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China releases low-carbon transformation plan for coal-fired power plants

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 16:42
Chinese regulators have released a three-year action plan for the low-carbon transformation of coal-fired power plants, with a focus on the development of co-firing methods as well as carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS).
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NZ Market: Healthy NZU volumes traded, but several hurdles still to clear, participants say

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 16:14
New Zealand’s carbon market has seen robust volumes of NZUs change hands in recent weeks, however the market is still in a wait-and-see mindset ahead of key government decisions and announcements.
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How sustainable is your weekly grocery shop? These small changes can have big benefits

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-07-16 16:00
The last thing we want to do is take the pleasure away from eating. But bite-sized changes add up to significant environmental benefits. Michalis Hadjikakou, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sustainability, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering & Built Environment, Deakin University Carla Archibald, Research Fellow, Conservation Science, Deakin University Özge Geyik, Visitor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Pankti Shah, PhD student, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Investors have simpler ways of making money than biodiversity, research suggests

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 15:45
Some investors find making money through biodiversity too complicated compared to more traditional means, a pre-print paper has suggested.
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The world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach - video

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 15:03

Scientists believe the world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach. Spade-toothed beaked whales have never been seen alive; beaked whales are believed to be exceptionally deep divers, spending their time far below the surface hunting squid and small fish. The specimen has been transported to cold storage and is awaiting examination. If confirmed to be a spade-toothed whale, it will be the first ever to be dissected by scientists.

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BlackRock publishes climate investment guidelines

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 10:32
US-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, published guidelines outlining its voting strategy at shareholder meetings on behalf of funds with climate-related investment objectives, inclusive of positions on corporate disclosures, shareholder proposals, and board effectiveness.
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Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 10:00

As part of the annual Beaker Street festival, a celebration of science and art in Tasmania, finalist images in the festival’s annual science photographic competition will be on show at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery from 6 August to 23 August

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US DOT outlines decarbonsation strategy for the transportation sector

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:40
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has revealed its plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to align the sector with the country’s international climate commitments, but emphasised that achieving these goals requires additional support.
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RGGI Market: Prices return to record range amidst low volumes, strong power demand

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:32
RGGI allowance (RGA) values jumped over the past week on the back of strong power demand and high summer temperatures, as the futures market witnessed roughly four-month low volumes amidst the ongoing wait for programme review developments.
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Secret 'sky island' rainforest saved by new discoveries

BBC - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:29
Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.
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Fossil fuel funding falling from Australian banks, but not fast enough -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:25
Australia’s banks are still funding fossil fuel projects and their developers at a rate inconsistent with Paris climate targets and their own net zero timelines, a report released Tuesday by activist shareholder group Market Forces said.
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US ammonia, biofuels producers combine efforts to reduce carbon footprint of ethanol

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-07-16 09:15
Top global producers of ammonia and ethanol based in the US announced a joint effort on Monday to pilot low carbon fertiliser application across US farms, thereby lowering the carbon intensity (CI) of corn used in ethanol production.
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A hairy caterpillar: a ginger toupee, twitching cartoonishly | Helen Sullivan

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-07-16 08:00

When I was in school, for a few weeks every year, caterpillars were the most exciting thing happening

On the trunks of small magnolia trees, in the corner where a table leg meets a table top, on a low damp wall in the shade – here the hairy caterpillars gather together. They travel in long lines, they sleep as close to each other as possible (displaying, it is called in science, a high level of “gregariousness”), as though the scariest thing a predator might see is a cat’s disembodied tail or retched-up fur ball, or a too-small itchy blanket.

If you take a picture of a hairy caterpillar and put it on the internet, a stranger will tell you that you can safely touch it, while another will say you can’t under any circumstances. “What about that says, ‘Touch me’?” one person will ask. “People really need to get a grip,” another will write. “The caterpillars which are hazardous to touch are the hairy Marys, which have hollow hairs with venom. The hairy Marys are very obviously hairy.” This person sounds exactly like an older kid talking to a younger one.

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