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EU carbon will enter “calmer waters” in 2022 as permits follow gas lower, analysts said, while also raising their EUA price forecasts.

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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Isshu Kikuma from BloombergNEF discusses the energy transition in Japan, and opportunities for offshore wind and green ammonia.

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We need new experiments to model Earth’s climate if global warming is stabilised at 1.5℃. A new paper explains why. Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, The University of Melbourne Andrea Dittus, Research Scientist in Climate Variability, University of Reading Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading Josephine Brown, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Kale Sniderman, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Tilo Ziehn, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The ocean has been buffering us from the impacts of climate change, but it is reaching the limit of this capacity. Integrating ocean and climate policy will be crucial. Sarah Seabrook, Microbial Ecologist, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Elisabeth Holland, The University of the South Pacific Lisa Levin, University of California San Diego Natalya Gallo, University of Bergen Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Switzerland sealed its fifth and sixth bilateral crediting agreements on the sidelines of the Glasgow UN climate talks this month, touting the deals as a model of Paris Agreement-era emissions trade for countries as well as for companies in the voluntary carbon market.

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.

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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.

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Climate progress under the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) faced another roadblock Thursday, as a handful of countries moved to block a resolution to reduce black carbon emissions in the Arctic – even though these were voluntary, non-binding measures.

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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EUAs reached their eighth record in nine days on Thursday morning as the market broke above €74.00 for the first time, as speculative participants resumed buying and options traders continued to hedge open call positions.

Australian-headquartered investment bank Macquarie Group has hired a nature-based solutions expert to take up the role of vice president of global carbon at its Singapore office.

China’s environment ministry on Thursday moved to ban provincial and municipal authorities from interfering the national offset market, after one city recently tried to restrict carbon credits sales from projects within its jurisdiction.

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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Spot allowances in New Zealand’s carbon market rose marginally in Thursday trade, but remain shackled in the same range they’ve been in for over two months as traders have been reluctant to make major moves ahead of the Dec. 1 auction.

Zinc-bromide gel is safer, longer-lasting, cheaper form of storage than lithium batteries, creators say

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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.

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China saw a minor fall in CO2 emissions in Q3 due to lower cement demand and record high coal prices, according to an analysis published Thursday.

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.

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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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The mosaic, part of a villa complex, is said to be one of the most significant found in Britain.