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Let fallen leaves lie, gardeners in Netherlands town urged
Allowing autumn leaves in parks and gardens to decompose boosts insect and soil health, says Eindhoven council
A municipality in the Netherlands has declared fallen autumn leaves to be worth their weight in gold – ecologically speaking.
Eindhoven, in North Brabant, is encouraging its citizens to abandon blowers and rakes and to let fallen leaves in gardens or parks lie.
Continue reading...Egypt shuts down event spaces on first Monday of Cop27 in blow to NGOs
Groups say cancellations could restrict debate as host country tightens security for opening days
Civil society organisations and governments may have to cancel events at the UN climate summit in November as the Egyptian hosts have tightened security for the opening days.
Cop27 will open on Sunday 6 November in Sharm el-Sheikh, and on the Monday and Tuesday world leaders are due to descend on the conference centre for talks to direct their negotiating teams.
Continue reading...Fintech firm launches ACCU blockchain trading platform
Life in Happyland: the people living off Manila’s rubbish – in pictures
Residents in one of the poorest slums of the Philippines – a country among the world’s biggest contributors to plastic pollution – earn money by picking through waste and selling what they find to the area’s recycling shops
- Words and photographs by James Whitlow Delano
Principal Advisor ETS, NZ Environmental Protection Authority – Wellington
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The moment an Echuca DJ turned a flooded street into a dancefloor – video
The flood levee in the Victorian town of Echuca couldn't protect every home in town. Jemima Lewis and James Hayes are among the unlucky ones on the 'wet' side of the dirt wall. But Lewis – AKA DJ Jemima – has helped lift the spirits of her neighbours by spitting some tunes for the street, half of which is under water.
DJ Jemima's husband Hayes posted on the community page for everyone to come down. 'She’s a weapon,' he says. 'She does some pretty good gigs actually. She was at [music festival] Groovin the Moo, now she’s at the floods.'
Continue reading...You might think solar panels have been perfected – but we can still make them even better and cheaper
Global deforestation pledge will be missed without urgent action, say researchers
Destruction of forests slowed in 2021 but not enough to meet 2030 commitment made by 145 countries
The destruction of global forests slowed in 2021 but the vital climate goal of ending deforestation by 2030 will still be missed without urgent action, according to an assessment.
The area razed in 2021 fell by 6.3% after progress in some countries, notably Indonesia. But almost 7m hectares were lost and the destruction of the most carbon- and biodiversity-rich tropical rainforests fell by only 3%. The CO2 emissions resulting from the lost trees were equivalent to the emissions of the entire European Union plus Japan.
Continue reading...Methane pledge is not about “cow burps:” It means no new coal and gas projects
Greens say Australia won't meet its commitment to Global Methane Pledge by reducing "cow burps,” but by halting new coal and gas development.
The post Methane pledge is not about “cow burps:” It means no new coal and gas projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NRMA backs energy upstart as solar offerings extend to “batteries on wheels”
NRMA joins funding round to small energy retailer looking to expand its offerings of solar and batteries to EV automation software.
The post NRMA backs energy upstart as solar offerings extend to “batteries on wheels” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
No, signing the global methane pledge won't end the backyard barbecue – it'll strengthen Aussie industries
Northern NSW floods: aerial footage shows extent of flooding in Moree – video
Residents of New South Wales are staring down more floods as two weather systems bring increased rainfall to the saturated state. Flooding has hit the town of Moree, with large parts of the farming region under water. Lismore residents in the state’s northern rivers region have been told to prepare to evacuate amid the prospect of a third major flood there this year. Moderate rain is expected along the coast and ranges further south into the state’s mid-north coast but heavy rainfall is no longer expected in the area. Other towns at risk of flooding include Hay, Wentworth, Ballina, Yamba and Maclean
- Australia live flood updates
- NSW weather: almost entire state at flood risk as Lismore braces for third major event this year
- Flood warnings in place in Australia’s eastern states, with predictions the wet weather could persist until the middle of next week
Cannon-Brookes says AGL board not fit to deliver decarbonisation strategy
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes calls on AGL shareholders to vote through all four of Grok Ventures' nominations for the gentailer's board.
The post Cannon-Brookes says AGL board not fit to deliver decarbonisation strategy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australia scrambles to keep up with battery inverters, hydrogen and green targets
Australia and its states have hugely ambitious renewables targets. Now it must update its connection rules to ensure it can plug in the new wind, solar and batteries.
The post Australia scrambles to keep up with battery inverters, hydrogen and green targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Cop 27: Uganda-Tanzania oil pipeline sparks climate row
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Climate activists throw mashed potatoes at Monet work in Germany
Two protesters pelt painting with potatoes and glue their hands to wall at Museum Barberini in Potsdam
Claude Monet has become the latest artist to be the focus of food-related climate protests, after members of a German environmental group threw mashed potatoes over one of his paintings in a Potsdam museum on Sunday.
Nine days after Just Stop Oil emptied tomato soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, two activists from Letzte Generation (Last Generation) entered the Museum Barberini and doused Monet’s Les Meules (Haystacks) with potato before glueing their hands to the wall.
Continue reading...Climate crisis poses ‘growing threat’ to health in UK, says expert
Exclusive: Prof Dame Jenny Harries warns of dangers to food security, flooding and insect-borne diseases
The climate crisis poses a “significant and growing threat” to health in the UK, the country’s most senior public health expert has warned.
Speaking to the Guardian, Prof Dame Jenny Harries, the chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency, said there was a common misconception that a warmer climate would bring net health benefits due to milder winters. But the climate emergency would bring far wider-reaching health impacts, she said, with food security, flooding and mosquito-borne diseases posing threats.
Continue reading...“We don’t need solar technology breakthroughs, we just need connections”
One of world's best solar analysts releases her annual observations, dispelling some myths and including some home truths for the solar and battery storage industries.
The post “We don’t need solar technology breakthroughs, we just need connections” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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