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WCI Markets: California, Washington carbon markets stagnate amidst auction lull
California legislature declines stronger 2030 GHG goal and LCFS credit restrictions, moves cap-and-trade review to first floor vote
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Blockchain venture rolls out funding pool to help finance mangrove projects
Italy’s worst flooding for 100 years – in pictures
Devastating floods in Emilia-Romagna region have left several dead and thousands homeless after torrential rains triggered landslides and caused rivers to burst their banks
Continue reading...Brazilian state to ink 250 mln REDD credit deal with Swiss energy trading firm
ARR project in Ghana downgraded by rating agency in review of the sector
VCMI aims to bolster government carbon credit regulatory efforts
ANALYSIS: EU carbon price tussle reflects split views on near-term market direction
Developing country voices will be excluded at UN plastic talks, say NGOs
Limits on numbers at Paris summit mean some of those ‘most needing to be heard’ will not be in attendance
Scientists and NGOs have accused the UN’s environment programme (Unep) of locking out those “most needing to be heard” from upcoming negotiations in Paris aimed at halting plastic waste.
Last-minute restrictions to the numbers of NGOs attending what the head of Unep described as the “most important multilateral environmental deal” in a decade will exclude people from communities in developing countries harmed by dumping and burning of plastic waste as well as marginalised waste pickers, who are crucial to recycling, from fully participating, they said.
Continue reading...Universal ‘chasing arrows’ recycling symbol could be dumped in US
Biden officials consider whether symbol, created for first Earth Day in 1970, is misleading because of use on non-recyclable material
The triangular loop of arrows that has been the universal symbol of recycling for the past five decades could itself end up being binned in the US, with Joe Biden’s administration mulling whether it is misleading to the public.
The “chasing arrows” logo, designed by a college student for the first Earth Day in 1970, has become ubiquitous on everything from cartons of milk to shampoo bottles as a way to nudge users to recycle packaging rather than discard it.
Continue reading...Water companies got England’s sewage-ridden rivers and seas into this mess. Do we really trust them to clean it up? | Henry Swithinbank
Surfers, swimmers and consumers have been paying for the water industry’s neglect for too long. We need action, not words
After decades of pollution, chronic underinvestment and presiding over a fundamentally broken water system, water companies in England have finally apologised for the disgraceful state they have left our rivers and seas in and promised to change. But how on earth can we trust them?
Of course, we welcome the industry finally taking responsibility and any additional investment to fix our broken system, but the money may prove too little and the apology too late. These companies have had ample opportunity to put things right and invest in their infrastructure. Meanwhile, surfers, swimmers and paddleboarders, from St Agnes to St Andrews, have been paying the price, risking becoming sick by simply entering the water.
Henry Swithinbank is policy manager for Surfers Against Sewage
Continue reading...Labour vows to introduce Scottish-style right to roam law in England
Party promises to enshrine in law equal access to benefits of green spaces if it wins next election
The Labour party has pledged to introduce a Scottish-style right to roam law in England if it wins the next general election, with access to green space enshrined in law.
The shadow environment minister, Alex Sobel, made the announcement during a debate secured by the Green MP, Caroline Lucas, who has been campaigning for wider access to the countryside.
Continue reading...Water companies criticised for passing £10bn sewage bill on to customers
Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust
The water industry’s promise to triple investment in the sewage system in England to reduce pollution and quell public anger should not be taken on trust, campaigners have said.
Clean water activists including surfers, swimmers and anglers criticised water companies for passing the £10bn bill for investment, which should have been carried out years ago, on to customers.
Continue reading...Research suggests effective international cooperation under Article 6 could double emissions reductions
US startup secures $53 mln carbon removals offtake agreement
Italy floods: emergency services continue rescue efforts in flood-hit region – video
Italian authorities are continuing rescue operations across the flood-hit northern Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Footage recorded by the Italian coastguard showed helicopters rescuing people from their roofs, including a pregnant woman and an elderly couple. At least nine people have been killed by the floods and almost 5,000 evacuated from their homes
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Pledges and apologies will not be enough to clear UK waters of raw sewage
Activists plan to keep holding firms to account as some suggest it is customers who should be compensated
Across the country this weekend campaigners will paddle out on their local rivers or beaches to warn water companies they will not put up with another summer of sewage pollution.
No doubt they will be buoyed up by the high-profile mea culpa trumpeted by privatised water companies on Thursday, along with a promise to treble their existing investment in pipes, water treatment works and water storage to £10bn over the next 10 years.
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