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Scorched earth: how the search for gold has scarred DRC’s Haut-Uélé province

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-09-11 17:00

In the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, forests have been cleared for mines and the roads that service them. Large companies take what they can and move on, leaving abandoned ponds, toxic rivers and scraps of precious metal left in the ground

  • Words and photographs by Guerchom Ndebo in Moku with support from the National Geographic Society
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With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-09-11 15:09
Energy storage really is the special sauce that makes renewables work anytime, anywhere – and everywhere. This makes the most of the existing electricity network, including transmission lines. Scott Hamilton, Adjunct associate professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Buried treasures: how seeds help us learn about fire in the Australian landscape

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-09-11 14:06
Seeds buried in the soil tell of fire in the landscape. I sampled soil from 57 sites that experienced different patterns of fire. Over 15 months, I watched 39,701 plants grow to learn their secrets. Ella Plumanns Pouton, Researcher in Ecology, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Major global policy shift urged to boost CO2 removal efforts, meet climate goals

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-11 14:00
Achieving billions of tonnes of CO2 removals needed to slow climate change will require substantial policy support across geographies and government levels, a new report has warned.
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Giant tortoises in Seychelles face threat from luxury hotel development

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-09-11 14:00

Conservationists and botanists express concern over plans for Qatari-funded upscale resort on Assomption Island

The habitat of the largest giant tortoise population in the world is threatened by a Qatari-funded hotel development that aims to bring luxury yachts, private jets and well-heeled tourists to a remote island in the Indian Ocean, conservationists have warned.

Plans for an upscale resort on Assomption, which is part of the Aldabra island group, are currently under discussion by the Seychelles authorities, and construction is already finished on an airport expansion that would allow bigger aircraft to land on the 11.6-sq-km (4.5-sq-mile) coral island.

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It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are chosen to host UN climate talks. Here’s why

The Conversation - Wed, 2024-09-11 11:22
Australia and the Pacific are now tipped to be hosts of the 2026 global climate talks. That brings opportunity – and scrutiny. Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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British climate tech catalyst announces plans for the country’s largest biochar carbon removal project

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-11 10:01
A British climate tech catalyst has announced plans to develop the country’s largest biochar carbon removal project, it said on Wednesday.
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Canada’s federal IFM offsets not eligible in provinces with similar compliance-linked protocols

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-11 10:00
Improved forest management (IFM) offsets through Canadian federal voluntary protocols under construction are not eligible for use in provinces that have similar active protocols, environment ministry officials said in a webinar Tuesday.
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Alberta flags CCS offset protocol for update

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-11 09:56
A carbon capture and storage (CCS) Alberta emission offset protocol was flagged Monday by the provincial environment ministry, effectively pausing project development.
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Canadian economy will fall behind if climate policy uncertainty persists, experts say

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-11 09:24
Despite Canada’s portfolio of climate regulations, the ongoing lack of climate finance policy is a risk to the Canadian economy, particularly as other jurisdictions advance on their efforts, experts said on a webinar Tuesday.
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The great gene editing debate: can it be safe and ethical?

BBC - Wed, 2024-09-11 09:17
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.
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Its supporters dream of heat-resistant cows. But gene editing is making others nervous

BBC - Wed, 2024-09-11 09:17
A UK law allowing gene-edited food has been paused and some British scientists fear being overtaken.
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California defends clean vehicle standard authority against SCOTUS appeal

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-09-11 07:30
California filed a brief Monday in the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) urging that it toss out an appeal by Republican states and energy industry interests to overturn the state's longstanding authority to set clean vehicle standards stricter than federal equivalents.
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Brazilian president flies into Amazon amid alarm over droughts and wildfires

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-09-11 07:30

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says Amazonia suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has flown into the Amazon amid growing alarm over the droughts and wildfires sweeping the rainforest region and others parts of Brazil.

Speaking during a visit to a riverside community near the city of Tefé, the Brazilian president said Amazonia was suffering its worst drought in more than 40 years. He said he had come to discover “what is going on with these mighty rivers” that in some places now resemble deserts.

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