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Tractor blockade disrupts operations at Belgian port of Antwerp

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-02-14 02:12

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.

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Young climate activists aim to sway six Labour candidate selections

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-02-14 01:22

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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FEATURE: Conflict sensitivity should be front of mind when accessing critical energy transition minerals

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 23:21
More attention needs to be paid to conflict avoidance when accessing the materials needed for the green transition, say experts working at the intersection of climate and war.
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Companies should reassess trade association membership for meaningful climate action -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 23:00
A new report highlights the frequent clash between companies’ environmental objectives and their membership of trade associations misaligned with the Paris Agreement.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 22:35
EU carbon allowances continued their retreat under the weight of selling pressure on Tuesday morning, reaching yet another 23-month low as traders focused on a key price level last seen during the first days of the conflict in Ukraine, while energy markets rallied with weather models predicting slightly lower temperatures.
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UAE, Azerbaijan, Brazil announce “troika” to raise global climate ambition

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 21:54
The host of last annual UN climate summit, the UAE, has teamed up with Azerbaijan and Brazil where the next two events are due to take place, to form a partnership aimed at raising global climate ambition, they said Tuesday.
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EU must focus on producing own green hydrogen before importing it -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 21:24
The EU needs to focus on developing its own green hydrogen supply before looking to import, as many of the potential supplier countries will struggle to scale up production and develop export infrastructure, according to research released on Tuesday.
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European carbon removals intermediary channels $7 mln in corporate credit purchases

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 21:17
A Paris-headquartered carbon removals startup has sold credits worth more than $7 million to its corporate clients from novel technologies in its latest procurement round.
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India launches wasteland restoration plan to drive massive carbon emissions cuts

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 20:04
The NITI Aayog, India’s planning commission, has launched an initiative to restore 26 million hectares of the country’s wastelands by 2030 and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2e.
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Fuel tech firms close SAF deal for Queensland aviation hubs

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 19:38
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) hopeful Jet Zero signed an agreement Tuesday with a fuel tech firm to progress a SAF project in Queensland, Australia and cut local jet emissions by 70%.
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Wider green corridors could cut shipping emissions further -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 19:02
South Korea could cut emissions from shipping, which it depends on, by up to 20 million tonnes of CO2 per year at a single port via establishing wider scale green corridors, according to a report released Tuesday.
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UAE firm partners with Indonesian developer on mangrove restoration project

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 17:23
An Indonesian carbon project developer has signed an agreement with a Dubai-based firm to restore around 6,500 hectares of degraded mangrove forest in Aceh province.
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UNEP announces seven new flagship projects eyeing restoration of 40 mln hectares worldwide

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 16:00
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced seven new flagship restoration projects ahead of the 6th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), which will be held from Feb. 26 to Mar. 1 in Nairobi, Kenya.
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NZ Market: Well-supplied compliance buyers and policy vacuum creates directionless NZU price

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-02-13 15:27
The NZU price has been trading sideways for the last six weeks, as emitters stocked up on units see no need to wade in, while the market awaits answers from the government on lingering policy issues, according to market participants. 
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‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-02-13 12:34
Survey respondents overwhelmingly prioritised saving a human life – even if that person had been repeatedly told to evacuate and even if, as a consequence, a snail or shrub species became extinct. John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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'Pirate of the seas' in big decline after bird flu

BBC - Tue, 2024-02-13 12:02
Sea-bird counts after avian flu show serious declines in three species, the charity RSPB says.
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