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EU to renew glyphosate approval for a decade despite divisions
Article 6 body unanimously agrees crediting methodology guidance in last-ditch talks before COP28
US chemical carbon conversion company raises $5 million
Precision agriculture firm preserves 1,200 species in one year, US asset manager says
NGO slams latest text being considered for EU’s carbon removals bill
Over 140 fossil fuel and chemical company lobbyists at global plastic treaty negotiations, report finds
Ukrainian energy minister says country may need EU’s help with power supplies this winter
Jury clears climate protesters of causing damage to HSBC London HQ
Nine women used hammers and chisels to shatter building’s windows in April 2021 as part of Extinction Rebellion protest
Nine climate protesters have been cleared by a jury of causing £500,000 worth of criminal damage to the windows at the headquarters of HSBC bank in London.
The women, who were all taking action as members of Extinction Rebellion, sang and chanted as they shattered the custom-made glass windows with hammers and chisels at about 7am on 22 April 2021.
Continue reading...EU’s Green Deal boss gives preview of new plan for power grids
Corporates outline “cautious optimism” for jurisdictional forest carbon in 2024 outlook
FEATURE: Companies see EU ETS rule tweak kickstarting carbon storage in buildings
The 2023 BirdLife Australia photography winners – in pictures
Superb singers, pollen showers and some Jambalaya on the Bayou. The winners of the sixth annual BirdLife Australia Bird Photography awards have been announced
Continue reading...As a student, I’m striking for climate action. If you’re worried or angry about the climate crisis, join us | Jeremy Phu Howard
I used to believe I had no real say in what our government did. But eventually I realised that that simply wasn’t true
I’m 16 years old and today I will be striking from school because of the government’s complete failure to combat a very real, and very dangerous threat to my future. I live in western Sydney and have lived here all my life. I enjoy school, and take my education seriously. I take pride in my academic achievement. Despite this, I’m walking out of school to fight for my future.
When I was in primary school, my teacher taught us about climate change, and how it’s caused. He would explain that it would lead to things like rising sea levels, more extreme temperatures, andworsening floods and fires. I understood what he said, but at the time it was hard to actually imagine what it meant.
Continue reading...UK offshore wind is no longer a bargain. But it’s still better than the alternatives | Nils Pratley
Even with bigger subsidies, the technology looks attractive price-wise compared with gas
The good news is that the government has an offshore wind strategy again, something that was in doubt after the last auction flopped by producing no bids from developers. The maximum price the state is prepared to pay for a windfarm’s output for 15 years has been set at £73 a megawatt hour for the 2024 auction, a level that should be high enough to grab attention in boardrooms and spark some bidding action.
The bad news, of course, is that £73 is a mighty leap from £44, the price that generated the big thumbs-down, and these subsidies end up on our bills. Yes, we all know about higher interest rates and inflation in everything from steel to the cost of transporting turbines to the North Sea. But a 66% increase?
Continue reading...International NGO launches Malaysian mangrove fund
Up to 70 days of suspected illegal dumps of sewage in Windermere in 2022, analysis finds
Researcher says data suggests permit conditions breached on up to 70 days, but United Utilities disputes findings
Suspected illegal dumping of raw sewage into Windermere took place on up to 70 days in 2022, a year in which campaigners said the lake had its worst summer of harmful algal blooms, according to analysis of data released under environmental information rules.
Prof Peter Hammond, whose research first identified the scale of illegal raw sewage discharges from English water companies, has analysed detailed data on spills and treatment by United Utilities, which was released by the Environment Agency.
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