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Residents near Lancashire chemicals plant told to wash homegrown produce

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-24 19:00

Exclusive: council issues advisory as investigation begins and documents reveal estimates of PFOA emissions

People living near a chemicals plant in Lancashire have been told to wash and peel vegetables from their gardens before eating them, while an investigation into potential contamination of soil in the area with a banned toxic chemical gets under way.

The chemical PFOA, one of the PFAS family of about 15,000 chemicals, does not break down in the environment and last year was categorised as a human carcinogen by the World Health Organization. It is also toxic to reproduction and has been linked to a range of health problems such as thyroid disease and increased cholesterol.

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INTERVIEW: Lobby group sees more EU-UK collaboration on CCS under new Labour government

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 18:36
There is significantly more willingness for EU-UK collaboration on carbon capture and storage (CCS) since the Labour party was elected to office in July, an executive at a European CCS lobby group told Carbon Pulse, saying they expected joint announcements on cooperation in the coming months.
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Singapore bank moves on EUA trade for Asian shippers as ETS expands

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 18:25
Singapore's DBS bank announced Tuesday it will offer financing and hedging services for allowances under the EU  Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) as shipping companies outside the EU are now included in emissions calculations, becoming the first Southeast Asian bank to do so.
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ART programme publishes Brazilian state’s REDD+ concept

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 17:45
The Secretariat of the ART carbon credit standard on Tuesday announced it has approved a listing for a Brazilian state under its TREES jurisdictional certification programme.
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Carbon data platform halts partnership with non-profit in DRC

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 17:36
A forest carbon data provider has suspended its collaboration with a non-profit based in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following questions regarding the organisation’s agreements with the government of DRC and concessions for carbon credit development in the country.
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Shanghai to auction off 2.8 mln carbon allowances under local scheme

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 17:32
The Shanghai government will auction off 2.8 million carbon allowances under the local emissions trading scheme a the end of this month to ensure regulated emitters can meet their compliance requirements.
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Norway is shying away from tourism – here’s what other countries could learn | Shazia Majid

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-24 16:00

Norwegians are putting their natural environment (and weekend activities) ahead of tourism’s economic benefits

In Norway, nature is something of a national obsession. Norwegian children are taught that “there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing”, and Norwegian babies are packed into thermals and overalls and taken on day trips to the woods. Cross-country skiing, hunting for wild mushrooms or cloudberries, or huffing and puffing up a mountain are standard weekend activities.

The recent decision to scrap a campaign that aimed to attract more foreign tourists to the country’s rural landscapes was a stark reminder of this: rather than encouraging tourists and the income they provide, many Norwegians would prefer to protect their natural environment.

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COP28 clean energy targets at risk without stronger action, finds report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 15:01
The world is on track to miss the clean energy targets agreed at COP28 without stronger and more urgent action, according to a new report.
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Safeguard ACCU holdings continue to grow as issuance climbs

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 14:32
Entities covered under Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism have continued to hoard carbon credits to meet their expected compliance demand as unit issuance grows, albeit not as fast as the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) previously expected.
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Most corporate climate action leaders based in Europe -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 14:01
A global non-profit think tank that assesses leadership in corporate climate policy engagement has found that 23 out of 40 top performers are headquartered in Europe.
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From waste to power: how floating solar panels on wastewater ponds could help solve NZ’s electricity security crisis

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-09-24 11:45
With more than 200 wastewater ponds, New Zealand has an untapped opportunity to install floating solar panels to increase renewable generation and to reduce algal growth in the ponds at the same time. Faith Jeremiah, Lecturer in Business Management (Entrepreneurship and Innovation), Lincoln University, New Zealand Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Quebec pension fund launches investment platform with recently acquired US timberland firm

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-09-24 10:23
Quebec's pension fund on Monday unveiled a new investment platform alongside a US-based landscape investment manager after acquiring a minority stake in the firm.
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Bird photographer of the year 2024 winners – in pictures

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-09-24 10:10

The winning images in this year’s Bird Photographer of the Year competition have been selected from 23,000 entries from around the world. The overall winner Patricia Homonylo’s image showed birds killed by colliding with windows

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