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Climate change: US and China take 'small but important steps'
California-based firm agrees “groundbreaking” CDR tech deal with advanced materials company
China thermal power continues to grow in October, though slower than solar and hydro
Nature-based solutions a tough sell for Article 6, UN conference hears
German court orders €60 bln in climate funding be reversed after ruling 2021 budget act unconstitutional
Climate-heating gases reach record highs, UN reports
World Meteorological Organization sees ‘no end in sight to the rising trend’, largely driven by fossil fuel burning
The abundance of climate-heating gases in the atmosphere reached record highs in 2022, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has reported.
The WMO said “there is no end in sight to the rising trend”, which is largely driven by the burning of fossil fuels.
Continue reading...UK carbon capture policy prolongs fossil use and falls short on ambition, finds report
Japan’s slow carbon pricing progress misaligned with IPCC guidance, think tank says
Oil supply, demand rising to hit ‘unprecedented’ level in 2024 -IEA
Australia Market Roundup: NSW wind project guidelines shuts the gate on development, ACCU issuance inches up
EU co-legislators agree on methane emission rules for the energy sector
Clean cooking developer first to issue Article 6-aligned credits
US, China agree on climate cooperation ahead of COP28
Jamaica’s dengue fever outbreak shows the deadly effects of record heat
The global failure to reduce fossil fuels is leaving small island states trapped in a constant cycle of fightback against disease and extreme weather
Read more: Health of billions at risk from global heating, warns report
In the summer of 2023, the world recorded the highest temperature in 100,000 years. All continents were affected and even the gentle breeze often felt in the tropics did little to cool the sweltering heat experienced by small island developing states (Sids). Our latest Lancet Countdown report, tracking the connections between health and the climate crisis, showed that Sids experienced 103 health-threatening heat days each year between 2018 and 2022 – equating to almost a third of the year being above the threshold whereby heat-related deaths are likely to increase.
Aside from the direct dangers of exposure to health-threatening heat such as heat stress, heatstroke, and, in severe circumstances, death, increased heat improves the climate suitability for the spread of infectious diseases such as dengue fever, malaria and vibrio by expanding their climatic boundaries, our most recent data shows. Our mathematical models of dengue fever show an increase in the frequency of outbreaks with an increase in heat, and the evidence suggests that the climate crisis has exacerbated the frequency of these outbreaks.
Continue reading...Bank offering high net worth philanthropists chance to invest in blue carbon
Australian biochar company receives A$11 mln loan from parent company
Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates
State oil company’s huge expansion plans make its CEO’s role as president of UN climate summit ‘ridiculous’, say researchers
The state oil company of the United Arab Emirates, whose CEO will preside over imminent UN climate negotiations, has the largest net-zero-busting expansion plans of any company in the world, according to new data.
Sultan Al Jaber is the chief executive of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and president of the Cop28 summit, which begins on 30 November. The researchers behind the new data said Adnoc’s huge planned expansion of oil and gas production was a clear conflict of interest and they said his position was “ridiculous”.
$140bn has been spent by the industry on exploration for new oil and gas reserves since 2021.
96% of the 700 companies that explore or develop new oil and gas fields are continuing to do so.
More than 1,000 companies are planning new gas pipelines, gas-fired power plants or liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals.
Continue reading...SEC bill faces tough opposition in Victorian parliament
A move to enshrine the revived State Electricity Commission in the Victorian constitution is doomed to fail, with upper house crossbenchers queuing up to kill it.
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Siemens snags massive government bailout amid deepening wind turbine woes
German government agrees to backstop energy giant Siemens to tune of €7.5 billion to help the company overcome ongoing turmoil in its wind division.
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“Farcical:” Wind industry in shock as draft NSW guidelines say no to new wind projects
Updated: Wind industry in shock over draft NSW planning guidelines, which could kill new projects - even in renewable energy zones. Talks are being sought with the state Labor government.
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