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India launches draft green hydrogen certification scheme

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-09 19:36
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India has launched a draft of its green hydrogen certification scheme with an aim to provide a framework for the measurement, monitoring, and certification of green hydrogen production in the country.
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Sharks deserting coral reefs as oceans heat up, study shows

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-09-09 19:00

Climate crisis is driving key predators from their homes and threatening an already embattled ecosystem

Sharks are deserting their coral reef homes as the climate crisis continues to heat up the oceans, scientists have discovered.

This is likely to harm the sharks, which are already endangered, and their absence could have serious consequences for the reefs, which are also struggling. The reef sharks are a key part of the highly diverse and delicate ecosystem, which could become dangerously unbalanced without them.

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Fossil fuels’ ties with the university sector far-reaching and underestimated, study finds

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-09 17:44
The fossil fuel industry has been able to use its ties with the university sector in multiple countries to fund research that promotes its own interests and acts as a form of climate obstructionism in ways that have yet to be fully realised, a recently published study has found.
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What is 3-phase power? And how do I know if my house needs it?

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-09-09 16:39
Think of single-phase power as a single-lane road. It’s enough to handle regular household appliances. Three-phase power is more like a three-lane highway. It’s designed to handle much heavier loads. Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australian agtech outfit forms another strategic alliance to develop carbon projects

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-09-09 14:32
An Australian agtech company has formed a strategic alliance with a local carbon project developer in a bid to expand its presence in the market, it announced Monday.
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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

BBC - Mon, 2024-09-09 10:20
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.
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Which rural area will take the UK’s nuclear waste?

BBC - Mon, 2024-09-09 10:20
The UK's nuclear waste needs a permanent home - but finding a community willing to take it is tricky.
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Fairtrade charity says people are making ‘conscious’ choice to buy its products

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-09-09 09:01

Group praises nearly 70% of UK adults who bought Fairtrade products in past year despite cost of living crisis

Nearly 70% of UK adults have bought Fairtrade products such as bananas, tea or coffee in the past year despite pressure on personal finances, as concern that the climate crisis could push up the price of imported food drives “conscious consumerism”, the charity said.

Against the backdrop of this year’s big spikes in the price of coffee and cocoa, a YouGov poll, commissioned by the Fairtrade Foundation, revealed that 79% of Britons were concerned that climate breakdown could affect the price of food while 69% were worried it could disrupt supply to the UK.

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Plot twist: how giving old graveyards new life as parks can improve our cities

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-09-09 06:23
There are thousands of disused graveyards that could provide crowded cities with essential public green space. Rob Stokes, Industry Professor, Environment and Sustainability, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Almost 68% of Australia’s tourism sites at major risk if climate crisis continues, report says

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-09-09 01:00

Uluru, the Daintree and Bondi beach among iconic Australian locations that could be impacted if planet hits even 2C of warming by 2050

South Australia’s wine regions shrouded in bushfire smoke, the Daintree rainforest cut off by flooding and tourists marooned at major airports because of violent storms. This snapshot is the potential chaotic future for Australia’s tourism industry, a new report has warned.

At least half of 178 tourism assets around the country – from national parks to city attractions and airports – are already facing major climate risks, the analysis showed. And as the heat rises, so do the disruptions. Many of the country’s 620,000 tourism jobs will be under threat, according to the report from insurance group Zurich and economic analysts Mandala.

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Number of seasonal workers seeking help after being sacked by UK farms doubles in past year

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-09-08 23:00

Exclusive: Government warned ‘unobtainable targets’ being used to dismiss migrant fruit pickers at short notice

The number of farm workers seeking help with dismissal after travelling to work in British fields and orchards has soared over the past year, according to research.

The trend is thought to be in part because of pressure to meet picking targets, the challenges faced by farmers trying to stay profitable and an unintended consequence of new laws guaranteeing minimum hours.

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Tanya Plibersek accuses Peter Dutton of intent to ignore Indigenous heritage for mining projects

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-09-08 19:00

Environment minister lambasts opposition leader over vow to overturn her rejection of tailings dam at McPhillamys goldmine

Tanya Plibersek has accused Peter Dutton of planning to ignore evidence of historical Indigenous cultural practice and trash heritage protection laws to greenlight certain mining projects and companies based on “the vibe”.

The environment minister told Guardian Australia that Dutton’s vow to overturn her determination rejecting the proposed site of a tailings dam at the $900m McPhillamys goldmine development in central-western New South Wales showed he had no respect for research or official advice.

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China to add major industries to ETS this year, minister says

Carbon Pulse - Sun, 2024-09-08 18:32
China will add several major industrial sectors to its national emissions trading scheme by the end of this year, its environment minister told a conference in Beijing on Saturday according to state media.
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