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Travellers on ‘bucket list adventure’ costing $110,000 will emit 20 times more than poor people do in a year

Disney is marketing a $110,000-a-ticket elite package tour that comes with a carbon price tag of 6.2 tonnes of emissions for each guest – 20 times more than a person in a low-income country accounts for in an entire year.

The 24-day “bucket list adventure”, which is limited to 75 guests, takes in 12 Disney resorts in six countries on three continents. Customers will travel on a “VIP-configured” Boeing 757, accompanied by Disney staff “who [will] provide fun and fact-filled stories enabling you to be immersed in every location you visit”.

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Government report calls for urgent action including removing barriers in waterways and better water quality

Wild salmon stocks are at their lowest on record in England, a government report has found.

Officials said the number of fish was reaching “crisis point” with urgent action required, including removing barriers in waterways and improving water quality.

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Weather balloons rise to 5,184 metres before finding freezing point amid record heatwaves

Switzerland has recorded the freezing point way above its highest summits, smashing a record set 27 years ago, meteorologists have said.

Scientists say human-induced climate change is amplifying the record heatwaves in several parts of the world in recent weeks.

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A British startup has raised £15 million in seed financing for its carbon accounting data engine, aiming to drive companies towards an abatement model from the current accounting and credits approach.

While higher inflation and slower economic growth may have short term temporary negative impacts on carbon credit prices, there are several structural reasons why we believe VCM credits are likely to remain resistant to long-term price declines and are in fact more likely to continue to rise in the medium to long-term, argue Respira's CEO and co-founder Ana Haurie and advisor Joel Krueger.

What started as attacks on women and children, now include the elderly and adult men, officials say.

Hosepipe bans could be brought in and farmers restricted from irrigating crops

The UK is facing the prospect of a drought being declared in August, experts have said, warning of potential crop failures after a period of remarkably dry weather and extreme heat.

Hosepipe bans for households could be brought in across the UK and farmers could be restricted from irrigating their crops if the government implements a drought plan.

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EUAs snapped a five-day losing streak after prices were boosted by a strong daily auction, as trading volumes slipped back to average levels after last week's increase in activity, while energy markets posted gains amid growing concerns over gas supplies ahead of the winter.

Northvolt and Finland's Stora Enso to develop sustainable batteries using wood based products from Nordic forests to keep the supply chain local.

The post Northvolt looks to develop wood-based batteries to keep supply chain local appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A UK-headquartered global investment manager is establishing a Singapore-based subsidiary that plans to run a series of funds investing in nature-based carbon offset projects across Southeast Asia.

Campaigners warn of damage as concessions now cover over a quarter of land on both sides of border

Environmentalists on the island of Ireland say they fear a “new carve-up of the island” over coming decades, with mining concessions now covering more than a quarter of all land on both sides of the border.

More than 25% of the total land area of Northern Ireland is covered by mining concessions, according to government statistics, while the figure for the Irish republic has in the past couple of years been even higher at 27%. The prospecting licences covering these areas grant mining companies permission to survey and assess sites, as well as carry out exploratory work that includes digging tunnels, pits, taking rock samples and carrying out chemical analyses.

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A Chinese fisherman caught using illegal fishing methods has been let off the hook after agreeing to buy 1,000 carbon credits from a fishery in Fujian province, extending the reach of this emerging practice, which so far has centred around forestry offsets.

His latest climate defeat has affirmed what we’ve long feared: that he just isn’t the man for the moment

On Friday, 15 July, Joe Biden acknowledged the death of his signature climate bill, conceding defeat in a war he never truly seemed willing to wage. He did it from a hastily prepared briefing room in Jeddah, where he had spent the previous day shilling for increased Saudi oil production.

It was painful to watch. The fossil fuel oligarchs had him right where they wanted him: his climate ambitions foiled, his rhetoric defanged, his hat in his hand. For their part, they had never been under any illusions that they were waging a war. Over the course of his presidency, they had deployed every weapon at their disposal to protect their profit margins from the public’s desire for a dignified life on a habitable planet.

Daniel Sherrell is the author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World (Penguin Books) and a climate activist

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China is likely to experience tight power supply later this year as local coal companies have been squeezed by surging coal costs, according to the the China Electricity Council (CEC), urging the government to ease conditions for coal-fired power generators.

Independent advice received from the previous Australian government warned that rule changes to Carbon Abatement Contracts (CACs) could effectively kill off future investment in carbon farming projects and cause market confidence to crater, according to newly released documents.

The Australian government has released a new mandate for its peak renewable energy body to focus on electrification and energy efficiency technologies, scrapping the former government’s focus on soil carbon, blue hydrogen, and CCS.

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‘Everything we thought we knew may not actually be true,’ says fish biologist in response to finding

Researchers have made a surprising discovery about the dining habits of whale sharks, handing the largest fish in the sea another world title.

It turns out the ocean giants routinely enjoy a seaweed salad alongside hefty helpings of krill, meaning they have officially dethroned the Kodiak bear as the world’s biggest omnivore.

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Surprise bid for renewables and storage developer Genex by Scott Farquhar and wife Kim Jackson tells two interesting stories about Australia's green energy transition.

The post Australia’s three richest men are spending their billions on green energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sweden records its second wind farm accident in one week, while US media is obsessed with a nacelle fire in Texas, courtesy of a lightning strike.

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