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Canadian carbon project financier planning C$200 mln pipeline of nature-based carbon offset investments
UOW researchers awarded $7m for climate and decarbonisation projects
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Concern for Iceland town following new eruption
LATAM Roundup: Article 6 heats up and compliance systems seek certifiers in South America
Rich countries surpassed $100 bln climate finance pledge in 2022, OECD confirms
Scotland gears up on climate adaptation with support for economy-wide measures, says official
Leading Australian labs retested landscape products for waste companies after contamination findings
Exclusive: Five facilities named in documents tabled in NSW parliament defend practices, as independent experts question whether testing system is failing consumers
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Facilities belonging to some of the leading commercial laboratory companies in Australia were among those that retested samples of landscaping products at the request of their waste company clients, after initial tests found contamination not compliant with NSW laws.
Guardian Australia revealed earlier this year the testing regime meant to limit toxic chemicals in landscaping material known as “recovered fines” had been compromised by the practice of waste companies asking private laboratories to retest samples until they passed.
Continue reading...Increasing use of renewable energy in US yields billions of dollars of benefits
New study published in Cell Reports Sustainability finds emission reductions provided $249bn of climate and health benefits
By increasing its use of renewable energy, the US has not only slashed its planet-warming emissions but also improved its air quality, yielding hundreds of billions of dollars of benefits, a new report has found.
The study, published in Cell Reports Sustainability on Wednesday and based on publicly available data, focuses on uptick of renewable energy in the US from 2019 to 2022.
Continue reading...Europe can remove 300 mln tonnes of CO2 per year by leaving old forests alone, finds study
UNFCCC assesses DRC REDD+ emissions reporting as ‘partially’ accurate
Forestry investor prepares African portfolio for biodiversity credits
German cabinet approves bill to expand carbon capture, develop pipelines
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Protesting Indian farmers endure severe heatwave – video
Hundreds of Indian farmers who have been camping for more than 100 days between the Punjab and Haryana states to demand better prices for their crops have been enduring a savage heat wave sweeping swathes of northern India.
Temperatures in Delhi, not far from the protest, have hit a record high of 49.9C (121.8F), as authorities warned of water shortages in the capital
Continue reading...Marine protected areas fail to protect seafloor biodiversity activity, study says
Philippines government partners with developer, bamboo company for large-scale reforestation to earn carbon credits
China sets up $210-mln biodiversity fund for developing nations
As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk
Officials are now incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to prevent further spread
On a US dairy farm, working in the milking parlor can mean seven-day weeks, 12-hour shifts and intimate contact with cows and everything they expel.
“When you disconnect the machine from the udder, it can shoot milk in your face,” said José Martínez, a former dairy worker and United Farm Workers advocate based in Washington state. “And there’s no time or place to eat. So we ate our tacos in spare moments with cow shit on our hands.”
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