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Boris Johnson ‘missing in action’ ahead of vital climate talks, says Keir Starmer
Exclusive: Labour leader says prime minister’s lack of ambition risks failure of Cop26
Vital UN climate talks are at risk of failure because Boris Johnson is “missing in action” while his climate spokesperson talks about freezing bread, Keir Starmer has warned.
The Labour leader said there is already “dystopia” all around caused by climate breakdown, but Johnson’s ambition to tackle the scale of the crisis is irresponsibly small.
Continue reading...Britain could be taking the lead in tackling the climate crisis. Where’s the ambition? | Keir Starmer
Ahead of Cop26, the Tories are failing to act on their promises. Labour’s bold green recovery plan shows what could be done
It used to be said of a good politician that they were able to make the weather. The metaphor has acquired a literal sense in recent years as humanity’s effect on the climate has become clear. In early July, downpours and flash floods hit parts of Glasgow. As I begin a two-day visit to the city tomorrow, the world is looking ahead to November, when countries’ representatives will gather in Glasgow for the 2021 UN climate change conference (Cop26). The world is looking to Britain, as host of the summit, to deliver. We cannot afford to miss this moment, but I fear we will.
The urgent need for a coherent response is in front of our very eyes. In recent weeks flash floods have immobilised parts of Britain, Germany and China. Towns built on rivers have been destroyed and there have been frightening scenes of train commuters trapped underground in rising water. Record heatwaves and fires have ravaged parts of North America. All over the world, unusual weather events show that dystopia is not on the horizon. It is here today, all around us.
Continue reading...Sierra Nevada red fox wins protection as endangered species
The animals have suffered from drought, wildfires, habitat destruction, as well as poisoning and trapping
The slender, bushy-tailed Sierra Nevada red fox will be listed as an endangered species, federal wildlife officials announced, saying its population has dipped to just 40 animals in an area of California stretching from Lake Tahoe to south of Yosemite national park.
The US Fish and Wildlife Service decided against listing a distinct population of the foxes in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon and near Lassen Peak in northern California. But it said in a listing rule to be published in the Federal Register on Tuesday that the Sierra Nevada segment south of Tahoe “is in danger of extinction throughout all of its range”.
Continue reading...Toronto-based ESG fund inks offtake with large Indonesian REDD project
Woman killed in rare attack by black bear in remote Alberta forest
Victim was mauled while planting trees after logging operation
Police in Canada say a 26-year-old woman working on a tree-planting operation in Alberta was killed by a black bear on Saturday, in a rare attack by one of the country’s largest predators.
The woman was mauled by what witnesses believe was an adult black bear in a remote area of northwest Alberta. A co-worker who witnessed the attack helped scare off the bear before calling for help.
Continue reading...Experts defend electric cars after Allegra Stratton comments
Electric cars able to do long journeys and there are increasing number of chargers on UK roads, say experts
Electric car experts have rallied to the defence of the vehicles after suggestions from a government spokeswoman that they were unsuitable for long journeys.
Electric cars have an average range of about 200 miles, suitable for the vast majority of journeys taken on British roads, while top-range models have a more extensive range of about 250 miles.
Continue reading...German Greens pledge to grant veto rights to environment ministry, raise national carbon price
RGGI programme review discussion may not begin in earnest until 2022 -sources
ICAO signs up non-profit to provide CORSIA market analysis
EEX opens registration for German buildings and transport ETS buyers
Firm seeks funding for ‘performance sneakers’ made from coffee waste
Finnish firm Rens says shoes made from used grounds and recycled plastic will be climate neutral
It is the typical morning routine for hundreds of thousands of Britons: have a cup of coffee and then slip on your trainers before heading for a jog. Upon returning, a quick drink of water to rehydrate before stepping into the shower.
Now, one firm has enabled one thing to beget another, by creating trainers made of recycled plastic bottles and used coffee beans.
Continue reading...UK finance giants plan to buy out fossil fuel plants in order to shut them
Climate campaigners say HSBC’s involvement is ‘cynical’ attempt to distract from investments in coal power
A group of the UK’s biggest financial institutions plan to hasten the phasing out of coal power in Asia by buying out fossil fuel plants in order to shut them down within 15 years.
Finance giants including lenders HSBC, Citi and BlackRock Real Assets together with UK insurer Prudential are working with the Asian Development Bank on the plans, according to a report by Reuters. There have also been “promising” early talks with Asian governments and multilateral banks.
Continue reading...Giraffe grandmothers are high-value family members, say scientists
As with elephants and orcas, worldly wisdom and childcare brings group-survival perks, research suggests
Pillars of family life, the community and often the workplace, grandmothers are a crucial component of human society – now researchers say they may also play an important role among giraffes.
Experts conducting a review of giraffe social behaviour say female giraffes live for about eight years after they can no longer reproduce – up to about 30% of their lives.
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NGO readies early Australian blue carbon offset scheme
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Sichuan govt backs massive scale-up of voluntary forest carbon projects
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Can Australia break its wind and solar investment drought?
PowAR chief executive Geoff Dutaillis talks about big wind projects, battery storage, the ESB’s new rules and connection problems.
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