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Japan’s MOL, others look to use animal manure to fuel factories, vessels

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-19 19:34
A group of six organisations, including Japanese shipping firm  Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), have come together to launch a feasibility study on the production and use of biomethane from animal manure in order to fuel the country’s factories and vessels, a statement released Monday said.
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Qatari organisation launches Article 6 carbon auction platform

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-19 19:20
A Qatar-based organisation has launched a new platform to host the auctioning of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs), it said Monday.
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DRC partnership launches carbon credit investment bank, forest certification strategy

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-19 19:08
A group of investors have announced a partnership focused on the certification and management of rainforest in the Democratic Republic of Congo, in collaboration with the government, with plans to launch a carbon credit investment bank, they said Monday.
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Brian May argues for better farm hygiene to protect badgers

BBC - Mon, 2024-08-19 19:05
The Queen guitarist has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.
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Weather tracker: Hundreds evacuated during flash flooding in Balearic Islands

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-08-19 18:24

Gusts of up to 62mph made waters around islands unsafe; and Hurricane Ernesto passed over Bermuda

Hundreds of people were evacuated as flash flooding struck homes and holiday lets in the Balearic Islands last week, with many parts receiving about 100mm of rain within 24 hours.

Heavy downpours and severe thunderstorms hit the islands on Wednesday and Thursday, bringing hail and strong winds. The local authorities told people not to leave their homes on Wednesday, when the weather was at its worst. The town of Sóller, on Mallorca, received the highest 24-hour total of 114mm, but 68mm of this fell within just one hour, with 19mm falling in 10 minutes.

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‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink

The Guardian - Mon, 2024-08-19 14:00

While tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population

For the first time in four generations of his family’s farming history, Vito Amantia’s threshers have lain silent this year. The 650,000kg of wheat that his farm would usually produce in a year has been lost, parched and withered under the scorching sun and relentless drought.

“A seasoned farmer doesn’t need to check the weather forecast to understand what the weather will be like,” says Amantia, 68, who farms on the Catania plain in eastern Sicily. “Already last January, I knew it would be a disastrous year. The wheat seedlings that normally reached 80cm stopped at 5cm. Then they dried up.”

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Ecuadorian committee votes to legalise carbon markets

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-19 10:05
Ecuador’s subcommittee in charge of advising on environmental reforms for the national legislature voted Saturday to explicitly permit carbon trading, bringing the country one crucial step closer to endorsement after over 15 years of repudiation.
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Why the skies turned red over the UK this weekend

BBC - Mon, 2024-08-19 07:24
Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.
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Why the skies turned red over the UK this weekend

BBC - Mon, 2024-08-19 07:24
Smoke from wildfires in north America has brought a "vivid" hue to skies above Britain ahead of a rare lunar phenomenon.
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Brian May argues for better farm hygiene to protect badgers

BBC - Mon, 2024-08-19 06:51
Musician Brian May has led a 10-year study to combat bovine TB spread and help end badger culling.
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What makes Brisbane 2032 different from Paris and the rest? A ‘climate-positive’ Olympics plan for lasting benefits

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-08-19 06:34
Brisbane is aiming to be the first Olympic Games host to make carbon savings greater than the emissions the event produces. That’s easier said than done, so what’s the plan to achieve this goal? Ali Cheshmehzangi, Head of School, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Australia’s nature is in deep crisis. These 3 easy steps would give our new environment laws teeth

The Conversation - Mon, 2024-08-19 06:33
Spotlight on Australia’s ‘nature positive’ environmental reforms: last chance for this parliament to get serious about halting the decline of nature. Peter Burnett, Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Man knocked out by whale tail whack while in small boat off Gold Coastr

The Guardian - Sun, 2024-08-18 13:24

Queensland police say the man remained in his tinny after the whale hit him in waters near Coolangatta

A man has suffered serious injuries after being struck by a whale while in a tinny in waters near the border of Queensland and New South Wales.

Jetski riders off the coast of Coolangatta called emergency services just before 9am on Sunday when a whale reportedly collided with the man in his boat.

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