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Food brands challenge deforestation rules in UK environment bill
New bill will enforce fines on UK-based companies that fail to cut links to illegally deforested land
Trade associations representing leading food suppliers have questioned the need for new regulations to protect forests overseas, which will come before parliament in the environment bill on Wednesday.
The much-delayed bill will contain provisions to force UK-based companies to examine their supply chains in depth and ensure that they are free of links to land illegally deforested overseas.
Continue reading...British banks finance 805m tonnes of CO2 production a year
Emissions from projects and companies backed by the City are nearly double those of the UK
The amount of CO2 production financed by Britain’s banks and asset managers is nearly double the UK’s annual carbon emissions, according to a new report.
The study, published by environmental campaign groups Greenpeace and WWF, shows the City provided loans and investments for projects and companies that emitted 805m tonnes of CO2 in 2019. That is 1.8 times the UK’s own annual net emissions for the same year, which totalled 455m tonnes when discounting aviation and shipping, sectors that the UK government also does not include in its emissions calculations.
Continue reading...Coal plant “explosion” triggers widespread blackouts across Queensland
Almost 400,000 homes and business lost power across Queensland following reports of an explosion at the Callide coal-fired power station.
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Plastic debris on remote islands raises temperatures by 2.5C and threatens turtle populations
Study of Henderson Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands finds plastic acts as an insulator, making sand hotter and leading to more female turtle offspring
Accumulated plastic debris on the beaches of two remote island groups increased local maximum temperatures by nearly 2.5C, new research has found.
A study of Henderson Island in the South Pacific and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a remote territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean, found that plastic pollution acts as an insulator, increasing the temperature of the underlying sand.
Continue reading...Taylor pushes for “physical” capacity market in latest thrust for fossil fuels
Taylor now says wind and solar boom has been "excellent news", but is pushing for a new market mechanism that could protect coal and gas.
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‘A huge surprise’ as giant river otter feared extinct in Argentina pops up
Conservationists thrilled at the sighting of the wild predator, last seen in the country in the 1980s
“It was a huge surprise,” said Sebastián Di Martino, director of conservation at Fundación Rewilding Argentina. “I was incredulous. An incredible feeling of so much happiness. I didn’t know if I should try to follow it or rush back to our station to tell the others.”
The cause of the excitement was the sighting, last week, of a wild giant river otter – an animal feared extinct in the country due to habitat loss and hunting – on the Bermejo River in Impenetrable national park, in north-east Argentina’s Chaco province. The last sighting of a giant otter in the wild in Argentina was in the 1980s. On the Bermejo, none have been seen for more than a century.
Continue reading...Japan to use ammonia at coal plant in boost for Australia’s biggest wind and solar project
Japan to use ammonia to co-fire a 1GW coal plant in trial that could lead to development of Australia's biggest wind and solar project.
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We need grid ready for 100 pct renewables now, not in a few decades: AEMO
Australian Energy Market Operator underlines need for rapid upgrade to nagional grid and market systems, warning Australia is hurtling towards 100% renewables.
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RenewEconomy unveils Big Battery Storage Map of Australia
RenewEconomy has launched a Big Battery Storage Map of Australia, highlighting all the major battery storage projects in the country.
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Labor tries to block new regulations pushing ARENA into fossil fuels
Labor moves to cancel out Taylor's new ARENA regulations, as department officials confirm they could extend to funding gas projects.
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Federal court overturns water approval for Adani’s Carmichael coalmine
Court hears Coalition made a ‘legal error’ in how it approved plans for miner to pump 12.5bn litres a year from a Queensland river
A key approval for Adani’s Carmichael coal project has been overturned by the federal court, which ruled the federal government made a “legal error” in the way it assessed and approved plans for the miner to pump 12.5bn litres of water a year from a Queensland river.
The court case – brought by the Australian Conservation Foundation – challenged the government’s decision not to apply the “water trigger” to its assessment of Adani’s North Galilee Water Scheme.
Continue reading...Huge 10GW of offshore wind capacity near Iceland to help power UK
HIP unveiled ambitious plans to build 10GW of offshore wind to help power UK after it shutters its last coal plant and first generation nuclear.
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Gas industry wants dedicated “renewable gas target” to support hydrogen
Jemena calls for a dedicated renewable gas target to underpin hydrogen transition and defend that status of gas infrastructure such as pipelines.
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UK finance sector in top 10 for carbon emissions
CP Daily: Monday May 24, 2021
US battery surge unlocks record growth in wind and solar pipeline
A new study shows a steady pipeline of wind, solar and storage planned to connect to the US grid as Biden steps up ambitions.
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