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ARB considers increase in carbon intensity step-down and role of biofuels in LCFS
California regulator ARB is staying on course with the 2030 carbon intensity (CI) benchmark proposed in draft amendments last year, but is mulling adjustments to the one-time CI step-down for 2025 among other considerations based on stakeholder feedback.
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Parched and shrinking - vital Moroccan dam dries up
Satellite images reveal the impact of the long drought on one of the country's main water sources.
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US federal court upholds California’s authority to set state clean vehicle air standards
A Washington DC federal court ruled Tuesday in favour of defendants of a Clean Air Act (CAA) waiver to California, reinforcing the state's longstanding authority to set its own standards that are stricter than those at the federal level.
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Was an extinct fox once man's best friend?
Our ancestors may have kept foxes as pets long before domestic dogs, archaeological evidence suggests.
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US environmental group, energy firm strike “landmark” community benefits agreement for CO2 pipeline
A Colorado-based energy firm and a Nebraska environmental group announced a “landmark” community benefits agreement on Tuesday that ensures a proposed CO2 pipeline can proceed unopposed, setting a precedent for similar projects dealing with local opposition.
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California Senate committee passes tax credit funding for farm soil carbon sequestration
A California Senate committee unanimously passed through funding from the cap-and-trade programme revenues on Tuesday to facilitate a tax credit to farmers for composting practices that enhance CO2 sequestration.
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Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
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Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
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Peter Higgs - the man who changed our view of the Universe
The renowned scientist came up with revolutionary ideas in the 1960s, sparking a 50-year search for evidence.
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The limits of ice: what a 19th century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica’s future
In 1898, a pioneering Antarctic expedition was stuck in sea ice for over a year. In 2024, that area is open water.
Edward Doddridge, Senior Research Associate in Physical Oceanography, University of Tasmania
Annie Foppert, Research Associate, University of Tasmania
Stuart Corney, Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania
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SBTi poised to validate voluntary carbon credit use for corporate Scope 3 emissions goals
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has decided that voluntary carbon credits may be used to offset corporate Scope 3 emissions, the body said Tuesday, it what should provide a significant boost for offset demand.
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International steel competitors may reserve low-carbon products for EU to bypass CBAM -industry
International competitors of the European steel industry may bypass the bloc’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) fees by building specific low-carbon facilities whose products will be reserved for the EU market, the head of a regional association said on Tuesday.
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National parks in England and Wales failing on biodiversity, say campaigners
Exclusive: Report finds lack of funding has led to just 6% of land being managed effectively for nature
National parks are failing to tackle the biodiversity crisis, with just 6% of national park land in England and Wales managed effectively for nature, according to the first full assessment of how well they are supporting nature recovery.
National parks, which cover 10% of England and 20% of Wales and this year celebrate their 75th anniversary, are not restoring nature because of a chronic lack of government funding and because they were designed for a different era, according to the report by the Campaign for National Parks (CNP) charity.
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Price volatility, supply issues, low liquidity in CORSIA voluntary carbon market leave traders debating involvement -analysts
Traders are debating the merits of engaging with the nascent CORSIA Phase 1 (2024-26) voluntary carbon market, weighing promises of inexpensive regulatory compliance against large uncertainties, according to experts on a webinar Tuesday.
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Peter Higgs, father of 'God particle', dies aged 94
The renowned scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 2013.
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RGGI Q2 auction offers slightly higher allowance volumes absent CCR buffer
The volume of allowances on offer inched up for the second RGGI auction of 2024, with a conspicuous zero balance in the scheme’s Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) that was exhausted at the Q1 sale, a notice showed Tuesday.
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Martin Rowson on politicians tying themselves in knots while the climate crisis intensifies – cartoon
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First ever climate change victory in Europe court
"We are not made to sit in a rocking chair and knit," said one of the older Swiss women who won.
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Pressure mounts on EU member states to plug conventional and clean shipping fuel cost gap -stakeholders
The pressure to bridge the gap between conventional and clean fuel for the shipping sector is shifting to EU member states, a panel at the European Parliament heard on Tuesday, while key industry stakeholders also stressed the need to reserve climate solutions for hard-to-abate sectors like maritime and aviation.
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FEATURE: Voluntary carbon projects still need sifting despite ICVCM stamp of approval
Work by the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets (ICVCM) to label credits with the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) stamp will only go so far in determining the quality of supply, as project-level assessments will still be required to help buyers identify good projects, say market stakeholders.
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