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Only seven countries meet WHO air quality standard, research finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 14:01

Almost all countries failing to meet mark for PM2.5, tiny particles expelled by vehicles and industry that can cause health problems

Only seven countries are meeting an international air quality standard, with deadly air pollution worsening in places due to a rebound in economic activity and the toxic impact of wildfire smoke, a new report has found.

Of 134 countries and regions surveyed in the report, only seven – Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand – are meeting a World Health Organization (WHO) guideline limit for tiny airborne particles expelled by cars, trucks and industrial processes.

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The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-03-19 13:17
New Zealand’s plants and animals are globally unique and underpin primary production and tourism. The government’s fast-tracking proposal threatens to erode the natural capital the economy relies on. Tim Curran, Associate Professor of Ecology, Lincoln University, New Zealand Jo Monks, Lecturer in Ecology, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis? | Adam Morton

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 11:27

We should focus on rooftop solar – Australians love it

A missing element from much of the debate about whether Australia should embrace nuclear power is that – unless the Labor rank-and-file have an extraordinary change of heart – the issue is already dead on arrival.

John Howard and Scott Morrison knew the score on this. Unless there is bipartisan support, a nuclear industry has virtually no chance of being developed. And as things stand there is no chance of the ALP changing its position.

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Illinois lawmakers propose framework for carbon sequestration

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 10:29
Two CO2 transport and storage bills are making their way through the Illinois legislature as state lawmakers seek to capitalise on CCS opportunities in light of regulatory issues that have recently blocked major projects in North and South Dakota.
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RGGI Markets: Record auction propels RGA prices to new highs

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 10:04
RGGI allowance (RGA) prices bolted to fresh all-time highs last week after the scheme’s Q1 auction results cleared at record levels, exhausting the year’s Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) allowances.
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Sunak and ministers stoking division over UK’s net zero target, warns Ed Miliband

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-03-19 07:00

Labour shadow energy minister will use speech to say Tory approach is also leading to higher bills

Ministers are stoking the fires of the culture wars over the UK’s net zero target instead of addressing the urgency of the climate crisis, Ed Miliband will say.

The shadow energy secretary will make a pitch directly to Conservative voters who are concerned that the party has made major U-turns on cutting greenhouse gas emissions amid increasingly anti-green rhetoric.

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On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-03-19 05:21
Conditions deteriorated in 2023 but were stlil relatively good for ecosystems and agriculture. Unfortunately, the alarming decline of threatened species continued. Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shoshana Rapley, Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Tayla Lawrie, Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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ANALYSIS: Ageing UN carbon projects eye voluntary carbon market opportunities in light of Article 6 delays

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 03:47
Projects from the UN's Kyoto Protocol-era Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are transitioning to the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in light of stalling Article 6 negotiations, experts have told Carbon Pulse, though some caution that opportunities may only be short term, and units could be a tough sell for some buyers.
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US DOE identifies adequate biomass potential to surpass domestic SAF target

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 03:35
The US will have a biomass production capacity of 1 billion tonnes in the future – enough to nearly double its 2050 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) target, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported.
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FEATURE: Scientists enhancing the carbon appetite of crops explore voluntary market opportunity

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 03:04
Scientists developing gene-edited crops with deeper root systems that sequester more CO2 expect the first carbon credits to be generated in the next couple of years from farmers adopting their varieties.
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US Forest Service announces $145 mln for small landowner access to climate markets

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-03-19 02:49
The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service announced Friday that it will provide $145 million to facilitate access to emerging climate markets for smaller and underserved forest landholders.
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