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Voluntary carbon insurance product launches to protect against buffer pool depletion

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 23:53
A carbon insurer active in the voluntary market (VCM) has launched what it says is world's first insurance against depletion events for a buffer pool, in partnership with a standard, it announced on Tuesday.
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‘We have to be all things to our children’: how a school made sure pupils had time to play

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-06-18 23:46

Brighton primary has worked with organisation to provide better quality time outside

Every Friday morning Damien Jordan can be seen walking back and forth in the local park, staring at the grass. He’s checking for dog mess and drug paraphernalia; in the next 10 minutes 30 or so of the pupils of Fairlight primary in Brighton will hit the park for their weekly football practice.

With a playground that measures just 800m2 and more than 400 children, there is no room for sports on the school grounds, so about a decade ago Jordan, headteacher at Fairlight, started practice at the park. It is just one of the ways that he, like other heads, is finding to cope with the issues many state schools are fighting; shortages of green space, shortages of staff and time, and shortages of cash.

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Alarming lack of access to green space fuelling UK child obesity crisis, doctors warn

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-06-18 23:45

Exclusive: Medics say children with poor access to outdoor play at school at higher risk of developing lifelong health problems

Doctors have warned that a “truly alarming” lack of access to outdoor space at schools is exacerbating Britain’s child obesity crisis.

Child obesity is already a significant public health problem. In England, one in three children are leaving primary school overweight or obese and face a higher risk of serious health conditions, mental health problems and dying prematurely.

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Cote d’Ivoire receives $35 mln for forest carbon emissions reductions under World Bank programme

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 22:57
Cote d’Ivoire has received $35 million from the World Bank for successfully reducing 7 mln tonnes of carbon emissions, according to a release Tuesday.
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Social acceptance of carbon pricing hinges largely on revenue spending, study finds

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 22:32
The political success of carbon pricing policies – such as the upcoming EU ETS2 for road transport and heating fuels – will depend on whether they help people to switch away from fossil fuels, as inflation and higher interest rates have made it harder for consumers to access cleaner alternatives, according to new research.
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Microsoft buys 8 mln nature-based carbon credits in world’s largest removals offtake deal

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 22:19
Tech giant Microsoft has inked another large voluntary carbon deal worth 8 million nature-based credits through 2043, it announced Tuesday, considered the largest offtake transaction for removals to date.
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Conservation charity releases standard for certifying biodiversity uplift

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 22:17
A UK-based conservation charity released Tuesday a site-based biodiversity standard applicable to all land management projects, including habitat restoration, tree planting, and agroforestry initiatives.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 21:42
European carbon prices were marginally firmer at midday after moving in a €1.50 range on Tuesday morning, as the market continued to position itself ahead of Wednesday's expiry of the June options contract, while UK Allowances broke above a key psychological level that had been capping the British market's recent rally.
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Australian govt ringfences A$28.5 mln to restore the Great Barrier Reef

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 21:03
The Australian federal Labor government announced Tuesday an allocation of A$28.5 million ($18.9 mln) to support the restoration and rehabilitation of coastal habitats on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Nordic carbon capture firm secures funding in bid to reach 5 mln tonnes by 2030

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 20:46
A Nordic carbon capture initiative has raised funding to help it scale its removals business, targeting credit issuance in 2028, it said Tuesday.
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Plan Vivo, consultancy set to launch nature-based pilots across Asia and Africa

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 20:32
Nature and carbon standard Plan Vivo has partnered with a UK-based consultancy to launch a series of nature-based pilot projects in Asia and Africa towards the end of the year.
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Indigo Ag sells its largest ever block of voluntary credits to tech giant

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 20:00
US agtech firm Indigo Ag said it has secured its largest ever delivery of credits in one single transaction to a tech buyer eager to enrich its credit portfolio.
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Deal struck for CO2 pipeline to store France’s industrial emissions in the North Sea

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 18:41
A deal has been struck between an oil and gas firm and France's gas transmission operator to develop CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the country with potential capacity of over 5 million tonnes per year.
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China thermal power declines in May, renewable energy expansion continues

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 18:28
China saw its domestic thermal power generation decline last month, while hydro and solar power production continued to post strong annual growth amid increasingly optimistic expectations about the country's decarbonisation path.
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Shell announces acquisition of Pavilion Energy

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-18 17:38
Singapore-based Shell subsidiary Shell Eastern has acquired Pavilion Energy, including its LNG and carbon trading business, the companies announced Tuesday.
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How Britain’s oldest animal welfare charity became a byword for cruelty on an industrial scale | George Monbiot

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-06-18 17:00

As it celebrates its 200th birthday, the RSPCA has lost its way - and is helping endorse indefensible abuse in factory farms

How does it happen? How does an organisation end up doing the opposite of what it was established to do? This month marks the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: the world’s oldest animal welfare organisation. I wonder what there is to celebrate.

If you mistreat your dog or cat or horse or rabbit, you can expect an investigation by the RSPCA. If the case is serious enough, it could lead to prosecution. If you abuse animals on an industrial scale, you might face not investigation and prosecution, but active support and a public relations campaign to help you sell your products.

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‘A distressing reality’: our beautiful planet under threat – in pictures

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-06-18 16:00

Stark images of coal markets, coastal cleanups and a photographer who burns her own work all feature in this year’s Earth Photo awards

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High fliers: pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-06-18 14:59
Norfolk Island green parrots are self-medicating with pepper tree bark and leaves, to rid themselves of parasites. But is there more to it? Birds are known to indulge in alcohol and take stimulants. Penny Olsen, Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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