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North Sea’s largest oil and gas countries fail to phase out production in line with 1.5C -report
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Re-routing to avoid Red Sea threat could triple ETS emissions costs for EU-bound ships
Turkiye overtakes Poland to become Europe’s second largest coal-fired power generator -analysts
Legal action could end use of toxic sewage sludge on US crops as fertilizer
Intent to sue federal regulators charges they have failed to address dangerous levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ known to be in sludge
New legal action could put an end to the practice of spreading toxic sewage sludge on US cropland as a cheap alternative to fertilizer, and force America to rethink how it disposes of its industrial and human waste.
A notice of intent to sue federal regulators charges they have failed to address dangerous levels of PFAS “forever chemicals” known to be in virtually all sludge.
Continue reading...Green Climate Fund commits $100 mln for climate funding in Somalia
CSIRO claims new record for energy efficiency in lightweight printed solar cells
Lead researcher says use of machine learning meant over 10,000 cells could be produced and tested in a day
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Flexible, thin solar cells that are lightweight and portable may be a step closer to reality after Australian researchers claimed a new record for the amount of sunlight they can capture and turn into energy.
While traditional solar panels are rigid and heavy, the lightweight solar cells are made by printing ink on to thin plastic films.
Continue reading...No big North Sea fossil fuel country has plan to stop drilling in time for 1.5C goal
UK, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and Denmark have failed to align oil and gas policies with Paris pledges, say campaigners
None of the big oil and gas producers surrounding the North Sea plan to stop drilling soon enough to meet the 1.5C (2.7F) global heating target, a report has found.
The five countries – the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway and Denmark – have failed to align their oil and gas policies with their climate promises under the Paris agreement, according to the campaign group Oil Change International.
Continue reading...At Cop29 bridges must be built between the diverging north and south to keep 1.5C in reach | Mukhtar Babayev
Re-establishing trust between developed and developing nations is essential if our goals are to be achieved
- Mukhtar Babayev is Azerbaijan’s minister for ecology and natural resources and the president-designate of Cop29
- Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief
Last year was a double first: in 2o23, both electric vehicle usage and worldwide electricity generation from coal reached new heights. Increased electricity demand and energy-disrupting conflicts in Europe and the Middle East played their part. But it is a stark reminder that meeting 1.5C obligations requires clean energy consumption and production to shift together, and that we must find mechanisms to guard against further interruption of both by future geopolitical events.
This can start at Cop29 in Azerbaijan. We must break for good the stop-start of Cop agreements so there is follow-through from one to the next. This began last month with the launch of the Cop Presidencies Troika, ensuring Azerbaijan will be the bridge in decision-making and implementation from the leadership of the 28th summit in UAE through to the 30th in Brazil next year. This rolling mechanism will ensure the summits themselves transition away from staging grand announcements to a platform for continuity through monitoring and implementation.
Mukhtar Babayev is Azerbaijan’s minister for ecology and natural resources and the president-designate of Cop29
Continue reading...Newly elected leaders to be held to same climate obligations, says Cop29 chief
Exclusive: Incoming UN summit president calls on governments to stay on track, as majority of global population go to the polls
The governments that assume power after elections around the world this year will be held to the same climate obligations as their predecessors, the chief of this year’s UN climate summit has warned.
Cop29 will be held in Azerbaijan in November, near the end of a crucial year in which most of the global population – from the UK, the EU and the US to India and Russia – will head to the polls. The US presidential election, likely to be a bitter fight with climate a key issue, will be held on 5 November, with Cop29 to take place days later, from 11 to 22 November, in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku.
Continue reading...“No appetite” for carbon neutral LNG as buyers too price sensitive, oil major says
Indonesia could miss methane goal if it continues to under-report coal mine emissions, think tank says
Reducing banked allowances in tightening cap-and-trade on the table at California joint committee hearing
Fires, floods and “macroeconomic shocks:” Climate risk report warns of vast impacts
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Huge wind turbine blades take the train on 2,000km journey across the US
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CSIRO notches up record breaking efficiency levels for printed flexible solar cells
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DAC developer partners with NZ Future Energy Centre on pilot project
Oil refinery and petrol pump owner signs its largest renewable contract
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