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Claimants take UK government to court over inadequate climate adaptation
Kevin Jordan, whose home is 5 metres from the cliff edge in Norfolk, says government’s shortcomings breach his human rights
When Kevin Jordan bought his seaside home in Hemsby, Norfolk, he was told it would be safe for a century. In the decade since, 17 of his neighbours’ homes have had to be demolished, or have been swept away into the waters of the North Sea. His is now just 5 metres from the fast-crumbling cliff, isolated and unreachable by car after part of the road collapsed into the North Sea.
The people of Hemsby would seem to be natural beneficiaries of official policies to adapt to the climate crisis. Under the Climate Change Act 2008, the government is required to produce a national adaptation programme every five years, setting out plans protect communities in the UK from the extreme heat, flooding and coastal erosion expected as the climate breaks down.
Continue reading...Shanghai auctions off 1 mln CO2 permits under local ETS amid hefty demand
EU confirms two African ports identified as carbon leakage hotspots for shipping
Pakistan launches Article 6 readiness programme, sets the stage for carbon trading
Major Japanese trading firm secures mangrove-based credits from Indonesia
In 2023 we’ve seen climate destruction in real time, yet rich countries are poised to do little at Cop28 | Saleemul Huq and Farhana Sultana
As another big climate conference looms and global ‘loss and damage’ takes hold, we must keep pressure on the biggest emitters
• Prof Saleemul Huq died on 28 October, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He was 71. This is his final piece of writing
Prof Saleemul Huq OBE and I wrote and submitted this article before his untimely death on Saturday 28 October, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Huq was a visionary and steadfast leader on climate justice, a champion of developing countries at climate negotiations, an advocate for the global poor, and a source of inspiration to thousands worldwide. He continually pushed for “loss and damage” measures, whereby the nations that emit the bulk of greenhouse gasses help address the needs of lower-emitting nations who nonetheless bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A loss and damage fund was finally achieved at Cop27, but it needs strong advocates to ensure it is followed and expanded.
His sudden death is a blow to the global south, and to all those who work towards climate justice. Here, we touch on our concerns for the upcoming Cop28 summit, and the future of the loss and damage project, and call for greater concerted efforts on climate accountability. Farhana Sultana
Farhana Sultana is a professor at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in New York
Saleemul Huq was the director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development at the Independent University, Bangladesh
Continue reading...UAE royal-owned firm signs partnership with Brazilian environmental assets startup
Australia’s Climate Active scheme freezes applications using Kariba REDD credits
Baltic Sea faces ‘critical challenges’ on climate and biodiversity, report warns
Audit finds ‘little to no improvement’ in health of sea between 2016 and 2021, as Swedish coastguard battles oil spill
The Baltic Sea faces “critical challenges” due to the climate crisis and degradation of biodiversity, a report has said, as Sweden’s coastguard battled to contain the impact of an oil spill off the country’s southern shore.
In the most comprehensive audit of its kind to date, experts at the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helcom) said on Tuesday there had been “little to no improvement” in the health of the body of water between 2016 and 2021.
Continue reading...Cigarette-style climate warnings on food could cut meat consumption, study suggests
Durham University research found warnings of environmental or health impacts reduced choice of meals containing meat by 7-10%
People are used to seeing stark warnings on tobacco products alerting them about the potentially deadly risks to health. Now a study suggests similar labelling on food could help them make wiser choices about not just their health, but the health of the planet.
The research, by academics at Durham University, found that warning labels including a graphic image – similar to those warning of impotence, heart disease or lung cancer on cigarette packets – could reduce selections of meals containing meat by 7-10%.
Continue reading...Gina Rinehart unveils a bright pink electric locomotive, to beat Forrest at his own game
Roy Hill Mines, owned by climate skeptic and renewables doubter Gina Rinehart, unveils a bright pink electric locomotive powered by a 7MWh battery.
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Queensland's fires are not easing at night. That's a bad sign for the summer ahead
“New era:” SunDrive wins funds to scale up Australia made solar cell production
"Making more things here:" SunDrive gets federal funding boost towards commercial production of its lower-cost, high efficiency solar cells, on Australian soil.
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Carbon pricing alone insufficient to meet Paris targets, academics caution
Queensland to spend $1.3bn to get CopperString shovel-ready in 2024
The bulk payment covers everything the huge transmission project will need to get to full construction, from workers camps to equipment like transformers.
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Brazil risks missing 2050 net zero emissions goal without supercharging NBS efforts, researchers warn
Solar supply firms up for controversial Middle Arm precinct – but not from Sun Cable
New deal promises solar supply to vanadium electrolyte facility starting 2026. The same company has a tentative solar supply deal with the massive Sun Cable project.
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European Commission sets 2024 EU ETS emissions cap for aviation
Quinbrook hopes new software will prevent energy greenwashing claims
Being able to prove green claims is becoming increasingly important as regulators and customers begin to demand evidence.
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