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England sewage spills more than double in 2023

BBC - Wed, 2024-03-27 20:31
Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 3.6 million hours last year.
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Japan carbon market attracts over 700 participants as emissions coverage increases -ministry

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 19:46
Japan's voluntary domestic carbon market has recently added almost 200 new participants, further expanding the share of national emissions covered, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Wednesday.
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Rising temperatures could lead to Australian soils becoming a net emitter, study finds

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 19:41
International research has found that a warming climate will turn Australia’s soil into a net emitter of carbon dioxide.
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Pressure on for Australian govt to halt massive Woodside LNG life extension

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 19:28
One of Australia’s most noted retired statesmen and politicians has co-signed a letter asking the environment minister to reject Woodside Energy’s plan to extend the life of a 40-plus year old LNG export plant to 2070, a move seen to result in several billion tonnes of CO2e emissions.
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Marine protected areas can benefit fishing, tourism with profits in the billions, study reveals

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 18:30
An assessment of marine protected areas (MPAs) in 34 countries has revealed that ocean conservation can generate significant economic benefits to the fishing and tourism industries, with some profits in the billions.
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AU Market: ACCU price slumps over fresh integrity concerns as participants frustrated at lack of resolution

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 18:29
The Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) market faced a downturn Wednesday in the wake of a fresh study damning the integrity of human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects.
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Australia introduces Net Zero Economic Authority bill, commits A$189 mln in funding

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 17:27
The Australian Labor government on Wednesday introduced legislation to set up the Net Zero Economic Authority (NZEA), which will oversee the country’s transition to net zero emissions, and has committed A$189 million ($123 mln) to its establishment.
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German marketplace inks large biochar carbon removal deal with Bolivian developer

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 17:00
A developer of biochar-based carbon removals in Bolivia has signed a deal with a German marketplace startup to supply 81,600 of tonnes to the platform, the companies announced on Wednesday, among the largest deals done so far in the sector.
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Phase ACCUs out of Safeguard Mechanism, expand coverage to electricity sector, report urges

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 16:56
A report released Wednesday has called on the Australian government to strengthen the Safeguard Mechanism by expanding its coverage to the electricity sector, as well as to bar Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from being used for compliances purposes.
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Africa biodiversity advisor warns against relying too heavily on private financing, credit markets

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 15:48
Relying on private financing such as environmental credits as the main means to scale funding of nature could be "a risky strategy", a top advisor to African biodiversity negotiators said Tuesday.
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Three of UK’s top five bamboo loo roll brands made from other wood

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-03-27 15:00

Some ‘ecologically sound’ brands contain as little as 2.7% of the eco-friendly paper alternative

In the bathrooms of the ecologically conscious, bamboo toilet paper is the new bottom line – a supposedly green alternative to the bog-standard pulp-based loo roll that requires the chopping down of 1m trees a year, just to be flushed down the pan.

But new findings from consumer watchdog Which? will wipe away that smug feeling: samples of three out of the five of the UK’s top bamboo brands were actually made from other woods, some of them heavily implicated in deforestation.

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Hong Kong-based airline sets 2030 carbon intensity target, expands SAF use

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 13:16
A Hong Kong-headquartered airline has set a new carbon intensity target for 2030, with plans to expand the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support its climate goals.
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Study raises fresh doubts on Australian human-induced regeneration projects, ACCU price sinks

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 13:12
A peer-reviewed paper has cast further doubt on human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects in Australia, finding that a large portion of pre-2022 projects are non-additional, while highlighting the politically-charged nature of the country’s carbon market.
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