Feed aggregator

UK govt kicks into gear £100 mln fusion energy investment

Carbon Pulse - 1 hour 37 min ago
The UK's growing sector for fusion energy could see over £100 million invested via a partnership between the government and private sector as the government directs £20 mln into a fusion private venture capital fund.
Categories: Around The Web

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer

The Guardian - 1 hour 52 min ago

Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

The climate crisis is on track to destroy capitalism, a top insurer has warned, with the vast cost of extreme weather impacts leaving the financial sector unable to operate.

The world is fast approaching temperature levels where insurers will no longer be able to offer cover for many climate risks, said Günther Thallinger, on the board of Allianz SE, one of the world’s biggest insurance companies. He said that without insurance, which is already being pulled in some places, many other financial services become unviable, from mortgages to investments.

Continue reading...
Categories: Around The Web

Pension investor launches environmental market fund with £500-mln target

Carbon Pulse - 1 hour 56 min ago
A UK public sector pension provider has launched a fund for investing in nature and climate markets with a target raise of £500 million ($657 mln).
Categories: Around The Web

Tiny town swamped as flood waters the size of NSW inundate western Queensland

The Guardian - 2 hours 26 min ago

Entire population of Thargomindah forced to flee homes as levee breaks and record water levels of 1974 flood eclipsed

At first, the levee bank held firm as the flood waters came.

Locals had tirelessly constructed the dirt wall, building on areas where the last major flood had approached the south-west Queensland town.

Sign up for the Afternoon Update: Election 2025 email newsletter

Continue reading...
Categories: Around The Web

Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago

The Conversation - 3 hours 44 min ago
A CSIRO study has found 39% less plastic pollution in and around Australian coastal cities over ten years. It also found more places with no rubbish at all. Stephanie Brodie, Research Scientist in Marine Ecology, CSIRO Britta Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
Categories: Around The Web

Conservation body awarded contract to develop Nature Repair Market method

Carbon Pulse - 4 hours 40 min ago
An Australian conservation alliance has been awarded a contract to develop a permanent protection on private land method under the government’s Nature Repair Market (NRM).
Categories: Around The Web

Record low for new coal, but retirements must speed up to meet climate commitments, report says

Carbon Pulse - 4 hours 45 min ago
Last year was a record two decade-low for global coal-fired power plant additions, with just 44 gigawatts of new capacity and 25.2 GW retired for a net gain of 18.8 GW, or a total increase of 1%, a think tank said Thursday.
Categories: Around The Web

Coal-to-gas switching in Asia difficult to prove, Woodside CEO says

Carbon Pulse - 6 hours 15 min ago
Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill has acknowledged it is difficult to prove that its cargoes of its LNG are displacing coal-fired power plants in Asia, despite it being a key talking point to justify the company’s growth strategy for years.
Categories: Around The Web

What Donald Trump’s dramatic US trade war means for global climate action

The Conversation - 6 hours 57 min ago
The trade war is likely to lead to more energy-intensive goods produced in the US, and dampen international investment in renewable energy. Rakesh Gupta, Associate Professor of Accounting & Finance, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
Categories: Around The Web

Environmental markets non-profit names new head

Carbon Pulse - 7 hours 39 min ago
A leading environmental markets advocacy group has named a new director.
Categories: Around The Web

Asian financial firms staying the course on climate, but report pushes for greater ambition

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 47 min ago
A growing number of institutional investors in Asia are integrating climate into their processes, but the speed and scale are still lagging what is needed to limit global warming to the levels that have the greatest net economic benefit to the region, according to a report published Thursday. 
Categories: Around The Web

North American Clean Fuels Markets: Evolving regulatory, political landscape drives credit price shifts

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 3 min ago
California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values decreased heading into April amid regulatory silence while Washington’s Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) units rose to year-to-date highs supported by progress on a legislative effort to strengthen the scheme, as recent political developments continued to weigh on North American clean fuels markets.
Categories: Around The Web

High network tariffs threaten Europe’s decarbonisation

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 36 min ago
High network tariffs – and projections of further increases still – are making businesses uncompetitive and disincentivising the electrification Europe depends on for net zero, said electricity and industry groups on Wednesday.
Categories: Around The Web

Canada could lead data centre development by balancing natural gas and CCS, experts say

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 44 min ago
Canada is positioned to be a leader in data centre development because of the country’s low-carbon energy sources, carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities, and regulatory frameworks, experts said on a webinar Wednesday.
Categories: Around The Web

DAC energy, water consumption needs to be addressed before further buildout -analysis

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 20 min ago
As the US considers buildout of direct air capture (DAC) projects, a climate non-profit is urging developers to consider the impacts on energy and water resources.
Categories: Around The Web

Scientists worked with Warlpiri to track down bilby poo – and uncover clues to help conserve these iconic animals

The Conversation - 11 hours 22 min ago
As Australia confronts biodiversity loss, this research underscores the importance of listening to those who know Country best. Hayley Geyle, Ecologist, Charles Darwin University Cathy Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Christine Schlesinger, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Charles Darwin University Helen Wilson, Lead Ranger, North Tanami Rangers, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
Categories: Around The Web

UK-EU link could help business, carbon price volatility -report

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 55 min ago
Linking the UK and EU emissions trading systems could benefit British businesses and help with price stability in the UK ETS, said a report on Thursday.
Categories: Around The Web

Pages

Subscribe to Sustainable Engineering Society aggregator