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Australia’s GreenCollar Group issues over 50,000 NaturePlus credits to its own project

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 16:15
Project developer GreenCollar Group, which last year launched its own biodiversity credit scheme, has issued over 50,000 NaturePlus units to one of its own restoration projects, the second batch of units generated under the framework.
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Melt rate of Greenland ice sheet can predict summer weather in Europe, scientist says

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-03-14 16:00

Location, extent and strength of recent freshwater events suggest an unusually warm and dry summer over southern Europe this year

Long-range weather predictions are notoriously difficult, but a new paper in the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics suggests that the melt rate of the Greenland ice sheet can predict the next summer’s weather in Europe.

The chain of events is complex and other factors may interfere. But according to Dr Marilena Oltmanns of the UK National Oceanography Centre, lead author of the study, it goes roughly as follows:

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Large old trees are vital for Australian birds. Their long branches and hollows can’t be replaced by saplings

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-03-14 15:29
We scanned the tree canopy with lasers and found birds much prefer the branches of big old trees. Stanislav Roudavski, Senior Lecturer in Digital Architectural Design, The University of Melbourne Alex Holland, Researcher at Deep Design Lab and PhD Candidate at Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne Jason Thompson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne Philip Gibbons, Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Bird flu: access to Ernest Shackleton’s grave ‘blocked by dead seals’

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-03-14 15:00

Exclusive: The H5N1 virus reached the region late last year and is killing wildlife, with witnesses spotting numerous seal corpses on South Georgia island

The grave of the explorer Ernest Shackleton on South Georgia island has become inaccessible to visitorsdue to bodies of “dead seals blocking the way”, as increasing numbers of animals are killed by bird flu’s spread through the Antarctic.

The H5N1 virus has spread to 10 species of birds and mammals since it arrived in the region last October, with five king penguins and five gentoo penguins the latest to test positive on the sub-Antarctic islands. Those confirmations follow reports of mass die-offs of elephant seals at the end of last year.

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NZ Market: NZU price slumps as market digests CCC recommendations

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 14:07
The NZU price has slumped to a near six-month low as the market wraps its head around the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) latest ETS recommendations, while sentiment remains poor.
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Slugs and snails to get 'image makeover'

BBC - Thu, 2024-03-14 11:31
The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust says the scourge of gardeners are "nature's clean-up crew".
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Climate framework laws having positive impact on policy focus, say researchers

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 11:01
A report has highlighted the positive influence of climate framework laws on progress towards green goals, focusing on examples in Germany, Ireland, and New Zealand.
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California ARB offset issuance picks up in March, hovers below 2023 levels

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 10:25
California regulator ARB has issued the highest number of compliance-grade offsets thus far this year, yet year-to-date totals continue to lag 2023 issuance, data published by the agency showed.
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New Zealand suspends requirements for councils to consider Significant Natural Areas in planning

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 10:19
The right-wing coalition government has announced local councils will no longer have to comply with Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) for three years, as it aims overhaul the country’s Resource Management Act to ramp up project approvals.
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Banks to deepen climate commitments, extending efforts to capital markets activities

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 09:38
Members of a bank-led initiative convened by the UN have overwhelmingly voted to adopt an updated version of guidelines for the setting of climate targets by the sector, extending the scope to include capital markets activities.
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Washington state’s first carbon permit auction of 2024 settles close to floor price

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 07:08
Washington state’s Q1 auction settled less than $2 from the scheme’s floor price and about 50% below where the prior sale had cleared, results published Wednesday showed, as growing uncertainty surrounding the future of the state’s nascent cap-and-invest programme deterred buyers.
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Verra revises improved forest management protocol to include carbon credit label

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 06:26
The update, announced by standards body Verra on Wednesday, would make the improved forest management (IFM) methodology the first to allow generation of both emissions reductions and carbon dioxide removals-labelled voluntary carbon credits.
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Switzerland-based direct air capture firm opens US headquarters

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-03-14 05:45
A world-renowned direct air capture (DAC) developer based in Switzerland announced the opening of its US headquarters in Texas, eying a tripling of its American team by the end of 2024.
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