craft to space station

BBC - Mon, 2024-05-06 11:07
Two Nasa astronauts are due to set off to the International Space Station in a new spacecraft in the early hours of Tuesday morning UK time.
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Scientists warn against reducing forests to mere carbon sinks and ignoring their social value

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-05-06 09:01
The rise of policies aimed at harnessing forests to absorb carbon is driving the commodification of forests, hindering the slow-down of deforestation, and ignoring their social benefits, scientists warned in a report published on Monday.  
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As New Zealand CBDs evolve post-pandemic, repurposing old or empty spaces should be on the drawing board

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-05-06 06:08
Changing work habits and shifting environmental priorities demand new models of urban redevelopment. Architectural ‘exaptation’ uses the past to reimagine the future. Jose Antonio Lara-Hernandez, Senior Researcher in Architecture, Auckland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-05-06 06:06
Insisting nuclear power is the only way for Australia to achieve net zero by 2050 is a classic move from the playbook of those who oppose urgent action on climate change. Adam Simpson, Senior Lecturer, International Studies, University of South Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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‘I’m a blue whale, I’m here’: researchers listen with delight to songs that hint at Antarctic resurgence

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-05-06 01:00

Audio collected with underwater microphones suggests numbers at least stable after centuries of industrial whaling left only a few hundred alive

Centuries of industrial whaling left only a few hundred Antarctic blue whales alive, making it almost impossible to find them in the wild.

Now new research suggests the population may be recovering. Australian scientists and international colleagues spent two decades listening for their distinctive songs and calls, and found the whales – the largest animals ever to have lived – swimming across the Southern Ocean with growing regularity.

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Buddha taught us to be happy with less. How does this apply to the climate crisis? | Bhikkhu Sujato and Nadine Levy

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-05-06 01:00

We must ask ourselves what it is that we really need. Only then can we stop our endless consumption and save the planet

From a Buddhist perspective, everyone can learn to live simply and be happy. There’s no great secret to it. Simplicity is not an aesthetic or a lifestyle choice. It’s how your life expresses itself when you are content.

How can this thinking help us navigate the climate crisis?

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UK installs record number of public electric vehicle chargers

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-05-06 00:22

About 6,000 have been installed this year, a quarter of them rapid chargers that can power up a car in under an hour

The UK has installed a record number of public electric car chargers this year, as companies race to keep up with the increasing number of battery vehicles on British roads.

Nearly 6,000 new chargers were installed during the first three months of 2024, according to quarterly figures from data company Zapmap published by the Department for Transport. About 1,500 of those were rapid chargers, capable of charging a car in less than an hour.

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