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Financiers with $29 trln urge nature positive, climate action

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 20:17
A global investor statement was released Tuesday, with signatures of 534 financial institutions managing more than $29 trillion in assets calling for a whole-government approach to reaching nature positive and net zero emissions.
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Milan-based startup launches industrial ocean carbon removal site

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 20:13
A Milan-headquartered company has launched its first industrial ocean CO2 removal (CDR) plant in Augusta, Italy.
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Hoekstra re-appointed EU climate chief in surprise move

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 20:08
The incumbent EU climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, was re-appointed to the portfolio on Tuesday as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new team that will lead EU policymaking in Brussels for the next five years.
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Biden’s green policies will save 200,000 lives and have boosted clean energy jobs, data shows

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 19:00

Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades and added nearly 150,000 jobs

The environmental policies of Joe Biden’s administration will save approximately 200,000 Americans’ lives from dangerous pollution in the coming decades and have spurred a surge in clean energy jobs, two independent reports outlining the stakes of the upcoming US presidential election have found.

The first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act, the sprawling climate bill passed by Democratic votes in Congress in 2022, saw nearly 150,000 clean energy jobs added, according to a new report by nonpartisan business group E2.

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Australian steelmaker hits 2030 emissions target early

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 18:47
Australia’s largest steelmaker has hit its mid-term climate goals early, reducing emissions intensity by 12% since 2018, far ahead of its 2030 target date.
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Australia Market Roundup: Participants urge govt to show leadership on method development, regulator issues 1.4 mln ACCUs  

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 18:39
Australian carbon market participants have urged the government to provide clear signals on which method developments it will prioritise to meet its climate goals, warning that the current lack of certainty is hampering investment.
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Partnership seeks to scale up biochar credit generation in India

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 17:58
India-based carbon removal developer Circonomy has teamed up with a horticulture solutions provider to ramp up biochar carbon credits in the country.
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Sir David Attenborough: 'The world would be worse off without our stories'

BBC - Tue, 2024-09-17 17:51
Sir David Attenborough praises the "beauty" created by the BBC in its natural history shows.
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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator to launch new registry in November

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 16:33
The Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) carbon, renewable energy, and nature unit registry that is currently in development is set to be finalised in November, according to its acting chair.
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Azerbaijan accused of hypocrisy after calling for Cop29 global truce

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 15:00

Climate summit host positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponents

The host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has been accused of hypocrisy in calling for a global truce to coincide with the conference taking place.

Azerbaijan holds the presidency of the Cop29 summit, which will take place in its capital, Baku, from 11 November for two weeks. Heads of government from around the world are expected and more than 180 countries are likely to be represented.

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Azerbaijan to create fossil fuel-financed climate fund at COP29

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 15:00
Azerbaijan is putting climate finance at the centre of its agenda for the COP29 summit in Baku, with a series of initiatives and outcomes aimed at drumming up more public and private money including from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies, it announced on Tuesday.
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Teenage male koala escorted from supermarket in Australia – video

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 14:26

A koala has been spotted browsing the aisles of an IGA grocery store in regional Australia. Koalas are frequent visitors to the Victorian town of Meeniyan, population 840, but it's the first time one has entered the local supermarket. After 20 minutes exploring, the marsupial was carefully removed from the store with the help of a wildlife carer

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Private schools urged to share grounds to help UK children access green spaces

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 14:00

Head of sports charity hails partnership that allows local people to use London independent school’s football pitch

Children in the UK urgently need more easy-to-access green space, according to the head of a sports charity calling on private schools to open up their grounds.

Kieran Connolly foundeed Sports Fun 4 All, which offers free football sessions to children in south London, and now works with a local private school that opens up one of its football pitches for his teams.

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The power of one: solitary carnivores outkill group hunters

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-09-17 11:51
Studying carnivore ‘kill rates’ – typically the number of prey killed over time – can help us better understand the role of apex predators in ecosystems across the globe. Luke Emerson, PhD Candidate in ecology, Deakin University Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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AU Market: Australian regulator to update contract exit figures by month’s end

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 11:37
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) said it will provide an update regarding the volume of carbon credits that have been released during the latest exit arrangement window.
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Sir David Attenborough: 'The world would be worse off without our stories'

BBC - Tue, 2024-09-17 10:01
Sir David Attenborough praises the "beauty" created by the BBC in its natural history shows.
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