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Some CBAM revenue should go to impacted and developing countries, panel agrees

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-06-28 01:43
Representatives from the government, business and academic sectors agreed that at least part of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) revenues should be recycled to non-EU countries impacted by the mechanism, during a online webinar hosted by a think tank on Wednesday.
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ISO kicks off work on new net-zero standard, keeps door open to offsets

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-06-28 01:19
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is developing its first standard for reaching net-zero emissions, which could allow companies to use offsets to meet decarbonisation targets, it announced on Thursday.
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Fire ants could be spreading on Australian military bases due to ‘massive surveillance failure’, experts say

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-06-28 01:00

Invasive Species Council demands audit of all defence sites after red imported fire ants detected at Swartz Barracks outside Queensland containment zone

Defence bases pose a “huge risk” when it comes to stopping the spread of invasive fire ants in Australia, with experts suggesting there has been “a massive surveillance failure” on the commonwealth-owned properties.

Fire ants have been detected at eight defence sites in Queensland. Seven are within the state’s 700,000-hectare fire ants containment zone which stretches from the Gold Coast to Caboolture.

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Former CQC boss denies wrongdoing allegations, calls them part of plot by investor to seize control of firm

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-06-28 00:55
The former CEO of project developer C-Quest Capital (CQC) has denied the allegations of wrongdoing made against him, calling them part of a plot by a major investor to seize control of the company.
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EU imports still drive substantial global deforestation, report unveils

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-06-28 00:55
EU member states continue to drive deforestation from their direct imports, with the bulk of clear cutting associated with cocoa and oil palm products.
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Satellite captures first-of-a-kind cloud image

BBC - Fri, 2024-06-28 00:26
A joint European-Japanese mission captures a space view of the internal structure of a cloud.
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Satellite captures first-of-a-kind cloud image

BBC - Fri, 2024-06-28 00:26
A joint European-Japanese mission captures a space view of the internal structure of a cloud.
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UK’s Labour party to rely largely on private finance to hit green targets -media

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 23:28
The UK will need “hundreds of billions” of pounds of largely private sector investment to reach its net zero target by 2050, a senior politician from the Labour party has said, downplaying the role of government funding in the energy transition, a week before the political party is likely to be elected into government.
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EU’s abandoned coal mines emit as much methane as blown-up Nord Stream pipe -study

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 23:07
Abandoned coal mines in the EU have emitted an estimated 298 million cubic meters of methane per year since 2015, or the equivalent that leaked from the explosion of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany in 2022, according to research published on Thursday.
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Italian network kickstarts initiative to ramp up corporate action on biodiversity

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 23:03
An Italian network has launched a national initiative to steer companies and financial institutions in integrating biodiversity into decision making, with 90 organisations already enlisted.
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IUCN adds over 1,000 threatened species to its Red List

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 22:25
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has added over 1,000 species of plants and animals to its Red List of Threatened Species, bringing the total to 45,000.
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World's smallest elephant in danger of dying out

BBC - Thu, 2024-06-27 22:00
Only an estimated 1,000 individuals remain in the wild but conservationists remain optimistic.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 21:46
European carbon allowances traded in a comparatively narrow range on Thursday morning – as indeed most of the energy complex did – as activity appeared to slow with some participants pointing to the start of the holiday season.
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Turkish ETS unlikely to launch in mid-October -sources

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 20:56
The Turkish ETS is unlikely to launch on Oct. 15, as had been previously announced, due to delays with the country’s climate law, say sources.
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Taiwanese emitters form carbon credit alliance, eye Indonesian project

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 19:53
A group of Taiwanese companies on Wednesday formed a strategic alliance for participation in the voluntary carbon market, with one member announcing plans for a forestry project in Indonesia.
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Musk's SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station

BBC - Thu, 2024-06-27 19:18
The California-based company will build a "tugboat" to execute the end-of-life disposal of the ISS.
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Musk's SpaceX hired to destroy ISS space station

BBC - Thu, 2024-06-27 19:18
The California-based company will build a "tugboat" to execute the end-of-life disposal of the ISS.
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Uefa’s lofty environmental ambitions and the elephant in the room | Philippe Auclair

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-06-27 17:00

The intent of greening up its tournament, while undoubtedly sincere in corners of the organisation, is being undermined

Didier Deschamps wasn’t amused. Les Bleus had had to fight hard to see off an excellent Austria side in the evening game and needed to rest. Yet it was well past 3am when the coach ferrying them back from the Düsseldorf Arena finally came to a halt at the entrance of their hotel in Bad Lippspringe. The 180-kilometre trip had taken some three hours, when a 30-40-minute flight from Düsseldorf to Paderborn would have allowed Deschamps’ players to be in their beds considerably earlier. Deschamps kept his thoughts to himself, however. It was not his role to question the commitment made by the French federation to minimise its carbon footprint, in accordance with the principles of “climate action and advocacy” outlined in the “Football Sustainability Strategy” programme which Uefa had unveiled in December 2021.

The same principles have been applied to adapt these Euros’ schedule in order to “maximise sustainability without compromising fairness”, to quote Uefa’s head of men’s national team competitions, Marcelo Alleca. The folly of Euro 2020’s revolving carousel of venues – 11 stadiums in 11 countries, for goodness sake – would never be repeated. A more compact, greener tournament? Yes please, and thank God for that, everyone said, from fans and media to players and environmentalists. Unlike Fifa’s ludicrous – and thoroughly debunked – claim that Qatar 2022 would achieve Net Zero, Euro 2024 would at least be a step in the right direction. Uefa meant business.

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LEAK: EU’s draft strategic agenda for 2024-2029 reinstates green priorities

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-06-27 16:42
Following an earlier draft, environmental objectives have made their way back into the EU’s draft strategic agenda for the next five years, as EU leaders meet in Brussels today to decide the priorities of the next European Commission and appoint its new president.
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