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Factcheck: Do large solar projects produce more CO2 than they save?
Right-wing politicians and anti-solar campaigners claim that a major UK solar project would produce more greenhouse gases than it is able to save.
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RGGI Market: RGAs inch up as programme review uncertainty takes hold
Washington to publish preliminary criteria analysis of WCI carbon market linkage this week
RFS Market: RINs nose-dive to nearly 3-year low on narrowing BOHO spread, Middle East conflict
The Nullarbor's rich cultural history, vast cave systems and unique animals all deserve better protection
VCM Report: Carbon credit trade picks up in OTC market and for futures
NBS index to add vintage 2021 REDD credits after founders set up new broking firm
EasyJet, Airbus in pact to offset emissions using carbon removals credits
Carbon credit investor receives €1 mln from clothing marketplace founder
African biodiversity accelerator ‘really disappointed’ by financial viability of applicants
Over one-quarter of biodiversity net gain units at risk of non-compliance, says new study
Zambia working on carbon credits regulation, hopes to finalise emissions reductions sale agreement by November
EU nations get busy with energy agenda ahead of trickier tasks
US agency refuses to examine toxicity of ‘inactive’ pesticide chemicals to crops
EPA says too many pesticide formulas exist to check all for the safety of ingredients that could harm humans, plants and wildlife
Ingredients labeled as “inactive” in pesticide formulas are potentially poisoning the environment, crops and animals, but the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has rebuffed calls to examine their toxicity and risks.
Agency rules do not require the EPA to account for inactive ingredients when it evaluates pesticide formula safety despite the fact that industry labels dangerous substances like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as inert.
Continue reading...Canadian nature-based carbon offset developer finalises share sale, raises over C$1 mln in total
UK’s Transition Plan Taskforce delivers framework for corporate climate transition plan disclosure
Euro Markets: Midday Update
Climate crisis costing $16m an hour in extreme weather damage, study estimates
Analysis shows at least $2.8tn in damage from 2000 to 2019 through worsened storms, floods and heatwaves
The damage caused by the climate crisis through extreme weather alone has already cost $16m (£13m) an hour for the past 20 years, according to a new estimate.
Storms, floods, heatwaves and droughts have taken many lives and destroyed swathes of property in recent decades, with global heating making the events more frequent and intense. The new study is the first to calculate a global figure for the increased costs directly attributable to human-caused global heating.
Continue reading...Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains
Findings regarding clouds above Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama highlight how microplastics are highly mobile
Microplastics have been found everywhere from the oceans’ depths to the Antarctic ice, and now new research has detected it in an alarming new location – clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains.
The clouds around Japan’s Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama contain concerning levels of the tiny plastic bits, and highlight how the pollution can be spread long distances, contaminating the planet’s crops and water via “plastic rainfall”.
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