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Barriers set to block widespread expansion of carbon removal, survey finds

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-02 01:57
A survey on durable carbon removal (CDR) technologies released this week has warned that several hurdles exist that could block the necessary pace of expansion needed to meet critical climate goals.
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INTERVIEW: Sovereign funds fit early-stage green hydrogen investment needs

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-02 01:05
A number of high-profile green hydrogen investment announcements by Saudi and Emirati sovereign funds in recent months could be a win-win, rather than a driver of interregional competition, a European green industrial transformation and geopolitics advisor told Carbon Pulse.
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Nature markets alliance targets Mexican states

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-02 00:13
A programme that aims to halt the net loss of biodiversity by 2030 in Mexico, while developing nature markets including biodiversity credits with regional governments, has been announced in an alliance between French and Mexican companies.
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Accounting standards authority calls for feedback on CO2 reporting examples

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 23:30
An accounting standards organisation is seeking views on eight illustrative examples of how companies should report climate risks.
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CCUS industry will need around bln by 2030 -analysis

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 23:30
The carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) industry will require an investment of close to $160 billion by 2030, with 20% for power generation use, according to a global commodities research firm.
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Land-based activities harming Great Barrier Reef water quality, major study finds

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 23:15
The pollution load in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has increased following the impacts of land-based developments and climate change, a scientific study involving over 200 experts found on Thursday.
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Satellite data suggests US oil and gas producers emit much more methane than reported

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 23:07
US oil and gas producers are emitting four times more methane than estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), exceeding their own emission goals eightfold, according to data collected by a new jet aircraft.
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Shell’s swerve away from Paris Agreement goals reaps dividends for shareholders

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 22:34
Shell’s new mantra of “more value with less emissions” paid dividends during the second quarter in which the majority of shareholders opposed calls for the Anglo-Dutch major to re-align with the Paris agreement.
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Global shipping campaign launches ‘Beyond Methane Pledge’ to end LNG use

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 22:02
The Say No to LNG campaign has launched the 'Beyond Methane Pledge’ in an attempt to put an end to the expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and other methane-based fuels, and eventually phase out their use in all sectors by 2030, the campaign announced Thursday.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 21:38
European carbon prices extended Wednesday's gains as the market shrugged off tests of one key technical level that had acted as resistance, and breached another on their way to the highest intraday prices in more than three weeks.
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Brazilian agroforestry project loses nearly 18,000 tCO2e to drought

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 20:59
A Brazilian afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) project lost 17,942 tonnes of CO2 equivalent due to drought between 2020 and 2023.
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Conservation finance group eyes collaboration with Verra on stewardship certificates

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 20:57
A conservation finance organisation has started developing a framework for stewardship certificates, with plans to submit it for consideration to crediting standard Verra, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Biodiversity net gain lacks market transparency, expert says

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 20:05
A lack of transparency in England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) programme is frustrating conservation scheme managers, with some deliberate withholding of information, an industry insider has said.
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UK government prepares environmental plan as “nature is dying”

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 19:58
The new UK government is preparing a statutory plan for the natural environment focused on cleaning up waterways, planting trees, and halting species decline.
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Japan’s MOL on track to meet 2030 emissions reduction target

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 19:53
Japanese shipping giant Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is well on track to reach its 2030 emissions reduction target and met its 2023 goal without using any carbon credits, according to the latest company data.
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Vietnam confirms 100 industrial participants in two-year carbon market pilot run

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 19:13
Vietnam confirmed Thursday it is on track to finalise the set-up of its pilot emissions trading scheme, with the initial phase to include 100 companies across the thermal power, iron, and steel production industries, with a trading platform due next year.
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BRIEFING: Amid steel boom, Malaysia faces rising CBAM costs, climate target challenge

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 19:04
Malaysia is expecting rapidly rising carbon emissions from its steel sector, which is expanding utilising CO2-intensive equipment that could put its climate targets at risk while imposing bigger costs under the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).
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Scientists warn swift emission reductions needed to reverse tipping points

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 19:01
Current climate policies imply a high risk for tipping Earth resources, even if the temperature increase returns to below 1.5C after a period of overshoot - but these could be minimised if warming is swiftly reversed, according to a study published on Thursday.
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Sea swimming was my saviour. But the dumping of sewage changed everything | Jo Bateman

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-08-01 19:00

My daily dips were a game-changer for my mental health. Now I’m suing the water company that’s deprived me of them

Six years ago, I was living in the Midlands, about as far away from the sea as you can get. But during a week of walking from Poole to Lyme Regis, I fell in love with that vast blue space and its ability to restore my mind and body. I went home, handed in my notice, put my house on the market and within a few months I was living in Exmouth, Devon – a stone’s throw from the most beautiful beach, almost two miles of unbroken golden sand.

I still remember my first outdoor swimming experience, in Exmouth’s sheltered Pirate Cove – how I felt as the cold began to creep up from my toes. Endorphins coursed through me. I was buzzing, grinning, full of joy, and from that moment I was hooked. I began to swim daily.

Jo Bateman is a retired physiotherapist. She lives in Exmouth, Devon, and swims in the sea all year round

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Australian startup with Japanese CCS project pipeline secures govt permit

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-08-01 18:32
A startup holding several CCS MoUs with Japanese companies has been awarded two offshore greenhouse gas storage permits by the Australian government after being approved for work programmes worth over A$270 million ($176 mln).
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