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Asbestos: Rozelle parklands reopening delayed, with critics arguing extension shows EPA is a ‘toothless tiger’

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:39

Environment Protection Authority originally demanded asbestos be cleaned up by end of February but Transport for NSW granted extra month by watchdog

The remediation and reopening of a major Sydney park where asbestos was found in mulch by a child in early January has been pushed back a month, sparking outrage from the local mayor and a state MP as more contamination is found across the city.

Transport for New South Wales on Thursday announced it had been granted an extension for the works at the Rozelle parklands by the state’s environmental watchdog due to the extent of the remediation needed.

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California DEBs offset prices remain at record highs, issuance lags

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:38
California offsets offering direct environmental benefits (DEBs) to the state command high prices even as year-to-date issuance trails last year’s levels for the same time, data published by state regulator ARB on Wednesday showed.
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Southwest Airlines invests $30 mln in SAF producer LanzaJet

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:20
Southwest Airlines has announced a strategic $30 million investment in sustainable fuel firm LanzaJet as part of a strategy to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in the US.
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Idle ships at anchor to earn voluntary carbon credits under new Gold Standard methodology

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:01
Idle ships at anchor around the globe will be able to earn carbon credits under a new methodology approved by Gold Standard.
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US Forest Service faces lawsuit for ignoring carbon emissions from timber targets

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:01
The US Forest Service, responsible for stewardship of public forest acreage, has failed to assess the effects of its logging projects on carbon storage and emissions, an environmental law firm said in a lawsuit filed Monday.
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Human Rights Watch report accuses Cambodia REDD+ project of abuses, slams Verra for failing to act

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:01
A long-awaited report by Human Rights Watch (HRW) investigating a Cambodian REDD+ project has found developers failed to obtain free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) from Indigenous communities, some of whom are said to have been arrested and had their livelihoods destroyed as a result of the scheme’s operations.
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This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal | Temperature Check

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-02-29 10:00

Anyone reading the Australian’s Newspoll survey might think there was an actual proposal in place to build small modular nuclear reactors around Australia – except there isn’t

What happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble to deploy an unavailable nuclear power technology across the country’s electricity grid is presented in an opinion poll as a concrete proposal?

You get a page one story in The Australian under the headline: “Powerful majority supports nuclear option for energy security” backed with two pieces of commentary, an editorial and a narrative reliably echoed by Sky News Australia.

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From crickets in Melbourne to grasshoppers in Cairns, here’s what triggers an insect outbreak

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-02-29 09:33
In the wake of Melbourne’s spectacular cricket swarm, we asked the author of Australia’s Guide to Crickets why insects gather in such large numbers and how to keep them out of our homes. David Rentz, Adjunct Professorial Research Fellow, School of Marine and Tropical Biology, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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RGGI compliance entities shrink permit shortfall in Q4, trading volumes ramp up

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 09:20
Allowance holdings of power sector emitters under the RGGI carbon market increased at the end of the fourth quarter in 2023 as emitters narrowed their net short position significantly, while quarterly trade volumes beat both year-on-year and prior quarter amounts, according to a report published Tuesday.
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New Zealand govt announces independent review into forestry ETS costs

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 09:20
The New Zealand government has announced an independent review into the forestry sector component of the ETS to ensure it is efficient and cost-effective, it announced Thursday.
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Water company, TNC target £30 mln with nature-based English fund

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 09:14
A sustainable fund focused on improving water security in east England has been announced by US-headquartered non-profit The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Anglian Water with a target raise of £30 million ($38 mln).
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Deluge of stakeholder feedback on draft LCFS changes stalls California rulemaking

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 08:08
Stakeholders flooded the ARB with comments about proposed changes to California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) programme, with broad support for tightening the programme but opposing views on a slew of draft rules including the sunsetting of avoided methane crediting, reversing intrastate jet fuel exemptions, and pushback against increased reporting requirements.
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Argentina’s timber industry is key priority compatible with low-carbon goals, say ministers

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 07:45
Argentina’s timber industry is critical to the country while lending itself to sustainable natural resource management, according to the Bioeconomy and Industry Secretariats.
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Guyana to sell first carbon credits eligible for current phase of UN CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 07:37
Guyana will become the first country to see millions of its voluntary carbon credits deemed eligible and made available for global buyers in current phase of the UN's CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme.
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EU nations should look at broader climate solutions to bridge the gap towards targets, experts say

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-02-29 05:38
EU countries should explore a wide variety of technological solutions to achieve the bloc's target to cut emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, experts suggested on Wednesday.
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Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg

BBC - Thu, 2024-02-29 05:23
The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth
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Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg

BBC - Thu, 2024-02-29 05:23
The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth
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Moon lander pictured on its side with snapped leg

BBC - Thu, 2024-02-29 05:23
The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth
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