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It’s Tuesday of week two at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, and Carbon Pulse rounds up today's other news and announcements from the summit. Timestamps in local time (EEST, GMT+2).

Australian climate change minister asked to take over struggling summit negotiations over how to fund climate financing for poor countries

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In a sign Australia has come in from the cold at climate talks after years of being criticised as a laggard, Chris Bowen has been asked to take a leadership role in the final days of faltering negotiations at the UN summit in Egypt.

It came on a day in which Australia’s climate change minister was effusively praised by the US climate envoy, John Kerry, and signed up to a global alliance that aims to massively expand offshore wind energy.

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Construction begins on three big battery projects across Scotland that will boast a combined capacity of 1GW/2GWh and provide "world-first" grid services.

The post Scotland launches giga-scale big battery rollout to boost grid reliability appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Market participants’ expectations have coalesced around a narrow range for the last WCI cap-and-trade market auction of the year on Wednesday, with few expecting the sale to result in a surprise clearing price reminiscent of either last quarter or Nov. 2021.

The EU’s climate chief Frans Timmermans to the COP27 summit on Wednesday that the 27-nation bloc will be able to increase the ambition of its NDC, confirming a stance set out by ministers last month.

Equinor is using the Hywind Tampen project to help power operations at its Snorre and Gullfaks oil and gas fields in the Norwegian North Sea.

The post World’s largest floating offshore wind farm delivers first power – to oil and gas platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The new premier-designate of British Columbia (BC) could boost carbon offset generation from protecting old growth forests, but doing so would run up against questions about buyer demand and environmental integrity, experts told Carbon Pulse.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices on Tuesday receded back to the lowest since 2017, which traders attributed to the market’s large oversupply and a massive credit sale by utility Pacific Gas & Electric.

The EU’s proposed carbon border measure was discussed at several events on the sidelines of the COP27 UN climate negotiations on Tuesday, with experts debating whether the policy aligns to the multilateralism spirit of the Paris Agreement.

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The BBC's climate editor was removed from the Russian Federation's event at Cop27 by security staff after approaching the stage with a camera operator. 'Are you going to pay for the environmental damage you have caused in Ukraine?' asked Justin Rowlatt, before being escorted from the room by security staff

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The newly appointed Italian minister of the Environment and Energy Security, Gilberto Pichetto, has declared his goal to accelerate the country's green transition in his first appearance at a climate UN summit.

A new report finds tap water in more than 500 remote Indigenous communities isn’t regularly tested. But here’s why this isn’t news to us. Bradley J. Moggridge, Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra Cara D. Beal, Associate Professor/ Principal Research Fellow, Griffith University Nina Lansbury, Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The findings have big implications for how Australians prepare for extreme weather events. Wenju Cai, Chief Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Colombian legislature is poised to pass into law sweeping changes to the nation’s roughly $4/tonne carbon fee as part of a historic tax reform package, with provisions to sharply curb the use of offsets in the compliance market and expand the scope of coverage to include coal.

Independent experts will consider whether dredging around freeport site in Teesside caused die-offs

The UK government is to set up an independent expert panel to investigate the cause of the mass die-offs of crabs and lobsters on the north-east coast, it has announced.

The panel will consider the impact of dredging around a freeport development in Teesside and the presence of pyridine, a chemical pollutant, among other potential causes, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

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Tentative drafts are emerging but some countries appear to be seeking to water down commitments agreed last year

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Fear of countries backsliding on their commitments to tackle the climate crisis dominated the Cop27 UN climate talks in Egypt on Tuesday, as the first tentative drafts started to emerge of key potential decisions.

Governments are supposed to be building on pledges made last year at Cop26 in Glasgow. These include limiting global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, doubling the amount of financial assistance for poor countries to adapt to the impacts of extreme weather, and addressing the issue of loss and damage, which means financial assistance for countries stricken by climate disaster.

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A major project developer is considering ditching a site specific static methodology for a 21-year old REDD+ project in Africa that sparked an online spat last week over the prickly issue of over-crediting.

New Zealand will look to secure bilateral partnerships with Asia Pacific nations for the purchase carbon credits to count towards its national climate targets in a move that could see the country source as many as 100 million credits under such agreements, but its climate minister says arrangements are still in the early stages.