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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 21:31
EUAs were once again little changed at midday, after prices see-sawed in a well-defined range amid periodic attempts to move lower, while energy markets diverged due to differing fundamental influences, and the UKA market took a pause as the country voted in a general election.
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Coffee, eggs and white rice linked to higher levels of PFAS in human body

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-04 21:00

Study that researchers say highlights chemicals’ ubiquity also shows PFAS association with seafood and red meat

New research aimed at identifying foods that contain higher levels of PFAS found people who eat more white rice, coffee, eggs and seafood typically showed more of the toxic chemicals in their plasma and breast milk.

The study checked samples from 3,000 pregnant mothers, and is among the first research to suggest coffee and white rice may be contaminated at higher rates than other foods. It also identified an association between red meat consumption and levels of PFOS, one of the most common and dangerous PFAS compounds.

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Footage reveals 'miracle eagle chick' in flight

BBC - Thu, 2024-07-04 20:00
A white-tailed eagle that broke its wing has taken to the skies after its parents nursed it back to health.
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Footage reveals 'miracle eagle chick' in flight

BBC - Thu, 2024-07-04 20:00
A white-tailed eagle that broke its wing has taken to the skies after its parents nursed it back to health.
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No end in sight for EU’s high energy prices under net zero plans -lobby

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 19:44
The EU will continue to endure markedly higher energy prices than the US and China even in a scenario where it meets its climate goals, due to its continued reliance on imports and growing demand, said the bloc’s business lobby.
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Carbon removals platform updates fee structure to open door to fresh supply

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 19:25
A voluntary carbon crediting platform for engineered removals has unveiled plans to update its service fee structure later this year to make market entry more accessible for carbon removal suppliers, it said this week.
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Italian authorities investigate CO2 emissions fraud at country’s largest steel plant -media

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 19:24
Ten individuals are being investigated by the Italian authorities for submitting manipulated CO2 emissions data while administering Italy's largest steel factory, which then affected the facility's EU carbon permit compliance requirements, according to multiple national media sources.
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Japan considers government procurement of DAC carbon credits, draft methodologies for project development

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 19:23
Japan is considering government procurement of direct air capture (DAC) carbon credits in a bid to boost demand, while several relevant methodologies under the domestic offset programme are being developed.
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Brussels pledges to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to support CCS

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 18:34
The European Commission will take all the necessary steps to make carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology available to large industrial emitters and remove barriers to its development, a senior EU official said on Wednesday.
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Australia confirms GHG reporting rule changes that think tank says could cover up millions of tonnes of coal mine emissions

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 18:12
Australia has announced updates to national greenhouse gas reporting rules that a climate think tank warns will let coal companies dramatically under-report their emissions and undeservedly be issued Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs).
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BRIEFING: EU to offer fast-track permitting for green industry frontrunners

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 17:37
The European Commission wants to speed up approval of emerging green and low-carbon technologies, saying it will promote faster permitting for those identified as the most promising by its new Innovation Centre for Industrial Transformation (INCITE) in Seville.
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International panel releases survey results on biodiversity credit market models

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 17:37
Many companies believe mandatory offsetting requirements would be critical for the biodiversity market to scale, according to submissions to the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits’ (IAPB) second round of consultation with market participants.
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Palm oil land speculation major driver of Indonesian deforestation, satellite study finds

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 16:38
Speculation and land banking by the palm oil industry is a major contributor to Indonesia’s massive historical deforestation rates, according to a study published this week.
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Gambia introduces draft carbon trading bill

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 16:24
The government of Gambia has introduced a draft carbon trading bill in an effort to regulate project activity and credit transactions in the emerging market.
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‘We all need a place to hide’: NHS workers take a breather – in pictures

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-04 16:00

From wildflower retreats and Novid rooms to locking yourself in a disabled toilet, hospital staff reveal where they go when they need a moment’s peace

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Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls | Jonathan Watts

The Guardian - Thu, 2024-07-04 15:00

It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather

A disrupted climate and diminished natural world are widening the dividing lines of ideological debate. Left unchecked, this will undermine democracy.

That may not be the first thing on the minds of British voters as they go to the polls on Thursday. It is probably also a minority view in the rest of Europe or the US, where people are too much in the thick of a polycrisis to consider anything outside politics and economics as usual. But from a distance, in my case from the Amazon rainforest, there is a very different explanation for the tremors being witnessed in the old world and the new.

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Taiwan carbon exchange likely to see first domestic offset transaction in September

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2024-07-04 13:56
A government-backed carbon exchange in Taiwan is likely to see the first transaction of domestically issued emissions reductions by late September or early October, according to local media reports.
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Watch: Mount Etna spits lava into the night sky

BBC - Thu, 2024-07-04 13:34
Europe’s tallest active volcano roared as it spewed lava from one of its largest craters.
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