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EU to propose 2040 climate plan, ETS revisions in 2026, official says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 19:54
The European Commission is planning to launch a public consultation on the EU’s 2040 climate target “in early 2025” with a view to putting a formal legislative proposal on the table the following year, a senior official has said.
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Carbon accounting firm launches product to help metals and energy firms disclosure supply chain emissions

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 18:27
A carbon accounting platform has unveiled a solution aimed at helping corporates in the metals and energy sectors disclose supply chain emissions for both compliance and voluntary purposes, including for the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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Standards body issues first carbon credits under new methodology for US-based algae bloom project

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 17:16
A carbon credit standards body has issued the first batch of credits for a nature-based solutions (NbS) project based in Utah in the US, it announced on Tuesday.
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Industry, scientists must work together to advance soil carbon, expert says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 16:54
Soil carbon industry practitioners and soil carbon scientists need to be more open to learn from each other in order to build knowledge and consensus in the sector, an expert who has worked in both camps told a webinar Wednesday.
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Octopuses could lose eyesight and struggle to survive if ocean temperatures keep rising, study finds

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-04-10 16:16

Heat stress from global heating could lead to impaired vision and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young, Australian researchers say

Octopuses could lose vision and struggle to survive due to heat stress by the end of the century if ocean temperatures continue to rise at the projected rate, a new study has found.

While previous research has suggested octopuses are highly adaptable, the latest research found heat stress from global heating could result in impaired eyesight and increased deaths of pregnant mothers and their unborn young.

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CCAs jump as ARB embraces 48% GHG reduction in evaluation of proposed cap-and-trade changes

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 16:07
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values in the secondary market got a boost Tuesday from the highly anticipated release of an economic impact analysis of a proposed cap-and-trade rulemaking that programme regulator ARB submitted to a state agency.
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EXCLUSIVE: Cookstove project developers poke holes in study alleging rife over-crediting

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 14:01
A consortium of offset developers is hitting back at a recent analysis alleging pervasive over-crediting by cookstove projects within the voluntary carbon market (VCM), pointing to what it calls doubts about the study's reliability, in an open letter seen exclusively by Carbon Pulse.
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Russian region hit by record flooding

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 13:14
In the Russian region of Orenburg, thousands of people have been evacuated as water levels surge.
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Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-04-10 12:48
South Australia stands out as having the weakest tree-protection laws, but cities around the nation are losing tree cover at a time when climate change makes them more important than ever. Stefan Caddy-Retalic, Ecologist, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide Kate Delaporte, Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, University of Adelaide Kiri Marker, Science Communications Coordinator, Universität Wien Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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ARB considers increase in carbon intensity step-down and role of biofuels in LCFS

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 10:42
California regulator ARB is staying on course with the 2030 carbon intensity (CI) benchmark proposed in draft amendments last year, but is mulling adjustments to the one-time CI step-down for 2025 among other considerations based on stakeholder feedback.
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Parched and shrinking - vital Moroccan dam dries up

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 10:31
Satellite images reveal the impact of the long drought on one of the country's main water sources.
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US federal court upholds California’s authority to set state clean vehicle air standards

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-04-10 10:00
A Washington DC federal court ruled Tuesday in favour of defendants of a Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver to California, reinforcing the state's longstanding authority to set its own standards that are stricter than those at the federal level.
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Was an extinct fox once man's best friend?

BBC - Wed, 2024-04-10 09:29
Our ancestors may have kept foxes as pets long before domestic dogs, archaeological evidence suggests.
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