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INTERVIEW: Tech company targets first sovereign carbon issuance valued at $300-600 mln later this year

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 16:22
A financial data and trading platform firm is targeting Q4 this year to facilitate $300-600 million worth of sovereign carbon issuances from countries in the Global South, as it hopes to restore trust and build scale in new international carbon markets.
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China’s coal-fired power boom may be ending amid slowdown in permits

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-22 16:00

Permits for coal-fired power plants drop by 83% despite leading world in construction as focus turns to renewables

Coal-fired power is still enjoying a construction boom in China, but a marked slowdown in the permitting of future plants has given experts hope that the world’s biggest emitter may be turning a corner.

China led the world in the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the first half of 2024, with work beginning on more than 41GW of new generation capacity, data published on Thursday showed.

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Advocates overshadow industry’s cost concerns under Oregon CPP with calls for stricter rules

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 15:57
Industry complaints about compliance costs under Oregon’s proposed Climate Protection Program (CPP) rule were eclipsed by environmental advocates’ calls for immediate implementation of a more stringent scheme at Wednesday’s public hearing held by the programme’s regulator.
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Rafts of garbage, kelp and other debris could transport alien invaders to a warming Antarctica

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-08-22 14:38
New research shows how marine debris from continents across the southern hemisphere threatens Antarctica’s remote coastline and unique marine ecosystems. Foreign organisms might be hitching a ride. Hannah Dawson, Postdoctoral Research Associate in oceanography, University of Tasmania Adele Morrison, Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University Ceridwen Fraser, Professor in marine science, University of Otago Matthew England, Scientia Professor and Deputy Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Which future? Japan’s net zero vision for the region boosts gas and threatens green exports in Australia

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-08-22 11:55
Japan is splashing cash for Australian gas to keep fossil fuels flowing under its net zero plan for South East Asia . But this undercuts Australia’s green export vision Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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China approves far fewer coal plants, but pipeline remains robust

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 10:00
China's rapid development of renewable energy has led to a slowdown in coal power project approvals, though the existing pipeline of projects could still pose a potential challenge for the country to meet its climate targets, analysts have said.
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US DOE unveils $15 mln to support market entry of industrial decarbonisation technologies

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 09:45
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $15 million in lab call funding to advance later-stage commercialisation and deployment of industrial decarbonisation technologies.
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Cryptocurrency company sues New York for denial of its power plant renewal permit

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-22 09:29
A bitcoin mining company has sued New York for denying a permit renewal to its natural gas-fired power plant, due to its associated emissions, under the state's flagship climate law.
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‘Ingrained in our heritage’: UK’s ancient oaks showcased in Tree of the Year contest

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-22 09:01

Woodland Trust’s competition comes as charity campaigns for more robust legal protection for precious trees

An oak tree shaped like an elephant and the oak with the widest girth in the UK have been shortlisted for the annual Tree of the Year competition.

The Woodland Trust runs the annual competition to raise awareness of the UK’s ancient and at-risk trees.

Marton oak, Cheshire
Sessile oak (quercus petraea) / Approximate age: 1,200 years / Girth: 14.02 metres.

Bowthorpe oak, Lincolnshire
English oak (quercus robur) / Estimated age: 1000 years / Girth: 13.38 metres.

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When globally famous gay penguin Sphen died in Sydney, his partner began to sing

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-22 08:29

Zoo staff brought Magic to Sphen’s side to process the loss, and the penguin colony joined in his mournful call

Sydney gentoo penguin Sphen, whose same-sex love story made him and partner Magic an equality symbol worldwide, has died.

The couple shot to fame in 2018 when news of their same-sex male relationship in a Sydney aquarium made global headlines.

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What makes a city great for running and how can we promote ‘runnability’ in urban design?

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-08-22 06:16
Even the type of street trees planted in a city can make a huge difference. Jua Cilliers, Head of School of Built Environment, Professor of Urban Planning, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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