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Gina Rinehart, One Nation and the Greens all oppose Glencore’s plan to store CO2 in the Great Artesian Basin – why? | Temperature Check

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-05-09 11:23

The mining company insists the storage hub is safe but many are unconvinced about injecting carbon dioxide into a major Australian water resource

Swiss mining company Glencore has been on the offensive over its controversial plans to try to inject carbon dioxide into a section of the Great Artesian Basin (GAB) – one of the world’s biggest underground water sources and a lifeblood for farmers and regional towns.

Later this month, the Queensland government is expected to decide if it will allow Glencore’s pilot carbon storage project to go ahead.

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Washington CFS rulemaking to deviate from federal GREET model updates

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 11:13
Washington’s Department of Ecology (ECY) staff received pushback from stakeholders for choosing not to make changes to its GREET model during the latest round of Clean Fuels Standard (CFS) rulemaking, after the federal government recently updated their carbon intensity (CI) standard calculations for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) tax credits.
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Watchdog criticises England water clean-up plans

BBC - Thu, 2024-05-09 11:12
Targets to improve England's rivers, lakes and coastal water will fall well short, a key watchdog finds.
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The man on a mission to open up space to disability

BBC - Thu, 2024-05-09 11:07
John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.
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The man on a mission to open up space to disability

BBC - Thu, 2024-05-09 11:07
John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.
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The man on a mission to open up space to disability

BBC - Thu, 2024-05-09 11:07
John McFall is studying whether it's possible for someone with a physical disability to go to space.
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INTERVIEW: Poor demand from Global North hampers biodiversity credit uptake in Africa

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 10:50
European and North American companies are not keen to invest in biodiversity credit initiatives in Africa, as the continent strives for innovative funding solutions alongside carbon credits to preserve its nature, a conservation finance expert has told Carbon Pulse.
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Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia among largest emitters most exposed to climate impacts

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 09:01
A third of the countries responsible for the vast majority of global emissions could face some of the harshest climate change impacts, especially from heat, according to a new report by a risk intelligence company.
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Extending UK ETS to heating and road transport would cut emissions -report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 09:01
Expanding the UK carbon market to cover heating and road transport fuels could help to reduce emissions significantly, but further measures are needed to offset the cost to lower-income households and reach net zero emissions by 2050, according to research published Thursday.
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ARB’s highest offset issuance of 2024 lacks DEBs-tagged units, keeping their premiums elevated

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 08:29
California regulator ARB issued the highest number of compliance-grade offsets thus far this year but none with direct environmental benefits (DEBs) to the state, holding DEBs-tagged premiums above $20, data published Wednesday showed.
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Expanded ETS proposal, extensive oil production cloud Brazilian climate policy -report

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 07:47
The enhanced eligibility of REDD+ credits in partially-approved ETS legislation in Brazil, alongside increased investment in oil production, could contradict the country's climate policy ambitions, according to a report published Wednesday.
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BRIEFING: Federal judge questions basis of discrimination in Washington cap-and-trade lawsuit

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 07:33
A US federal district judge has questioned the nature of a power producer’s electricity consumers, its allocation of no-cost allowances as per Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act (CCA), and the future of the facility's participation in the cap-and-trade programme, according to legal arguments heard in court.
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Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready

The Conversation - Thu, 2024-05-09 06:10
Humans and animals can hide from extreme heat. But plants have no escape. To protect our crops from the heat to come will likely mean modifying them. Mohan Singh, Professor of Agri-Food Biotechnology, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences at the University of Melbourne., The University of Melbourne Prem Bhalla, Professor of Crop Biotechnology, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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The Guardian view on the climate emergency: we cannot afford to despair | Editorial

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-05-09 03:32

Top experts believe global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levels by 2100. That frightening prediction must spur us to action

First, the good news. We understand the problem: almost two-thirds of people worldwide believe the climate crisis is an emergency. We know what needs to be done, and should be confident that we will be able to achieve it, thanks to the rapid advance of renewable technologies. Collectively, we can also muster the money to do it.

The scale and speed of global heating make it hard to hang on to these facts. But it is also why we must focus on them rather than throwing up our hands. New research by the Guardian has found that hundreds of the world’s top climate scientists believe global temperatures will rise by at least 2.5C above pre-industrial levels by the century’s end, far above the internationally agreed limit. Only 6% of those surveyed, all from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, thought that the 1.5C target could be met.

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Surge of patents in CDR technologies this year signals market set for rapid growth

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 03:01
An explosion of patents has lit up the carbon dioxide removal (CDR) market, signalling the nascent market is on the cusp of entering into the growth stage.
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Malaysia offers trade partners 'orangutan diplomacy'

BBC - Thu, 2024-05-09 02:47
The great apes are proposed as gifts for palm oil importers, but conservationists voice concerns.
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EU failing to protect remote marine areas, WWF says

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-05-09 00:49
EU countries are largely failing to protect their marine areas in the bloc's most remote regions, with national strategies often misaligned with the European Green Deal goals, a WWF report said on Tuesday.
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I’m a British farmer. Here’s the scary truth about what’s happening to our crops | Guy Singh-Watson

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-05-09 00:26

The climate crisis is making the farming business unsustainable – and without support for us, food security will suffer too

  • Guy Singh-Watson is the founder of organic veg box company Riverford

Farming has always been a risky business. To the chaos of Brexit and the relentless squeezing of the supermarkets, we can add the rapidly escalating threats associated with climate change. In most industries, at the point where risk is judged to outweigh the potential commercial reward, both capital and people tend to make a swift exit, following economist Adam Smith’s “invisible hand” of self-interest.

The problem with farming is that most farmers are emotionally invested in their work. An exit is seldom considered – perhaps we should be more like the bankers, but they wouldn’t be much good at growing potatoes.

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