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Unilever steps up absolute emissions targets across value chain by 2030

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-07 01:02
Unilever is stepping up efforts to reduce absolute emissions in the 2020s while still growing its business, in an effort to achieve an existing net zero goal across its value chain by 2039, the consumer goods giant announced on Wednesday.
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Exponential biochar carbon removal growth to split in two directions, report finds

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:57
Expectations of exponential  growth in the biochar carbon removal market will split between a low-cost artisanal approach focusing on smallholder farmers in the Global South and high investment large industrial facilities in the Global North, finds a report.
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Gray whale sighted off New England 200 years after species’ Atlantic extinction

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:56

Scientists confirm cetacean’s presence but cite impact of climate change which has made North-west Passage ice-free in summer

Scientists have confirmed the presence of a whale off New England that went extinct in the Atlantic Ocean two centuries ago – an exciting discovery, but one they said that illustrates the impact of climate change on sea life.

Researchers with the New England Aquarium in Boston found the gray whale while flying 30 miles south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on 1 March. The whale, which can weigh 60,000 pounds (27,215kg), typically lives in the northern Pacific Ocean.

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EU co-legislators clinch deal on new CO2-saving rules for European airspace

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:53
The European Parliament and the Council of EU member states struck a deal on Wednesday to improve the management of the bloc's airspace in a way that is meant to reduce CO2 emissions, after being stuck for more than a decade with EU states.
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FEATURE: SBTi tackles existential question of how to decarbonise oil and gas

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:35
The Science Based Targets initiative is quietly pushing ahead with a long-running, contentious process of defining a credible, voluntary net zero pathway for an industry in which decarbonisation is a question of survival: oil and gas. 
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University proud of space station astronaut

BBC - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:07
Dr Mike Barratt, who teaches in Devon, is pilot of the mission to the International Space Station.
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University proud of space station astronaut

BBC - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:07
Dr Mike Barratt, who teaches in Devon, is pilot of the mission to the International Space Station.
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Asbestos-contaminated mulch found at 75 sites across Sydney, watchdog finds

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-03-07 00:00

Focus turns to criminal investigation after NSW Environment Protection Authority completes its trawl through the supply chain

Mulch contaminated with asbestos has been found at 75 sites across greater Sydney, with the New South Wales environmental watchdog turning focus to its criminal investigation after the completion of contact tracing.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will on Thursday announce it has finished tracking mulch through the complex supply chain after asbestos was first discovered by a parent in mulch at a park in the inner west more than two months ago.

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Dublin-based coffee group purchases first biodiversity credits in Ireland

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 23:52
A Dublin-based coffee group has purchased a batch of biodiversity credits to support nature enhancement at Ireland's Dunsany Nature Reserve, claimed as the first transaction of its kind in the country and the second in Europe.
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Italian court fails to intervene in civil society’s climate litigation

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 23:50
A court in Rome decided on Wednesday not to intervene in a case presented by the civil society against the Italian state claiming that the country's climate policies are insufficient to achieve its national goals.
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UPDATE – ANALYSIS: UK draft property bill to invite legal clarity for UKA, voluntary credit disputes

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 23:46
Legislation drafted by an independent advisory body at the behest of the British government could lead to revised property rights for holders of UK Allowances and voluntary carbon credits.
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Focus on smaller protected areas for more cost-effective conservation outcomes, study says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 23:32
A shift in the criteria used to identify protected areas (PAs) could halve the costs of preventing habitat loss and enhance long-term conservation efforts, a study has claimed.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 22:22
European carbon allowances moved higher on Wednesday morning, supported by the fortnightly gap in the auction schedule and continued short-covering by speculative participants, as the weekly Commitment of Traders report showed a modest reduction in investment funds' bearish bets.
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‘We’re totally pay as you can’: the UK restaurant prioritising people and planet

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-03-06 22:00

The Long Table in Gloucestershire is a not-for-profit that rescues food waste, sources local produce and pays the real living wage

A Gloucestershire restaurant is rethinking relationships with customers, suppliers and the entire food economy to fuel an ambitious “pay as you can” model that feeds allcomers, regardless of ability to pay.

In the past year, The Long Table has fed about 20,000 people at below-cost price – many for no charge at all, no questions asked – while rescuing 3.4 tonnes of food destined for the bin and paying local suppliers fair prices for the rest.

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German carbon removals startup raises over €10 mln

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 21:47
A German direct air capture startup has raised €10.5 million to scale its technology and expand its team.
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Research highlights Australia’s rampant deforestation rates

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 20:13
Beef farming expansion in Queensland is driving Australia’s large scale deforestation trend, according to new modelling released Wednesday by NGO Greenpeace.
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South Korea releases 2024 carbon auction schedule

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 20:04
South Korea on Wednesday released its annual KAU schedule, with plans to spontaneously adjust the number of carbon permits offered at government-held auctions for the rest of this year, as the domestic emissions market remains oversupplied.
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Australia Market Roundup: Opposition Coalition sketches nuclear energy policy, ACCU projects revoked

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-03-06 19:54
The sites of Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations would be the home to the country’s nuclear energy industry, according to Coalition Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, as the regulator has revoked four ACCU projects.
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More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-03-06 19:00

Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base

More than 400,000 songbirds were trapped and killed in Cyprus last autumn as part of a recent increase in wildlife crime, according to a new report.

Organised crime networks use decoys and speakers playing birdsong to lure these small birds – including garden favourites such as robins and sparrows – to nest in bushes or orchards, where they catch them with “mist” nets or branches covered in glue. They are then sold via the hidden market to restaurants to be eaten as a local dish called “ambelopoulia”, which consists of pickled or boiled songbirds.

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Cabinet minister pays damages over Hamas claim

BBC - Wed, 2024-03-06 15:19
Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas.
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