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Amid fears of 18 more months of uncertainty, voluntary carbon platform urges SBTi for swift guidance on Scope 3 offsetting

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 10:03
A voluntary carbon market platform has called on the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) to urgently provide clear guidance on the use of carbon credits for mitigating Scope 3 emissions, amid expectations that direction from the standard-setting organisation may not come until late 2025.
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Renewables caught in misinformation crossfire from Australia’s nuclear cheerleaders | Graham Readfearn

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-18 10:00

Those pushing the nuclear option are making some questionable claims about the capacity of renewable energy

Advocacy for the Coalition’s hopes to build nuclear power plants is increasingly coming with large side-orders of misinformation, not just on the speed or costs of nuclear but on renewables.

Dr Adi Paterson, the chair of the Nuclear for Australia advocacy group, has taken to attacking the credentials of CSIRO experts while going hyperbolic with his rhetoric.

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Research group estimates wildfires burning 6k acres of California forest carbon offset project

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 09:34
More than one-third of a voluntary improved forest management (IFM) project or 6,000 acres (2,400 hectares) in California is burning as a result of wildfires, a nonprofit research group said Wednesday, calling for compensation from registry ACR’s buffer pool.
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Clean fuels trade group notifies US EPA of intent to sue over RFS rulemaking delay

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 09:25
A clean fuels trade group said Wednesday that it has sent the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) a notice of the organisation's intent to sue over the agency's failure to issue timely 2026 volumes under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).
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US startup launches ocean-based CDR project off North Carolina coast in race for sub-$100/t abatement price tag

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 09:22
A US-registered public benefit corporation has initiated an ocean-based CO2 removal (CDR) project off the coast of North Carolina by dumping 8,200 tonnes of olivine sand into the sea, targeting an abatement cost under $100/tonne by 2030.
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UK businesses urged to launch collective carbon offsetting fund

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 09:01
UK businesses have been urged to come together to launch a collective fund to address the current shortfall in available carbon projects in the country by aggregating the purchasing power of different companies looking to offset their residual emissions.
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Big ag uses distract, delay, and derail tactics to avoid climate action, undermine emissions impact -think tank

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 09:01
The world’s 22 largest meat and dairy corporations are masters of distraction and denial when it comes to tackling their climate footprint, with a heavy reliance on offsets to meet net zero plans and efforts to block emissions regulation, alongside downplaying methane’s true climate impact, according to a new report.
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Canadian government seeks feedback on federal offset projects on crown, public land

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 08:42
The Canadian environment ministry is seeking feedback on a white paper released Wednesday that outlines preliminary considerations for nature-based federal offset projects on state-owned or public land.
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US Department of Energy to fund R&D into methane-spewing orphaned wells

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 07:54
The US Department of Energy (DOE) published a notice of intent Monday to support R&D projects addressing undocumented orphaned wells (UOW), as well as options for remediation of these major sources of methane.
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California city voters to decide on Chevron’s refinery tax measure this November

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 07:48
A tax measure set to appear on a California city’s ballot this November could require Chevron to pay additional fees for oil refined within the region.
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US algae-based CDR firm announces Series B funding worth tens of millions of dollars

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 06:32
A Florida-headquartered algae-based carbon removals (CDR) project developer on Wednesday announced the completion of a Series B2 funding round valued in the tens of millions of dollars.
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Global hotel chain launches community of low-carbon properties

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 06:18
A global hotel chain announced a new programme on Wednesday to encourage wider adoption of carbon reduction practices across its network of properties.
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Our cities’ secret gardens: we connect with nature in neglected green spaces just as much as in parks

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-07-18 06:12
The tangle of greenery along railway lines, flowers growing on vacant lots, or unmown grassy patches under power lines, it turns out people in cities engage with nature in all these spaces. Hugh Stanford, Researcher Associate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Holly Kirk, Research Fellow, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Blood thinner could be used to treat cobra venom, global study suggests

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-18 04:00

Snakebites, the ‘deadliest of neglected tropical diseases’ often impact rural communities the most, but a new study offers hope

A commonly used blood thinner can be used as an antidote to cobra venom, an international study has found, research that a Queensland expert has called “really exciting”.

In the study, published in the Journal of Science Translational Medicine on Thursday, Prof Nicholas Casewell described snakebites as the “deadliest of neglected tropical diseases, with its burden landing overwhelmingly on rural communities in low and middle income countries”.

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US government urged to declare wildfire smoke and extreme heat major disasters

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-18 03:12

Fourteen attorneys general petition federal emergency officials as millions in US under excessive heat advisories

Fourteen state attorneys general are urging the federal government to declare extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters. The petition comes as millions of people in the south and north-east face excessive heat advisories, and large swaths of the western US and Canada battle ongoing wildfires.

“The likelihood of high-severity extreme heat and wildfire smoke events is increasing due in part to climate change,” wrote the Arizona attorney general, Kris Mayes, in a letter submitted to the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday. “We urge Fema to update its regulations to prepare for this hotter, smokier future.”

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Gaps in UK carbon accounting regulations make tracking emissions more complicated, says report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 03:01
Gaps in UK carbon accounting regulation are making it more complicated to track UK emissions, according to a new report.
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With this king’s speech, Starmer has staked everything on the long game. But politics has a habit of moving fast | Martin Kettle

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-18 02:48

The NHS, child poverty, defence: Labour is selling itself on its ability to get some big things done

Britain’s new government has just reached the point where things get serious. The king’s speech marks the ceremonial divide between Labour’s pinch-yourself fortnight following the 4 July election landslide and the start of the hard slog of delivery, by which Keir Starmer’s government will actually be judged next time. It’s the end of the overture and the start of the drama itself, the part that really matters.

Before the election there was a debate among those around Starmer about how to approach the opening days in government. Some wanted the new government to immediately trigger a blizzard of activity to show that Labour was active and a contrast to the Conservatives. In this view, promoted in particular by Starmer’s chief of staff, Sue Gray, the first 100 days were crucial, an agenda-driven opportunity to reignite confidence in government.

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BRIEFING: How regulation is becoming ‘a major issue’ for all carbon market participants

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 02:12
Regulation is becoming a major risk for carbon market participants in a growing number of jurisdictions, experts said at a panel discussion on Tuesday organised by Gold Standard. 
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Sugarcane producers to receive $4/t under Brazilian benefit-sharing scheme -media

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-18 02:00
Sugarcane suppliers will receive R$2-3 ($0.50) per tonne of cane converted into ethanol and then CBio credits, which represent 1 tonne CO2 avoided relative to conventional fossil fuels, according to Brazilian media.
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