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California calls for comment on net zero cement strategy

Carbon Pulse - 2 hours 59 min ago
California regulator ARB is calling for public comment on drafting its net zero emissions strategy for the cement sector.
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New York comptroller warns of IRA funding uncertainty for state energy, climate programmes

Carbon Pulse - 3 hours 45 min ago
New York has received a total of nearly $2 billion in grants to date from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), although federal funding uncertainty could jeopardise the impact of those dollars, according to a new report published by the state.
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DAC carbon removal capacity to hit 5.5 MtCO2 by 2032 in “hugely conservative” outlook, say analysts

Carbon Pulse - 5 hours 26 min ago
At least 5.5 million tonnes CO2 will be removed annually by DAC facilities worldwide by 2032, attendees heard at the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference in New York on Monday.
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World Bank insurance agency issues $180 mln guarantee to carbon project developer against political risk

Carbon Pulse - 5 hours 27 min ago
The World Bank's insurance agency has issued a $179.6 million guarantee to a clean cooking carbon project developer covering political risk affecting its credits such as expropriation, international transfer restrictions, and breach of contract.
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Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead?

The Conversation - 5 hours 34 min ago
Research reveals most of the sites the Coalition has earmarked for nuclear power plants would be suitable for pumped hydropower plants. Timothy Weber, Research Officer for School of Engineering, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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EU ministers converge on need to cut energy costs, clash on mix preferences

Carbon Pulse - 5 hours 59 min ago
The EU's 27 energy ministers broadly endorsed the European Commission's proposed action plan for affordable energy but revealed deep fault lines over national approaches and choices of energy mix.
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Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault

BBC - 6 hours 48 min ago
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
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BRIEFING: Current DAC buyers are built different, not just less price-sensitive

Carbon Pulse - 7 hours 13 min ago
Lowering direct air capture (DAC) costs may not have the hoped-for effect of crowding in plentiful buyers, attendees heard at the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference on Monday in New York.
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US President signs bills repealing offshore drilling restrictions, EPA’s methane emissions fee

Carbon Pulse - 7 hours 15 min ago
US President Donald Trump signed two joint resolutions into law on Friday, nullifying recent regulations that established the US EPA's methane emissions fee and restricted offshore drilling for oil and gas exploration.
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'Stranded astronauts' Butch and Suni set to begin journey home

BBC - 7 hours 31 min ago
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.
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'Stranded astronauts' Butch and Suni set to begin journey home

BBC - 7 hours 31 min ago
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.
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VCM Report: Prices drift lower, but market buoyed by signs of sovereign support

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 17 min ago
Prices generally drifted lower as buying appetite continued to favour the cheap end of the market, but national support for voluntary carbon buoyed sentiment.
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Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections

The Guardian - 8 hours 43 min ago

Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon

Edelman, the world’s largest public relations agency, is in talks to work with the Cop30 team organising the UN climate summit in the Amazon later this year despite its prior connections to a major trade group accused of lobbying to roll back measures to protect the area from deforestation, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.

The summit is set to take place in November in the city of Belém on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, which has been ravaged by deforestation linked to Brazil’s powerful agriculture industry. For the first time, the talks will be “at the epicenter of the climate crisis”, the summit’s president wrote last week. “As the Cop comes to the Amazon, forests will naturally be a central topic,” he added.

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Danish fund manager raises €12 bln for latest renewable energy fund

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 43 min ago
A Copenhagen-based investor has secured €12 billion for its largest renewable energy fund to date, it announced last Friday.
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Power sector flags “major issues” with EU-UK electricity trade ahead of CBAM

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 53 min ago
Electricity producers have called on the European Commission to improve the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) before it starts applying next year, pointing to the risk of “double paying” CO2 charges when importing from the UK, and asking for “more realistic default values” to be applied when evaluating the carbon intensity of Britain’s electricity exports to Europe.
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Banks won’t voluntarily shift towards net zero – they need a regulatory push, study finds

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 23 min ago
Swiss banks have the necessary tools to hit net zero emissions by 2050, but the fear of losing competitiveness is holding them back, according to a study that raises doubts about the effectiveness of voluntary commitments from banks worldwide.  
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Storrington in West Sussex named UK’s first European stork village

The Guardian - 9 hours 24 min ago

Village joins continental network alongside nearby Knepp estate, as birds previously extinct in Britain flourish

The Saxons knew the West Sussex village of Storrington as Estorchestone, the “abode of the storks”.

But the graceful white birds disappeared from its skies more than 600 years ago, when they became extinct in Britain.

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Net-Zero Banking Alliance in talks to raise warming target above 2C, says former member

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 26 min ago
The world’s largest alliance of net zero-committed banks is considering rolling back its mitigation target to just above 2C, from 1.5C at present, a former member said at an event in New York on Monday.
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Major investment gap threatens buildings sector decarbonisation goals -report

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 52 min ago
While emissions from the buildings sector have stopped rising for the first time since 2020, a $1.1 trillion investment gap could derail global objectives to decarbonise the sector, according to a report released Monday.
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Governments could cut emissions by a third if they nix fossil fuel subsidies -study

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 18 min ago
By eliminating the $7 trillion worth of subsidies granted for fossil fuels worldwide, governments can significantly boost their economic welfare and cut global CO2 emissions by about a third, according to a study published on Monday.
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