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Canada exempts heating oil from carbon levy, doubles rebate for rural residents
Clogher: Tanks containing cattle semen stolen in burglary
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WCI Markets: CCAs set new record high following workshop notice, WCAs climb on thin volume
NSW opens up new tender for another gigawatt of wind and solar to replace coal
The fourth round of tenders for the NSW renewable roadmap will seek another gigawatt of wind and solar, and offers access rights to new renewable energy zones for the first time.
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Growing your own food and foraging can help tackle your ballooning grocery bill. Here's how
EU keeps focus on clean energy and minerals in Global Gateway aid deals
US govt announces $36 mln for development of marine CO2 removal methods
Wild female chimps live long post-menopause life, study suggests
Scientists say it is first evidence of non-human primates living substantial post-reproductive life
Female chimpanzees in the wild undergo the menopause and live for a lengthy period afterwards, researchers have found, suggesting the phenomenon is more widespread than previously thought.
Quite why some female mammals have a long period of life once reproduction is off the table has long puzzled experts: not only was it previously thought to be confined to humans and five species of whale, but its purpose has also been highly debated.
Continue reading...Biodiversity Pulse: Thursday October 26, 2023
US-based voluntary carbon market platform adds removals to its portfolio offerings
European Commission seeks opinion on which carbon removal methodology to develop first
Agtech company expands soil carbon projects into Eastern Europe, including Ukraine
Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds
Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets
Secrecy and lax oversight have made the US a hiding place for dirty money accrued by environmental criminals in the Amazon rainforest, a report says.
Illegal loggers and miners are parking sums ranging from millions to billions of dollars in US real estate and other assets, says the report, which calls on Congress and the White House to close loopholes in financial regulations that it says are contributing to the destruction of the world’s biggest tropical forest.
Continue reading...Stop locking young people out of legal process in climate cases, say experts
Children are particularly vulnerable to climate crisis yet have little say politically or legally in most of world
Young climate activists should be able to fully take part in legal cases that affect them, say campaigners.
As governments and organisations around the world submit formal comments on climate breakdown to the world’s top courts, experts have condemned children’s inability to fully participate in the legal process in almost all jurisdictions.
Continue reading...Landbanking launches nature equity platform with $11 mln
Foundation rapidly grows portfolio of ‘meaningful’ climate projects
Regulator reveals water firms with worst finances
Public-private partnerships can ensure finance flows to global biodiversity targets, says consultancy boss
The West Australian goes big on Woodside’s ‘keeping the lights on’ claim but keeps readers in the dark on climate
Newspaper endorses CEO Meg O’Neill’s position the company’s gas is needed to keep the state’s lights on but doesn’t mention the climate crisis
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Who needs to pay for newspaper advertising? Not the fossil fuel company Woodside in its home state of Western Australia, based on recent evidence. It can place its message unchallenged in Perth’s local daily without the inconvenience of having to pay for it.
Last Friday the West Australian went big with an opinion piece by Meg O’Neill, Woodside’s Perth-based chief executive – not once, but four times.
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