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England’s only three swimming rivers given ‘poor’ water quality status
Designation means the bathing waters carry risk of sickness, as government is accused of ‘gross negligence’
The three rivers designated for swimming in England have all been given “poor” status in newly published government water quality figures
Data released by the Environment Agency on Friday showed that during the 2023 bathing season 96% of bathing waters in England met minimum standards, with 90% of bathing waters in England being rated as “good” or “excellent”. This was a decline from the previous year’s statistics which showed that 97% met the minimum standard of “sufficient”, while 93% met the highest standards of good and excellent.
Continue reading...‘Forever chemical’ in English tap water samples carcinogenic, WHO rules
Exclusive: Move to categorise PFOA as linked to cancer in humans by World Health Organization ups pressure on UK government
A substance found in hundreds of drinking water samples across England has been categorised as carcinogenic by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The move will increase pressure on the UK government to take action on “forever chemicals”.
Continue reading...Government should incentivise renewables investment to lure trillions in pension fund dollars -pension funds
COP28: Article 6 provides more “transparency” than voluntary carbon, says Zambian minister
Cleaner mining offers emissions benefit for Australia -science body
COP28: Turkey to launch first ETS phase in 2025 covering high-emitting sectors -official
CN Markets: CEAs stable on relatively low volumes, Shanghai pilot completes compliance
Cop28 live: King Charles speaks on second day of key climate change summit; Rishi Sunak heads to Dubai
UK monarch addresses summit as British PM among world leaders arriving in the UAE for climate talks
My colleague Nina Lakhani has more on yesterday’s loss and damage agreement.
As the second day gets under way, the president of the G77 plus China group – the bloc of 135 developing countries which played a key role in yesterday’s historic resolution on operationalising the loss and damage fund – said the decision sent a clear political message.
“It was a milestone in terms of creating a positive mood for the very, very complex process on the GST [global stock take] that we had ahead of us now. But the fund needs to be filled up. The pledges announced were a welcome sign, but they were just pledges and must materialise as soon as possible. And we expect much, much more because of the impact of loss and damage in developing countries,” said ambassador Pedro Pedroso of Cuba.
Continue reading...COP28: Roundup for Day 2 – Dec. 1
COP28: Gold Standard expands work with governments on aligning carbon markets
The week in wildlife – in pictures: cute but vicious cats, battling stallions and a baby rhino
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world
Continue reading...ACCU demand to peak in 2031, govt predicts
King Charles to give ‘call to arms’ Cop28 opening statement, says PM
Rishi Sunak’s attendance comes after he scaled back pledges to help the UK reach net zero by 2050
King Charles will give a “call to arms” in his Cop28 climate summit opening statement, Rishi Sunak has said, expressing delight over the monarch’s record championing the issue.
Sunak said it was a “proud moment” for him to witness Charles deliver his speech on Friday, which “speaks volumes about our type of leadership as a country”.
Continue reading...INTERVIEW: ACCU market must shift to compliance system thinking or risk underwhelming
Biggest solar farm contracted for green hydrogen to begin construction
The biggest solar project entirely dedicated to a green hydrogen production centre about to begin construction.
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Australian govt seeks to finalise Nature Repair Market recommendation report on Monday, Senate documents show
Giant Melbourne battery may triple in size with plans for 12-hour flow battery storage
Giant battery in Melbourne partly funded by SEC is looking at adding 12-hour storage using flow battery technologies for its next stage.
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