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How the overseas owners of the UK’s water companies clean up by polluting our rivers | George Monbiot

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-04-26 17:00

Soiled seas and huge shareholder dividends: where has the £64bn borrowed by firms since privatisation gone?

So that’s how they do it. I’d been wondering how, when more sewage has been entering our rivers than ever before, some of the water companies have managed to improve the ratio of the sewage they treat v the sewage that pours untreated from their storm overflows into our rivers and the sea. Now we know.

It’s called “flow trimming”. Sounds innocuous, doesn’t it? What it means is that sewage is diverted into rivers and ditches upstream of the water treatment works. By reducing the amount of sewage entering the works, the companies can claim to be dealing responsibly with a higher proportion of it.

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New EU nature law will fail without farmers, scientists warn

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-04-26 17:00

Open letter calls for green policies that empower farmers, after months of protests jeopardise future of flagship biodiversity deal

The EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months of protests have pushed the proposals to the brink of collapse.

In an open letter, leading biodiversity researchers from across the world said that efforts to restore nature are vital for guaranteeing food supplies – but farmers must be empowered to help make agriculture more environmentally friendly if the measures are to succeed.

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Week in wildlife – in pictures: a lazy leopard, a moonwalking elephant and hitchhiking ducklings

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-04-26 17:00

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Species living closely together in symbiosis is far older and way more common than you might think

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-04-26 15:47
Symbiosis is so much part of life on Earth that it has shaped the evolution and structure of cells. It’s happening almost everywhere we look, including inside our gut. Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australia opens extended fourth exit window for ERF contract holders

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 14:04
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator on Friday opened the fourth pilot exit arrangement window for companies with fixed delivery contracts to sell carbon credits to the government’s Emissions Reductions Fund (ERF).
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Recently announced federal tax incentives for biofuels’ feedstocks set to fuel industry decarbonisation

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 11:32
Federal incentives to lower carbon intensity (CI) in feedstocks, coupled with advancements in carbon removal and renewable natural gas, could propel the biofuels industry towards net zero in the US, industry members told a webinar Thursday.
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WCI Markets: CCA volatility picks up as ARB workshop disappoints, WCAs lose momentum

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 10:36
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices traded lower through a volatile week as a highly anticipated rulemaking workshop failed to offer clarity on proposed changes to the cap-and-trade programme, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values declined amidst ongoing muted activity.
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Conservation is saving species, global study says

BBC - Fri, 2024-04-26 09:52
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
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Conservation saving species, global study suggests

BBC - Fri, 2024-04-26 09:52
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
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Supporters rush to defend US EPA clean car standards as it faces lawsuit from 25 states

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 09:31
Dozens of environmental advocacy groups and over 20 state attorneys general separately filed motions this week to intervene in a lawsuit filed against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s vehicle emissions standards.
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Canadian CCS firm launches partnership to explore CO2 mineral storage

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:54
A Canadian CCS firm and an Iceland-based CO2 mineral storage operator on Thursday announced a partnership to explore storage potential in Quebec.
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Major global asset managers raise $1.4 bln for inaugural decarbonisation fund

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 07:40
Two of the world’s largest investment firms have raised $1.4 billion for their inaugural late-stage venture capital and growth private equity investment fund that is targeting companies accelerating the low-carbon transition.
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