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Then and now: Arctic sea-ice feeling the heat
GCF board clashes over adaptation projects, keeps vow to fund them
Speculative CCA holdings eclipse 100 mln as additions slow
Euro Markets: EUAs hold above €58 to keep record in sight
Colombia’s carbon tax scheme undermined by questionable REDD credits, probe finds
US Carbon Pricing and LCFS Roundup for week ending July 2, 2021
Canadian inferno: northern heat exceeds worst-case climate models
Scientists fear heat domes in North America and Siberia indicate a new dimension to the global crisis
If you were drawing up a list of possible locations for hell on Earth, the small mountain village of Lytton in Canada would probably not have entered your mind until this week.
Few people outside British Columbia had heard of this community of 250 people. Those that had were more likely to think of it as bucolic. Nestled by a confluence of rivers in the forested foothills of the Lillooet and Botanie mountain ranges, the municipal website boasts: “Lytton is the ideal location for nature lovers to connect with incredible natural beauty and fresh air freedom.”
Continue reading...NZ Market: NZUs extend highs yet again as post-auction demand persists
CN Markets: CCER volumes soar to new high, but policy uncertainty creates headaches for traders
Trading house Mercuria launches new environmental products team led by oil major veterans
Private sector faces growing threat of climate-related litigation -report
COMMENT: We need to talk about the EU’s carbon market
The week in wildlife – in pictures
The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a newborn baby gorilla, a rare giant muntjac and a harpy eagle
Continue reading...Red squirrels and pine martens could lose protection in UK review, say experts
Adders and slow worms also among species possibly affected by changes that could help property developers
Legal protections for wildlife and plants in the UK are set for a review that could result in some important species losing their entitlement to special status, ecology experts have told the Guardian.
Adders, slow worms, water voles, mountain hares, pine martens and red squirrels are among the species experts have warned could be affected, after unexpected changes to the government’s review process that will raise the bar on how rare and under threat an animal needs to be to gain legal safeguards.
Continue reading...Carbon Offset Project Manager, Tullow Oil – London
Municipal govt confirms company caught falsifying China ETS data
The scientists hired by big oil who predicted the climate crisis long ago
Experts’ discoveries lie at the heart of two dozen lawsuits that hope to hold the industry accountable for devastating damage
As early as 1958, the oil industry was hiring scientists and engineers to research the role that burning fossil fuels plays in global warming. The goal at the time was to help the major oil conglomerates understand how changes in the earth’s atmosphere may affect the industry – and their bottom line. But what top executives gained was an early preview of the climate crisis, decades before the issue reached public consciousness.
What those scientists discovered – and what the oil companies did with that information – is at the heart of two dozen lawsuits attempting to hold the fossil fuel industry responsible for their role in climate change. Many of those cases hinge on the industry’s own internal documents that show how, 40 years ago, researchers predicted the rising global temperatures with stunning accuracy. But looking back, many of those same scientists say they were hardly whistleblowers out to take down big oil.
Continue reading...Beavers set to be released in London as part of urban rewilding
Citizen Zoo plans to reintroduce animals in Tottenham as part of effort to ‘beaver up’ the capital
Beavers are set to be released in London in the UK’s most significant urban reintroduction, the Guardian can reveal.
It is hoped the rodents, which went extinct in the UK 400 years ago after being hunted for their fur and an oil they produce, will be brought to a site in Tottenham.
Continue reading...Study suggests bacteria in cow’s stomach can break down plastic
Scientists find micro-organisms from the bovine stomach have ability to degrade polyesters in lab setting
Bacteria found in one of the compartments of a cow’s stomach can break down plastic, research suggests.
Since the 1950s, more than 8bn tonnes of plastic have been produced – equivalent in weight to 1 billion elephants – driven predominantly by packaging, single-use containers, wrapping and bottles. As a result, plastic pollution is all-pervasive, in the water and in the air, with people unwittingly consuming and breathing microplastic particles. In recent years, researchers have been working on harnessing the ability of tiny microscopic bugs to break down the stubborn material.
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