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Japanese trio commissioned to conduct CCS study in Tokyo metropolitan area

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 17:49
Three Japanese companies have been tasked to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to estimate the CO2 storage potential in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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Respondents describe NZ govt’s Emissions Reduction Plan as high risk, low ambition

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 16:43
Formal submissions to New Zealand’s draft second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) have described it as being high in risk and low in ambition, and unlikely to achieve even the modest goals it sets.
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UN pact reintroduces key fossil fuel transition language after backlash

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 16:39
Governments have listened to angry calls from a group including multiple Nobel laureates to reintroduce language to a key UN draft pact that explicitly addresses the threat of fossil fuels, after the previous iteration had removed all mention of coal, oil, and gas from the text.
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Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne without wrecking the climate? Our transport choices make a huge difference

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-08-30 14:17
Shifting transport from air and road to sea and rail has untapped potential to slash emissions. Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Colony of invasive red dwarf honeybee found for first time in Europe

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-08-30 14:00

Discovery of Apis florea in Malta raises fears of devastating impact on native bee populations

The red dwarf honeybee has established a colony in Europe for the first time, scientists have found.

The bee, Apis florea, is native to Asia and its discovery has raised alarm among local beekeepers and conservationists, who fear the potentially devastating impact on native bee populations.

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Taiwan emitters to pay carbon levy from 2026, exact rates to be determined around October

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 13:21
Emitters under Taiwan's upcoming carbon levy scheme will have to officially pay for their emissions from 2026, according to a set of regulations announced by the environment ministry.
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Warm and windy end to winter in NSW and Queensland with hot spring weather to follow

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-08-30 11:30

It’s expected to reach 29C in Sydney’s CBD on Friday and be even hotter in the west while Brisbane’s temperature is forecast to reach mid-30s over the weekend

Parts of Australia are bracing for a warm and windy end to winter, continuing a trend that is almost certain to make this month the country’s hottest August on record.

Hot conditions are forecast for Sydney on Friday with a maximum temperature of 29C in the CBD and higher in the city’s west. Temperatures in the mid-20s are forecast for the weekend.

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Will sustainable aviation fuels take off?

BBC - Fri, 2024-08-30 11:14
Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?
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US ag tech firm announces $10 mln Series A raise

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 10:12
A US-based agricultural technology firm that quantifies soil carbon announced Thursday the completion of an initial close of $10 million in Series A investment.
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WCI Markets: Post-auction relief rally extends in CCAs

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 09:45
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices raced higher over the week on sizeable futures and options activity, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) steadied ahead of next week’s permit sale.
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Belize poised for $31 mln World Bank deal to include blue carbon

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-08-30 09:15
A Belizean project is undergoing appraisal with the World Bank, positioning the country for a financing package of $30.96 million that includes blue economy and carbon market development.
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Millions swelter as central and eastern US placed under excessive heat watch

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-08-30 07:12

Meteorologists predict scorching temperatures for the weekend before weather cools just in time for Labor Day

Millions of Americans will continue to swelter as Labor Day weekend approaches, with much of the country under some kind of excessive heat watch.

The brutal heatwave the US midwest suffered earlier this week has spread to the eastern half of the country, with more than 20 million people under some kind of a heat alert.

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What if Big Oil championed – and profited from – the green transition? Here’s how it could work

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-08-30 06:32
Repurposing fossil fuel infrastructures to supply clean fuels might make more immediate economic and environmental sense than mass electrification of transport and industry. Richard Meade, Senior Research Fellow in Economics and Social Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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