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NSW government called out on net zero goal as own data projects coal and gas emissions until 2050
Data also shows land sector will absorb more carbon than it emits from 2015 despite passage of laws that make land clearing easier
Labor, the Greens and independent politicians have called on the New South Wales government to explain how emissions projections square with its 2050 net zero goal, after its own data showed pollution from coal and gas extending out to mid-century.
The figures, which are contained within the government’s emissions dashboard, also show the land sector growing as a sink for carbon emissions even after the government loosened land clearing laws allowing farmers to remove more vegetation.
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Warmer UK weather adding to spread of fruit tree diseases
Royal Horticultural Society links spread of orchard infections to heatwave with trees still at risk
The UK’s fruit trees are under threat as a result of the climate crisis because plant diseases that thrive in warm weather are becoming more common.
Each year, the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) compiles a list of the most common plant diseases identified by its almost half a million members. Gardeners take pictures or samples of afflicted trees, crops or flowers and send them in to the plant pathologists, who can identify the disease.
Continue reading...New disease caused by plastics discovered in seabirds
Natural History Museum scientists say plasticosis, which scars digestive tract, likely to affect other types of bird too
A new disease caused solely by plastics has been discovered in seabirds.
The birds identified as having the disease, named plasticosis, have scarred digestive tracts from ingesting waste, scientists at the Natural History Museum in London say.
Continue reading...Crucial high seas treaty stuck over sharing of genetic resources
Delegates deplore ‘insensitivity and privilege’ of developed nations as negotiators disagree over who should benefit from marine discoveries
As UN member states gathering in New York this week to finally knock out a long-awaited treaty on the high seas announced “significant progress” with just one day left in the talks, a main stumbling block remained: how to fairly share “marine genetic resources” (MGR) and the eventual profits.
The conference president, Rena Lee of Singapore, urged delegates to “stay focused and get the job done” yesterday on the penultimate day of talks. But the contentious issue of MGR, which caused the last round of negotiations – officially called the Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction, or BBNJ – to fail in August, has driven a wedge between developed and developing nations.
Continue reading...France pledges €50 mln to kick-start new global forest protection mechanism
CN Markets: CEA volume rebounds, though momentum still lacking in China’s carbon market
Carbon credit ratings agency eyes role in biodiversity market
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a coyote in the snow, a hungry ibis and giraffes on the move
Continue reading...Bursa Malaysia to auction credits from Cambodian, Chinese projects in inaugural auction
Letting thousands of poorer families into London Zoo for £3 has changed us for ever | Matthew Gould
Bringing children closer to nature is the first step to building the next generation of conservationists. Everyone should have that chance
- Matthew Gould is director general of the Zoological Society of London
It started with the monkeys. The Zoological Society of London, which I head, received a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to repurpose our Snowdon Aviary in London Zoo into an enclosure for colobus monkeys. This grant also enabled us to offer 100,000 heavily discounted tickets to community groups. We extended this so that anyone on benefits could buy a ticket for £3, which is a tenth of the cost of peak-season entry for an adult.
News of the £3 offer spread fast, and on the first day of February half-term it became clear that something extraordinary was happening. Literally thousands of families were descending on our zoos. Both London and Whipsnade had twice as many visitors as we had been expecting.
Matthew Gould is director general of the Zoological Society of London
Florence and her cubs give hope that west African lion can come roaring back
National park in Senegal shows off three surprise new recruits in fight to save critically endangered species from extinction
A lioness in one of the world’s rarest lion populations has given birth to three cubs, new video footage shows, raising hopes that the critically endangered big cat can be saved from extinction.
In contrast to their southern cousins, west African lions have almost completely disappeared. Scientists believe between 120 and 374 remain in the wild, their historic range reduced to four populations clinging on in Nigeria, Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Continue reading...PNG provides detail on carbon market regulations, but doubts linger of its ability to enforce them
Gas lobby called out for overcooking electrification costs
Gas lobby group caught out cooking up a new fossil fuel myth, that the electrification of Australian homes will cost taxpayers more than $66 billion.
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Greenwashing is under fire. Can the energy sector stay out of its crosshairs?
News of the ACCC’s greenwashing blitz and action by ASIC will be giving some in energy circles pause for quiet thought, if not chills.
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Snowy chair given another 18 months to fix hydro and gas plant delays
Snowy chair reappointed for another 18 months to address "legacy issues" and manage the delays and cost overruns at the company's signature projects.
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