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Badger culling to end in England by 2029, government says

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-08-30 21:45

Defra sources say some licensed culls will continue until 2026 but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted

Badger culling will end in England by 2029, the government has said.

Some culls under existing licences will continue until 2026, according to sources at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted.

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Carbon removal registry closes down amid stagnant voluntary market

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 21:42
A US-based carbon removal standard body has closed down amid a stagnant voluntary carbon market and tough funding environment.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 21:08
EUAs were headed for their narrowest weekly trading range of the year on Friday morning as the market appeared to lose direction and activity dwindled as the summer season neared its end, while gas and power markets were firmer, consolidating weekly gains of more than 2%.
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CN Markets: CEA trading activity stable, CCER liquidity remains stagnant

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 20:39
China’s national carbon market saw its price mostly remain below the 90 yuan ($12.69) benchmark with stable liquidity, while the offset market continued to see low trading volumes as supply remains tight.
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Olympic champion joins climate activists for Windsor protest

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-08-30 20:01

Etienne Stott among Extinction Rebellion protesters to call for citizens’ assembly to tackle climate crisis

An Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist will be among climate activists protesting in Windsor this weekend to demand the Labour government takes climate action seriously.

Extinction Rebellion, which is organising the three-day event, which began on Friday, said it had been disappointed by the new administration’s lack of action on reducing fossil fuel emissions.

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Australian agriculture giant announces carbon partnerships with farmers

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 19:28
An Australian agriculture giant and real estate company has announced a carbon partnership this week that aims to assist local farmers develop projects.
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Enhanced rock weathering carbon startup wins capital funding from utilities giant

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 19:00
An enhanced rock weathering startup has secured venture capital financing from a utility corporation, according to a press release.
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Japanese firm partners with fisheries cooperative to generate blue carbon credits through seaweed restoration

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 18:12
A Tokyo-based asset management firm has collaborated with a fisheries cooperative to generate blue carbon credits through the restoration of seaweed beds in the Japanese city of Kamakura, the firm announced this week.
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NZ Market: NZU price finishes week higher, as market mixed about upcoming ETS auction result

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 18:07
The NZU price finished the week slightly higher, as the market recorded the second-largest month on record traded volume-wise ahead of next week’s auction.
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Japanese trio commissioned to conduct CCS study in Tokyo metropolitan area

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 17:49
Three Japanese companies have been tasked to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to estimate the CO2 storage potential in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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Respondents describe NZ govt’s Emissions Reduction Plan as high risk, low ambition

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 16:43
Formal submissions to New Zealand’s draft second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) have described it as being high in risk and low in ambition, and unlikely to achieve even the modest goals it sets.
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UN pact reintroduces key fossil fuel transition language after backlash

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 16:39
Governments have listened to angry calls from a group including multiple Nobel laureates to reintroduce language to a key UN draft pact that explicitly addresses the threat of fossil fuels, after the previous iteration had removed all mention of coal, oil, and gas from the text.
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Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne without wrecking the climate? Our transport choices make a huge difference

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-08-30 14:17
Shifting transport from air and road to sea and rail has untapped potential to slash emissions. Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-08-30 14:00

Discovery of Apis florea in Malta raises fears of devastating impact on native bee populations

The red dwarf honeybee has established a colony in Europe for the first time, scientists have found.

The bee, Apis florea, is native to Asia and its discovery has raised alarm among local beekeepers and conservationists, who fear the potentially devastating impact on native bee populations.

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Taiwan emitters to pay carbon levy from 2026, exact rates to be determined around October

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 13:21
Emitters under Taiwan's upcoming carbon levy scheme will have to officially pay for their emissions from 2026, according to a set of regulations announced by the environment ministry.
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