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All hot air: UK commits to climate action but not to new funding
Boris Johnson announces £500m for ‘blue planet fund’, but pledge was contained in 2019 Conservative manifesto
Boris Johnson has set out his intention to “build back better for the world”, to protect the natural environment and wildlife, and tackle the climate crisis, at the G7 summit in Cornwall. But he committed no new funds to the initiative, and other G7 leaders showed little sign of coming forward with the cash commitments that campaigners said were needed to help developing countries cope with the climate emergency.
Announcing £500m to be spent on a “blue planet fund”, for the protection of the oceans and coastal areas in poor countries, he said: “As democratic nations, we have a responsibility to help developing countries reap the benefits of clean growth through a fair and transparent system. The G7 has an unprecedented opportunity to drive a global green industrial revolution, with the potential to transform the way we live.
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The beauty of native wildflowers – in pictures
Photographer Kathryn Martin started working with wildflowers when she lived in London. Inspired by the copperplate engravings in 18th-century botanist William Curtis’s eight-volume Flora Londinensis, she digitally photographs native wildflowers against graph paper. The idea developed when she moved to the South Downs and collected flowers on her daily walks as a way to connect with the landscape. The resultant exhibition – called Come, See Real Flowers of this Painful World, after a haiku by Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō – is on show at London design shop Egg. “Wildflower habitats are in sharp decline, but are a vital source of food and shelter for countless species,” Martin says. “I want my photographs to show how beautiful these plants are, to encourage people to notice them, and perhaps even sow their own patch.”
Continue reading...Calls for G7 spending restraint misguided, warns Lord Stern
‘Premature austerity will threaten growth’ as world recovers from Covid-19, says climate economist
Wealthy nations must ignore calls to rein in public spending as the economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic gathers pace, or risk a fresh crisis, the climate economist Nicholas Stern has warned.
Leaders of the G7 industrialised countries are meeting in Cornwall this weekend, to discuss vaccines, the recovery from the pandemic, and the climate crisis.
Continue reading...‘We’re causing our own misery’: oceanographer Sylvia Earle on the need for sea conservation
‘Queen of the Deep’ says it is not too late to reverse human-made damage to oceans and preserve biodiversity
The world has the opportunity in the next 10 years to restore our oceans to health after decades of steep decline – but to achieve that, people must wake up to the problem, join in efforts to protect marine areas and stop eating tuna, according to the oceanographer and deep sea explorer Sylvia Earle.
“We are at the most exciting time maybe ever to be a human, because we’re armed with knowledge,” said Earle, also known as the Queen of the Deep and “her Deepness”. Earle has also set numerous records for deep sea diving, and was the first woman to serve as chief scientist of the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Continue reading...BBC Springwatch: Chris Packham hails maker of 27,000 swift boxes
CP Daily: Friday June 11, 2021
WCI speculative length hits new highs as compliance sinks further into the red
NA Markets: California carbon eclipses all-time high on heels of more speculative buying
Two more California offset projects chart LCFS pathways
EU ministers leave door open for hydrogen blending in cross-border energy projects
PREVIEW: Switzerland’s climate strategy faces knife-edge public vote
US Carbon Pricing and LCFS Roundup for week ending June 11, 2021
Euro Markets: EUAs, UKAs slip as rallies peter out on supply concerns
UK space race investment 'is heating up'
RFS Market: RIN prices crash on report of possible refiner compliance relief
Pikachus, politicians and pollution art: how activists are protesting at the G7 summit – video
As world leaders flocked to the G7 summit at Carbis Bay in Cornwall to discuss the Covid pandemic recovery and the climate emergency, activists have also taken the chance to demonstrate to the leaders of seven of the wealthiest global democracies.
From a swarm of 300 drones creating 3D images of endangered species to protesters running around in Pikachu costumes, demonstrators have got creative to get the attention of politicians and the press. Here are some of the most impressive stunts
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- G7 signs of protest in Cornwall – in pictures
Shenzhen eyes absolute cap, auctions in ETS overhaul
Ever Given remains grounded in Egypt as compensation battle rages
Ship cannot sail out of Egyptian waters as authorities detain crew and cargo until owners pay for blockages
Lemons, bamboo shoots and tofu sit in the sweltering heat, alongside goods from Lenovo, Ikea, Dixons Carphone and dozens of other brands – including barbecues, sun loungers, swimwear, lawnmowers and camping equipment – and will arrive at their intended destinations long after summer ends.
Since the successful operation to dislodge the 220,000-ton Ever Given from the Suez canal, where it was stuck for six days, the cargo ship has been grounded again – this time by a fierce legal battle between the ship’s owners, insurance companies, and the Suez Canal Authority (SCA).
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