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From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-08-01 06:16
From the Arctic to the Himalayas, New Zealand and even Mexico, glaciers worldwide are retreating. But what happens when the ice is gone? Levan Tielidze, Research Fellow in glacial geomorphology, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Snug but unsafe: your heater may be harming your health. What are your safest choices?

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-08-01 06:13
Any heater that burns fuel without adequate ventilation is dangerous in a home – and none are as safe or efficient as a reverse-cycle air conditioner. Christine Cowie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality and Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney Bill Dodd, Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), and Adjunct Researcher, Media School, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Environmental groups join legal effort to overturn Pennsylvania’s RGGI exit

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 05:34
An environmental nonprofit announced Monday it has joined appeal efforts of Pennsylvania's exit from RGGI, after a decision by the state Supreme Court earlier this month allowed a group of similar organisations to intervene in favour of reinstating the state's participation in the US regional market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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Colombian guerrillas withdraw threat to disrupt UN biodiversity summit

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-01 04:04

Central General Staff militant group previously said Cop16 event scheduled for October in Cali ‘would fail’

A dissident rebel group has backed down from its threat to disrupt the UN biodiversity summit in Colombia later this year.

The Central General Staff (EMC), a guerrilla faction that rejected the country’s 2016 peace agreement, said on Wednesday it would order its militants not to target the Cop16 negotiations that are due to begin in Cali in October.

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UPDATE –EU raises Sep-Dec auction volumes 4% with no adjustment to REPowerEU sales

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 03:10
EU member states will auction 4% more EUAs between September and December this year compared to the same period in 2023, after the European Commission decided to make no changes to the number of permits it sells to fund the bloc’s transition away from Russian fossil energy.
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Fresh vintage J-REDD credits will trade at double-digit prices, say experts

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 02:51
National and state-level jurisdictional REDD (J-REDD) carbon credits are expected to trade as high as $12 per tonne in the early stages of the market’s development, a webinar heard Wednesday.
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Biochar carbon removal company raises $21.5 mln in Series A round

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 02:27
A startup designing automated production machines that convert in-field agricultural crop waste into carbon-rich biochar, has raised $21.5 million in a Series A round.
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Retailers could begin trimming supply chain emissions, but accounting is a complicated problem -report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 01:56
Retailers around the world could feasibly reduce their supply chain emissions by 15% across the system using existing technologies, while new innovations and practices could enable an extra 40-50% reduction, according to a report released on Wednesday.
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UK forest carbon standard updates registry fees, nears 12 mln tonnes of validated sequestration

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 01:51
A UK-based forest carbon standard has published an update to its registry fees and confirmed that it has now validated over 650 projects worth nearly 12 million tonnes of sequestration.
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Microsoft continues to dominate carbon removals market

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 01:20
Tech giant Microsoft accounted for more than 90% of durable carbon removals over the first half of 2024, according to analysis published Wednesday.
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BRIEFING: SBTi consults on net-zero standard for financial institutions

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 01:00
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) – a focal point for recent debates on the use of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to meet corporate climate goals – last week launched a public consultation on a new net-zero standard for financial institution (FI) Scope 3 emissions.
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X-rays reveal tiny half-billion-year-old creature

BBC - Thu, 2024-08-01 01:00
The creature, the size of a poppy seed, dates back 520 million years and is almost perfectly preserved.
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X-rays reveal tiny half-billion-year-old creature

BBC - Thu, 2024-08-01 01:00
The creature, the size of a poppy seed, dates back 520,000 years and is almost perfectly preserved.
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Green materials developer appoints former Climeworks head of science as advisor

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 00:50
An AI-focused startup that develops cleaner materials has appointed a new advisor from Climeworks, following a long career at ExxonMobil, the startup announced on Tuesday.
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Investment treaties undermine global energy transition -report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 00:34
International treaties aiming to protect investments in fossil fuel assets are already undermining international efforts to achieve net zero, according to a report published on Wednesday.
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Pakistan-based fashion company announces SBTi validation for near-term and net-zero goals

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 00:24
A sustainable fashion company based in Pakistan has received Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) validation for its near-term and net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets, the company said in a press release. 
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Government sets record budget for green energy auction

BBC - Thu, 2024-08-01 00:08
The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.
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Shipping consultancy opens Singapore office to meet regional EU ETS-related demand

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 23:44
A consultancy focused on shipping analytics and environmental compliance has opened a new Singapore office to help meet Asian demand for EU ETS-related solutions.
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