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Young science writer award goes national
NGOs urge EU to propose fossil fuel phaseout dates in its 2040 emissions targets
Top corporate carbon credit buyers opted for newer vintages in 2023 -analysts
Amazon signs power purchase deal for offshore Scottish wind
Danish offshore wind project cancelled after area redignated as bird sanctuary
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Japanese developer expands carbon business in Vietnam
Management platform raises $10 mln to help carbon project developers streamline operations, ditch spreadsheets
UK must act urgently to meet climate commitments, says watchdog
Committee urges UK to set ‘powerful example’ of tackling climate change after ‘mixed messages’ of Cop28
The UK must act urgently to meet its international climate commitments, the independent climate watchdog has warned, after sending “mixed messages” to other countries at the Cop28 UN climate summit in December.
While carbon reduction from electricity generation has shown progress, the rate at which all other sources of emissions are being cut must quadruple to meet the UK’s target under the Paris agreement of 68% reductions in emissions by 2030, according to the Climate Change Committee.
Continue reading...EU needs to invest €40 tln by 2050 to reach green goals -report
Californian startup raises $14 mln for large-scale nature-based carbon removals
‘Unacceptable greenwashing’: Scottish farmed salmon should not be labelled organic, say charities
Open letter calls for Soil Association certification to be removed from industry, amid concerns of negative environmental impact
The British body that certifies food in the UK as organic has been accused of misleading consumers over its labelling of Scottish farmed salmon.
Thirty charities, conservation and community organisations, including WildFish, the Pesticide Action Network and Blue Marine Foundation, say the negative environmental impacts of the industry in Scotland “run completely counter” to the principles of the Soil Association’s promotion of healthy, humane and sustainable food.
Continue reading...Australia “hell-bent” on exporting fossil fuels, over-reliance on land sector to claim emission reductions -analysis
West of England coalmines to be mapped for renewable energy potential
Regional mayor Dan Norris launches project to explore potential for former mines to produce low-carbon heat
When Bryn Hawkins worked in coalmines through the 1960s and early 1970s he says few understood the impact the burning of fossil fuels would have on the planet.
Now, public officials are hoping disused mines that provided millions of tonnes of fossil fuels could be used as a potential source of renewable energy across the country.
Continue reading...Intense rainfall brings flash flooding to south-east Queensland – video
Parts of south-east Queensland have been hit by flash flooding and torrential rain with homes and businesses underwater. More than a dozen people have been rescued from areas north and west of Brisbane. The Bureau of Meteorology said forecast rainfall in those areas could lead to flash or riverine flooding in the next 48 hours. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is also ensuring more wet weather in Queensland's north-west, days after crossing the coast
Continue reading...Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend
83% of English rivers have evidence of high pollution from sewage and agriculture
Exclusive: Hundreds of anglers take part in UK’s largest citizen science water-testing project
Eighty-three per cent of English rivers contain evidence of high pollution caused by sewage and agricultural waste, according to the largest citizen science water testing project ever to take place in the UK.
Hundreds of anglers took part in the study, organised by the Angling Trust, after being angered by the brown blooms of sewage in the waters they painstakingly tend for the benefit of fish.
Continue reading...SunCable poaches solar and gas industry execs to lead baseload renewables project
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The “phantom” dwellings that could be project killers for wind farms
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Singapore exchange connects with UAE platform in hunt for deeper, more liquid market
Choppy conditions continue to rock US offshore wind market
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