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Biodiversity: Fungi are 'underloved and understudied'

BBC - Sun, 2023-01-15 10:39
One scientist on why we should all pay more attention to the hidden world beneath our feet.
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The man who first discovered plastic in the ocean

BBC - Sun, 2023-01-15 10:24
In 1971 Edward Carpenter discovered plastic floating about in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Household solar boom back on track after severe weather and supply disruptions lead to 14% drop in capacity

The Guardian - Sun, 2023-01-15 05:00

December 2022 was third-busiest month on record for solar panel installation partly driven by spiking electricity prices

When record rainfall caused flooding in south-east Queensland last February, Steve McLean’s solar installers were kept off roofs, blowing a $60,000 hole in his firm’s budget and setting back what might have been another record year for his business.

“If we didn’t do a system for five weeks, you can imagine that no one else did … We got absolutely smashed in February and March,” McLean, the owner of Gold Coast Solar Systems, said. “If you take that number out of the marketplace, well, that was disastrous.”

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Revealed: ministers sought Charles’s consent to pass conservation laws affecting his business

The Guardian - Sun, 2023-01-15 03:00

The government wrote to the then Prince of Wales in 2019, seeking approval for legislation that had implications for his estates

The government asked King Charles for permission to pass its post-Brexit “world-leading” Environment Act because laws requiring landowners to enhance conservation could affect his business interests.

Environment minister Rebecca Pow wrote to the then Prince of Wales in 2019 to ask if he would accept section seven of the environment bill, which became law in November 2021.

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Greta Thunberg calls for protest against expansion of German coalmine

The Guardian - Sun, 2023-01-15 00:35

Climate activist also denounced ‘police violence’ against campaigners at the abandoned village of Lützerath

Greta Thunberg is calling for people to join her in a protest against the expansion of a coalmine that will demolish a small German village, denouncing “police violence” against environmental campaigners resisting the demolition.

“Germany is really embarrassing itself right now,” the climate activist said during her visit to the abandoned village of Lützerath, ahead of a planned protest on Saturday.

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'Oh you're thirsty': hot koala approaches humans for water – video

The Guardian - Sat, 2023-01-14 17:13

Photographer Tracey Nearmy spotted this koala climbing down a tree in South Australia's Adelaide Hills on a hot Saturday when temperatures reached 35-40C. After giving the thirsty marsupial a drink, Nearmy and her friend alerted staff at the nearby Carrick Hill historic house who often leave water at the base of the trees for the local koala colony. They said they would take a bucket of water up to this one in case it needed more to drink

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UK private renters could save billions if energy efficiency minimum is raised

The Guardian - Sat, 2023-01-14 16:01

Bill payers stand to collectively save billions if minimum standard raised to a C rating, research suggests

Raising the minimum standard of energy efficiency to a C rating for privately rented homes would save bill payers about £570 a year, research has found.

This would amount to annual savings totalling £1.75bn across the UK, according to the thinktank E3G in a report called Cutting Energy Bills and Raising Standards for Private Renters.

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October start set for ban in England of single-use plastic tableware

The Guardian - Sat, 2023-01-14 16:01

Sale by retailers and food outlets in England of single-use plastic tableware to be banned but not ‘shelf-ready pre-packaged food’ containers

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery and a range of other items will be banned in England from October, to curb their “devastating” impact on the environment, the government has confirmed.

The Department for the Environment said the ban will also cover single-use plastic bowls, trays and certain types of polystyrene cups and food containers.

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CP Daily: Friday January 13, 2023

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 10:41
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Single-use plastic: Takeaways face ban in October

BBC - Sat, 2023-01-14 10:02
More details emerge of a ban that businesses say could make takeaways more costly.
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ART programme lists Ethiopia REDD+ concept, approves Guyana monitoring period

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 09:49
The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) Program on late Friday afternoon announced it has approved a listing for Ethiopia under The REDD+ Environmental Excellency Standard (TREES), as well as a monitoring report for Guyana’s emissions reductions achieved in 2021.
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Emitters add V23 permits, while speculators reduce holdings across North American carbon markets

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 09:00
Regulated parties increased their holdings across North American carbon markets, adding to California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) net length this week, while financials reduced net interest across both markets, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.
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US Carbon Markets and LCFS Roundup for week ending January 13, 2023

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 06:44
A summary of legislative, regulatory, and policy action on carbon and low-carbon fuel standard markets at the US federal and subnational levels this week, including a carbon offset and CCUS management proposal in Alaska, GHG reduction goal legislation in Colorado, and a constitutional amendment package for regulations in Pennsylvania. 
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Ratings firm puts high-scoring African REDD project ‘on watch’

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 06:22
A carbon credit ratings agency has put a highly-ranked Verra-certified REDD project on ratings watch for a potential downgrade, with a Gold Standard biogas project also facing scrutiny.
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Ocean-based CO2 removal firm secures $12 mln from Norwegian, Saudi oil majors

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 05:05
A California-based carbon removal company on Thursday announced it has raised $12 mln to accelerate its technology to sequester atmospheric CO2 directly from ocean water, for which tech giants have recently committed to pay nearly $1,000/tonne.
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Brussels seeks to weigh funding options to respond to US subsidy plans

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 04:55
The EU should use one or more funding tools for clean tech investment so the bloc can ensure global competitiveness, European Commission’s president Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. 
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Climate talks’ host UAE bolsters green hydrogen ties with Netherlands, UK

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 03:51
The United Arab Emirates on Friday made plans to advance its green hydrogen cooperation with the the Netherlands and the UK, adding to a pact stuck with Germany by this year’s UN climate talks host and furthering its ambition to becoming a major exporter of the fuel.
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Seaweed is an underexploited resource in Europe, report finds

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 03:09
Seaweed farming can be a powerful tool to capture carbon and transform regional economies in the EU but it is being hindered by an overly-complicated and costly regulatory process, according to a report prepared for the European Commission and published on Friday.
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Climate solutions platform Chooose nets $15 mln from Temasek, Ashton Kutcher-affiliated firm

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 02:25
Norway-based Chooose on Friday announced a $15 mln capital raise from several venture capital firms to expand its climate tech platform that provides access to carbon offsets, removals, and sustainable aviation fuels.
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UK net zero review urges clarity on ETS, wants voluntary market regulator

Carbon Pulse - Sat, 2023-01-14 01:03
The UK should set out a clearer pre-and post-2030 pathway for its ETS and give assurances for industry on carbon leakage risk, according to a government-commissioned review of the nation's net zero strategy published on Friday that also called for voluntary carbon market regulation within two years.
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