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IMF highlights energy security gains from EU climate action, issues warning on Eastern Europe

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 21:41
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a new paper on Tuesday arguing that climate action delivers “sizable energy security benefits” for Europe while highlighting risks related to carbon pricing policies in coal-reliant Eastern EU countries.
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Protesting Indian farmers endure severe heatwave – video

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-05-29 21:35

Hundreds of Indian farmers who have been camping for more than 100 days between the Punjab and Haryana states to demand better prices for their crops have been enduring a savage heat wave sweeping swathes of northern India.

Temperatures in Delhi, not far from the protest, have hit a record high of 49.9C (121.8F), as authorities warned of water shortages in the capital

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Marine protected areas fail to protect seafloor biodiversity activity, study says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 21:12
Conservation efforts have largely failed to protect seafloor invertebrate animals, including worms, clams, and shrimps, which play a critical role in mediating the health of the ocean, a paper has said.
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Philippines government partners with developer, bamboo company for large-scale reforestation to earn carbon credits

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 20:24
The Philippine government and a French land-based carbon project developer signed an agreement Wednesday to restore 90,000 hectares of degraded forest in the northwest of Samar Island’s natural park, in partnership with a local bamboo firm.
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China sets up $210-mln biodiversity fund for developing nations

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 20:21
China has launched the Kunming Biodiversity Fund, with the signing of the new venture witnessed by Chinese environmental officials and UN agencies this week after first establishing the framework over two years ago.
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As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-05-29 20:00

Officials are now incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to prevent further spread

On a US dairy farm, working in the milking parlor can mean seven-day weeks, 12-hour shifts and intimate contact with cows and everything they expel.

“When you disconnect the machine from the udder, it can shoot milk in your face,” said José Martínez, a former dairy worker and United Farm Workers advocate based in Washington state. “And there’s no time or place to eat. So we ate our tacos in spare moments with cow shit on our hands.”

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Australian business, environmental groups dunk on govt’s new environment legislation

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 17:28
The federal government on Wednesday introduced legislation to establish national environmental watchdog and information gathering bodies, but the move has been criticised by business and environmental groups alike, highlighting deep divisions in Australia's nature reform space.
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Make accreditation mandatory for low-carbon heating installers, says Which?

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-05-29 15:00

Widening government-run scheme would counter mistrust among householders, says consumer group

The next government should force all tradespeople who install home heat pumps, solar panels and insulation to sign up to a mandatory accreditation scheme to counter mistrust in the industry, a leading consumer group is demanding.

A report from Which? found that households face “significant anxiety” in choosing tradespeople to fit low-carbon heating systems, such as heat pumps, and insulation after “press stories about poor work and rogue traders”.

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We know the seas are rising – so why are Australian governments not planning for it?

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-05-29 14:34
We make long term plans for railways, submarines and manufacturing. Why not for getting ready for rising seas? Anthony Boxshall, Enterprise Fellow, The University of Melbourne Anna Grage, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Tom Kompas, Professor of Environmental Economics and Biosecurity, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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SBTN appoints external validator for corporate nature targets

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 14:00
The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), a voluntary initiative for companies to set science-based targets related to their impacts on nature, has appointed an independent Accountability Accelerator to validate targets for an interim period of up to three years.
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NSW consulting on GHG emissions reporting, reduction requirements for new and expanding projects

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 13:56
The New South Wales’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is currently consulting on stricter guides and requirements for new projects emitting large volumes of greenhouse gases.
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UNDP, GEF launch $135-mln initiative to arrest environmental degradation in small island states

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 13:45
The UNDP and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on Tuesday launched the Blue and Green Islands Integrated Program to scale up nature-based solutions in 15 Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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NSW government ‘very concerned’ about asbestos found in Sydney landscaping soil

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-05-29 12:30

Minister says ‘it’s illegal’ after Guardian revelations of contaminated products on sale in stores, but Greens say it’s ‘obvious’ new laws not enough

The NSW government is “very concerned” that asbestos has been found in landscaping soil bought in Sydney, the environment minister has said.

A Guardian Australia investigation revealed this week that contaminated soil fill products were on sale at landscape and garden stores, a decade after NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigators first raised concerns about potential contamination.

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