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UN-backed consortium opens call for technical support on new clean cooking carbon methodology

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 23:10
The Clean Cooking & Climate Consortium (4C), led by the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA), is seeking technical help for its new methodology for crediting emissions reductions from clean cooking projects as part of a UN-backed initiative.
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Australia’s Fortescue abandons hydrogen target, pivots to clean electricity

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 22:52
One of Australia’s most ambitious hydrogen developers has all but abandoned its plans for the green fuel, it said Wednesday, which the firm had once suggested could rival the scale of Saudi Aramco’s oil output.
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African bank stress test shows high exposure to nature-related risks

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 22:37
African banks could face a 21% increase in credit losses by 2050 unless companies in highly-exposed sectors, including agriculture and mining, urgently address their risks and dependencies on nature and shift to more sustainable practices, a report has said.
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WWF asks International Court of Justice to establish biodiversity duty

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 21:46
WWF has called on the UN’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) to establish a duty for countries to stop harming biodiversity as part of their obligations to address the climate crisis.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 21:11
European carbon prices were modestly weaker at midday on Wednesday as a downward trend established from the opening was briefly interrupted by bullish gas news that was later proved to be incorrect, while weekly positions data from the futures exchanges showed a modest increase in speculators' bearish bets.
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UK first European country to approve lab-grown meat, starting with pet food

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-07-17 20:35

Regulators approve Meatly pet product, cultivated chicken made from growing cells

Lab-grown pet food is to hit UK shelves as Britain becomes the first country in Europe to approve cultivated meat.

The Animal and Plant Health Agency and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have approved the product from the company Meatly.

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US firm secures millions to fund off-grid solar in Africa

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 20:16
A US off-grid solar company has secured financial backing to expand product sales worth up to $176 million in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
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Brazilian state to establish country’s first subnational biodiversity credit scheme

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 20:13
A Brazilian state government has announced the upcoming implementation of a legal regulation to offset corporate impacts on nature, making it the first state in the country to establish a biodiversity crediting scheme.
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INTERVIEW: Global water company seeks to offset CO2 from freshwater production

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 19:39
A global water company is working with a carbon removal startup to marry the worlds of carbon removal and water purification, delivering attractive cost savings and carbon removal credits in the process.
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Xpansiv to launch trading of registry-specific contracts aligned with ICVCM’s CCPs

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 18:38
Xpansiv’s CBL spot exchange will launch its first batch of standardised registry-specific contracts aligned with the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market’s (ICVCM) Core Carbon Principles (CCP) on July 23, it announced Wednesday.
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Record rainfall hits parts of Toronto – video

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-07-17 18:38

Footage shows severe flooding across Toronto after the Canadian city was hit by three big storms in recent days. The Canadian rapper Drake shared a video on Instagram appearing to show parts of his home submerged in flood water. Authorities say the storm left 167,000 people without power and several flights were delayed or cancelled. At least 14 people were rescued

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Australia’s New South Wales announces overhaul to state’s biodiversity offsetting scheme

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 18:36
The New South Wales government has announced major reforms to its biodiversity conservation laws in response to the recent Henry review, including reforming the state’s nature offsets scheme.
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European carbon utilisation startup raises $43 mln in Google-led round

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 18:26
A carbon utilisation company capturing and transforming CO2 into chemicals has raised $43 million in a Series A round co-led by Google Ventures and HV Capital.
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Japanese scientists unveil hybrid material for industrial emissions capture

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 17:12
Scientists from Japan's Chiba University have developed a sodium carbonate-nanocarbon hybrid material for capturing CO2 from industrial emissions, which they claim to be a cost- and energy-effective option for thermal power plants and factories.
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NZ govt’s draft Emission Reduction Plan lacks the ambition and detail needed to restore confidence, opposition, experts say

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2024-07-17 16:13
The New Zealand opposition has come out swinging against the government’s draft second Emissions Reduction Plan, while experts say the plan places too much emphasis on reducing ‘net’ rather than gross greenhouse gas emissions.
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Winning images of the 2024 BigPicture natural world photography competition

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-07-17 15:00

A fox in the sun, fireflies and a brush fire, and trees blanketed with butterflies are among the striking images caught by winners of the California Academy of Sciences’ annual contest. Now in its 11th year, it highlights biodiversity and the many threats our planet faces

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Londoners should be charged for paving gardens, says climate resilience report

The Guardian - Wed, 2024-07-17 15:00

Review says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and ‘heat plan’ for vulnerable people

Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended.

The city also needs a new reservoir, improved flood defences, and a “heat plan” to protect vulnerable residents from the increased risk of heatwaves, the report on the impact of the climate crisis has found.

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