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RGGI compliance holdings outweigh emissions at end of Q1, report shows

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 09:30
RGGI compliance entities held allowances well in excess of their Q1 covered emissions at the end of March, according to a report published Tuesday.
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Ireland warns it will miss 2030 national, EU emissions cut goals

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 09:07
Ireland will fall short of meeting its national and EU greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets for 2030, even if it fully implements its entire suite of climate policies, the country has warned.
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RGGI Market: Traders frame positions ahead of Q2 allowance sale

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 08:58
RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices receded from recent record highs with market participants framing positions ahead of next week’s second quarterly auction for the year.
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California bill on durable carbon removals faces greatest opposition from green groups, says senate aide

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 08:45
A California state senate bill on 'durable' carbon dioxide removals (CDR), initially passed in 2023 but currently in revisions after failing to obtain Democratic Governor Newsom’s approval, has faced its strongest opposition from environmentalists who favour nature-based CDR, according to the aide who authored it.
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Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

BBC - Wed, 2024-05-29 08:31
Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
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Satellite to probe mystery of clouds and climate

BBC - Wed, 2024-05-29 08:31
Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.
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We gave 60,000 food products a ‘planetary health’ star rating – see how your favourites stack up

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-05-29 06:07
The free ecoSwitch app takes the guesswork out of sustainable food choices, empowering consumers to take matters into their own hands. Simone Pettigrew, Program Director of Food Policy, George Institute for Global Health Allison Gaines, PhD Candidate in Public Health and Epidemiology, Imperial College London Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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US DOE funds $1.2 mln across 24 carbon removal project developers

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 05:11
The US Department of Energy (DOE), which will ultimately purchase $35 million worth of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits from project developers, announced the 24 awardees selected in its first phase of funding on Tuesday.
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EPA accused of ‘egregious’ misconduct in PFAS testing of pesticides

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-05-29 03:33

US agency found PFOS and other types of PFAS in pesticides but failed to disclose those results, watchdog group alleges

Documents obtained from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) indicate the agency may have presented false information to the public about testing for harmful contaminants in pesticides, according to allegations being made by a watchdog group and a former EPA research fellow.

The claims come almost a year to the day after the EPA issued a May 2023 press release that stated the agency found no per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in testing of samples of certain insecticide products. The press release contradicted a published study by the former EPA researcher that had reported finding PFAS in the same pesticide products.

This story is co-published with the New Lede, a journalism project of the Environmental Working Group

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South Pole appoints former Lloyd’s of London chief as board chair

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 02:22
Giant voluntary carbon project developer and consultancy South Pole has appointed a former insurance heavyweight as the new chair of its board, with the move part of the Swiss-headquartered company’s business transformation plans.
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INTERVIEW: Cookstove partnership targets countries offering Article 6 authorisation to roll out projects

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 02:15
A partnership between a clean cooking project developer and a carbon investor is prioritising countries that are ready to issue letters of authorisation (LOA) for the roll out of its new cookstoves, given the growing demand for Article 6-aligned credits.
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Livestock industry lobbied the EU to weaken climate policies -NGO

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 01:57
The meat and livestock industry has been using fossil fuel companies’ techniques to erode EU efforts to address rising emissions from the sector, according to a new report by a climate non-profit.
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Investment in voluntary carbon market needs to triple to $90 bln, webinar hears

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 00:32
Investment in the voluntary market will need to treble by 2030 to meet the ramp up in demand from the corporate sector, a webinar heard Tuesday.
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Lack of CO2 removal regulation in Global South restricts scale-up -research

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-05-29 00:26
A lack of carbon removal (CDR) regulation in emerging economies of the Global South is restricting the scale-up of new technologies, a research paper has found.
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UPDATE – US outlines policy priorities for development of voluntary carbon markets

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 22:59
Acknowledging the potential of voluntary carbon credits in supporting global decarbonisation efforts, the US issued on Tuesday a joint policy statement and associated integrity principles for stakeholders and the government to aid the development of the market.
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EU Commission study proposes to add ecosystems’ economic value to GDP accounting

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 22:30
Economic policy assessments should incorporate the monetary value of the benefits that people derive from ecosystems, an EU Commission study has said, calling for establishing a separate indicator to complement the conventional gross domestic product (GDP).
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Swedes urge major rethink of EU green claims law to spur carbon removals

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 21:58
Stockholm Exergi, a Swedish firm that received €180 million from the EU to build the bloc’s first bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant, says the EU’s green claims directive got off to the wrong foot, and suggests a way forward.
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