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Asia-Pacific climate commitments off pace with rest of the world, UN report says
WWF pitches international nature positive financial regulation blueprint
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Finance partnership to offer forest nations cash for emissions reductions agreements, eyes two deals pre-COP28
Smaller businesses want to decarbonise but struggle with measurement and reporting, finds report
Microplastics found in clouds could affect weather and global temperatures
Scientists in eastern China find 24 out of 28 water samples have plastic particles commonly seen in synthetic fibers and packaging
Air, water, soil, food and even blood – microplastics have found their way virtually everywhere on Earth, and now that list includes clouds.
Bits of plastic particles were recently discovered above eastern China, with new research showing that these microplastics could influence cloud formation and the weather.
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“Net zero greenwash:” Energy giants called out over plans to burn more fossil fuels
Woodside Energy was among those assessed to be at significant risk of "net zero greenwash" because of their efforts to influence governments against phasing out fossil fuels.
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EU agtech startup expands soil carbon platform reach to 2 mln hectares
EU cleantech startup raises €4.5 mln to reduce emissions in heavy industry
Japan’s steel sector far from credible decarbonisation -report
South Australia passes green hydrogen law, with support from anti-wind cross bench
South Australia hydrogen act passes after support from One Nation and SA Best, founded by anti-wind campaigner Nick Xenophon, overcame delaying tactics from Greens and Liberals.
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British Columbia commits to whole-of-govt approach in new biodiversity framework
Western Australia slashes “green tape” and bypassing EPA for renewable projects
W.A. paves the way to fast track the approval of renewable energy projects as it races to provide enough capacity for electrocution and green industry.
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Forrest creates NY-based fund to tap into other rich people’s money for green energy plans
Andrew Forrest creates New York-based asset manager to raise capital from pension and sovereign funds, and other rich people to support his highly ambitious green energy plans.
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China to announce additional regulations to support CCER relaunch
Environmental plantings to dominate future ACCU issuance, outlook shows
More than half of UK and Ireland seabirds in decline, census finds
Species populations falling, with some decreasing due to loss of habitat and less food availability
More than half the seabird species breeding on British and Irish coasts have declined over the last 20 years, according to the most comprehensive census to date.
Eleven of 21 nesting seabirds species have fallen, five species have remained stable and five have increased, some because of targeted conservation work, according to the Seabirds Count survey.
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