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Summer heat made UK plants more vulnerable to fungi and pests, RHS warns

The Guardian - Fri, 2022-10-14 19:55

Plants damaged by extreme temperatures are most at risk of disease, Royal Horticultural Society says

Summer’s prolonged droughts and extreme heat have made plants more susceptible to problems such as fungi and insects this coming autumn, the Royal Horticultural Society has warned.

Plants stressed or damaged by the heat are most at risk of disease, but the charity’s experts say gardeners should also look out for specific plants that are typically more vulnerable such as tomatoes.

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CN Markets: CEA volume sees modest rise, but sentiment unchanged amid little policy progress

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2022-10-14 19:25
China’s emissions market saw a rebound in trading volume over the past week after a quiet September, though sentiment remains negative as the lack of policy clarity on the next compliance cycle continues to drain both supply and demand.
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Australia floods again: a week of rain around the country – in pictures

The Guardian - Fri, 2022-10-14 17:50

Parts of Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania have been inundated, with thousands of people forced to evacuate from flooded homes

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HK-headquartered firm teams up with new carbon fund

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2022-10-14 17:02
A Hong Kong-headquartered company has signed an MoU to supply a variety of voluntary offset credits to a new carbon fund managed from Singapore.
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The week in wildlife – in pictures

The Guardian - Fri, 2022-10-14 17:00

The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a bellowing stag, climbing crabs and a ball of bees

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Egypt silenced climate experts’ voices before hosting Cop27, HRW says

The Guardian - Fri, 2022-10-14 16:05

Failure to address country’s abuses will obstruct rollout of meaningful climate action, director of Human Rights Watch says

The Egyptian regime has successfully silenced the country’s independent environmentalists in the run-up to hosting this year’s UN climate talks, as part of a wider strategy to repress human rights that also threatens to derail meaningful global climate action, according to a leading advocate.

In an interview with the Guardian, Richard Pearshouse, environment director at Human Rights Watch, said failing to address abuses by Egypt and other authoritarian regimes will obstruct the rollout of ambitious climate policies needed to transition away from fossil fuels and curtail global heating.

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Tasmania floods: aerial footage shows extensive flooding in Deloraine – video

The Guardian - Fri, 2022-10-14 15:51

Aerial footage by Tasmania SES has shown much of the town of Deloraine underwater after flooding rain across the state. Flood-hit communities in the north and north-west have entered a 'danger period' as waters rise, with evacuation orders for areas around several rivers and part of Launceston. Heavy rain that began on Wednesday night started to ease on Friday morning

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Why didn’t they call the carbon safeguard mechanism ‘Let’s Actually Reduce Pollution lol’? | First Dog on the Moon

The Guardian - Fri, 2022-10-14 14:57

Nobody knows what this critical piece of climate policy is because it is BORING

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From black gold to green: Oil majors dig in to Australian energy transition

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2022-10-14 14:30

As Shell announces a new Big Battery and demand-side smart energy project, BP says it has billions of dollars earmarked for investment in Australian decarbonisation.

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WA seeks input on renewable hydrogen target to help kickstart industry

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2022-10-14 13:58

Western Australia calls for input on a target requiring electricity retailers to procure a fixed percentage of electricity fuelled by renewable hydrogen.

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Shell mines for “negawatts” in $31m flexible energy demand project

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2022-10-14 13:52

The project will take in 40 commercial and industrial sites across three states to harness an estimated 21.5MW of flexible demand capacity.

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Thailand, Singapore target bilateral carbon market agreement

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2022-10-14 13:12
Singapore and Thailand will work towards developing an agreement for bilateral cooperation on carbon credit trading under Article 6 guidelines to be finalised next year, the Singaporean ministry of trade and industry has announced.
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CP Daily: Thursday October 13, 2022

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2022-10-14 13:10
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Shell JV unveils plan for “one of the biggest” big batteries in NSW

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2022-10-14 12:35

Ampyr Energy and Shell Energy Australia to develop, own and operate 500MW/1,000MWh battery energy storage system in NSW Central West Orana REZ.

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Climate change: Summer 2022 smashed dozens of UK records

BBC - Fri, 2022-10-14 11:51
Half of the UK’s oldest weather stations set new records in the July heatwave.
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E-waste: 5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022

BBC - Fri, 2022-10-14 11:48
Billions of phones will be hoarded in drawers and cupboards or thrown away rather than recycled, studies suggest.
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Cotton on: one of Australia's most lucrative farming industries is in the firing line as climate change worsens

The Conversation - Fri, 2022-10-14 11:41
Worsening droughts and flooding likely threaten the future of cotton farming – by far the most important crop in the basin. Milton Speer, Visiting Fellow, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Joshua Hartigan, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Lance M Leslie, Professor, School of Mathematical And Physical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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CARBON FORWARD 2022: “I’m not convinced” international offsets will return to EU ETS -senior lawmaker

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2022-10-14 11:33
A senior German lawmaker said he’s “not convinced” that international offsets will ever make it back to the EU carbon market, but he highlighted a possible future role for carbon removals in the ETS.
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UK PM says solar farms are a “blight on the landscape.” Here’s how they benefit wildlife

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2022-10-14 10:42

Liz Truss, the new UK prime minister, isn’t a fan of solar farms. But new evidence suggests they can address more than one of the crises facing the world.

The post UK PM says solar farms are a “blight on the landscape.” Here’s how they benefit wildlife appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Climate change hits some of us much harder than others – but affected groups are fighting back

The Conversation - Fri, 2022-10-14 09:40
Climate change affects groups very differently. Here’s how Australians facing climate shifts now are responding. Naomi Joy Godden, VIce-Chancellor's Research Fellow, Centre for People, Place and Planet, Edith Cowan University Kavita Naidu, Researcher, Edith Cowan University Keely Boom, Industry/Professional Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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