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“Households want gas?” Fossil fuel industry telling tales as it fights for its future

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2021-08-20 06:16

The fossil gas industry could plan to wind down as consumers move past fossil fuels. Instead, it has launched a (sometimes comical) public-relations offensive.

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Baby bats babble like humans

BBC - Fri, 2021-08-20 06:00
Babbling in baby bats bears a striking resemblance to human infants learning to talk, researchers find.
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Snorkellers discover rare, giant 400-year-old coral – one of the oldest on the Great Barrier Reef

The Conversation - Fri, 2021-08-20 05:49
The remarkably resilient structure is in good health, for now. But work is needed to ensure it is preserved for future generations. Adam Smith, Adjunct Associate Professor, James Cook University Nathan Cook, Marine Scientist , James Cook University Vicki Saylor, Manbarra Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Switzerland pitches its Article 6 deals to voluntary carbon market

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2021-08-20 05:40
Switzerland’s bilateral emissions trading deals under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 can provide a lower-risk framework for the voluntary market to develop carbon-cutting projects, the Swiss government said on Thursday.
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Senior Manager, Program Development, Verra – Washington DC/Remote

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2021-08-20 04:47
Verra’s Program Team is looking for a Senior Manager, Program Development to support our work to foster climate impact and generate related environmental and social benefits through the VCS Program.
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Senior Program Officer or Program Officer, Climate Finance and Markets, Verra – Washington DC/Remote

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2021-08-20 04:46
Verra is looking for Senior Program Officers and Program Officers to help ensure the growth and maturation of environmental and social markets, with a particular focus on carbon markets, in a manner that fosters trust and confidence.
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‘No one has noticed it’: 400-year-old giant coral discovered on Great Barrier Reef

The Guardian - Fri, 2021-08-20 03:30

Named Muga dhambi by traditional owners, it was uncovered on a marine citizen science course

At 10.5 metres wide, four centuries old and twice the size of its nearest cousin, an “exceptionally large” coral has been discovered on the Great Barrier Reef – the widest known in the area.

The coral is 5.3 metres tall, “hemispherical in shape” and 2.4 metres wider than the next widest specimen. It is roughly the length and height of a modern double-decker bus.

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Extinction Rebellion targets City of London over climate role

The Guardian - Fri, 2021-08-20 03:23

Protests starting next week aim to highlight the billions poured into fossil fuels by financial sector

The City of London will be the target of a new round of Extinction Rebellion protests aimed at highlighting the role of high finance in the climate crisis, starting next week and carrying on for at least a fortnight.

Thousands of protesters are expected to take part in a series of actions in the City, details of which are under wraps. These will target businesses headquartered in the Square Mile financial district, and will include site occupations. There are no plans to disrupt public transport, as has occurred during some previous actions.

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ART programme upgrades REDD standard for low deforestation jurisdictions, emissions removals

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2021-08-20 02:39
The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) programme finalised the new version of its deforestation reduction standard on Thursday, setting out new methods for recognising and crediting high-forest, low-deforestation (HFLD) jurisdictions, Indigenous territories, and emissions removals.
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Nature: Rattlesnakes' sound 'trick' fools human ears

BBC - Fri, 2021-08-20 01:04
Rattlesnakes have evolved a clever method of convincing humans that danger is closer than you think.
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Taylor’s favoured coal subsidy could reach $7 billion and hit households

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2021-08-20 00:05

coal fired power station closure decommissioning decline - optimisedNew analysis suggests the costs of capacity payments to coal and gas plants could lead to electricity price increases much greater than the carbon price.

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EDF manager selected for California carbon market watchdog position

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-08-19 23:37
A senior staffer at green group Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) has been named to the California Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC), Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Australian offset price reaches fresh landmark high as demand persists

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-08-19 23:05
Australian carbon credits hit another record high secondary market spot price in Thursday trade as the mix of persistent demand and limited available supply continues to fuel the bull run that’s lasted since the beginning of the year.
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If children are to live with the climate crisis, we must green the curriculum | Meryl Batchelder

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-08-19 23:00

It’s clear to me when I teach that sustainability and the environment should be a thread running through every subject

In August 2018, the then 15-year-old Greta Thunberg started spending her school days outside the Swedish parliament calling for stronger action on climate change. It might sound perverse, a teacher supporting kids taking time off school, but spreading awareness of environmental issues is something I’ve always been passionate about. The challenge is finding a way to give them a meaningful climate education in the classroom.

As a middle school (aged nine to 13) science teacher, I’ve seen pupils react to the climate crisis in a number of ways. I still hear “my dad says it’s not real” every once in a while, but mostly they are interested. Interested in how oil companies obfuscated the truth, interested in the science, and interested in what the future holds now that we’re “running out of time”.

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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-08-19 21:27
EUA prices fell to their lowest in more than two weeks early on Thursday, tracking widespread losses across the energy complex as Russian gas producer Gazprom was reported saying that it would begin shipping through the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline this year.
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Africa’s park tourism crash is a wake-up call. Can we find new ways to finance conservation? | Peter Muiruri

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-08-19 21:00

As Covid continues to curb visits to see our iconic wildlife, now is the time to move away from western-led funding models

That African governments have failed to mobilise funds to conserve their vast protected areas is not in doubt. Countries were just about managing to pay basic salaries to rangers who barely had enough to put fuel in their patrol vehicles. Covid has exacerbated this already dire situation, with the loss of income from foreign tourism.

The continent has more than 8,500 protected areas, described by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as government-led national parks, areas jointly governed by state agencies, communities, privately owned wildlife reserves, and public-private partnerships between governments, companies and NGOs. Included too, are what the IUCN calls “indigenous peoples and communities conserved territories and areas”.

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Chicken producers blame Brexit for staff and supply shortages

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-08-19 20:30

Government urged to relax UK immigration rules after one in six jobs left unfilled since EU departure

The British Poultry Council has said food producers are facing serious staff shortages because of Brexit as this week’s partial closure of the Nando’s chain threw the spotlight on problems made worse by the fallout from Covid.

The trade association said its members, which include 2 Sisters Food Group – the country’s largest supplier of supermarket chicken, said one in six jobs were unfilled as a result of EU workers leaving the UK after Brexit.

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Reared curlews act like wild counterparts after release in Norfolk

BBC - Thu, 2021-08-19 19:36
Tracking devices show movements of curlew after their release into the wild.
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Sweden makes second swoop for Article 6 projects, this time in Ghana

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-08-19 17:42
Sweden is inviting carbon-cutting projects in Ghana to bid to deliver Paris Agreement-era carbon credits to the Nordic nation, the country’s second such call.
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Why is life on Earth still taking second place to fossil fuel companies? | George Monbiot

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-08-19 17:00

Effective action against climate breakdown is near impossible while governments are vulnerable to lawsuits

The human tragedy is that there is no connection between what we know and what we do. Almost everyone is now at least vaguely aware that we face the greatest catastrophe our species has ever confronted. Yet scarcely anyone alters their behaviour in response: above all, their driving, flying and consumption of meat and dairy.

During the most serious of all crises, the UK elected the least serious of all governments. Both the Westminster government and local authorities continue to build roads and expand airports. An analysis by conservation charity WWF suggests that, while the last UK budget allocated £145m for environmental measures, it dedicated £40bn to policies that will increase emissions.

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