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EU carbon to sail into “calmer waters” in 2022, analysts predict
Market operator gives itself more room to move on rooftop solar shutdowns
AEMO gives itself more room to move on rooftop solar shutdowns after reviewing the world-first shutdown that occurred in March.
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Transcript: Energy Insiders Podcast interview with Isshu Kikuma
Isshu Kikuma from BloombergNEF discusses the energy transition in Japan, and opportunities for offshore wind and green ammonia.
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Even if we halt global warming, local climates will change – and we need new experiments to understand how
The ocean is our greatest climate regulator. It must be a stronger part of climate policy and action
ANALYSIS: Switzerland touts model for international emissions trade, voluntary market
Young activists sue Boris Johnson for failure to tackle climate crisis
Three people claim government is breaching right to life and family life under Human Rights Act
Three young people are taking legal action against the prime minister, accusing him of breaching his legal obligations to take “practical and effective measures” to tackle the climate crisis.
In a high court hearing in London on Thursday, Adetola Onamade, 24, Jerry Amokwandoh, 22, and Marina Tricks, 20, claimed the government is breaching their rights under the Human Rights Act to life and to family life by failing to do what is necessary to avert environmental disaster.
Continue reading...Artworks to highlight air pollution’s role in death of London girl
Breathe: 2022 by Dryden Goodwin will pay tribute to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah of Lewisham
Public artwork that pays homage to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose exposure to air pollution contributed to her death at the age of nine, will go on display close to her south London home next year.
Breathe: 2022 by Dryden Goodwin will appear at sites close to the South Circular road, which runs within 25 metres of the house where Ella lived. The artwork – a centrepiece of events marking Lewisham’s year as London borough of culture – revisits Goodwin’s 2012 creation Breathe, which depicted his five-year-old son inhaling and exhaling.
Continue reading...IMO climate talks slog along with another blockade to climate action, this time on black carbon
Sales of eco-friendly pet food soar as owners become aware of impact
Number of products in UK containing MSC-certified sustainable seafood has grown by 57% in last five years
Eco-friendly pet food is on the rise as dog and cat owners become more aware of the impact of their beloved pet’s diet.
New figures released exclusively to the Guardian show that the number of pet food products containing Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified sustainable seafood has grown by 57% in the UK during the last five years, from 49 to 77. In the last year alone consumers bought more than 7m tins, pouches and packs of MSC-certified pet food.
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Macquarie Group fills senior carbon market position
China’s environment ministry bars regional authorities from restricting offset sales
Community – an exhibition by indigenous photographers
The exhibition, curated in collaboration by not-for-profits Wildscreen and If Not Us Then Who, features a series of photographs taken by local and indigenous artists around the theme of ‘Community’. It was first on display at Wildscreen’s Communicating Cop26 event on Monday 15 November and is now travelling around local hospitals. The organisers say: “Indigenous communities are in a constant fight to protect ancestral land and the forests of which they have a deep knowledge and empathy. They are the guardians and the protectors of these vital ecosystems. Their stories are an essential component to the survival of our planet.” Prints will be available to pre-order from 12-28 November 2021
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‘Real beacon’: battery tech company lists on UK market in first for University of Sydney
Zinc-bromide gel is safer, longer-lasting, cheaper form of storage than lithium batteries, creators say
A developer of new low-cost, fire-resistant battery technology spun out of the University of Sydney has listed on the London Stock Exchange.
The company, Gelion plc, is the university’s first market listing anywhere. It raised £154m ($A285m) to accelerate the research and production of new storage products, primarily zinc-bromide batteries.
Continue reading...China’s CO2 emissions fall slightly in Q3 as post-lockdown surge cools -analyst
Ironing has a rival for my affections – the matchless, marvellous joy of log-stacking | Adrian Chiles
Faced with a waist-high pile of logs, I sighed, and listlessly began moving them. Then, a complete surprise: I had never known absorption like it
Those of us with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder crave absorption more than most. It would help if I were blessed with more practical skills. Basic competences in carpentry, knitting or even Lego would be so useful to me in my search for peace. As I am sorely lacking in these departments, when I do find a task to lose myself in, it is a source of great joy. Pooterishly, I have written before about a lockdown love I developed for ironing, my ardour for which is undimmed, but now it has a rival for my affection: log-stacking.
A great load was discharged from the side of the log man’s van. I looked at the waist-high pile and sighed. Almost all previous experience in my life of tidying or imposing order merely constituted moving piles of stuff from one place to another. Pointless.
Continue reading...Amount of litter on UK beaches is falling, national clean-up finds
But 75% of waste is still plastic or polystyrene and ‘piecemeal’ government approach not good enough, say campaigners
The amount of waste washing up on the UK’s beaches is falling year by year, according to the results of the 2021 Great British Beach Clean, organised by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS).
Volunteers found 385 pieces of litter for every 100 metres of beach on average, down from 425 in 2020 and 558 in 2019. Single-use plastic bags have fallen from a high of 13 for every 100 metres in 2013 to just three in 2021. The plastic bag charge introduced in 2015 has cut their use in supermarkets by 95%.
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