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IDB targets scaling biodiversity finance, markets in mainstreaming nature plan

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 20:17
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group has launched a natural capital and biodiversity action plan, planning to embed natural capital more deeply into its operations while scaling biodiversity finance mechanisms.
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Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about bushfires worse than the Black Summer

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-06-13 19:02
Howling winds take sea salt from the Southern Ocean and lay it down in Antarctica as snow, then ice. Hidden in these ice cores is a warning about Australian fire seasons. Danielle Udy, Research associate in Climatology, University of Tasmania Anthony Kiem, Associate Professor – Hydroclimatology, University of Newcastle Neil Holbrook, Professor of Ocean and Climate Dynamics, University of Tasmania Nerilie Abram, Professor in Climate Change and Paleoclimatology, Australian National University Tessa Vance, Palaeoclimatologist, Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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UBS partners with non-profit to limit investment impacts on nature

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 17:00
UBS has partnered with a nature-focused non-profit to better understand how to limit impacts to nature in clean energy investments, with the findings released on Thursday.
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INTERVIEW: Finnish paper giant sees rising demand for synthetic fuels to support CO2 capture

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 16:15
Rising demand for synthetic fuels in aviation and shipping to meet EU decarbonisation targets is driving plans to install carbon capture facilities at pulp and paper mills in the Nordics, with potential to capture about 12 million tonnes of biogenic CO2 annually.
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Malaysian carbon trading bill to be presented before parliament by year end

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 15:38
Malaysia’s carbon trading legislation will be presented before Dewan Rakyat, the lower house of parliament, by the end of this year, according to the country’s deputy prime minister.
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Humpback whale tangled in rope rescued off New South Wales coast - video

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-06-13 15:04

Members of the public and wildlife organisations spot a whale entangled in two buoys and a rope off the coast of NSW. A rescue team locates the humpback in the water off Fingal Heads with help from a helicopter, before successfully removing the rope that is lodged in its fin

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Russia’s war with Ukraine accelerating global climate emergency, report shows

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-06-13 14:00

Most comprehensive analysis ever of conflict-driven climate impacts shows emissions greater than those generated by 175 countries in a year

The climate cost of the first two years of Russia’s war on Ukraine was greater than the annual greenhouse gas emissions generated individually by 175 countries, exacerbating the global climate emergency in addition to the mounting death toll and widespread destruction, research reveals.

Russia’s invasion has generated at least 175m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e), amid a surge in emissions from direct warfare, landscape fires, rerouted flights, forced migration and leaks caused by military attacks on fossil fuel infrastructure – as well as the future carbon cost of reconstruction, according to the most comprehensive analysis ever of conflict-driven climate impacts.

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Australian govt publishes draft environmental plantings ACCU method

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 13:34
The Australian government on Thursday released a draft methodology for environmental plantings (EP) for consultation, outlining proposed changes to the existing method, which is set to expire in September.
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South Korea, Kazakhstan sign Article 6 deal

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 13:08
South Korea and Kazakhstan have decided to work together on setting up projects for carbon credit generation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
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DEBs-tagged G-CCOs trade at premium during CCA price plunge, ARB offset issuance up in June

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 12:34
Golden CCOs (G-CCOs) with direct-environmental-benefits to the state (DEBs) have been selling at a premium to California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) due to the recent price rout in the joint California-Quebec carbon market, while regulator ARB's compliance-grade offset issuance increased in June compared to the prior two-week period.
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Top 20 fossil fuel countries need to ramp up transition in next Paris pledges -report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 10:01
A third of the world's 20 largest fossil fuel-producing countries made no mention of oil, gas, or coal in their last round of Paris Agreement pledges, while those that do mention it talk, explicitly or implicitly, about a continuation or increase in production, according to analysis published on Thursday.
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Known unknowns: controversy over CSIRO’s electricity report reveals an uncomfortable truth

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-06-13 09:45
Costing new sources of electricity sounds simple. But it’s enormously complicated – and CSIRO’s GenCost report promises certainty it cannot deliver Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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BRIEFING: The UK’s implicit carbon price for utility companies to lapse, no substitute in sight

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 08:23
A longstanding UK consumer support scheme for low-income or fuel-poor households that requires energy providers to make payments toward household decarbonisation will expire in 2026, with no substitute in sight and political support unclear ahead of the general election. 
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Russia faces $32 bln in ‘conflict carbon’ reparations from Ukraine war

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-13 08:01
A surge in "conflict carbon" from Russia's invasion of Ukraine – from burning forests, blown up oil and gas structures, infrastructure built to fortify the front lines, and more – could cost Russia billions of dollars in additional reparations, according to research published on Thursday and backed by the Ukrainian environment ministry.
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Global demand for oil could peak soon – NZ’s plan to revive offshore exploration doesn’t add up

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-06-13 08:00
Even the big oil companies are predicting global demand will decline within decades. With investment in oil exploration projected to decline too, New Zealand should be putting its energy elsewhere. Jen Purdie, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainability, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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