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Microsoft buys first carbon removal credits from regenerated grasslands
COMMENT: Six key questions the carbon market needs to resolve to deliver for nature – one year on
Russia considering carbon pricing from 2028 -media
Millions of Australians at risk of being stung by fire ants each year, experts warn
Inquiry into invasive pest hears of risks species poses to health, agriculture and environment if it becomes endemic
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Fire ants could sting 8.6 million Australians a year if they were to become endemic – but a pathogenic fungus and pesticide-loaded drones might help avert that scenario, according to submissions posed to the federal government’s fire ants inquiry.
Submissions to the Senate inquiry into red imported fire ants (Rifa) in Australia closed on Monday, just days after the latest in a string of fire ant detections beyond south-east Queensland, where an infestation of the invasive pest is ongoing.
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Global investor unveils nature-based voluntary carbon strategy, hires ICVCM board member
Young science writer award goes national
NGOs urge EU to propose fossil fuel phaseout dates in its 2040 emissions targets
Top corporate carbon credit buyers opted for newer vintages in 2023 -analysts
Amazon signs power purchase deal for offshore Scottish wind
Danish offshore wind project cancelled after area redignated as bird sanctuary
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Japanese developer expands carbon business in Vietnam
Management platform raises $10 mln to help carbon project developers streamline operations, ditch spreadsheets
UK must act urgently to meet climate commitments, says watchdog
Committee urges UK to set ‘powerful example’ of tackling climate change after ‘mixed messages’ of Cop28
The UK must act urgently to meet its international climate commitments, the independent climate watchdog has warned, after sending “mixed messages” to other countries at the Cop28 UN climate summit in December.
While carbon reduction from electricity generation has shown progress, the rate at which all other sources of emissions are being cut must quadruple to meet the UK’s target under the Paris agreement of 68% reductions in emissions by 2030, according to the Climate Change Committee.
Continue reading...EU needs to invest €40 tln by 2050 to reach green goals -report
Californian startup raises $14 mln for large-scale nature-based carbon removals
‘Unacceptable greenwashing’: Scottish farmed salmon should not be labelled organic, say charities
Open letter calls for Soil Association certification to be removed from industry, amid concerns of negative environmental impact
The British body that certifies food in the UK as organic has been accused of misleading consumers over its labelling of Scottish farmed salmon.
Thirty charities, conservation and community organisations, including WildFish, the Pesticide Action Network and Blue Marine Foundation, say the negative environmental impacts of the industry in Scotland “run completely counter” to the principles of the Soil Association’s promotion of healthy, humane and sustainable food.
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