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RGGI stakeholders question feasibility of renewable energy projects, changes to compliance deadlines
Green Climate Fund approves 15 projects in latest funding round
EU takes stock of its climate progress since Paris Agreement with tepid optimism
Governments need to fix financial plumbing to stop biodiversity loss, says not-for-profit
Chevron acquisition of US oil company won’t affect $750 mln carbon credit deal -Guyana VP
EU leaders pressured to boost clean industrial value chain over the next five years
FEATURE: Sounding out solutions – acoustics a frontrunner for measuring ecosystem health in new biodiversity credit mechanisms
Rolled up: is synthetic turf on Australian sports fields worth the environmental risk?
It’s durable, resilient and lower-maintenance than natural grass – but there’s still many downsides and unknowns to artificial turf
Two years ago the Northern Beaches council replaced the worn-out synthetic turf from a council oval, replacing natural grass with the product sometimes known as astroturf. The council had included in its contract a requirement that it be recycled and not sent to landfill – but federal legislation passed in 2020 meant that it was more difficult to export plastic waste to overseas facilities.
A permit was not granted, so the rolls of old turf sat for nearly 18 months until they were removed earlier this year. They are now in a container in a railway siding, awaiting the completion of a recycling plant capable of separating the various components that make up the product.
Continue reading...MPs call for review of Environment Agency flood failings in England
Derbyshire and South Yorkshire MPs say agency ‘not up to the task’ after people received warnings too late
MPs in areas of England worst hit by Storm Babet have called for a review of Environment Agency (EA) failings after reporting that some residents received flood alerts only after their homes were flooded.
Toby Perkins, the Labour MP for Chesterfield, said some people at Tapton Terrace in the Derbyshire town, where 83-year-old Maureen Gilbert was found dead in flood water, only received a phone call from the early warning system after their houses had been deluged.
Continue reading...Rich countries should stop pushing fossil fuels on Africa – don’t we deserve a renewable future too? | Vanessa Nakate
Rather than racing to extract natural gas, those who caused the climate crisis should help Africa harness its wind and sun
- Vanessa Nakate is a Unicef goodwill ambassador and youth climate activist
It’s official: we’re about to reach peak fossil fuels. New figures from the International Energy Agency (IEA) show that the shift to renewable energy is now unstoppable – and that demand for oil and gas should begin to decline by the end of this decade. This decline is not fast enough to prevent our climate warming irreversibly, but it is a death knell for fossil fuels.
In response, leaders of rich countries will be showing off wind turbines on their coasts and pointing to shiny electric cars on their streets. But they’ve spent the past few years persuading African countries to increase their gas expansion instead. There’s $245bn of gas infrastructure planned in Africa, and gas-rich countries such as Mozambique have faced an onslaught of foreign companies fishing for contracts to extract their gas.
Continue reading...EU signs roadmap for Congo forest partnership
Canadian province launches old growth forests crowdfunding venture with C$300 mln
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South Pole ditches troubled Kariba REDD project amid media storm
CBAM seen as key driver in Asian carbon pricing developments as countries cooperate with EU
841+1: beloved mischievous otter who swiped surfboards gives birth to pup
California otter known for harassing Santa Cruz surfers and eluding capture, seen floating with her baby laying on her belly
A sea otter who captured hearts and surfboards this past summer has become a mother, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
The sea otter known as 841, rose to national prominence this past summer after reports and photos of an aquatic mammal harassing surfers and swimmers became national news. Now, she’s making headlines again as images of her floating on her back with a small otter laying on her belly are circulating.
Continue reading...New ‘forever chemicals’ polluting water near North Carolina plant, study finds
Researchers say discovery of at least 11 new kinds of PFAS in water near Chemours plant indicates more contamination than thought
At least 11 new kinds of PFAS “forever chemicals” are polluting the water around a North Carolina Chemours plant that manufactures the toxic substances, new research finds.
The discovery, made by researchers using a novel testing method, is evidence that the environment around the plant is more contaminated with PFAS than regulators have found, the researchers said.
Continue reading...Revealed: the industry figures behind ‘declaration of scientists’ backing meat eating
Document used to target top EU officials over environmental and health policies but climate experts view it as propaganda
A public statement signed by more than 1,000 scientists in support of meat production and consumption has numerous links to the livestock industry, the Guardian can reveal. The statement has been used to target top EU officials against environmental and health policies and has been endorsed by the EU agriculture commissioner.
The “Dublin Declaration of Scientists on the Societal Role of Livestock” says livestock “are too precious to society to become the victim of simplification, reductionism or zealotry” and calls for a “balanced view of the future of animal agriculture”. One of the authors of the declaration is an economist who called veganism an “eating disorder requiring psychological treatment”.
Continue reading...England to diverge from EU water monitoring standards
Exclusive: campaigners fear less rigorous methods could lead to more pollution in rivers and waterways
The UK government is to diverge from the EU’s standards for monitoring water quality in England, it can be revealed.
Campaigners fear the change of approach could lead to more pollution in England’s rivers and waterways if the new measuring methods are less rigorous.
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