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River Story: the life and times of a river over a year – in pictures

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-09-02 17:35

Set near photographer Benjamin Youd’s home in Sussex, River Story looks at the changing seasons and humans’ relationship with water

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PREVIEW: NZU auction a toss-up between declining or partially clearing

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-02 17:00
The upcoming New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) auction is unlikely to clear, or if it does, only partially, as participants had mixed views on how this would affect market sentiment.
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Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-09-02 16:11
As Australia’s south-east states reel from intense winds, many of us wonder if the trees near us are safe. Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Why Labour needs to fix British fishing – will it stand by its principles now it is in power? | Charles Clover

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-09-02 16:00

The new government must use its landslide majority to mend the damage to jobs and fish populations caused by neglect

It is a lonely and unglamorous job, being His Majesty’s official opposition, as Labour knows only too well. There were moments when, out of the spotlight, the party’s spokespeople in parliament heroically defended the public interest on some of the most important issues of the day. One example was during the post-Brexit Fisheries Act, where Labour made a formidable case that history has proved right. The question now is whether Labour will use its landslide majority to fix the extraordinary neglect of our marine environment that it previously lacked the votes for.

Back in 2020, when the fisheries bill was making its way through parliament, Labour’s fisheries spokesperson, Luke Pollard, made the case that the prime objective of the bill should be sustainability: there should be a duty on ministers to take the advice of scientists when allocating fishing opportunities so as to avoid overfishing. He also argued that as the right to fish was a public asset, which ministers conceded during the course of the bill, preference should be given to the part of the fleet which had the highest levels of employment and the lowest environmental impact: the smaller boats, whose activities are limited naturally by the weather.

Charles Clover is the co-founder of the Blue Marine Foundation

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Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson says Japan seeking to make an example of him

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-09-02 13:36

In an interview from jail in Greenland with the AFP news agency, the anti-whaling activist said Tokyo has a vendetta against him

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has said that authorities in Tokyo are seeking to make an example of him, as he awaits a possible extradition to Japan, while in detention in a Greenland prison.

Speaking to the AFP news agency, the 73-year-old US-Canadian campaigner said his time behind bars has not prevented him from continuing his fight to save whales.

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Australian regulator reduces audit requirements for low risk plantation projects

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-02 13:31
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has announced it is lowering audit requirements for low-risk, small scale plantation forestry projects.
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US DAC firm pauses development of Wyoming facility, decides to relocate to another state

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-02 08:02
A US direct air capture (DAC) firm has announced that it will pause its planned Wyoming facility and move its focus to another state in light of increased competition for renewable energy.
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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

BBC - Mon, 2024-09-02 07:29
A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.
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Striking images reveal depths of Titanic's slow decay

BBC - Mon, 2024-09-02 07:29
A new expedition finds that a large part of the railing at the ship's front has fallen away.
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Investment firm, startup secure UK Space Agency funding to integrate satellite data into natural capital strategies

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-02 07:15
A British-based investment firm has teamed up with a climate tech startup to secure a grant from the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to fund a project that incorporates satellite data into natural capital investment decisions.
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‘It’s time to give up on normal’: what winter’s weird weather means for the warm months ahead

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-09-02 06:15
Earth’s climate has become dangerously unstable, and it’s only a matter of time before somewhere in Australia erupts in uncontrollable fire. David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Paraguay translating carbon markets law into regulation

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-02 06:09
On the heels of passing its 2023 carbon markets bill, the government of Paraguay has held participatory stakeholder workshops to translate the law into a practicable framework and to receive feedback on draft regulation.
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