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Ontario moves to legislate referendum for future carbon programmes
Axing the Auckland fuel tax reveals the lack of a real transport plan for NZ’s biggest city
Rush to implement EU green transition could trigger collateral damage for manufacturing, says industry group
Ireland to pay up to €6,000 per hectare for private woodland restoration
EU climate chief calls on “crown jewel” carbon markets to contribute to 90% by 2040 target
UK campaigners take action against carbon capture at Drax top-emitting plant
INTERVIEW: Forest carbon developer plans to launch biodiversity credits within four months
Experts call for more local authority resourcing as UK biodiversity net gain takes root
Polar bears face starvation threat as ice melts
Legal challenge over plans to relax sewage laws for housebuilders in England
Campaigners accuse government of ‘back door’ amendment to bring in pollution rule change that was defeated in Lords
The government is facing a legal challenge over plans to permit housebuilders in England to allow sewage pollution “through the back door”.
The campaign group Wild Justice, along with the law firm Leigh Day, have submitted plans for a judicial review over what they term an “unlawful attempt to use guidance to introduce a change that was defeated in the House of Lords last year”.
Continue reading...Tractor blockade disrupts operations at Belgian port of Antwerp
Farmers across Europe demand higher prices and looser environmental rules
A tractor blockade has seriously disrupted operations at the Belgian port of Antwerp, Europe’s second largest, authorities said, as angry farmers continued their protests in half a dozen European countries.
“No freight can be delivered or picked up, as trucks are halted, while employees are only being allowed in after a long wait,” said Stephan Vanfraechem, the director of the association of port operators Alfaport.
Continue reading...Young climate activists aim to sway six Labour candidate selections
Green New Deal Rising aiming to help create climate caucus in parliament by promoting candidates in marginal seats
Young climate activists are discreetly trying to influence Labour’s candidate selection process in six constituencies before the general election, in an effort to form a climate caucus that can sway the next parliament.
Outlining its electoral strategy at a press event on Monday night, Green New Deal Rising (GNDR), a youth climate campaign, said it intended to mobilise thousands of young activists to promote eight general election candidates in marginal seats.
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