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As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-02-16 09:34
We’re going to build a lot more solar as we race to clean up the grid. But as the world heats up, solar will degrade faster in hot, humid areas. We need to plan ahead. Shukla Poddar, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Photovoltaics and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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US House passes bill to lift pause on LNG export approvals

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 09:16
The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to resume liquefied natural gas (LNG) export approvals by granting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the sole discretion to approve export facilities, effectively excluding the Department of Energy (DOE) from the process.
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20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:55
The ‘20°C effect’ could give us new insights into how temperature controls ecosystems and influences evolution – as well as how species might adapt to climate change. Mark John Costello, Professor, Faculty of Biosciences and Aquaculture, Nord University Ross Corkrey, Adjunct Senior Researcher in Biostatistics, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Millions of donkeys killed each year to make medicine

BBC - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:49
A market for a traditional medicine made from donkey skin is fuelling the slaughter of working animals.
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Researchers tap AI to create new class of carbon-capturing materials that “exhibit great promise”

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:36
Researchers have used artificial intelligence (AI) to create a new class of materials that they believe “exhibit great promise” and could revolutionise carbon capture technology.
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Verra announces timelines for REDD+ overhaul, schedules new methodologies for 2025

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:35
Verra’s Forest Carbon Strategy for 2024-26 will see numerous developments occur under the umbrella of overhauling the standard’s REDD+ methodologies, as announced in a webinar the registry held Thursday.
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WCI Markets: CCAs decline into Q1 auction, WCAs see days without trade

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:26
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices declined on greater volumes leading into the first auction of 2024, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices moderately shifted on thin volumes.
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US fossil fuel exploration firm reaches multi-million dollar settlement for air pollution violation

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:04
A Texas-based oil and gas producer has agreed to pay $4 million in fines for failing to comply with air quality regulations in two US states, and will also spend $5.5 mln to prevent future emissions, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) confirmed.
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Egypt approves certifiers for stalled national voluntary carbon market

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 08:00
Egypt’s nascent voluntary carbon market (VCM) received a push on Wednesday as the country’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) officially approved three verification and certification bodies.
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Trinidad and Tobago: overturned barge leaks oil into Caribbean Sea – video report

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 07:54

An overturned barge has been leaking oil into the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago, prompting authorities on the island nation to declare a state of emergency. Satellite imagery showed parts of the Trinidadian coast dyed black from the spill, and the leak began reaching nearby Venezuela and Grenada. Farley Augustine, chief secretary of Tobago’s House of Assembly, said: 'We need those responsible to come clean and we need those responsible to know that they have to pay for this mess, that they are culpable as part of this mess'

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France urged to double down its renewables energy – media

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 07:32
The French government needs to set an ambitious 2030 renewable energy target, said European Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, who spoke on Thursday to lawmakers in the European Parliament’s committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE).
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Shortage of CORSIA credits yet to show on airlines’ radar

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 06:37
Airlines will face a challenge in finding credits to meet the first phase of the UN’s aviation emission scheme, known as CORSIA, although the impending shortage is yet to flash on their radar, a webinar heard Thursday.
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Carbon capture a hot potato to pass to new class of European co-legislators

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 05:31
Carbon capture is expected to be a task for the next European commissioners, due to be nominated after the European Parliament's elections on June 6-9, experts warned on Thursday.
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Heavy metals and E coli: raw sewage at US-Mexico border a ‘public health crisis’

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 05:17

The Tijuana River flows through Mexico and empties off California, carrying pathogens and chemicals and threatening public health

Raw sewage and runoff in the Tijuana River is exposing communities at the US-Mexico border to an unusual and noxious brew of pathogens and toxic chemicals, according to a report released this week.

Billions of gallons of sewage flow through the river, which winds north from Mexico through California and empties into the Pacific Ocean, containing a mix of carcinogenic chemicals including arsenic, as well as viruses, bacteria and parasites, according to public health researchers at San Diego State University, who published the report.

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Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-02-16 05:04
Climate change is increasing the risks of extreme heat, floods and bushfires, meaning more people are having to consider moving home. But different people come to different decisions. Justine Dandy, Associate Professor, Centre for People, Place & Planet, and School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University Zoe Leviston, Research Fellow, College of Health and Medicine, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Ill-judged tree planting in Africa threatens ecosystems, scientists warn

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 05:00

Research reveals area size of France is under threat by restoration projects taking place in unsuitable landscapes

Misguided tree-planting projects are threatening crucial ecosystems across Africa, scientists have warned.

Research has revealed that an area the size of France is threatened by forest restoration initiatives that are taking place in inappropriate landscapes.

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British farmers plan more French-style tractor protests this weekend

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 03:54

Organisers call for ‘national effort’ to protest against low supermarket prices and cheap imports from post-Brexit deals

Farmers unhappy at low supermarket prices and cheap food imports from post-Brexit trade deals have vowed to renew their French-style protests with tractors this weekend.

Demonstrations modelled on those across the Channel in recent months have sprung up in the UK, most notably in Wales and southern England. On Thursday, Andrew Gibson, a farmer in Kent who has been centrally involved in organising previous actions, said more were to come.

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Zero plans for public onshore windfarms submitted last year in England

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-02-16 03:27

Lack of activity persists despite lifting of ban on projects last year, and contrasts with 46 applications made in Scotland

No new proposals for general-use windfarms were submitted for planning permission in England last year, despite the government’s much-vaunted relaxation of planning restrictions.

Only seven applications were submitted for onshore wind turbines for the whole of 2023 in England, new data from the government has shown, and all of those developments were for the replacement of existing turbines or for private sites, where the energy produced is destined for a particular consumer, such as a business.

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INTERVIEW: Smaller developers in danger of bearing unnecessary biodiversity net gain costs

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 03:06
Smaller developers in England could incur unnecessary costs while aligning with the country’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy, with worse outcomes for nature, a consultant has said.
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Swiss tech firm partners with German investor to develop nature-based solutions

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-02-16 03:04
A Swiss climate solutions and technology company and a German impact investor have teamed up to develop nature-based solutions aimed at tackling biodiversity loss.
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