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Miners want coal to make steel, money men think otherwise -report

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:57
Investors believe steel can be made cleanly and are willing to spend on it, whilst also being increasingly sceptical about the long-term financial viability of the metallurgical coal used to make the vast majority of steel, an Australian activist investor group said Friday in a report based on a survey of 500 respondents from 34 nations with cumulative billions of dollars under management.
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BRIEFING: EU’s CBAM violates Paris Agreement principles, raises cost of decarbonisation in Global South, panellists say

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:33
The European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is in “clear violation” of the Paris Agreement’s principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR) and places the burden of decarbonising heavy industrial sectors on the Global South, panellists told a webinar this week.
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First assessment of groundwater-dependent ecosystems flags high protection gaps

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:29
Less than a quarter of worldwide ecosystems reliant on groundwater are in protected lands or regions with policies aimed at conserving them, a paper has found.
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Celebrities add voice to outcry over severity of Just Stop Oil sentences

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:24

Chris Packham calls for meeting with attorney general as prominent figures condemn long jail terms for M25 activists

Chris Packham has called for a meeting with the attorney general for England and Wales as he joined a chorus of prominent voices condemning long jail terms for Just Stop Oil protesters.

Speaking after five activists were sentenced to up to five years for planning protests on the M25, the broadcaster and naturalist said: “Be clear, be very, very clear, this is not just about climate activism.

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CN Markets: CEA price continues to drop, trading volumes remain steady

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 21:00
China’s national carbon market saw its price continue to fall this week amid slightly decreased liquidity, though some believe that the price effect of a new carryover mechanism will not appear until next year.
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Multiple indexes required to properly quantify biodiversity loss, French bank says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 20:33
Combining several indexes largely focused on species abundance and diversity is the most efficient way for companies to assess biodiversity risks and impacts, according to French-headquartered bank BNP Paribas.
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Green Climate Fund approves $1 billion in fresh funding

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 19:49
The board of the world’s largest dedicated climate fund, the Green Climate Fund, approved $1 billion in fresh funding at its meeting this week, it announced Friday.
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UNIDO issues call for African JCM projects

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 19:20
The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has issued a call for African projects interested in registering to generate carbon credits under Japan’s bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).
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China CCER registry system sees surge in account registration

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 19:03
More than 4,500 participants in China's voluntary carbon market have opened accounts on the national registry platform since the restart of the domestic offset programme earlier this year.
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Asia driving global surge in electricity demand as EU industrial slump drags on -IEA

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 17:08
Global demand for electricity is on track to be among the highest in two decades this year, driven by EVs and a solar boom in China, while demand in Europe remains depressed in the aftermath of the 2022 energy crisis, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).
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Week in wildlife – in pictures: warthog drama, a fox at the museum and our rarest whale

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-07-19 17:00

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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South Korea national trust teams up with climate tech firm to develop nature-based credits

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-07-19 16:48
South Korea's National Nature Trust (NNT) has teamed up with a climate tech company to work on the creation of technology-backed carbon credits by utilising its environmental assets.
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Eco homes near the sea for sale in Great Britain – in pictures

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-07-19 16:00

From a Grand Designs-style property nestled underground to a remote timber-framed home on a hillside

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Six million people at risk from extreme heat in England, campaign group warns

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-07-19 15:00

Friends of the Earth says older people and young children are most at risk in heat-vulnerable neighbourhoods

Inadequate climate protections mean at least 6 million lives are at risk from extreme heat in England, an analysis has found.

A report by the campaign group Friends of the Earth found older people and young children were the most high-risk groups for heatwaves, with 1.7 million under-5s and 4.3 million people over 65 living in the most heat-vulnerable neighbourhoods in England.

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Protest is the wellspring of democracy – that’s why Labour must repeal the Tories’ draconian laws | George Monbiot

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-07-19 15:00

The pernicious, oppressive era of arresting people for holding signs or merely walking down the street must come to an end

How do you know when protest tactics are working? When governments ban them. The oppressive laws introduced by the previous government – the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 and the Public Order Act 2023 – are a tick list of effective political engagement. Everything from locking on and digging tunnels to actions on roads, at airports, oil refineries or newspapers, even marching down a street, has been criminalised. Why? Because these methods work. If they didn’t, the government wouldn’t have bothered.

The Conservatives justified their draconian measures with the claim that they prevented “disruption to the public”. But had they cared about disruption, they would have done all they could to prevent climate breakdown. Nothing is more disruptive than the flickering and eventual collapse of Earth systems. If you believe a few people sitting in the street is a major impediment to traffic, take a look at what a sea surge, a flash flood, a windstorm or a rail-buckling, road-melting, bridge-jamming heat event can do to transport infrastructure.

George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist

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Stepping stones for wildlife: how linking up isolated habitats can help nature thrive in our cities

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-07-19 14:26
Our cities are full of obstacles and hazards for native wildlife but also contain many valuable patches of habitat. Creating green spaces to connect these patches improves their lives and ours. Thami Croeser, Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Holly Kirk, Research Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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