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US carves out nearly $300 mln from IRA for SAF

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 10:23
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced $291 million in grants from Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds to projects that facilitate development and implementation of sustainable aviation fuels (SAF).
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Badger cull may have increased bovine TB risk in neighbouring herds – study

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-08-21 09:01

England’s controversial eradication scheme may have caused higher rates of disease in surrounding areas, research shows

England’s controversial badger cull may have increased the risk of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) among herds in neighbouring areas, according to new research.

Researchers at the University of Oxford found that although badger culling reduced incidences of tuberculosis in the areas where it took place, in neighbouring areas the risk of the disease in cattle increased by almost a third.

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Updated NDCs could see Australia’s big emitters reach net zero early, says consultancy

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 08:01
Australia’s heavy emitters could reach net zero before 2050, a date adopted by the country as well as many large companies, should baseline emissions reductions covered under the Safeguard Mechanism bump up.
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Yes, it’s difficult for governments to pick green industry winners – but it’s essential Australia tries

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-08-21 06:29
Governments around the world are intervening in the market to boost green industries. Picking winners like this comes with a chance of failure – but it’s not a reason to stop Llewelyn Hughes, Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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NZ’s electricity market is a mess. Rolling out rooftop solar would change the game

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-08-21 04:55
Energy Minister Simeon Brown wants to explore importing gas to prop up electricity generation – but subsidising the expansion of rooftop solar would be quicker, cheaper and more popular. Stephen Poletti, Associate Professor Energy Economics, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Bruce Mountain, Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Geoff Bertram, Visiting Scholar, School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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‘We basically live in the jungle’: how one couple cooled their home naturally

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-08-21 04:11

John Boland and Chris Bryant use their garden to shade their house from Australia’s hot summers – and it helps feed them as well

As soon as John Boland moved into his house in inner-city Adelaide he got rid of the concrete and sheds and planted fruit trees. In the thirty years since, those trees have provided him with a third of his food and cooled his home so well that he doesn’t need air conditioning.

Deciduous trees on the western side of the house bathe the house in shade in the hot South Australian summer while letting in afternoon sun during winter. They also block hot breezes in summer and cold winds in winter.

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Voluntary carbon removal standard body offers project developers digital MRV tool

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 01:00
Carbon removal (CDR) standard Isometric has released a digital monitoring, reporting and verification (dMRV) platform to speed up the verification and issuance of voluntary credits, it announced Tuesday.
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Australia could save thousands of bats a year with simple tweak to wind turbines, study says

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-08-21 01:00

Raising the wind speed at which turbines start spinning could prevent tens of thousands of bat deaths each year, researchers find

Australian windfarm operators are being urged to embrace a simple measure used overseas that scientists say could dramatically reduce the number of bats killed by turbines.

Curtailment – lifting the wind speed at which turbines start spinning – is used in some European countries and parts of the US and Canada, but rarely in Australia. A global study published in the journal BioScience found it was an effective way to limit bat deaths.

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Brussels-approved state aid for German LNG terminal falls foul of EU climate policy, claims non-profit

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 00:47
Brussels is under pressure to defend its climate policy after approving state aid of €40 million to build Germany’s multi-purpose LNG import terminal in Brunsbuttel.
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Zambia progresses towards issuing authorisation for int’l credit trade from 10 carbon projects

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 00:36
Zambia has moved closer to issuing letters of autorisation (LoAs) and approval for 10 carbon projects, its government has said, which would enable developers to sell credits internationally in accordance with the Paris Agreement.
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Study identifies Key Biodiversity Areas to scale up Antarctica protection

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-08-21 00:11
Establishing 30 new Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica has the potential to ensure native wildlife in the region does not decline due to human activities, a paper has said.
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Support CCS like hydrogen to develop sector, commerce chamber tells Australian govt

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-20 23:19
The chamber of commerce in Australia’s largest gas-exporting state has argued the current Labor federal government is not doing enough to support carbon capture and storage (CCS) and should provide the same support it gives to green hydrogen development if the country is serious about meeting its climate goals.
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Oil majors team up with UK-based carbon capture developer for CCS project in Malaysia

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-20 22:19
Two oil majors have teamed up with a UK-headquartered firm on the construction of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities in Malaysia, the companies announced Tuesday.
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Guyana increases voluntary carbon credit share of proceeds for Indigenous communities -media

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-20 21:59
Guyana President Irfaan Ali announced this week at a national assembly on Indigenous affairs that the government would increase the percentage of carbon proceeds for Amerindian communities, counterbalancing lower earnings in 2024, according to local sources.
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Around half of Germans opposed to current carbon pricing approach

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-20 21:29
Nearly half of the German population disapprove of the current domestic approach to CO2 taxation in transportation and heating, according to a new survey.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-20 21:07
European carbon prices rose to their highest in 12 weeks amid an increase in buying interest as coal-fired power continued to make inroads into gas' share of the market, while a pause in the auction schedule on Wednesday added to the bullish sentiment and appeared to trigger some short-covering.
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