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‘You basically have free hot water’: how Cyprus became a world leader in solar heating

The Guardian - Fri, 2024-09-20 14:00

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy

The Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of Nicosia.

It’s the third rooftop installation of a solar-powered water heating system that Petros Mihali and his assistant, Soteris, have made in the Cypriot capital since their working day began at 7am.

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Australian carbon trading firm raising A$25 mln – media reports

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 11:50
An Australian carbon trading company is seeking A$25 million ($17 mln) to expand into Asia, according to local media.
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India is in the midst of an electric vehicle revolution – and Australia should tap in

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-09-20 11:46
Whether it’s electric two-wheelers or trucks, buses or bicycles, electric vehicles in India are hard to miss. David T. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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WCI Markets: CCAs gain ground amidst hushed market activity, wait for programme clarity

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 11:09
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices increased over the past week amidst a dearth of activity as market participants await a rulemaking package from regulator ARB.
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California’s LCFS changes would create decarbonisation ‘obstacles,’ ethanol producer says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 09:53
Ethanol producer POET publicly criticised proposed changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Tuesday when the producer’s senior attorney told a California ARB division chief that the changes would introduce “obstacles” to practical decarbonisation pathways.
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Nova Scotia Liberals attempt to bring back cap-and-trade programme

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 08:42
The former premier of Nova Scotia introduced a bill that would re-install a provincial cap-and-trade programme, eying an end to the province’s compliance with the federal carbon levy.
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Canada succeeds to lower CO2 emissions in 2023 during economic growth –report

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 08:25
An independent estimate of Canada’s national emissions in 2023, published Thursday, showed a modest decline, relative to the year prior.
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California gasoline consumption declines at slower pace in June as diesel sales hit year high

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 06:45
California gasoline consumption continued its year-over-year decline -albeit at a slower pace - in June while diesel sales reached their highest levels of the year, state data published this week showed.
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Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-09-20 06:36
Global action is urgently needed to tackle microplastic – and the problem has never been more pressing. Karen Raubenheimer, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Endure – or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about building climate groups

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-09-20 06:35
Organising to stop gasfields or coal mines sounds like a similar challenge. But one environmental group has endured, while the other ran out of energy. Here’s why Amanda Tattersall, Associate Professor in Urban Geography and Host of ChangeMakers Podcast, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Bolivia moves to centralise newly legal voluntary carbon market -media

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 05:05
Bolivia is preparing a presidential decree that would require domestic carbon projects to transfer their credit issuances to the central government, as per national media this week.
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More federal cash needed for research before marine CDR can scale in the US, Congress hears

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 04:32
A ramp up in federal funding is needed to boost research and development into the nascent marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) industry that will require robust public-private partnerships to scale and become commercial, a congressional committee heard Thursday.
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BRIEFING: Experts confident of voluntary carbon market recovery, but not in 2024

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 02:51
Experts have said that they are confident the necessary factors for the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to recover are in place – but that this may not take place for some time.
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EU, US beginning to see eye-to-eye on Article 6 standards, says bloc’s lead negotiator

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 02:31
The US is beginning to cede ground in long-running negotiations over Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, showing flexibility on the EU’s demand for strong minimum standards to govern international carbon markets, the bloc's chief climate negotiator said on Thursday.
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Taiwan plans emissions trading scheme, eyes initial pilot phase -minister

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 02:25
Taiwan is planning to launch a domestic emissions trading in four years’ time, starting initially with a pilot phase, Environment Minister Peng Chi-ming told local media on Thursday.
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Climate ‘divide and rule’ in new EU Commission might just work, experts say

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-09-20 02:22
As European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new EU executive earlier this week, with climate policies scattered across various portfolios, observers in Brussels seemed willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, saying this configuration may serve the needs of EU citizens and respond to political radicalisation.
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