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WCI current vintage carbon auction expected to sell out near floor

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-20 07:02
California-Quebec’s upcoming current vintage auction will sell out within a few cents of the floor price, while the future vintage auction will fail to fully subscribe due to limited interest, traders polled by Carbon Pulse said.
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Single-use plastics could soon be banned in ACT

ABC Environment - Wed, 2019-02-20 06:53
The ACT Government is now joining South Australia in considering a ban on all single-use plastic products, everything from toothbrushes to disposable coffee cups, and even cotton buds.
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Hartree Partners parts ways with head of carbon advisory

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-20 05:30
Trading firm Hartree Partners has parted ways with its head of carbon advisory, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Feral cat cull: why the 2 million target is on scientifically shaky ground

The Conversation - Wed, 2019-02-20 05:10
The plan to kill 2 million feral cats nationwide by 2020 makes for good headlines. But it's also a simplistic goal that won't necessarily deliver conservation benefits to native species. Tim Doherty, Research Fellow, Deakin University Dale Nimmo, Associate professor/ARC DECRA fellow, Charles Sturt University Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Ricky Spencer, Associate Professor of Ecology, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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EU Market: EUAs firm, with further gains seen harder to come by

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-20 04:53
European carbon prices firmed on Tuesday after a decent auction result, but sellers thwarted further gains and traders warned of more downside ahead.
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Climate change: Death of the 'grandfather of climate science'

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-20 04:37
Wallace Broecker, the scientist who helped popularise the term "global warming", has died at the age 87.
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South Africa’s parliament approves long-awaited carbon tax bill

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-02-20 03:32
South Africa’s parliament on Tuesday approved the country’s long-awaited carbon tax bill, clearing a key hurdle in keeping the measure on track to enter into force this spring.
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Space travel edges closer at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-20 02:53
It is still the final frontier, but space travel has come a little closer to the public at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum.
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'Ivory Queen' Yang Fenglan jailed in Tanzania

BBC - Wed, 2019-02-20 00:22
The Chinese businesswoman was sentenced to 15 years in prison for operating an ivory-smuggling ring.
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Mystery disease killing beech trees

BBC - Tue, 2019-02-19 21:20
A mystery disease that is killing beech trees could cause widespread die-offs unless more is done to halt its spread, warn scientists.
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Net gain: EEX enhances open interest reporting for EU carbon trades

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-02-19 20:15
EEX is enhancing the way it reports open interest figures for its EU emissions derivatives markets, the exchange told Carbon Pulse on Tuesday, after some of its members claimed its existing practices yielded misleading data.
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Cultured lab meat may make climate change worse

BBC - Tue, 2019-02-19 20:03
Growing meat in the laboratory may damage the climate more in the long run, than meat from cattle.
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Could Amazon buy up BMW in push to electric?

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-02-19 19:42

Yes, the headline is a bit of a tease and quite unthinkable, of course. Or maybe…?

The post Could Amazon buy up BMW in push to electric? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Top NZ carbon market expert leaves to take up US role

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-02-19 19:37
One of New Zealand’s top emissions trading experts and a member of the government’s interim Climate Change Commission is leaving to take up a position in New York.
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“Refillable” battery tech could allow electric cars over 5000km range

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-02-19 19:37

New type of electric car technology using combination of battery and hydrogen power could allow a passenger car to travel over 5000km, only stopping to quickly refill battery fluid.

The post “Refillable” battery tech could allow electric cars over 5000km range appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Over-achieving Tokyo ETS knocks another 0.8% off annual CO2 emissions

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-02-19 19:34
Tokyo ETS emitters shaved another 100,000 tonnes off their annual CO2 output in FY2017, the metropolitan government announced Tuesday, in a programme where almost 80% of the participants have already met their 2019 targets.
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Norway set to make first payment to Indonesia for halting deforestation

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-02-19 19:24
Norway is ready to make its first payment to Indonesia under the two nations’ 2010 agreement to halt deforestation, after the South East Asian nation reported a drop in greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation in 2017.
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Spectacled flying fox declared endangered after Queensland heatwave wipeout

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-19 17:04

Up to 20,000 animals died late last year; decision is one of several made by Melissa Price after criticism over inaction

The federal government has upgraded the threatened status of a flying fox after almost a third of its population was wiped out in Queensland’s recent heatwave.

The environment minister, Melissa Price, said the spectacled flying fox would be listed nationally as endangered, up from vulnerable, to “reflect heightened concerns for its future”.

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Tossed and found: tiny sculptures of cast-off NY trash – in pictures

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-19 17:00

Since the mid 1990s, Yuji Agematsu has used debris from New York’s streets to create a series of dioramas inside the cellophane sleeves of cigarette packets. The pieces below are from a year of his work entitled zip: 01.01.17 . . . 12.31.17

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Majority of European firms have no CO2 reduction targets

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-02-19 16:00

Only one in three firms have climate goals set to go beyond 2025, report finds

Most European companies have no target for reducing their greenhouse gas emissions even though 80% see climate change as a business risk, a survey has found.

Among those that have set climate goals, only one in three stretch beyond 2025, according to the annual Carbon Disclosure Project report.

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