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Japan considers government procurement of DAC carbon credits, draft methodologies for project development

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 19:23
Japan is considering government procurement of direct air capture (DAC) carbon credits in a bid to boost demand, while several relevant methodologies under the domestic offset programme are being developed.
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Brussels pledges to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to support CCS

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 18:34
The European Commission will take all the necessary steps to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology available to large industrial emitters and remove barriers to its development, a senior EU official said on Wednesday.
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Australia confirms GHG reporting rule changes that think tank says could cover up millions of tonnes of coal mine emissions

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 18:12
Australia has announced updates to national greenhouse gas reporting rules that a climate think tank warns will let coal companies dramatically under-report their emissions and undeservedly be issued Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs).
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BRIEFING: EU to offer fast-track permitting for green industry frontrunners

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 17:37
The European Commission wants to speed up approval of emerging green and low-carbon technologies, saying it will promote faster permitting for those identified as the most promising by its new Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCITE) in Seville.
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International panel releases survey results on biodiversity credit market models

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 17:37
Many companies believe mandatory offsetting requirements would be critical for the biodiversity market to scale, according to submissions to the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits’ (IAPB) second round of consultation with market participants.
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Palm oil land speculation major driver of Indonesian deforestation, satellite study finds

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 16:38
Speculation and land banking by the palm oil industry is a major contributor to Indonesia’s massive historical deforestation rates, according to a study published this week.
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Gambia introduces draft carbon trading bill

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 16:24
The government of Gambia has introduced a draft carbon trading bill in an effort to regulate project activity and credit transactions in the emerging market.
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‘We all need a place to hide’: NHS workers take a breather – in pictures

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-04 16:00

From wildflower retreats and Novid rooms to locking yourself in a disabled toilet, hospital staff reveal where they go when they need a moment’s peace

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Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls | Jonathan Watts

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-04 15:00

It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather

A disrupted climate and diminished natural world are widening the dividing lines of ideological debate. Left unchecked, this will undermine democracy.

That may not be the first thing on the minds of British voters as they go to the polls on Thursday. It is probably also a minority view in the rest of Europe or the US, where people are too much in the thick of a polycrisis to consider anything outside politics and economics as usual. But from a distance, in my case from the Amazon rainforest, there is a very different explanation for the tremors being witnessed in the old world and the new.

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Taiwan carbon exchange likely to see first domestic offset transaction in September

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 13:56
A government-backed carbon exchange in Taiwan is likely to see the first transaction of domestically issued emissions reductions by late September or early October, according to local media reports.
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Watch: Mount Etna spits lava into the night sky

BBC - Thu, 2024-07-04 13:34
Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.
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Shanghai to auction off 1 mln carbon allowances under municipal ETS

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 12:38
The Shanghai government will auction off 1 million carbon allowances under its emissions trading scheme at the end of this month to ensure regulated emitters can acquire enough permits for compliance purposes.
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Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-07-04 12:28
Small renewable energy systems are replacing dirty diesel generators in remote communities. This study of 20 Australian microgrid feasibility projects reveals widespread benefits. Simon Wright, Senior Research Fellow, Energy & Circularity, Gulbali Institute, Charles Sturt University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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No, UK weather is not being manipulated

BBC - Thu, 2024-07-04 12:02
False claims about weather manipulation and geoengineering have been spreading online. What are the facts?
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No, UK weather is not being manipulated

BBC - Thu, 2024-07-04 12:02
False claims about weather manipulation and geoengineering have been spreading online. What are the facts?
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Analysis highlights increased wildfire risks to forest carbon offset projects

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 11:41
Forest carbon projects are becoming increasingly vulnerable to climate-related disasters including large-scale fires, according to a new analysis from an offset ratings agency.
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US court orders Oregon investor to pay over $120 mln for fraud, Ponzi scheme involving carbon offsets

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 11:10
An Oregon-based investor and his associated firms have been ordered by a US judge to pay over $120 million in restitution and disgorgement for operating a Ponzi scheme and committing fraud related to digital asset investments and a carbon offset programme, a federal court ruled on Wednesday.
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