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New hybrid carbon contract to launch Friday, expected to trade at $7-8
In perfect minute detail: jumping spiders, falling water drops and more – in pictures
Photographer Craig Loechel hones his macro lenses on nature’s beauty to reveal details not normally seen by the naked eye
Continue reading...US utility NextEra Energy announces 2045 decarbonisation target without offset use
Happy the elephant is not a person, New York court rules
New ombudsman touted to give corporates money back from dodgy VCM credits
Anew day dawns: Carbon credit firms Bluesource and Element Markets rename merged entity
Air pollution got worse during lockdown in many countries, study finds
University of Chicago reports little change in global average particulate pollution in 2020, with increases in areas such as India
Lockdowns imposed to stop the spread of Covid led to “virtually no change” in global average particulate pollution levels during 2020, and in some of the most populous countries pollution increased, according to a study.
Analysis of revised satellite-derived data on PM2.5 levels, which measure minuscule and dangerous airborne particles, suggests that the economic lockdowns imposed across many parts of the world brought clear skies to some areas only temporarily.
According to the research by the Air Quality Life Index, based at the University of Chicago, the global population weighted-average PM2.5 level declined from 27.7 to just 27.5 μg/m3 between 2019 and 2020, remaining more than five times the WHO’s guideline, which was revised last year to 5 μg/m 3.
‘Eco mermaid’ sets world record for monofin swimming at 26.22 miles
Merle Liivand swam in choppy waters off Miami coast to raise awareness about importance of clean oceans
In the Little Mermaid, Ariel sings a whole song about wishing to be part of a world where people get to walk. Merle Liivand, on the other hand, wanted to do the opposite – and now holds the world record for the farthest swim as a mermaid.
Liivand swam 26.22 miles wearing a silicone monofin, in just over 11 hours in choppy waters off the coast of Miami on 7 May.
Continue reading...EU lawmakers object to plans to feature gas and nuclear in green rulebook
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TotalEnergies buys into Adani’s $50 bln hydrogen splurge as report urges massive uptake to meet Paris goals
VCM marketplace looks to offer ‘forward’ offsets for sale
EU Parliament committee backs plan to not reopen talks on ETS reform
WA to close remaining state-owned coal generators by 2030
WA government says it will close remaining state-owned coal generators before 2030, committing to $3.8B in new clean energy investment.
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Western Australia to become coal-free by 2030 with Muja power station to be shut down
Mark McGowan says state’s two remaining coal-fired power stations are becoming less viable due to rise of renewable energy
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Western Australia will shut its last coal-fired power unit before the end of the decade and spend an extra half a billion dollars to foster new jobs for displayed workers, the state government said.
Later this year, the first of the 854-megawatt Muja power station’s units near Collie, south of Perth, will close, with the entire plant to be shut by 2029. The nearby 340MW Collie plant will exit the market by the end of 2027, the premier, Mark McGowan, said in a statement on Tuesday.
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Continue reading...Africa must forgo gas exploration to avert climate disaster, warn experts
Call comes after former UN climate envoy urged African countries to exploit their natural gas reserves
Africa must embrace renewable energy, and forgo exploration of its potentially lucrative gas deposits to stave off climate disaster and bring access to clean energy to the hundreds of millions who lack it, leading experts on the continent have said.
Their call came as the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned that exploring for gas and oil anywhere in the world would be “delusional”.
Continue reading...Climate change: New fossil fuel funding is 'delusional' says UN chief
Australia’s CEFC awards A$2 million to help scale new shark-inspired tech for aviation, shipping
Australia’s “largest grid forming battery” to go ahead after landing finance deal
Edify locks in finance to start building 150MW/300MWh Tesla Megapack big battery featuring a "new vintage" of grid forming inverter controls.
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Regulator reminds generators of market obligations as Bowen plays down risk of outages
Bowen says there's no need to cut essential electricity use despite forecast shortfalls, as regulators remind generators of their obligation to play fairly.
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