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Letting grass grow long boosts butterfly numbers, UK study proves

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-04-19 15:00

Analysis of 60o gardens shows wilder lawns feed caterpillars and create breeding habitat

Good news for lazy gardeners: one labour-saving tweak could almost double the number of butterflies in your garden, according to a new scientific study – let the grass grow long.

In recent years nature lovers have been extolling the benefits of relaxed lawn maintenance with the growing popularity of the #NoMowMay campaign. Now an analysis of six years of butterfly sightings across 600 British gardens has provided the first scientific evidence that wilder lawns boost butterfly numbers.

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Victimise people who raise a voice in Britain? Then destroy their families? Not in my name | George Monbiot

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-04-19 15:00

Marcus Decker dared to protest on climate and was punished. Now he could be deported. Is that a humane democracy?

When the traditional ruling class was obliged to concede to demands for democracy, it gave away as little as possible. We could vote, but it ensured that crucial elements of the old system remained in place: the House of Lords, the first-past-the-post electoral system, prerogative powers and Henry VIII clauses, and above all a legal system massively and blatantly biased towards owners of property.

In combination, these elements ensured that the system remained predisposed to elite rule, even while it pretended the people were in charge. The portcullis excluding us from power has never been properly lifted since the Norman conquest. The relationship between rulers and ruled remains, in effect, a relationship between occupier and occupied.

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It never rains but it pours: intense rain and flash floods have increased inland in eastern Australia

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-04-19 14:34
Flash floods are getting more common, as warmer air can hold more moisture. But there are other changes leading to more inland flooding on the east coast. Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Lance M Leslie, Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Expert review of link between sovereign debt and climate launched at IMF Spring Meetings

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 14:01
An independent review of the link between sovereign debt and climate change is being launched by experts at the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings on Saturday. 
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Most UK dairy farms ignoring pollution rules as manure spews into rivers

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-04-19 14:00

Exclusive: 80% of Welsh dairy farms inspected, 69% of English ones, 60% in Scotland and 50% in Northern Ireland breaching regulations

The majority of UK dairy farms are breaking pollution rules, with vast amounts of cow manure being spilled into rivers.

When animal waste enters the river, it causes a buildup of the nutrients found in the effluent, such as nitrates and phosphates. These cause algal blooms, which deplete the waterway of oxygen and block sunlight, choking fish and other aquatic life.

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Colorado cap-and-trade bill passes House committee

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 13:25
A bill introduced by the Colorado House of Representative lawmakers to legislate a cap-and-trade system in the state on Thursday passed a committee amid polarising stakeholder sentiments.
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Apple employs suite of tools to reduce emissions, adopts offsets as “interim” solution

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 12:17
En route to carbon neutrality at the end of the decade, US tech giant Apple plans to offset 25% of emissions across its value chain with voluntary carbon credits, it said in a progress report released Thursday.
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Australian pension fund tips $400 mln into Macquarie NBS, renewables fund

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 11:16
Superannuation fund UniSuper on Friday announced a $400 million investment in the Macquarie Green Energy and Climate Opportunities Fund (MGECO), which invests in renewable energy and nature-based solutions.
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European low-cost airlines see emissions soar to record in 2023 on €18/t avg carbon price -study

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 10:59
European low-cost airlines paid around €18/tonne on average to pump out more CO2 than ever last year, even though emissions for the continent’s aviation sector as a whole remain below 2019 peak levels, according to a study released Friday.
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WCI Markets: CCAs fluctuate on low volumes, WCAs continue to creep higher

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 08:06
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices fluctuated throughout the week, ending with minimal gains as traders await next week's workshop on potential programme amendments, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values crawled higher amidst limited activity in the under-fire scheme.
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US DOE invests $8 mln in industrial decarbonisation

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 06:54
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Thursday unveiled $8 million in funding for 14 projects that convert CO2 emissions from industrial processes into useful products.
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Article 6 torn between private sector and geopolitics ahead of ‘bridge’ COP29, UN advisor says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 06:50
Negotiations on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement are expected to be influenced by the private sector and geopolitics, as parties prepare for a 'bridge' climate conference in Azerbaijan, a UN advisor said on Thursday at IETA’s annual European Climate Summit in Florence said.
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Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-04-19 06:10
Sometimes it seems the night is just buzzing with insects. But are there really more insects out at night? We analysed all the evidence on insect activity across the day–night cycle to find out. Mark Wong, Forrest Fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia Raphael Didham, Professor of Ecology, The University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Drax firms up $600,000 offtake deal for BECCS credits in the US

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-19 06:07
UK energy firm Drax Group has made another step in becoming a US leader in carbon removals through bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) after firming up a reported $600,000 deal with an environmental consultancy.
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