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Green farming schemes to be paid more taxpayers' money
Post-Brexit £1,000 farming payments ‘too little, too late’, says NFU
Environmental cash incentives part of government scheme to replace EU common agricultural policy
Farmers are to receive additional payments of up to £1,000 a year for protecting nature and the environment, as the government changes post-Brexit subsidies to agriculture.
The increased payments will come under the environmental land management schemes (Elms), the cornerstone of the government’s system for replacing the EU’s much-criticised common agricultural policy (CAP).
Continue reading...UK weather: 2022 was warmest year ever, Met Office confirms
China’s Shandong to build regional offset scheme
Expert group proposes single-phase target for Japan’s pilot GX market
Energy crisis: MPs call for 'war effort' on insulation
Energy efficiency ‘war effort’ needed to cut bills and emissions, say MPs
Ministers missed crucial opportunities but should use energy windfall tax to speed up insulation efforts, committee says
A national “war effort” on energy efficiency is required to cut energy bills, reduce climate-heating emissions and ensure energy security, according to a cross-party committee of MPs.
Boosting efficiency in homes and businesses is the fastest way to cut energy use but the government missed a “crucial window of opportunity” last summer, the report from the environmental audit committee (EAC) said. The energy bills crisis was sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, while political turmoil in the UK resulted in three prime ministers in office between July and October.
Continue reading...Australian coal industry says China market matters less than before, even if import ban ends
Queensland Resources Council says industry would welcome restrictions easing but new long-term customers since found elsewhere in Asia
Australia would benefit from a lifting of China’s ban on its coal but any gains would likely be modest as miners have largely redirected supplies elsewhere, analysts said.
Shares of ASX-listed coalminers shot up on Wednesday after reports China was considering lifting its restrictions on coal imports from Australia from April. The ban was imposed in mid-2020 amid deteriorating bilateral relations that have since begun to improve.
Continue reading...Australian forests continue to be cleared at globally significant levels, reports say
IDB picks four projects for digital biodiversity token initiative
CP Daily: Wednesday January 4, 2023
Carbon Senior Manager, PUR – Paris/Toronto
Carbon Modelling Analyst, PUR – France/Toronto
Massachusetts proposes retiring GWSA carbon allowances associated with waste steam
North Carolina RGGI rulemaking plans face delay
California legislature should consider cap-and-trade changes to meet 2030 GHG target –govt report
US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees
Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination
The world’s first vaccine for honeybees has been approved for use by the US government, raising hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted a conditional license for a vaccine created by Dalan Animal Health, a US biotech company, to help protect honeybees from American foulbrood disease.
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