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Australia annual renewables share ticks over to 37 per cent, lot more needed
Renewables reach a new milestone of 37 per cent share of the main grid over the last 12 months.
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PNG green groups say govt has breached its own rules on carbon market regulations
Top UK energy firms to warn Rishi Sunak: ‘Don’t back off green agenda’
More than 100 companies are set to send a letter to the PM voicing fears about the disastrous effects of Britain’s overreliance on gas
More than 100 of the UK’s biggest energy companies will tell Rishi Sunak this week not to back off the green agenda after a report by the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) warned of catastrophic effects on the economy of continued overreliance on gas.
The energy sector is becoming so alarmed at what it sees as the Sunak government’s mixed messages on switching to more renewable energy that big UK companies are ready to go public with a letter to Downing Street within days.
Continue reading...Agricultural shows boom across the UK as record crowds flock to the fields
Once the preserve of farmers, now the dog trials, sheep shearing and food stalls are starting to appeal to everyone
One of the highlights of the Great Yorkshire Show for Bridlington farmer Geoff Riby – other than his ram winning the Beltex male champion in the sheep class competition – was watching Lorenzo the Flying Frenchman perform in the main ring at the Harrogate show ground.
Riby has exhibited at the fair since 1972 and has seen this annual event evolve from an industry trade fair promoting tractors to the sort of festival that would feature one of France’s most skilled equestrians on the bill.
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Five arrested after climate protest at Ineos oil refinery in Scotland
Police say alleged offences include breach of the peace after 200 people march to plant and four climb on roof
Five people have been arrested after environmental activists staged a day of resistance at the Ineos oil refinery near Falkirk.
Four people climbed on to the roof of the Ineos gas power station at Grangemouth and held up a banner on Saturday afternoon. Earlier, about 200 people marched to the fence of the Ineos plant, which powers the oil refinery, from a climate camp approximately a mile away.
Continue reading...Europe might be nice this time of year but there is something about an Australian winter | Maddie Thomas
I love it when sunshine pierces through an icy-cold morning
It’s 7C. At 6am, the sky is still dark. There may be a hint of the light to come, but for now it is still dancing with the stars.
By 7am, the sun lifts just above the horizon, stretches over headlands and lights the clouds like a match – boom – turning the sky from pink to orange to blue. It starts to warm those who watched the sunrise, and offers some solace to early morning swimmers now shivering in their towels.
By 8am, the sun has enough oomph to hit you square in the face. It washes over tired commuters leaning against bus windows, warms the backs of those waiting for their coffee and splinters through the shadows of high-rises in the city.
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Continue reading...Indian carbon credit originator EKI seeking to sack auditors after company’s accounting practices flagged
Invasive snake wrestled into submission by hunters is Florida’s longest
Video of capture of Burmese python measured at 19ft – as long as an adult giraffe is tall – was posted on Instagram
A snake believed to be the longest invasive Burmese python ever recorded was captured by two Florida hunters after a mighty struggle.
Stephen Gauta and Jake Waleri caught the humungous reptile in Big Cypress national preserve near the Everglades in southern Florida earlier this week after it lunged at Waleri, 22, who then wrestled it back to the ground.
Continue reading...With our food systems on the verge of collapse, it’s the plutocrats v life on Earth | George Monbiot
Climate breakdown and crop losses threaten our survival, but the ultra-rich find ever more creative ways to maintain the status quo
According to Google’s news search, the media has run more than 10,000 stories this year about Phillip Schofield, the British television presenter who resigned over an affair with a younger colleague. Google also records a global total of five news stories about a scientific paper published last week, showing that the chances of simultaneous crop losses in the world’s major growing regions, caused by climate breakdown, appear to have been dangerously underestimated. In mediaworld, a place that should never be confused with the real world, celebrity gossip is thousands of times more important than existential risk.
The new paper explores the impacts on crop production when meanders in the jet stream (Rossby waves) become stuck. Stuck patterns cause extreme weather. To put it crudely, if you live in the northern hemisphere and a kink in the jet stream (the band of strong winds a few miles above the Earth’s surface at mid-latitudes) is stuck to the south of you, your weather is likely to be cold and wet. If it’s stuck to the north of you, you’re likely to suffer escalating heat and drought.
Continue reading...UN, Sweden launch platform to mobilise biodiversity finance in Arab region
Foreign Office cannot say how many climate officials it has
Exclusive: Former envoy raises concerns over possible ‘deliberate defunding of climate diplomacy under Sunak government’
The UK Foreign Office has said it does not know how many of its officials and diplomats are working on climate change and energy issues, in response to freedom of information requests.
The government has frequently described itself as a world leader on climate issues and the Foreign Office recently stated that “climate change remains an area of utmost importance and is a central focus of our diplomatic relations on a daily basis”.
Continue reading...Residents await results of fresh sampling from NSW goldmine that breached pollution rules – video
After revealing that sampling from the Cadia Hill goldmine showed a vent was emitting dust at more than 11 times the limit of air pollution regulations, the NSW Environment Protection Authority announced interim test results from dust samples were within regulatory limits. While management says the Newcrest-owned mine is now operating in compliance with licence conditions, residents and experts remain concerned
Continue reading...Producers draw on CCAs, financial players drop California net length but build RGGI holdings
US EPA rejects nearly all outstanding Renewable Fuel Standard waivers
Just Stop Oil protesters disrupt BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall
Two demonstrators removed almost immediately after sounding air horns and throwing confetti on the stage
Two Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted the opening night of the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall after running on to the stage, setting off confetti cannon and sounding air horns.
The pair were taken off stage at the west London venue within moments of unfurling their orange banners on Friday evening, according to footage on social media.
Continue reading...Next court date slated for Alberta offset verifier facing 25 criminal charges under climate regulations
US Carbon Markets and LCFS Roundup for week ending July 14, 2023
CEO of major European carbon trading firm stepping aside
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