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Apple unplugs electric car project, reports say
The firm never acknowledged the project publicly but had recruited thousands of car engineers.
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Catalonia's farmers demand more help over drought
As Spain continues to be blighted by a lack of rain, farmers want more government assistance.
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Catalonia's farmers demand more help over drought
As Spain continues to be blighted by a lack of rain, farmers want more government assistance.
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UK urged against carrying surplus emissions over to next carbon budget
The UK government must not carry its surplus of emissions over to the next carbon budget, as the focus of decarbonisation shifts from electricity to tougher-to-abate sectors, the independent Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warned on Wednesday.
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Carbon pricing most effective tax policy for reaching US emissions reductions goal -report
The implementation of a carbon fee alongside the continuation of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits would yield the most significant and cost-effective emissions reductions for the US, according to modelling results published Tuesday by a DC-based think tank.
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State legislature should enact affordability, reliability guardrails on New York climate efforts -think tank
New York's legislature should assert more authority by setting supply and price limits itself under the state's future cap-and-invest programme, to help ensure that overall climate efforts sufficiently consider the affordability and reliability of energy, according to a report from a think tank published Tuesday.
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We can’t say yet if grid-breaking thunderstorms are getting worse – but we shouldn’t wait to find out
Extreme winds from thunderstorms have downed transmission towers from Victoria to Western Australia in recent years. What’s going on?
Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne
Andrew Brown, Ph.D. student, The University of Melbourne
Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
Claire Vincent, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, The University of Melbourne
Michael Brear, Director, Melbourne Energy Institute, The University of Melbourne
Pierluigi Mancarella, Chair Professor of Electrical Power Systems, The University of Melbourne
Todd Lane, Professor, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne, The University of Melbourne
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EU carbon-backed digital token startup shuts down amid regulatory, financial difficulties
A startup that lets investors buy digital tokens backed by physical EU carbon allowances has shut down due regulatory and financial difficulties.
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EU lawmakers warn against war budget taking money off clean industries
The European Parliament approved on Tuesday a revision of the bloc’s long-term budget, with some lawmakers warning the European Commission against an excessive deployment of capital to support Ukraine that would leave a shortage of funding for industrial decarbonisation.
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ICE confirms Alberta TIER futures to launch next month
Exchange operator ICE confirmed on Tuesday the delayed launch next month of carbon unit futures contracts eligible for compliance under Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) programme.
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Researchers found 37 mine sites in Australia that could be converted into renewable energy storage. So what are we waiting for?
Huge open-cut mining pits would be turned into reservoirs to hold water for renewable energy storage. It would give the sites a new lease on life and help shore up our low-emissions future.
Timothy Weber, Research Officer for School of Engineering, Australian National University
Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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NGO aims to generate voluntary carbon credits from green housing in West Africa
A French NGO is looking to develop a methodology to create offsets from installing eco-friendly housing in West Africa, and is recruiting a carbon expert to work towards its approval by a voluntary carbon standard.
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USDA to list approved voluntary carbon market actors to support nature-based project development
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will evaluate and list voluntary carbon ecosystem players in 2024, as part of its Congressionally-approved programme to facilitate farmer, rancher, and private forest landowner participation in the market, according to government documents published Tuesday.
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Southern Water fined £330,000 for stream pollution that killed 2,000 fish
Waste flowed into Hampshire stream for 20 hours because of faulty equipment at pumping station
A water company has been fined £330,000 after raw sewage escaped into a stream in Hampshire for up to 20 hours, killing about 2,000 fish including brown trout.
Waste flowed into Shawford Lake Stream on the edge of the South Downs because of faulty equipment at a pumping station.
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EU nature law still alive amid tensions on the Green Deal 100 days before election
A bill to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and seas by 2030 got the final green light by the European Parliament on Tuesday, amid tensions within the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) group, which is seeking to portray itself as the farmer's party as EU elections approach on 6-9 June.
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IE WEEK: Ukraine war prompts Russia to look more seriously at renewables -expert
The geopolitical fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine is forcing Moscow and Central Asian countries to look more seriously at renewable energy than ever before, a long-time advisor in the region said on Tuesday.
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Conduct biodiversity impact assessments to unlock renewable investments, EBRD says
Governments and companies have been urged to conduct nature risk assessments when identifying sites for renewable energy plants, to minimise biodiversity impacts while enhancing investments, by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
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INTERVIEW: Interconnected supply chains drive need for climate risk insurance
Climate risk is affecting a growing number of actors across the economy as supply chains become more interconnected around the world, according to a climate insurance company offering specialised products for the carbon, energy, and agricultural industries.
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EU cracks down on CEO environmental crime with landmark directive
The European Parliament has become the first international body to criminalise large-scale ecosystem destruction, introducing sentences of up to 10 years for CEOs, following a vote on Tuesday.
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International Energy Week: Oil and gas isn’t going away anytime soon -industry execs
The clean energy industry may need to speed up, but the economy isn't yet ready to quit oil and gas, and won't be for decades to come, oil and gas executives said on Tuesday.
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