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Preventing space contamination rises up the agenda

BBC - Mon, 2024-04-22 17:45
Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.
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Preventing space contamination rises up the agenda

BBC - Mon, 2024-04-22 17:45
Agencies and scientists from around the world head to the UK to share space-exploration techniques.
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Japan to allow international carbon removal projects in domestic GX League

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-04-22 17:42
The government of Japan has opened the door to the use of international credits in its domestic carbon market, adding four types of eligible carbon removal projects to the GX-ETS.
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What is Earth Day and what has it achieved?

BBC - Mon, 2024-04-22 17:23
The worldwide event aims to raise awareness about the need to protect the environment.
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More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-04-22 15:46
Bleached coral draws our attention, but marine heat does damage to many unseen parts of these ecosystems. John Turnbull, Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Sydney Emma Johnston, Professor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), University of Sydney Graeme Clark, Senior Research Fellow, Marine Biology, University of Sydney Steph Gardner, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Science, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Climate tech, greener industry play key role in European venture capital recovery

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-04-22 15:00
Deals in climate tech and industrial decarbonisation played a key role in driving the recovery of European venture capital in Q1 2024, as investors seek opportunities to tackle the climate crisis, according to an analyst report.
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New Zealand plans to put big developments before the environment. That’s dangerous | Nicola Wheen and Andrew Geddis

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-04-22 13:11

Proposed ‘fast-track’ law could see conservation concerns ignored and projects once rejected for environmental reasons given the green light

New Zealand’s parliament is considering a law that would allow major development projects to bypass environmental approvals – and that should be a cause for extreme alarm.

The proposed Fast-track Approvals Bill emerged from the coalition agreements that enabled a centre-right government to form after last year’s election.

Nicola Wheen and Andrew Geddis are professors of law at the University of Otago.

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Europe’s ‘State of the Climate’ report sees global warming impacts getting worse

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-04-22 12:01
Europe was severely impacted by climate change last year, according to data released today by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organisation, and things seem only to be getting worse.
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Europe baked in ‘extreme heat stress’ pushing temperatures to record highs

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-04-22 12:00

Europeans are dying from hot weather 30% more than they did two decades ago, report finds

Scorching weather has baked Europe in more days of “extreme heat stress” than its scientists have ever seen.

Heat-trapping pollutants that clog the atmosphere helped push temperatures in Europe last year to the highest or second-highest levels ever recorded, according to the EU’s Earth-watching service Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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Australia Market Roundup: Capacity Investment Scheme targets 6 GW of renewables in May, ACCU issuance increases

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-04-22 11:45
The federal government has announced 6 gigawatts of new variable renewable energy projects will go out for tender in May, as part of its Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS).
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Our climate change record is strong, minister says

BBC - Sun, 2024-04-21 22:31
Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho defends government after watchdog accuses PM of setting the UK back.
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