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Let’s be honest: Australia’s claim to have cut climate pollution isn’t as good as it seems | Adam Morton

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-09-04 08:50

Take renewable energy out of the equation and there isn’t much else expected to reduce fossil fuel use this side of 2030

Australia has a problem with greenhouse gas emissions – a bigger problem than the political debate concedes.

Late last week, as Australians endured record August warmth and global heating-fuelled extreme rain, the federal government released data that suggest heat-trapping gases across most of the economy are currently headed in the wrong direction or yet to budge much from historic highs.

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If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-09-04 06:22
Choosing speed above all else gets clean energy built. But it comes with risks. Which path should Australia take? Anne Kallies, Senior Lecturer in Energy Law, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Nice auction, but Ed Miliband is still a long way from his 2030 targets for offshore wind | Nils Pratley

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-09-04 03:55

Arithmetic over capacity does not add up, with supply chains a constraining factor

It was a “record-setting auction” and “a significant step forward in our mission for clean power for 2030”, trumpeted the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, enjoying the contrast with last year’s auction flop under the Tories in which precisely zero bids were received to build offshore windfarms.

Miliband was claiming credit when it wasn’t entirely due, of course, because this year’s competition was designed well before the general election. Some version of success was guaranteed from the moment the last government said it was prepared to pay up to £73 a megawatt hour (in 2012 prices, confusingly) for offshore wind, a mighty leap from the £44 level that produced no takers in 2023. At the higher level of incentive, developers were bound to come out to play again.

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Brazil’s CCS bill passes Senate committee, goes to plenary

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 03:45
A Brazilian Senate committee approved on Tuesday a long-awaited bill with key carbon capture and storage (CCS) elements, sending it to plenary.
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UK acknowledges flagship carbon capture programme faces challenges staying on track

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 02:41
The director of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the UK government acknowledged at a conference on Tuesday that the country faces challenges meeting its capacity targets.
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VCM Report: Signs of life emerge but voluntary carbon market still yet to spark

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 02:30
Signs of life started to emerge in the voluntary carbon market last week, with brokers reporting an uptick in fresh offers and better buying appetite, although prices were little moved and liquidity remained thin.
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Spain’s Ribera seen as most likely pick for EU climate chief

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 02:26
The Spanish Minister for the Ecological Transition, who was appointed to Brussels last week by her government, is widely tipped for the European Commission’s climate portfolio, but is not certain to be confirmed in time for the COP29 summit in Baku.
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Longship carbon capture project near-complete, on track for 2025 start, confirms Norwegian oil minister

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 02:07
Norway’s pioneering Longship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project is now 80% complete and on-track to begin operations next year, according to the country’s oil minister.
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Biofuels need to be diverted and power ramped up to decarbonise EU aviation, says think tank

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 02:00
Diverting biofuel production from road transport to the aviation sector could help it reach its decarbonisation targets, while a massive ramp up of renewable and additional electricity production will be needed to meet the 2050 goals, according to a report by a German climate think tank.
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Jordanian carbon market delayed pending greater clarity on Article 6 -media

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 02:00
Jordan’s voluntary carbon market (VCM) plans have stalled since it announced in 2020 intentions to launch a regulated domestic market – a delay that local media sources attribute to ongoing ambiguity about Article 6 carbon trading under the Paris Agreement.
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Malawi has sold fraction of 1.5 mln forest carbon credits generated in past five years, govt says

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 01:05
The government of Malawi has generated 1.5 million carbon credits over the past five years, according to government sources quoted in local media.
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Dutch direct air capture startup raises €15 mln in Series A funding

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 00:40
A Netherlands-based direct air capture (DAC) startup has raised €15.3 million in funding as it looks to scale the rollout of its patented technology, the company announced Tuesday.
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UK renewables auction blows new life into offshore wind developments

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-04 00:31
The UK awarded contracts for a record 131 renewable energy projects on Tuesday, with price bids coming in well below the maximum set by the government in an auction that the industry welcomed as a sign of renewed investor confidence in the country.
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Two blockchain platforms link up to offer voluntary carbon credit lifecycle services

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-03 23:09
Two blockchain platforms have integrated their technologies to offer a streamlined service for the lifecycle of voluntary carbon credits, from issuance to trading, they announced Tuesday.
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PCX Markets reports 100,000 tonnes of plastic waste diverted through credits

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-03 23:01
Singapore-based marketplace PCX Markets has said it has prevented 100,000 tonnes of plastic waste from dispersing in nature through plastic credit issuance in the last four years.
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UK carbon removal intermediary secures agreement to sell Bolivian biochar credits

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-03 23:00
A London-based carbon removal marketplace has secured exclusive access to the remaining credits available this year from a Bolivian biochar developer, the firms announced Tuesday.
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Pakistan’s Sindh province to generate millions of voluntary carbon credits through reforestation projects

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-03 22:53
The government of Sindh province in Pakistan is planning to generate tens of millions of voluntary carbon credits by planting trees along the Indus River in a massive reforestation initiative, an official told Carbon Pulse.
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COP29 host launches support platform to aid developing nations submit climate reports

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-03 22:48
COP29 host nation Azerbaijan has launched a platform to help developing nations with their submission of climate progress reports.
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UK govt sells first statutory biodiversity credits

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-03 22:35
The UK government is selling its first batch of statutory biodiversity credits under the biodiversity net gain (BNG) scheme to a developer for an estimated total of £35,120.
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England’s nature-friendly farming budget to be cut by £100m

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-03 22:12

Exclusive: Cut would mean at least 239,000 fewer hectares of nature-friendly farmland, according to RSPB

The government is to slash the nature-friendly farming budget in England by £100m in order to help fill what ministers say is a £22bn Treasury shortfall, the Guardian can reveal.

Nature groups and farmers have called this a “big mistake”, saying it jeopardised the government’s legally binding targets to improve nature.

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