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Replanting trees can help prevent devastating landslides like the one in PNG – but it’s not a silver bullet

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-05-28 15:49
Deforestation can make landslides more likely. But by itself, replanting trees isn’t enough to remove the risk. Raj Sharma, Lecturer, Civil Engineering, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Changing native vegetation laws to allow burning on private land is good fire management

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-05-28 15:30
There’s a strong case to be made for private landholders to conduct their own cool burns, for dual purposes of reducing fuel load and restoring the ecology. Gabriel Crowley, Adjunct associate professor in geography, University of Adelaide Stephen A Sutton, Adjunct associate in archaeology, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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No Tory MPs voted positively on climate issues since party took power, study finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-05-28 15:00

Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies

No elected Tory MPs have been rated as voting positively on climate issues, under a survey of parliamentary voting patterns since the Conservatives took power in 2010.

Only a single sitting Conservative was rated as “good” on climate votes in the ranking, but that was Lisa Cameron, the MP for East Kilbride, who defected from the Scottish National Party in October.

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Rethinking roads as public spaces – what NZ cities can learn from Barcelona’s ‘superblock’ urban design

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-05-28 14:27
New Zealand tends to focus on big infrastructural projects such as tunnels or light rail to change cities. But there are cheaper ways to add public spaces to urban design. Simon Kingham, Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury Marco Amati, Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Salmon v skate: environmentalists take fish fight to Tanya Plibersek’s door

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-05-28 13:38

Campaigners urge Australians not to buy Tasmanian farmed salmon to avoid ‘extinction event’ for Maugean skate

Campaigners working to save the critically endangered Maugean skate – a ray-like fish species found only on Tasmania’s west coast – have brought the battle to the door of the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, in inner-city Sydney.

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Project developer secures funding for large ARR project in South Africa

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 12:35
A carbon project developer has secured funding from a group of climate finance investors to fund the first phase of its ARR project in South Africa that can generate more than 30 million carbon credits during its lifetime, it announced Tuesday.
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Canadian oil and gas emissions intensity down 34%, GDP takes C$247 bln hit by 2035 from stringent emissions cap –report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 11:39
A mandated 55% emissions cap for Canada’s oil and gas sector by 2035 would entail lower production and a C$247 billion hit to GDP, according to a study commissioned by a fossil fuel industry trade group.
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Tackling water shortages with 'Star Wars' tech

BBC - Tue, 2024-05-28 10:49
'I thought why don’t we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.
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More economic growth when carbon tax revenues spent publicly instead of privately -study

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 10:39
Investing carbon tax revenues into public projects rather than returning them to taxpayers leads to greater economic growth, according to a report released on Monday.
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US Policy Roundup: Illinois advances regulation of carbon capture and storage

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 10:21
A carbon capture and storage (CCS) bill awaits Illinois Governor Jay Pritzker's (D) signature to become law, and appears to have adopted language from a slew of CCS bills covering pore space ownership, emergency management, and sequestration fees.
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Women’s wellbeing at risk due to climate inaction with EU political shift, say advocates

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 10:01
Women's fundamental rights and wellbeing are at risk due to inaction on the climate crisis across the European Union, a feminist and green group claimed last Tuesday.
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Threatened species and chips? Other fish frequently sold as flake, Australian study finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-05-28 09:45

Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of fillets

One in 10 fillets of shark meat bought by Australians at fish and chip shops and markets – often labelled as flake – is from a threatened species, according to a study that has uncovered widespread mislabelling of shark sold to the public.

Nine of 91 fillets were found to be either scalloped hammerhead, greeneye spurdog or school shark – all considered threatened in Australia – after scientists at Macquarie University used DNA analysis to check what they were sold.

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China could see 2023 emissions peak if pace of renewable additions continues -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-28 09:01
Ensuring China's CO2 emissions peaked in 2023 is feasible as long as the expansion of clean energy sources continues at the unprecedented rates observed last year, a report has found.
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