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Tiny parasitic wasp helps save one of world’s rarest birds from extinction

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-10-08 15:00

Wasps released on Nightingale Island have protected Wilkins’ bunting by halting spread of mould-causing insects

A tiny parasitic wasp has given a lifeline to one of the world’s rarest bird species by killing off an invasive insect that was threatening its survival.

The Wilkins’ bunting lives on Nightingale Island, part of the Tristan da Cunha group; the world’s most remote inhabited archipelago. It eats the fruit of the Phylica arborea, the island’s only native tree.

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More than 6 mln ha of forests lost last year raise concerns over 2030 global targets, report says

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 14:01
Global deforestation rates are on the rise despite international high-level commitments towards 2030, with a loss of over 6 million hectares of forests only in 2023, according to an annual assessment released Tuesday.
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Deforestation ‘roaring back’ despite 140-country vow to end destruction

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-10-08 14:01

Demand for beef, soy, palm oil and nickel hindering efforts to halt demolition by 2030, global report finds

The destruction of global forests increased in 2023, and is higher than when 140 countries promised three years ago to halt deforestation by the end of the decade, an analysis shows.

The rising demolition of the forests puts ambitions to halt the climate crisis and stem the huge worldwide losses of wildlife even further from reach, the researchers warn.

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Lab-grown meat could be sold in UK in next few years, says food regulator

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-10-08 14:00

Food Standards Agency says applications for cultivated steak, chicken and foie gras have already been submitted

Cell-cultivated meat could be on sale in the UK within a few years, the food regulator has said, with applications for lab-grown steak, beef, chicken and foie gras already submitted, while another 15 applications are expected in the next two years.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) was awarded £1.6m of government funding on Tuesday to develop an efficient safety assessment process for the novel foods. It said the UK was an attractive market as it had a high number of vegans, vegetarians and flexitarians, a higher openness to new foods than many other European countries and a large financial sector to back startup companies.

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Australia expands ocean protection as first Global Nature Positive Summit kicks off

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 11:34
The Australian government has expanded its protected waters, claiming it now protects more waters than any other nation on earth, it said as host of the first Global Nature Positive Summit in Sydney.
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EU nations urged to allocate ETS revenues towards climate goals

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 10:17
The European Union should invest earnings from the carbon market more efficiently towards climate goals, according to a collective call.
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Manawanui sinking: an expert explains why a speedy cleanup will be crucial – and the main challenges ahead

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-10-08 10:10
Damage from the loss of a New Zealand naval ship in Samoa can be limited if salvage and cleanup crews move fast. But the depth at which the ship now lies will be a challenge. Christopher Battershill, Professor in Coastal Science, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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RGGI Market: RGAs slip further towards 2025 CCR

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 10:09
RGGI Allowances (RGA) in the secondary market continued their descent over the week as prices adjusted in response to programme updates from the administrator, with traders largely projecting the 2025 Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) value as the near-term level of support.
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US EPA’s own data negates power plant rules’ CCS feasibility -intervenor briefs SCOTUS

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 09:26
An intervenor on behalf of one of the US states enjoined in an emergency petition to stay the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) power plant rules drew the attention of the Supreme Court to analyses from the agency showing carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology limitations.
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85% of banks worldwide still open to financing new coal -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 09:01
Some 85% of banks are open to financing new coal projects, and only 8% of banks are committed to ending project financing of new oil and gas fields, according to research published on Tuesday.
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My pilgrimage to the vanishing Sphinx snow patch

BBC - Tue, 2024-10-08 08:00
The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.
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SCOTUS seeks input from US federal official on merit of fossil fuel lawsuits

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 07:10
The US Supreme Court is asking the Solicitor General to comment on a challenge from Alabama and 18 other conservative states trying to quash Democrat-led states' lawsuits against oil and gas producers, according to a request made on Monday.
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BRIEFING: Article 6 needs streamlining and specifics, fewer constraints, says carbon industry

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 06:02
UN negotiators should facilitate private sector involvement in Article 6 through measures designed to streamline deal-making, authorisation, and transaction, but should not over-emphasise central infrastructure or interpret the Paris Agreement to preclude REDD projects, according to a carbon trading industry body.
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Ocean protection accounts for 10% of fish in the world’s coral reefs – but we could save so much more

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-10-08 04:57
What have global efforts to protect oceans actually achieved? Our study of nearly 2,600 tropical coral reefs around the world is the first to answer that question. Joshua Cinner, Professor & ARC Laureate Fellow, Thriving Oceans Research Hub, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney Iain R. Caldwell, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Advisory group urges Brussels to ensure holistic and long-lasting carbon removals in CRCF

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-08 03:27
The European Commission needs to take a holistic approach to the emissions covered in its industrial carbon management policy, extending its oversight to indirect emissions within company's assets, as well as the energy used from carbon management technologies, among other areas, according to recommendations from an advisory group.
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