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£5bn Thames super sewer set for completion

BBC - Wed, 2024-03-27 11:43
The 16-mile tunnel across central London will capture raw sewage that would have spilled into the river.
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POLL: EU ETS emissions seen down a record 14% in 2023

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 11:30
Verified emissions covered under the EU ETS likely fell by a record 14% year-over-year in 2023, according to a poll of 13 analysts.
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These extraordinary Australian islands are teeming with life – and we must protect them before it’s too late

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-03-27 11:14
A new report has found the marine reserve covering the Heard and McDonald islands must urgently be expanded. Ian Cresswell, Adjunct professor, The University of Western Australia Andrew J Constable, Adviser, Antarctica and Marine Systems, Science & Policy, University of Tasmania Keith Reid, Honorary Research Associate, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Continued capacity expansion hampers China’s shift to greener steel -report

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 11:00
Continued aggressive spending on new production capacity, alongside plummeting profitability, has made China's steel sector financially vulnerable and hampered the industry-wise shift to greener furnaces, a report has found.
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BC utility cannot provide 100% renewable gas to all new homes, faces separate greenwashing lawsuit

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 10:18
A British Columbia regulator rejected a provincial utility's proposal to provide 100% renewable natural gas (RNG) to all new homes at subsidised rates, while an environmental non-profit took the company to court on Tuesday for alleged greenwashing.
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Canada-based offset developer hires European carbon market expert to head trading desk

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 09:14
A Canada-based offset project developer has hired a European carbon market expert to lead its trading desk.
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‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-03-27 09:00

Just 2% of continent’s gas capacity has planned retirement date despite pledges to decarbonise, study shows

Europe’s “tone-deaf” expansion of fossil gas is accelerating climate breakdown and increasing reliance on hostile regimes, campaigners have warned.

Just four of Europe’s gas-fired power plants have a retirement plan and new projects will increase the continent’s gas generation capacity by 27%, according to analysis from the campaign group Beyond Fossil Fuels.

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Australia’s carbon credits system a failure on global scale, study finds

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-03-27 08:21

Researchers find carbon offsets approach, which is supposed to regenerate scrubby outback forests, was not reducing emissions as promised

Australia’s main carbon offsets method is a failure on a global scale and doing little if anything to help address the climate crisis, according to a major new study.

Research by 11 academics found the most popular technique used to create offsets in Australia, known as “human-induced regeneration” and pledged to regenerate scrubby outback forests, had mostly not improved tree cover as promised between about 2015 and 2022.

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Majority of sustainability experts believe elections will weaken European Green Deal -survey

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 08:00
More than half of sustainability experts polled by a green think tank believe the Green Deal agenda might be weakened after the 2024 European Parliament elections, preliminary results showed.
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EU ministers agree to fewer agri rules with looser climate requirements

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 07:52
EU ministers welcomed potential new rules for the agriculture sector on Tuesday despite weak requirements for climate action, as farmers rioted outside in the streets of Brussels.
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Utah’s largest coal plant to be compelled to continue operations amid weaning demand

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 07:48
Governor Spencer Cox (R) last week signed legislation that would allow Utah to purchase the state's largest coal-fired power plant, originally scheduled for retirement in 2025, amid backlash from the operator citing a drop in electricity demand.
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Cemex says emissions cuts allowing it to stretch surplus carbon allowance inventories beyond 2026

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 07:47
Cemex continues to cut its Scope 1 and 2 emissions, allowing it to stretch the length of time it can rely on its surplus of European carbon allowances, the cement-maker said on Tuesday.
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Georgia-based direct air capture company launches, looks to scale tech

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 05:56
An Atlanta-based direct air capture (DAC) company announced its official launch Tuesday, aiming to provide an economically advantageous way to remove CO2 at large scale.
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Gold Standard “regrets” lack of dialogue with voluntary crediting programmes after CORSIA decision

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 03:45
Gold Standard has expressed disappointment with a UN decision to keep its voluntary carbon credits still pending approval for the current phase of CORSIA, and regrets that the assessment process did not allow for more open communication with other applying programmes.
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California again achieves record-low emissions in February, as natural gas sees its role recede

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 03:41
California electricity sector emissions continued to fall to record lows in February, as natural gas retreated from its historically high share of the state's energy supply it has held in recent months, data published Friday showed.
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New biochar carbon token launched with a promise to thwart greenwashing

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-27 02:57
A carbon-negative investment platform is issuing a biochar carbon token that "cannot be corrupted by greenwashing", using blockchain-based trading technology, it announced on Tuesday.
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Air quality at many train stations is alarmingly bad. Here’s how to improve it

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-03-27 02:39
Serious air pollution is a common problem in stations around Australia and the world. But solutions already exist, and some can be applied immediately to protect station staff and commuters. Magnus Moglia, Associate Professor in Systems Science and Sustainable Urbanism, Swinburne University of Technology Christian A. Nygaard, Professor in Social Economics and Urban Studies, Swinburne University of Technology Hadi Ghaderi, Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Swinburne University of Technology Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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