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The Tories are going all out to shut down protest. Just Stop Oil activists like me will not be deterred

The Guardian - Wed, 2022-05-11 03:03

We do what we do because it is right, not because it is legal. The Queen’s speech has only strengthened our resolve

If your house was burning down and the emergency services were not answering your call, what would you do? Would you try to put out the fire yourself? This is what climate activists are currently doing, and what they will continue to do, whatever changes the government makes to legislation to curb protest.

Despite politicians across the world committing to net zero, action is yet to follow rhetoric. Instead, nations continue to extract fossil fuels from the ground and burn them, releasing more carbon into the atmosphere contributing to extreme weather that will displace millions. Here in the UK, the government has approved new oil- and gasfields in the North Sea, despite hosting Cop26 just a few months ago and committing to decarbonising all sectors of the UK economy to meet its net zero target by 2050.

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Google, Facebook get ‘D’s as corporate jet-setters ranked on GHG targets

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2022-05-11 01:26
Emissions from corporate jets and business flying came under the spotlight Tuesday as an NGO report ranked the aviation greenhouse gas targets of 230 of some of the largest companies from Europe and North America and took a dim view on offset use.
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Scientists study secrets of starling murmurations

BBC - Wed, 2022-05-11 01:01
Theoretical physicists develop a mathematical model to explain how birds dip and dive in whirling flocks.
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‘Criminalising our right to protest’: green groups’ anger over public order bill

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 23:50

Measures in Queen’s speech would have outlawed protests that won votes for women and legalisation of unions, say critics

Environmental campaign groups have hit out at the “draconian” protest crackdown bill announced in the Queen’s speech.

The new law appears to be targeted at groups such as Extinction Rebellion, Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain who have used disruptive methods to draw attention to the climate crisis.

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Inside Just Stop Oil: the 'hooligan' climate protesters taking on the tankers – video

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 22:02

Damien Gayle, a Guardian environment correspondent, follows a group of climate activists as they try to paralyse the UK's fossil fuel distribution network. We film with him as the protesters break into oil terminals, glue themselves to the road, climb onboard oil tankers and let down their tyres. The campaign, called Just Stop Oil, argues the UK has three years to slash its carbon emissions. They have been met with arrests, injunctions and condemnation from politicians – with the government using the Queen’s speech to announce curbs on disruptive protests. But with deep-pocketed supporters, and claims they are signing new volunteers every day, they are vowing to continue


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Asset manager to set up rare Chinese carbon offset fund

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2022-05-10 21:49
A Chinese asset management company has teamed up with a project developer to supply millions of offsets to an investment trust that will be the first of its kind in China.
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Euro Markets: Midday Update

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2022-05-10 21:29
EU carbon prices were little changed after trading in their narrowest range for more than two weeks on Tuesday morning, while energy markets continued to droop as traders continued to price in a growing optimism that payments for Russian gas would not trigger EU sanctions.
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CEZ reports 10% slump in ETS-covered fossil generation citing high gas, carbon prices

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2022-05-10 20:58
Czech utility CEZ reported a 10% drop year-on-year in EU ETS-covered fossil generation during Q1 2022, citing high gas and emissions prices in its first-quarter financial results on Tuesday.
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Ukraine war may be causing rise in dolphin deaths, say scientists

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 20:22

Turkey has recorded rise in strandings across its Black Sea coast since beginning of Russian invasion

A recent rise in dolphin deaths in the Black Sea may have been caused by the war in Ukraine, scientists have said.

Researchers believe heightened noise pollution in the northern Black Sea, caused by about 20 Russian navy vessels and ongoing military activities, may have been driving cetaceans south to Turkish and Bulgarian shores, where they are being stranded or caught in fishing nets in unusually high numbers.

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Big meat threatens to gobble up fake meat companies, say studies

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 20:00

Conglomerates have bought out several smaller companies as the meat substitute market is predicted to grow rapidly

Big meat and food conglomerates threaten to push out smaller producers of meat alternatives in the same way they have affected other food industries, according to two recent reports.

Meat companies such as JBS and Cargill have invested heavily in plant-based proteins and laboratory-grown meats in recent years and bought out several smaller companies, according to a report published Tuesday by the non-profit Food & Water Watch and a March report from IPES-Food, a coalition of food systems experts.

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South Korean energy player buys stake in big US CCS ethanol project

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2022-05-10 18:07
SK E&S, an energy subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will invest $110 million in a CCS project that aims to capture and store CO2 from over thirty ethanol plants in the US mid-west, the company announced on Tuesday.
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Why “24/7” clean power means more than “100% renewables”

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2022-05-10 17:00

Major report proposes new take on renewable off-take deals – the 24/7 Clean PPA – that promises to vastly improve emissions reduction for grids and big business.

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Boon for blooms as UK’s dry spring keeps plant diseases at bay

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 17:00

Exclusive: RHS says queries about diseases down 45% in good sign for May blooms such as lupins and iris

Plant diseases are at their lowest levels in the UK for years because of a cold, dry spring, meaning it could be a bumper year for apples, and popular blooms such as iris are likely to be spectacular.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said years like this may be few and far between in the future, as the climate becomes warmer and wetter, creating ideal conditions for pests. But this year, spring favourites such as quince and hawthorn are doing well, with gardener queries to the charity about plant diseases on their plots down 45% on last year.

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Dried flowers – in pictures

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 16:50

Beautiful floral arrangements that last, made from dried, paper and preserved leaves, grasses and blooms

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Grok meets AGL before going into campaign mode against coal demerger

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2022-05-10 15:21

 AGL Energy)Cannon-Brookes meets AGL chair and CEO before launching campaign against demerger and slow pace of coal exit.

The post Grok meets AGL before going into campaign mode against coal demerger appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Young voters will inherit a hotter, more dangerous world – but their climate interests are being ignored this election

The Conversation - Tue, 2022-05-10 15:09
Which party really has young interests at heart? Let’s look at where the major players stand on youth and climate change policy. Hannah R. Feldman, Research Fellow, Institute for Water Futures, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Just one of 50 aviation industry climate targets met, study finds

The Guardian - Tue, 2022-05-10 15:00

Charity’s report says nearly all targets set since 2000 have been missed, revised or quietly ignored

The international aviation industry has failed to meet all but one of 50 of its own climate targets in the past two decades, environment campaigners say.

A report commissioned by the climate charity Possible assessed every target set by the industry since 2000 and found that nearly all had been missed, revised or quietly ignored. The charity says the findings undermine a UK government plan to leave airlines to reduce their emissions through self-regulation.

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Marinus Link locks in insurer to underpin $3.5 billion undersea cable

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2022-05-10 14:26

Proposed Sub sea interconnector from Tasmania and Victoria appoints insurance and risk management company to underpin massive project.

The post Marinus Link locks in insurer to underpin $3.5 billion undersea cable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Major parties have Australia on track to blow past Paris targets

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2022-05-10 14:24

Neither Labor leader Anthony Albanese nor prime minister Scott Morrison have adopted climate targets consistent with the Paris Agreement, new analysis shows. (AAP Image/Pool, Alex Ellinghausen)Only the Greens and 'teal' independents have climate policies consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement, new analysis shows.

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Australia's next government must start talking about a 'just transition' from coal. Here's where to begin

The Conversation - Tue, 2022-05-10 14:20
Researchers found barriers to a productive conversation in Australia about the just transition – not least, an almost complete absence of the federal government in talking about or planning for it. Gareth Edwards, Associate Professor, University of East Anglia Robert MacNeil, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, University of Sydney Susan M Park, Professor of Global Governance, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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