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Governments commit to enhance landscapes, say no trade-off for GHG cuts
California doles out year-high offset issuance weeks from WCI deadline
Low Carbon Transportation Engineer, California Air Resources Board – Sacramento
Fuels Section Engineer, California Air Resources Board – Sacramento
Asia's energy pivot is a warning to Australia: clinging to coal is bad for the economy
Switzerland agrees bilateral crediting deals with Georgia, Dominica
Pilungah Reserve: celebrating connection to country – in pictures
Bush Heritage Australia has renamed one of its largest nature reserves to recognise the enduring connection to country held by the Wangkamadla traditional owners.
The 233,000 hectare Cravens Peak Reserve near Boulia, in far western Queensland, has been renamed Pilungah after a culturally significant spring on the property.
The spring had been destroyed by a previous owner, but its significance will now be honoured through the newly named reserve
Continue reading...Carbon Pulse hires new Brussels-based Climate and Energy Correspondent
Lords return Environment Bill to the Commons with big changes
States put Australia on track to beat 2030 emissions pledge but Morrison may not make it official
Prime minister under pressure to increase country’s 2030 emissions reduction goal but faces challenges from openly hostile Nationals
State government commitments for 2030 have put Australia within reach of meeting global expectations on tackling the climate crisis, but it will fall short unless the Morrison government steps up, a new analysis has found.
Guardian Australia understands prime minister Scott Morrison has told colleagues he wants to increase Australia’s existing 2030 emissions reduction target as part of his current negotiations with the Nationals about new climate policies to be unveiled ahead of the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow.
Continue reading...UK’s biggest poultry supplier warns of big rise in price of chicken
Bernard Matthews and 2 Sisters owner: ‘Food is too cheap’ and price needs to reflect true cost of production
The owner of the UK’s biggest poultry supplier has warned that the cost of chicken is expected to rise by more than 10%, adding that food in Britain is “too cheap.”
In a strongly worded intervention, Ranjit Singh Boparan, the owner of Bernard Matthews and 2 Sisters Food Group, called for a “reset” on pricing to reflect the true cost of producing food.
Continue reading...Boss of English water firm fined over sewage says he would swim in rivers
MPs challenge heads of five water companies over ‘routine’ discharges into English waterways
A water company boss has told MPs he would swim in the rivers and sea in the area where he lives, as he and others were challenged over “routine” dumping of raw sewage.
The heads of the five largest privatised companies – Southern Water, South West Water, Northumbrian, Severn Trent and Thames Water – were questioned on Wednesday over discharges of raw effluent into rivers.
Continue reading...China’s coal plans could derail Cop26 climate ambitions, says Labour
Ed Miliband joins climate experts in expressing deep concern over Beijing’s plans to step up coal output
China’s “deeply concerning” plan to burn more coal threatens to derail the UK’s efforts to coordinate tougher global commitments to reduce carbon emissions at next month’s Cop26 summit in Glasgow, according to climate experts and Labour.
Beijing has ordered its major coal-producing regions to step up output, after large parts of the country were hit by rolling blackouts affecting factories and homes.
Continue reading...Waste electronics will weigh more than the Great Wall of China
WCI floor price expectations increase for 2022 in penultimate inflation reading
Brussels ‘toolbox’ avoids EU ETS intervention, asks for trading probe
Furious drivers haul Insulate Britain protesters from road junction – video
Motorists threatened to run over climate activists and dragged them out of the road in the outskirts of London as Insulate Britain staged its latest protest. About 40 members of the group blocked the M25 in Essex, leading to tense scenes as stranded drivers shouted abuse and passersby attempted to help clear the road. It took almost an hour for police to arrive
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Huge leatherback sea turtle stranded on Cape Cod rescued by volunteers – video
A leatherback sea turtle has been returned to the ocean after becoming stranded on a mudflat in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, US. It took dozens of volunteers from three conservation organisations to free the 270kg reptile. After a health assessment confirmed the disorientated turtle was in good health, it was released to cheers from the crowd of volunteers. The turtle was fitted with a tracking device that will monitor its migration patterns over the next decade
Renewable exports worth more than coal and gas, will create more jobs
Australian exports of renewable hydrogen, ammonia and green materials could surpass the current value of coal and gas exports, and create more jobs.
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