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Korean research institute seeks commercialisation of low-carbon seawater desalination technology

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 20:06
A Korean geoscience research institute is pursuing the commercialisation of an emerging seawater desalination technology that can reduce CO₂ through brine treatment.
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US energy reform bill a ‘wishlist for the fossil industry’, say environmental groups

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-07-31 20:00

Critics say bill is a ‘fossil fuel wolf in clean energy clothing’ that would gut environmental protections

US senators should reject an energy-permitting reform bill being brought to committee on Wednesday by senators Joe Manchin and John Barrasso because it’s a “wishlist for the fossil industry” of the kind envisioned by Project 2025, environmental groups say.

Manchin, a senator from West Virginia and a former Democrat who registered as an independent in May, and Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, argue their bill will speed permitting of power transmission, mining and liquefied natural gas (LNG) export projects. Their bill will be voted on by the Senate energy and natural resources committee, of which Manchin, a longtime proponent of the reforms, is the chair and Barrasso is the committee’s top Republican.

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European carbon startups raise millions towards expansion

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 19:51
Two European carbon startups have raised millions towards expansion of their technologies that operate in the management and carbon removals sub-sectors.
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NatureMetrics launches tool to track soil restoration progress

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 19:38
Biodiversity monitoring company NatureMetrics has launched a tool to measure and track soil restoration progress, claiming it could help private organisations better demonstrate their commitment to nature positive outcomes.
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Australian micro oiler wins first CCS permit in latest acreage round

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 19:33
Australia has handed out the first offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) permit from last year’s large acreage round to a Western Australia-based minnow hoping to use end-of-life oil fields it has a share in to develop an ambitious CCS and ammonia project.
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Singapore Carbon Market Alliance forms to strengthen links to Article 6

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 19:27
A group of around 40 companies on Wednesday announced the launch of the Singapore Carbon Market Alliance (SCMA), whose main focus will be to secure access to the Article 6 market for companies in the city state.
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Carbon Pulse appoints Chief Strategy Officer, launches new data product

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 18:28
Carbon Pulse has appointed Sonja van Renssen as its first Chief Strategy Officer, to lead editorial and business development projects that will take the company into its next phase of growth. Carbon Pulse has also launched Data Dive, a new data journalism offering, and refreshed its Dossiers, which present the latest facts and figures on emissions trading systems (ETSs) around the world.
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China to include methodologies on coal mine gases, tunnel lighting systems under CCER programme

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 17:00
China is planning to add two methodologies to its national voluntary carbon credit programme, as the world's biggest-emitting nation aims to drive down GHG emissions from its coal mining and transportation sectors.
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‘Really special’: Farm near London to be rewilded to enable new housing in Essex

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-07-31 15:00

Farm north of London to be returned to something like pasture once enjoyed by Anglo-Saxon king

It was once woodland where Harold Godwinson, the last crowned Anglo-Saxon king, rode in pursuit of deer. Over recent decades, the hillside with a panoramic view of London has become arable fields, pony paddocks and a Christmas tree plantation.

But now Harold’s Park, a 200-hectare (500 acre) farm just north of the M25 on the edge of the capital, is to be rewilded and returned to something like the tangled wood pasture once enjoyed by King Harold.

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Giant waves, monster winds and Earth’s strongest current: here’s why the Southern Ocean is a global engine room

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-07-31 11:26
The scientific and broader community must join together to advance Southern Ocean science and protect this vital natural asset. Luke Bennetts, Lecturer in applied mathematics, University of Adelaide Callum Shakespeare, Senior Lecturer in Climate and Fluid Physics, Australian National University Catherine Vreugdenhil, ARC DECRA Research Fellow in Fluid Dynamics, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Potential Maryland cap-and-invest programme would help fulfil state climate goals -report

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-31 10:37
An economy-wide cap-and-invest programme in Maryland would help the state achieve its climate and decarbonisation goals if designed and implemented carefully, according to a recent report published by a Washington DC-based non-profit.
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Government sets record budget for green energy auction

BBC - Wed, 2024-07-31 09:18
The government says its budget to support a renewable energy auction will rise 50%.
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