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COP28: Non-profits announce jurisdictional REDD+ partnership to help scale forest carbon deals
Genex bags another big customer to complete trifecta for unique Kidston wind, solar and storage hub
Genex lands 15-year contract for Kidston wind, paving the way for the completion of a unique trifecta of wind, solar and pumped hydro storage at the Queensland hub.
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Massachusetts unveils proposed Clean Heat Standard draft framework
Australia's first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it
Australia mends Pacific ties with climate fund millions, but keeps coal alive
Albanese government contributes a foundational $100m to the Pacific Resilience Facility and rejoins Green Climate Fund with a $50m offering.
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Anna Mani: The woman who transformed weather science in India
Taiwan: The 'God Flower' vanishing because of climate change
Emissions trading director resigns from US-based hedging management firm
WCI Markets: CCA prices inch upward on high volumes, WCAs continue to decline
COP28: Azerbaijan emerges as COP29 host favourite after Armenia gives blessing
Canada’s fossil fuel firms will need to cut emissions by at least 35% by 2030
Justin Trudeau’s government plans to limit emissions through a national cap-and-trade system, a policy first proposed in 2021
Canada will require its fossil fuel industry to cut its emissions between 35% to 38% below 2019 levels starting in 2030, it was announced on Thursday.
The prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government plans to limit emissions from the oil and gas sector through a national cap-and-trade system which he first proposed in his 2021 election campaign, according to the policy announcement.
Continue reading...Air storage pioneer inks first of its kind deal to keep lights on in Australia’s Silver City
Hydrostor signs "first of its kind" deal for its compressed air storage technology to be used as an emergency backstop to keep the lights on in Broken Hill.
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Carbon removal fund agrees biggest-yet offtake deal with enhanced weathering developer
Harnessing the oceans to ‘bury’ carbon has huge potential – and risk – so NZ needs to move with caution
Councils are opening the door to tiny houses as a quick, affordable and green solution
‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says expert
2023 is first year of potential pair of El Niño years and since 1997, every instance of these pairs has led to mass coral mortality
Record-breaking land and sea temperatures, driven by climate breakdown, will probably cause “unprecedented mass coral bleaching and mortality” throughout 2024, according to a pioneering coral scientist.
The impact of climate change on coral reefs has reached “uncharted territory”, said Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, from the University of Queensland, Australia, leading to concerns that we could be at a “tipping point”.
Continue reading...The Guardian view on Sellafield scandals: ministers must put public safety before secrecy | Editorial
Effective governance of Britain’s nuclear industry is critical to saving a hazardous industry from itself
There will be many reasons why Britain’s energy secretary, Claire Coutinho, went public with her unease about “serious and concerning” allegations raised by the Guardian this week over cybersecurity, site safety and a “toxic” workplace culture in Sellafield. There was the “longstanding nature” of the matters in question, raising questions over the site’s management. Neighbouring governments have had serious concerns. The plant holds enough plutonium to potentially make thousands of atomic bombs of the size that obliterated Japan’s Nagasaki in 1945. By asking for assurances from its state-controlled owner and its regulator, Ms Coutinho emphasises that effective governance of Britain’s nuclear industry is a critical issue.
This is a sensible response to these scandals. The cabinet minister is right to publicise her concerns about a hazardous industry that can inflict catastrophic environmental damage and deaths. She has sent a helpful signal about valuing public safety over secrecy. Sellafield in Cumbria, and about 20 smaller sites, need to be monitored and protected, as the waste stored can remain radioactive for tens of thousands of years. Yet the nuclear establishment is at best opaque. Britain’s postwar development of nuclear weapons grew alongside the construction of nuclear energy reactors. The industry’s military connections have influenced its approaches to corporate governance for the worse.
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