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Washington state court’s ruling against lawsuits blocking cap-and-invest repeal reaching November ballot raises transparency concerns

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 09:17
The Washington Supreme Court rejected challenges by non-profits against certification of recent initiatives, including one to repeal the state’s ETS, with the initiatives’ sponsor bewailing lack of transparency on complaints filed.
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US CBAM can be vital climate, cooperation tool if crafted carefully -brief

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 09:11
Current proposals for a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) in the US are disjointed, but such a policy can be a valuable global climate tool if certain steps are taken to ensure its effectiveness as both a climate and economic measure, according to brief published recently.
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NZ is running out of gas – literally. That’s good for the climate, but it’s bad news for the economy

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-08-13 06:25
New Zealand’s natural gas supply is forecast to drop by half within six years. The flow-on effects of scarcity will include rising costs, but this could shift demand to other energy sources. David Dempsey, Associate professor, University of Canterbury Jannik Haas, Senior Lecturer of Sustainable Systems, University of Canterbury Rebecca Peer, Senior lecturer, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Bathroom fans and sliding glass doors: new research shows how those cold draughts sneak into your home

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-08-13 06:24
Our new research shows a few simple steps can dramatically improve the energy performance of a home, and ensure occupants don’t shiver through winter unnecessarily. Michael Ambrose, Research Team Leader, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Successful environmental projects benefit nature and people, study finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-08-13 05:00

‘Integrated’ work to help biodiversity and tackle climate crisis can also benefit humanity, says Dr Trisha Gopalakrishna

Restoring and protecting the world’s forests is crucial if humanity is to stop the worst effects of climate breakdown and halt the extinction of rare species.

Researchers have been concerned, however, that actions to capture carbon, restore biodiversity and find ways to support the livelihoods of the people who live near and in the forests might be at odds.

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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

BBC - Tue, 2024-08-13 05:00
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

BBC - Tue, 2024-08-13 05:00
Studies of quakes detected from the planet's surface found it in the planet's rocky outer crust.
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‘Integrated’ forest restoration projects could highly benefit biodiversity, climate, and people -study

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 04:00
Forest restoration plans should adopt 'integrated' approaches, encompassing biodiversity, climate, and human livelihood simultaneously, as this could deliver significant benefits across all three areas, a study carried out in India has found.
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The Guardian view on nature-friendly farming: England’s green subsidies are working | Editorial

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-08-13 03:25

Wildlife has benefited from the post-Brexit farm payments system, strengthening the case for an extension

Creating the right habitats with public money is helping to stop nature’s decline or even reverse it. That’s the good news from Natural England, which reports more butterflies, bees, bats and birds whizzing around the countryside after the promotion of nature-friendly farming schemes. The body, which advises the government on biodiversity, published research earlier this month showing that the environmental land management scheme (Elms), set up after the UK left the EU, has had beneficial effects.

Unlike the common agricultural policy, which mainly subsidises landowners on the basis of acreage farmed, Elms payments were designed to promote nature. Wildlife has been massively depleted in recent decades due to intensified agriculture and the use of chemicals. Measures that qualify for this new form of support include hedgerow and peat conservation, the creation of landscapes for skylarks and organic fruit-growing.

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Demand for cheap offsets by major companies ‘undermines’ climate integrity of voluntary carbon market – report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 02:04
Demand for low-quality offsets by major companies is undermining efforts to boost climate integrity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to new research.
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BRIEFING: First SAF plant launches converting CO2, H2 to jet fuel in single step

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 01:54
The first facility to demonstrate the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using CO2 and hydrogen in a single-step process has been launched at Oxford Airport on Monday.
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VCM Report: Surprise sell-off in N-GEO futures sees contract dip below physical levels

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 01:45
A sell-off in Xpansiv CBL's N-GEO futures contract on CME, attributed to an urgent portfolio liquidation, caught the voluntary market by surprise last week.
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Aviation needs more CORSIA carbon credit supply to decarbonise -IATA

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 00:56
International air carriers' association IATA has urged that greater supply of CORSIA carbon credits be made available to the market to enable the aviation industry to effectively decarbonise, warning of a looming shortage.
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Projects with up to 3.5 mln hectares preparing to generate biodiversity credits -research

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 00:22
Sixty projects up to 3.5 million hectares of land in size at their largest are in development with the aim of generating biodiversity credits, an international survey has shown.
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EU General Court to rule on ETS preliminary cases

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 00:12
The EU's General Court will take over the legal jurisdiction for hearing and deciding questions regarding preliminary rulings on the EU ETS, under a change announced on Monday. 
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DATA DIVE: CCP-tagged voluntary carbon credits see lift in retirements, defy summer slump

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-08-13 00:12
Carbon credits issued under methodologies that have been assessed as adhering to Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM)'s Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) saw a significant year-on-year lift in retirements in June and July, defying the summer slump seen across the wider market.
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BECCS holds high potential for emission cuts, profit gains -report

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2024-08-12 23:50
While bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is still a nascent technology, companies with biogenic emissions that fail to integrate the solution into their sustainability strategies may be missing out on significant opportunities for both emissions reductions and financial gains, according to a report on Monday.
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