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The great pylon pile-on: can councils’ opposition scupper Labour’s ‘clean power’ revolution?

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-07-21 02:00

The energy secretary’s plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas is facing a huge backlash

The energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has been warned he faces battlegrounds across the country over plans to install thousands of pylons in unspoiled rural areas to deliver a “clean power” revolution. Council leaders and communities oppose proposals for a vast new network of pylons across large parts of several counties, including Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.

There are calls for community compensation of “hundreds of millions of pounds” if the schemes are pushed through.

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NY Governor announces $100 mln to decarbonise the Empire State Plaza

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 13:38
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) on Friday unveiled $100 million to decarbonise the Empire State Plaza, targeting a 20% GHG reduction in its operations.
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US appeals court dismisses request to pause US EPA power plant rule

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 10:36
A US federal appeals court on Friday rejected another request for a temporary pause on controversial Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) power plant standards as they are being challenged on merit.
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COT report shows CCA traders reposition to 2025, RGA compliance demand remains robust

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 09:22
Stakeholders shifted their California Carbon Allowance futures and options holdings to vintage 2025 in the aftermath of ARB’s cap-and-trade workshop fallout, while the month-long trend of strong compliance demand for RGGI Allowances (RGA) continued, weekly data from the Commitment of Traders’ report released Friday showed.
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Iowa lawmakers, local governments, landowners ask state to reconsider CO2 pipeline approval

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 09:01
Iowa state Republican lawmakers, counties, and landowners filed separate motions on Monday requesting the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) to reconsider its issuance of a construction permit to a proposed CO2 pipeline.
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Canada pours another C$71 mln into 2 Billion Trees programme despite past shortfalls

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 08:37
Canada’s ministry of natural resources on Friday announced more than C$71 million ($51.7 mln) in additional funding to support its 2 Billion Trees (2BT) initiative, which was previously deemed unlikely to meet its target without significant changes.
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Algeria sets sights on CCS to lower national carbon footprint -media

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 04:37
Algeria’s government and private sector are looking to carbon capture and storage (CCS) to counterbalance emissions from oil and gas production, with an eye to minimising the impact of the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), according to local media sources.
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DATA DIVE: Why the steel industry may have turned a corner on net zero

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 03:36
The steel sector has potentially turned a corner on net zero, says a new report, after years of being considered a laggard in emissions reduction pathways.
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‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences

The Guardian - Sat, 2024-07-20 03:15

Michel Forst, UN special rapporteur, joins growing chorus of voices criticising jail terms handed to five defendants

The lengthy multi-year sentences handed to Just Stop Oil activists are “not acceptable in a democracy”, a UN special rapporteur has said, as the government faced growing pressure to reverse the previous administration’s “hardline anti-protest” approach.

Michel Forst, the UN special rapporteur for environmental defenders, joined a growing chorus of voices condemning the sentences handed down to the five defendants for planning non-violent protests on the M25.

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Azerbaijan launches Climate Finance Action Fund with initial target of $1 bln

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 02:35
Azerbaijan has today announced the launch of the Climate Finance Action Fund (CFAF), initially targeting $1 billion in financing from fossil fuel producing countries and companies, and half of the capital to go towards climate projects in developing countries.
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Turkish parliament approves law to start taxing ship emissions

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 01:23
The Turkish parliament has passed a law requiring ships to pay for the greenhouse gas emissions released when entering and departing from the country's ports.
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You may find Just Stop Oil annoying. You may dislike their tactics. But they do not belong in prison | Chris Packham and Dale Vince

The Guardian - Sat, 2024-07-20 01:23

These protesters are shouting ‘fire’ while the world burns. A society that locks them up cannot be called democratic

There’s a crisis in our prisons. Keir Starmer says it is “shocking”. Our jails are so full, police chiefs are warning it may soon be impossible to maintain even the most basic law and order. So here’s a radical proposal. Let’s stop locking up our truth tellers. The people who are shouting “fire” because there’s a fire. When they see we’re not moving fast enough and that the flames are getting higher, they know their responsibility is to shout out the message louder. Because they care. You probably know who we mean.

These people might be annoying. They might give you an earache. We might wish they would tone it down. But in a democratic society, they do not belong in prison. We need to be listening to them, not locking them up.

Chris Packham is a naturalist, environmental and animal welfare campaigner, author and television presenter on BBC Two’s Springwatch

Dale Vince is a green energy industrialist and campaigner and a Labour party donor

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Ten effective habits to adopt if you’re an eco-enthusiast | Abigail Austin

The Guardian - Sat, 2024-07-20 01:00

Regenerative farmers, philosophers, scientists and more offer their insights, from feeding your dog to finding your ‘enough’

“What is one habit all eco-enthusiasts should adopt?” After a year of asking this on my podcast, The Eco Enthusiast, I’ve gathered 10 memorable and effective habits from regenerative farmers, philosophers, scientists, CEOs, and sustainability directors.

Here are the best insights I’ve learned so far.

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‘Cutest animal in Australia’: keeping watch over greater gliders in a forest targeted for logging

The Guardian - Sat, 2024-07-20 01:00

Den trees used by the endangered species are off-limits to loggers so campaigners – among them former Treasury head Ken Henry and MP Sophie Scamps – register them to save them

Greater glider spotting is a meditative thing, says Bulga local Steve Fredericks.

“A bad night of glider spotting is better than a good night of television.

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India releases updated compliance carbon market regulations

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2024-07-20 00:20
The Indian government has released detailed compliance carbon market regulations, under the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) 2023, following months of extensive stakeholder consultations across all major cities in the country.
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Concerns raised about huge soil carbon project in Kenya after founder resigns in protest at Board’s behaviour

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 23:37
The abrupt resignation of the founder of Kenya’s National Rangeland Trust (NRT) amid claims of inappropriate behaviour by the Board has triggered an informal review by Verra on whether there are implications for a huge soil carbon project in the country, the standard body told Carbon Pulse Friday.
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DATA DIVE: Why the VCM might only recover in 2026

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 23:24
The voluntary carbon market is in a slump, characterised by low trade volumes and largely sluggish prices, as a consistent flow of bad press around projects has put off potential buyers.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 22:24
European carbon was poised for a second weekly decline as the market fell to an 11-week low amid very light volume and in a less than €1 trading range, reflecting a calm day in energy markets as well as the onset of the peak holiday period.
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Miners want coal to make steel, money men think otherwise -report

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:57
Investors believe steel can be made cleanly and are willing to spend on it, whilst also being increasingly sceptical about the long-term financial viability of the metallurgical coal used to make the vast majority of steel, an Australian activist investor group said Friday in a report based on a survey of 500 respondents from 34 nations with cumulative billions of dollars under management.
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BRIEFING: EU’s CBAM violates Paris Agreement principles, raises cost of decarbonisation in Global South, panellists say

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:33
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in “clear violation” of the Paris Agreement’s principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) and places the burden of decarbonising heavy industrial sectors on the Global South, panellists told a webinar this week.
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