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One of UK’s largest and rarest spider species making a comeback, says RSPB

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-22 01:54

Marsh restorations allowing populations of fen raft spider, which can be up to 7cm long, to recover

One of the rarest and largest species of spider in the UK is said to be making a comeback on nature reserves.

After facing near extinction over the last century, the UK’s population of fen raft spiders is steadily increasing, and numbers are at a record high this year, according to the conservation charity RSPB.

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Emissions cap should be maintained if carbon removals included in UK ETS, say consultation respondents

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 01:36
Industry and NGOs backed the UK government’s proposal to maintain the gross emissions cap if greenhouse gas removals (GGRs) are included in the UK ETS, and argued their inclusion could incentivise their uptake but additional support will still be needed, according to responses to a government consultation.
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Regenerative agriculture finance to mobilise at scale in 2025, says executive

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 01:19
Large amounts of money will begin to flow into regenerative agriculture around the world next year, as organisations become more comfortable with financing it, the managing director of Pollination has predicted.
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Ancient ocean of magma found on Moon south pole

BBC - Thu, 2024-08-22 01:13
The findings are from India's historic Chandrayaan-3 mission that landed on the Moon's south pole.
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International emissions trading and carbon removal deployment go hand in hand, argues report

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 23:43
Driving international emissions trading of carbon removal (CDR) credits can balance out geographical differences, such as storage suitability occurring in some regions and not others, and, when combined, can significantly scale new technological capacity and bring down costs, according to a new report.
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US state agency delivers five-year plan to boost biodiversity protection

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 23:38
A Massachusetts state agency has released a five-year plan for preserving nature in the region, aiming to double its land protection efforts and implement restoration activities in water ecosystems by 2030. 
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Reforester in Ghana signs deal with carbon financier to boost credit supply

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 23:37
A carbon financier has gained exclusive access to 371,000 voluntary credits from reforestation projects in Ghana, which can now provide Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) to Singapore, it said Wednesday.
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South Korea bets on OECMs in updated biodiversity plan to achieve marine conservation target

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 23:17
South Korea has published its updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP), outlining actions to scale up nature conservation efforts, including expanding Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to bridge the country's huge gap in marine protection.
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Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-08-21 23:00

Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight

A growing body of scientific evidence shows that microplastics are accumulating in critical human organs, including the brain, leading researchers to call for more urgent actions to rein in plastic pollution.

Studies have detected tiny shards and specks of plastics in human lungs, placentas, reproductive organs, livers, kidneys, knee and elbow joints, blood vessels and bone marrow.

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INTERVIEW: UK developer receives first carbon credits from Verra’s new clean cooking methodology

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 22:28
A London-based investment management company and climate project developer has become the first to receive carbon credits under Verra’s latest cookstoves methodology, VMR0006 version 1.2, the company confirmed to Carbon Pulse.
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Voluntary carbon data firm raises Series A funding round

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 22:00
A nature mapping provider active in the voluntary carbon market has closed a Series A round, with the funding to be used to expand its library of data and insights on global forest cover.
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Carbon tax constraints reduce likelihood of limiting global warming to below 1.6C -study

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 21:41
Feasibility constraints that prevent some governments from implementing climate policies, such as a carbon tax, significantly reduce the likelihood of limiting global warming to below 1.6C, according to a study that found keeping to 1.5C no longer possible.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 21:22
European carbon allowance prices were marginally weaker at midday after early strength was unwound when the weekly position data showed investment funds significantly cut their bearish bets, suggesting that the risk of a short squeeze has receded.
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G20 should improve uptake of biodiversity credits, UNEP FI says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 21:17
The G20 should support a credible market for biodiversity credits by taking measures to improve their uptake, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said.
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Malawi authorises ITMOs from cookstove carbon project

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 21:16
Malawi’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Climate Change (MNRCC) has provided a Letter of Authorisation (LoA) that permit up to 1.4 million carbon credits to be issued to a cookstoves project in the country and then be correspondingly adjusted under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement.
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Japan, Southeast Asia vow to boost energy transition

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 20:47
Members of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) have agreed to expand their collaboration in decarbonisation projects with dozens of agreements signed, highlighting the developments of hydrogen, ammonia, and sustainable fuels.
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Inquiry raises deep concerns over Labor’s $1.5 billion cash splash for new NT gas hub

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-08-21 20:37
The proposed Middle Arm industrial hub opens the door to serious environmental damage, and suffering for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people alike. Melissa Haswell, Professor of Practice (Environmental Wellbeing), Indigenous Strategy and Services, Honorary Professor (Geosciences) at University of Sydney & Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, Queensland University of Technology, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australian oiler prices the cost of carbon for new gas project

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 19:27
The costs of one of Australia’s upcoming LNG developments are set to rise thanks to Safeguard Mechanism requirements, adding around 30% to the price per unit of gas.
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Privatised water firms are imperiling our health and poisoning our rivers. Act now: flood the streets with rage | Feargal Sharkey

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-08-21 19:00

It is time to say this privatisation zealotry has been a disaster. March with us and let ministers know – enough is enough

You’ve been lied to, you’ve been misled, you’ve being extorted, you’ve been cheated, and you’ve been abused. For the last 35 years, you have been subject to nothing more than possibly the greatest organised ripoff perpetrated on the British people, and you have had little in return apart from greed, profiteering, financial engineering, political failure and regulatory incompetency. You’ve been had.

Thirty-five years after we were promised a utopian, market-driven vision of greatness, a future in which we would glory in the delights of an unlimited supply of clean water; in which our sewage would be quietly, efficiently collected, treated and disposed of, while our rivers, lakes and seas would teem with an abundant, diverse array of flora and fauna; and to top it all off we would have the cheapest water bills on earth.

Feargal Sharkey is a campaigner and former lead singer of the Undertones

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Foresters shouldn’t shy away from difficult NZ ETS conversations, expert says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 18:21
Challenges facing the New Zealand emissions trading scheme in the near term that have yet to be resolved will have a direct impact on foresters, and those in the sector should not be afraid from having the difficult conversations, a conference heard Wednesday.
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