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CFTC: Auctions drive compliance positioning, LCFS optimism catches speculators

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 18:10
Compliance entities reduced net length across North American carbon markets around first quarter allowance auctions, while investors added Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) length after prospects of a Q1 2025 implementation of programme updates fuelled optimism, latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday.
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INTERVIEW: US values clean energy for diversification and security, unlikely to completely scrap IRA

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 17:13
For all its anti-climate rhetoric, the US government does value the diversification and supply security benefits of clean energy, and views most Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) credits as a way to kickstart an industry, according to the CEO of a Danish fuel producer.
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Octopus? Ice cream? Is there anything gulls don’t eat? – in pictures

The Guardian - Sat, 2025-03-15 17:00

Gulls are known for being ravenous – check out a selection of things they like

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Green leader Adrian Ramsay: Labour’s ‘growth v nature’ framing is an outrage

The Guardian - Sat, 2025-03-15 16:00

Co-leader says deprioritisation of net zero is ‘extremely dangerous’ as he rejects ‘nimby-in-chief’ characterisation

Labour’s push for economic growth at the expense of climate and nature is “extremely dangerous”, the co-leader of the Green party has said.

Adrian Ramsay, the MP for Waveney Valley between Norfolk and Suffolk, was one of the five Green MPs elected to parliament last July in their best ever result. He said and his colleagues knew they would be holding Labour to account, but did not expect to be as disappointed as they have been.

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CERAWeek: DAC has “special role” in diversified CDR portfolio -Microsoft

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 09:58
A representative from the US-based tech giant said that direct air capture (DAC) plays a “special role” within its diversified carbon removals (CDR) portfolio during a discussion at CERAWeek.
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SpaceX rocket launches as Butch and Suni prepare return

BBC - Sat, 2025-03-15 09:38
The pair are due to begin their long delayed journey back to Earth two days after the new crew arrive.
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‘A perfect storm’: the dedicated rescuers caring for sodden seabirds blown in by Cyclone Alfred

The Guardian - Sat, 2025-03-15 09:00

Birdwatchers’ thrill of seeing birds up close that usually spend their lives at sea is tempered by sadness and pity at the extent of injuries

Most people in Brisbane were battening down the hatches ahead of the arrival of Tropical Cyclone Alfred. For a few, though, it was one of the most exciting natural events of their lives.

Over the course of the weekend and into Monday, throngs of birdwatchers lined the shores of Bramble Bay in the bayside suburbs of Shorncliffe, Sandgate and Redcliffe, telescopes and cameras at the ready.

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Baby wombat-snatching US influencer apologises and says she was ‘concerned’ for Australian animal

The Guardian - Sat, 2025-03-15 08:48

Sam Jones, who left Australia on Friday, posted a 900-word statement questioning outrage in country where ‘slaughter of wombats’ is permitted

A US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother says she is sorry for the incident but was only trying to ensure its safety by removing it from a road.

Sam Jones left the country on Friday morning after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration authorities were checking if she had breached the conditions of her visa.

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Environmental group gears up for fight against US EPA over regulatory rollback

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 08:15
A US environmental group is gearing up for a legal fight against the US EPA’s rollback of a slate of regulations that reversed the core foundation of the nation’s environmental policy.
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Mark Carney sworn in as Canadian PM, selects new environment minister

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 06:09
Liberal leader Mark Carney was sworn in as Canada’s 24th Prime Minister on Friday and ushered Steven Guilbeault, former environment minister, into a new post in his cabinet.
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Biomass key to meeting shipping sector emission targets -report

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 05:41
A new report published Thursday outlined the potential for biofuels derived from biomass to significantly contribute to the international maritime industry's decarbonisation efforts.
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Policy group calls for consultation on first Canadian CDR dashboard

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 05:10
A new online hub could offer a “transparent view” of project, supply and market developments in Canada’s CO2 removal (CDR) sector – offering a critical touch point to industry.
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CERAWeek: Global CBAMs “will be a feature, not a bug” moving forward -panellists

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 03:41
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs) are expected to continue to grow across the globe and play a prominent role in trade relations in the coming years, experts said at the CERAWeek conference.
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Germany on track for 2030 climate target, not for long-term goals

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 03:21
Total greenhouse gas emissions in Germany dropped again in 2024, putting the country roughly on track for 2030, but continued high transport and heating emissions are putting the country's 2045 climate neutrality target in jeopardy, the German Environment Agency (UBA) reported on Friday.
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DATA DIVE: Countries involved in REDD+ more likely to see lower rates of forest loss

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 02:30
Countries with greater involvement in UN-backed REDD+ carbon projects are more likely to see lower rates of primary forest loss, new data analysis from Carbon Pulse suggests.
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EU land carbon sink in crisis, as ‘unlikely’ targets loom -report

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 01:39
The European Union’s land carbon sink has been in rapid decline, jeopardising the bloc's climate targets for 2030 and beyond, finds a new report by the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP).
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FEATURE: Cement makers jockey for EU’s upcoming carbon intensity label

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 01:31
The EU’s upcoming label for low-carbon cement, announced last month, has prompted contrasting reactions from industry players and environmental groups who shared their views and expectations with Carbon Pulse.
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Italian airline partners with Google-backed DAC startup to explore CDR projects

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 01:31
An Italian air carrier announced Thursday it has signed a two-year agreement with a Google-backed direct air capture (DAC) startup to explore carbon credits projects.
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German Greens secure €100 bln for climate in landmark deal

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 01:15
Germany will earmark €100 billion of a new €500 bln infrastructure fund for climate action, in exchange for support from the Greens to push the fund and a historic reform of the country’s debt brake through the Bundestag.
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WWF urges EU to boost LIFE programme in next budget

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2025-03-15 01:08
WWF has called on the EU to boost the LIFE programme to ensure adequate funding flows towards biodiversity conservation and restoration efforts under the bloc's next long-term budget.
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