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Australia to go “toe-to-toe” with US IRA, prime minister says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 17:57
Australia plans its own climate infrastructure strategy similar to the US’s Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to help meet its emissions reduction and renewable energy targets.
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Death toll rises to seven in Malawi elephant relocation project linked to Prince Harry

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 17:00

The animal translocation scheme by wildlife NGOs including African Parks, once headed by the royal, has been dogged by controversy

Four more people have died after an elephant translocation overseen by two wildlife organisations, including one that was headed by Prince Harry, in a protected area in Malawi. The recent deaths bring the total fatalities connected to the relocated elephants to seven.

In July 2022, more than 250 elephants were moved from Liwonde national park in southern Malawi to the country’s second-largest protected area, Kasungu, in a three-way operation between Malawi’s national park service and two NGOs: the International Fund for Animal Welfare (Ifaw), and African Parks. Prince Harry was president of African Parks for six years, before being elevated to the board of directors from 2023.

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Farmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’ | Paul Taylor

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 17:00

Brussels is ditching green measures as EU leaders panic over rural protests, upcoming elections and the threat of the far right

Ursula von der Leyen surrendered to angry farmers last week faster than you could shake a pitchfork or dump a tractor-load of manure outside the European parliament. The European Commission president, expected to announce her candidacy for a second term heading the EU executive next week, told lawmakers that the commission was withdrawing a bill to halve the use of chemical pesticides by 2030 and would hold more consultations instead.

The proposed measure was a key plank in the commission’s European Green Deal and its Farm to Fork strategy, intended to make the EU carbon-neutral by 2050, make agriculture more environmentally friendly and preserve biodiversity.

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NZ Market: NZU price sinks lower as tongues wag over March auction settings

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 15:40
The NZU price dipped lower on Friday as speculation continues about whether or not the government will adjust the confidential reserve price settings in the upcoming March auction in a bid to raise cash.
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Australians are washing microplastics down the drain and it’s ending up on our farms

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-02-16 14:57
We sampled sewage sludge from 13 wastewater treatment plants across three states. We found every resident adds microplastics to farmland, in dried sewage sludge (biosolids) used as fertiliser. Shima Ziajahromi, Advance Queensland Research Fellow, Griffith University Frederic Leusch, Professor of Environmental Science, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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California commences development of fifth investment plan for cap-and-trade auction proceeds

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 13:26
California regulator ARB on Thursday hosted the first public workshop to develop the fifth investment plan for cap-and-trade auction proceeds, as panellists emphasised prioritising support for disadvantaged communities.
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Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-02-16 13:07
As other nations race to restructure their economies in line with a low-carbon future, Australia risks being left behind. An economy-shaping tax on fossil fuels is a conversation we must have. Ian A. MacKenzie, Professor of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Veteran CEO of US-based clean cookstove project developer steps down

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 11:46
The founder and CEO of one of the biggest carbon project developers in the voluntary market is stepping down from his leadership position, while announcing his successor.
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More action needed to overcome US renewable energy supply chain problems -industry panel

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 11:41
Further steps need to be taken to secure minerals and materials needed to overcome issues plaguing the development of renewable energy sources in the US, a panel of energy industry representatives said Thursday.
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Alberta TIER regulation includes flaring into covered emissions, boosts compliance flexibility

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 11:27
Parameters for carbon capture and storage (CCS) offset credits types, a wider range of emissions covered within industrial facility boundaries, along with tightening benchmarks and added compliance flexibility were some of the Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction Regulation (TIER) changes the Alberta government presented in a webinar Thursday.
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US govt allocates $20 mln to help Native Americans access private investment for climate mitigation, forest resilience

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 11:17
The US government has allocated $20 million to help Native Americans tap private markets for investment in forest resilience and climate mitigation.
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Singapore, Indonesia sign CCS collaboration agreement

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 10:33
Singapore and Indonesia have signed a letter of intent (LoI) to collaborate on cross-border carbon capture and storage, they announced late Thursday.
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Brazil records lowest carbon emissions generated by electricity in 11 years

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 10:33
Brazil’s main transmission network last year recorded the lowest rate of emissions per unit of power generated since 2012, as the country sourced more electricity from hydropower and wind, Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy announced Wednesday.
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Methane mega-leak exposed in Kazakhstan

BBC - Fri, 2024-02-16 10:27
Extremely potent greenhouse gas leaked from a Kazakh well for over six months.
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Australian bank partners with agricultural emissions measurement platform

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 09:52
One of Australia’s major banks has launched a pilot with an emissions platform company to model how farming practices could be changed to reduce GHG emissions, it announced Thursday.
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