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Ecosystem Condition Protocol to launch draft at COP16

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 21:55
An Ecosystem Condition (EC) Protocol for standardising the measurement of ecosystem conditions across corporate reporting and biodiversity markets, with a similar format to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol, aims to launch a draft version this year.
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EU grids should more than double in order to meet Paris Agreement goals -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 21:18
Collective grid capacity across 25 EU member states needs to more than double by 2035 in order to meet the Paris Agreement goal to keep global warming below 1.5C, according to research published on Tuesday.
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UK public invited to dance for worms to help assess soil health

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-05-07 21:00

Charity asks people to charm worms to the surface and count their numbers to contribute to worm map of UK

Dancing for worms may seem an odd pursuit, but an environment charity is calling for people across the UK to charm the creatures from the depths in order to count them.

The Soil Association is trying to get a nationwide picture of worm abundance, to track their decline and see where they need the most help.

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High monitoring costs seen hindering nature restoration efforts in Latin America

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 20:33
Nature restoration practices across Latin America lack effective tools to quantify their outcomes due to prohibitive monitoring costs, which hamper the long-term success of the projects, a study has revealed.
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G20 countries urged to align their bioeconomy efforts

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 20:28
G20 countries are advancing their efforts to scale 'bioeconomy' as a means to promote sustainable models that foster biodiversity conservation, though actions must be taken to enhance convergence and comparability between different national approaches, a study has said.
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UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-05-07 20:00

Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’

The race to save the planet is being impeded by a global economy that is contingent on the exploitation of people and nature, according to the UN’s outgoing leading environment and human rights expert.

David Boyd, who served as UN special rapporteur on human rights and the environment from 2018 to April 2024, told the Guardian that states failing to take meaningful climate action and regulating polluting industries could soon face a slew of lawsuits.

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Oil-rich Kazakhstan joins global carbon pricing alliance

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 19:20
Kazakhstan has become the latest country to join the Global Carbon Pricing Challenge (GCPC) – an initiative aiming to cover 60% of the world’s emissions with carbon pricing by 2030 – the Central Asian nation announced Tuesday.
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South Korea to consider carbon credit-linked loan product

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 18:51
Government agencies in South Korea will start a discussion around a carbon finance product that allows companies to repay loans with carbon credits, according to local media reports.
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Eight voluntary carbon standards update crediting programmes seeking CORSIA eligibility

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 18:23
ICAO, the UN agency that operates CORSIA, has confirmed the eight voluntary carbon standards that submitted material updates to crediting programmes as they seek eligibility for the current phase of the UN's international aviation offsetting scheme.
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OECD adds pressure on NZ government to reform ETS

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 17:32
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has joined the chorus of voices calling for reforms to New Zealand’s emissions trading scheme alongside addressing emissions in the agriculture sector, it said in an annual survey.
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Endangered red handfish returned to the wild off Tasmania after heatwave rescue – video

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-05-07 15:00

Scientists have returned 18 red handfish to Tasmanian waters months after they were removed to protect them from record high sea temperatures. Marine ecologist Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith said removing the fish had been a difficult decision but was the ‘right approach’ despite the risks. Three of the fish died in captivity. Dr Andrew Trotter, who leads the red handfish conservation project at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, said the three deaths were disappointing but highlighted the need to better understand disease in the critically endangered species. There are fewer than 100 red handfish estimated to be left in the wild in two patches of rocky reef south-east of Hobart

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How a filmmaker, a pile of old shells and a bunch of amateurs are bringing our oyster reefs back

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-05-07 13:20
A clever approach to restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs in Queensland’s Moreton Bay is catching on, giving community groups a way to get involved in their local patch. Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Craig Copeland, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Boeing crewed space launch postponed for safety check

BBC - Tue, 2024-05-07 13:07
First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.
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Changes to food production could cut emissions by a third, finds report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-05-07 11:00
A report highlights the significant potential within the global agrifood system to slash nearly a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions through accessible and cost-effective measures, all while meeting the needs of a growing population.
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