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Newly identified tipping point for ice sheets could mean greater sea level rise

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-06-25 19:00

Small increase in temperature of intruding water could lead to very big increase in loss of ice, scientists say

A newly identified tipping point for the loss of ice sheets in Antarctica and elsewhere could mean future sea level rise is significantly higher than current projections.

A new study has examined how warming seawater intrudes between coastal ice sheets and the ground they rest on. The warm water melts cavities in the ice, allowing more water to flow in, expanding the cavities further in a feedback loop. This water then lubricates the collapse of ice into the ocean, pushing up sea levels.

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BRIEFING: ETS2 debate heats up ahead of EU leaders’ summit in Brussels

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 18:52
Poland’s development funds and regional policy minister, Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, was the latest to call for reforming the EU’s carbon pricing scheme for transport and heating fuels (ETS2), calling on EU leaders to address the issue when they meet in Brussels later this week. Carbon Pulse brings an overview of key positions in the debate.
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Gold Standard releases global carbon markets policy tracker

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 18:13
Gold Standard, a global certifier and standard-setter for the voluntary carbon market, has launched a new public tracker for carbon market regulations around the world.
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NGOs call on Malaysian exchange to drop ‘questionable’ Sarawak project

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 17:56
A group of 54 international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have urged Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX) to drop a controversial project in Malaysia from being listed on the platform amid claims that it has harmed biodiversity and violated Indigenous rights.
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Carbon capture firm kicks off pilot at cement plant in Italy

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 17:00
A UK-based carbon capture provider has launched a pilot plant at a cement facility in Italy, advancing its offering to help the the industry to decarbonise.
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Swiss carbon removal project developer raises $69 mln to scale capacity

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 16:01
A Switzerland-based carbon removal and storage provider has raised $69 million in a funding round to bolster plans to ramp up capacity and expand in North America and Asia.
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Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans’ lives by 2050, study finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-06-25 16:00

Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades

Sea level rise driven by global heating will disrupt the daily life of millions of Americans, as hundreds of homes, schools and government buildings face frequent and repeated flooding by 2050, a new study has found.

Almost 1,100 critical infrastructure assets that sustain coastal communities will be at risk of monthly flooding by 2050, according to the new research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The vast majority of the assets – 934 of them – face the risk of flood disruption every other week, which could make some coastal neighborhoods unlivable within two to three decades.

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How quickly does groundwater recharge? The answer is found deep underground

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-06-25 15:46
Groundwater sustains life, from farming to wild animals. But we don’t fully know how quickly it recharges. Andy Baker, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Margaret Shanafield, Senior researcher, Hydrology/hydrogeology, Flinders University Marilu Melo Zurita, Associate Professor Human Geography, UNSW Sydney Stacey Priestley, Research Scientist, Environment Business Unit, CSIRO Wendy Timms, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australian regulator fines carbon developer hopeful over greenwashing allegations

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 14:46
An Australian fertiliser company has been fined for greenwashing by the country’s market watchdog over claims it made regarding its aspirations to develop a reforestation carbon project in the Philippines.
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Denmark rolls out major initiatives to cut agricultural carbon emissions, restore nature

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 13:57
The Danish government and leading industry, agriculture, and environmental groups have agreed a major strategy to cut carbon from agriculture and restore nature that includes a tax on livestock emissions, conversion of farmlands to forest, and biochar subsidies.
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Resting cuckoo bees win insect photo competition

BBC - Tue, 2024-06-25 13:13
The winning images from this year's Royal Entomological Society Insect Week photography competition.
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Korean tech firm, Japanese exchange operator partner to accelerate Asian voluntary carbon market

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 13:00
The tech arm of a South Korean conglomerate has partnered with a Japanese carbon exchange operator to drive expansion of voluntary carbon trading across Asia, they announced Tuesday.
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Washington’s cap-and-invest participation picks up in Q2

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 11:27
The number of entities registered with active accounts in Washington’s cap-and-trade scheme increased in Q2 despite the looming possibility of a programme repeal.
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Rio Tinto wants biofuels feedstock production to be eligible to earn ACCUs

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-06-25 10:34
Australian miner Rio Tinto has urged the federal government to allow farming projects that grow feedstock for biofuels and renewable diesel to be able to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).
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