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Azerbaijan accused of hypocrisy after calling for Cop29 global truce

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 15:00

Climate summit host positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponents

The host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has been accused of hypocrisy in calling for a global truce to coincide with the conference taking place.

Azerbaijan holds the presidency of the Cop29 summit, which will take place in its capital, Baku, from 11 November for two weeks. Heads of government from around the world are expected and more than 180 countries are likely to be represented.

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Azerbaijan to create fossil fuel-financed climate fund at COP29

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 15:00
Azerbaijan is putting climate finance at the centre of its agenda for the COP29 summit in Baku, with a series of initiatives and outcomes aimed at drumming up more public and private money including from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies, it announced on Tuesday.
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Teenage male koala escorted from supermarket in Australia – video

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 14:26

A koala has been spotted browsing the aisles of an IGA grocery store in regional Australia. Koalas are frequent visitors to the Victorian town of Meeniyan, population 840, but it's the first time one has entered the local supermarket. After 20 minutes exploring, the marsupial was carefully removed from the store with the help of a wildlife carer

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Private schools urged to share grounds to help UK children access green spaces

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-17 14:00

Head of sports charity hails partnership that allows local people to use London independent school’s football pitch

Children in the UK urgently need more easy-to-access green space, according to the head of a sports charity calling on private schools to open up their grounds.

Kieran Connolly foundeed Sports Fun 4 All, which offers free football sessions to children in south London, and now works with a local private school that opens up one of its football pitches for his teams.

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The power of one: solitary carnivores outkill group hunters

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-09-17 11:51
Studying carnivore ‘kill rates’ – typically the number of prey killed over time – can help us better understand the role of apex predators in ecosystems across the globe. Luke Emerson, PhD Candidate in ecology, Deakin University Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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AU Market: Australian regulator to update contract exit figures by month’s end

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 11:37
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) said it will provide an update regarding the volume of carbon credits that have been released during the latest exit arrangement window.
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Sir David Attenborough: 'The world would be worse off without our stories'

BBC - Tue, 2024-09-17 10:01
Sir David Attenborough praises the "beauty" created by the BBC in its natural history shows.
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Brazilian state creates working groups to pursue ART TREES eligibility

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 09:27
The Brazilian state of Acre unveiled two technical working groups on Thursday to help align its jurisdictional REDD (J-REDD) framework with the ART TREES standard, one of only two voluntary crediting programmes approved for the UN CORSIA aviation offsetting scheme.
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RGGI Market: RGAs slump 15% as compliance demand recedes

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 09:23
RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices plummeted nearly 15% over the past week as strong compliance demand through the summer begins to dry up heading into 'shoulder' season.
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Commerce firm launches voluntary carbon credit marketplace

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 09:01
A large online e-commerce website has launched a platform to facilitate the sale of voluntary carbon credits, it announced Tuesday.
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Ten US organisations meet emissions reductions targets early via DOE partnership

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 08:52
Ten companies met their scope 1 and 2 emissions reductions goals ahead of schedule, supported by a US Department of Energy (DOE) programme, the agency said Monday.
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UK places climate action at centre of foreign affairs agenda with clean power alliance

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 08:30
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy will on Tuesday kickstart a global clean power coalition aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition, helping developing countries leapfrog fossil fuels, and turning the UK into a clean energy superpower.
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US DOE funds $6.5 mln towards New Mexico coal CCS project

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 07:49
A New Mexico coal-fired power plant has received $6.5 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to study the feasibility of carbon capture and storage (CCS) on-site, the agency announced Monday, even though the region has recently struggled with CCS viability.
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Long-term EU carbon price bull trend remains intact, could hit €150 by 2030 -panellists

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 07:12
The long-term bull trend in EU carbon prices remains intact, despite strong fundamental headwinds, attendees heard at an investment bank-hosted industry conference last week.
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France’s Credit Agricole to exit precious metals trading in shift towards carbon markets -reports

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-17 06:32
Credit Agricole, France's second-largest listed bank, will exit precious metals trading to focus on regulated carbon markets starting from 2025, according to media reports.
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‘Pirate birds’ force other seabirds to regurgitate fish meals. Their thieving ways could spread lethal avian flu

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-09-17 06:26
It’s easier to steal another seabird’s meal than catch your own fish. But this behaviour by skuas, frigatebirds and gulls is contributing to the spread of lethal avian influenza Simon Gorta, PhD Candidate in ecology, UNSW Sydney Richard Kingsford, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Rohan Clarke, Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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