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Australia picks first methodology under Nature Repair Market scheme, opens consultations

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 22:09
The Australian government on Tuesday launched two one-month consultations on the biodiversity assessment instruments and methodology determinations of its Nature Repair Market (NRM) scheme, including eligible lands, activities, and monitoring guidelines.
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CDC Biodiversite flags biodiversity metric “misconceptions”

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 22:02
Aggregated ecosystem condition metrics remain relevant for measuring the impacts of nature funds despite misunderstandings about their application, French data provider CDC Biodiversite said in a paper on Monday.
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Stretchy dairy cheese now possible without cows, company says

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-10-01 21:36

Existing plant-based cheeses often fail to deliver the textures that dairy lovers prize

Stretchy dairy cheese could now be made without any cows, after the development of yeast strains that produce the crucial milk proteins.

The key to the development, by Israeli company DairyX, is producing casein proteins that are able to self-assemble into the tiny balls that give regular cheese and yoghurt their stretchiness and creaminess. Existing plant-based cheeses often fail to deliver the textures that dairy lovers prize, and the company believes it is the first to report this breakthrough.

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New partnership plans to roll out clean energy tax credit futures platform under the Inflation Reduction Act

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 21:31
A carbon market ecosystem has partnered with a tax credit platform provider to assess the potential for issuing and trading clean energy tax credit future contracts under the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). 
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 21:29
European carbon prices fell for a third day on Tuesday morning, weighed down by a growing focus on fundamentals among market participants, weaker energy markets and an increase in spread trading as traders moved more positions into the December 2025 contract.
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Microbes bliss out on white noise, scientists find sound sweet spot that could reverse landscape damage

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 21:21
‘Sound bathing’ can benefit more than just humans, with a study from an Australian university finding even microorganisms enjoy white noise that can help restore degraded landscapes.
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US carbon refiner to support food supply chain by making protein from CO2

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 20:01
A US-based carbon refiner is in the process of commercialising a way to address food security issues by producing a nutrient-rich alternative to plant and animal-based proteins directly from CO2, according to a Tuesday announcement.
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Japanese steelmaker facing ‘impossible’ net-zero challenge, report says

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 19:52
One of Japan’s largest steelmakers is not on track to meet its own stated climate commitments, an Asia-focused think tank has found, saying net zero will be “impossible”.
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Tech startup, financial firm partner to develop cooling materials, create carbon credits

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 19:43
A startup that provides energy-saving cooling materials has teamed up with a Tokyo-listed financial firm to promote decarbonisation services and create carbon credits.
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Respira unites with investment firm to launch funds for nature-based projects

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 18:15
Climate financier Respira has joined forces with an impact investment firm to launch two funds for financing nature-based carbon offset projects and accelerating climate action, the investment firm announced Tuesday.
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Swedish platform sees first commercial biodiversity credit transaction

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 17:23
A Swedish exchange offering trade in biodiversity credits on Tuesday announced its first transaction, with a sales and marketing firm picking up units from the protection of an 11-hectare forest area for five years.
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China’s transformation plan may discourage new coal, report says

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 17:02
China's transformation strategy for coal-fired power plants could help drive a phase-out of the fossil fuel, given that co-firing and carbon storage approaches remain costly, a report has argued.
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Most soft plastic collected for recycling is burned, campaigners say

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-10-01 17:00

Everyday Plastic calls supermarket takeback schemes a diversion and says there is too much plastic packaging

Seventy per cent of soft plastic collected in supermarket recycling schemes and tracked after collection ended up being burned, an investigation by campaigners has found.

By placing trackers inside packages of soft plastic that were collected by Sainsbury’s and Tesco in July 2023 and February 2024, campaigners found that most of them ended up being incinerated rather than recycled.

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Australian Cassowary Credit methodology, standard put out for consultation

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 15:12
The market regulator overseeing Australia’s reef credit scheme has published a draft Cassowary Credit standard and Rainforest Replanting methodology for a 30-day consultation, it announced Tuesday.
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Enough, already: why humanity must get on board with the concept of ‘sufficiency’

The Conversation - Tue, 2024-10-01 15:08
Sufficiency is a new approach to solving humanity’s consumption problems. It’s about using less, ensuring wellbeing for all humans, and staying within planetary boundaries. David Angus Ness, Adjunct Professor, UniSA STEM, University of South Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Botanists identify 33 global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants

The Guardian - Tue, 2024-10-01 15:00

Kew study reveals areas with at least 100,000 undiscovered plant species – most likely to be under threat of extinction

Botanists have identified 33 “dark spots” around the world where thousands of plant species are probably waiting to be discovered, according to new research.

From a palm tree in Borneo that flowers underground to a Malagasy orchid that spends its life growing on other plants, researchers are still making dozens of new species discoveries every year.

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Most private equity firms receive near-failing grades on climate action in 2024 scorecard

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2024-10-01 14:01
A scorecard ranking private equity firms on their climate impact paints a grim picture, with most major players receiving near-failing grades.
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