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North American developers partner to build ocean-sequestering DAC project in Canada
Oil and gas ‘not the problem’ for climate, says UK’s net zero minister
Campaigners call Graham Stuart’s comments ‘laughable’ and say Conservatives are weaponising climate action
Oil and gas are “not the problem” for the climate, but the carbon emissions arising from them are, the UK’s net zero minister has told MPs.
In words that suggested the UK could place yet more emphasis on technologies to capture and store carbon, Graham Stuart said fossil fuel production was not driving climate change, but demand for fossil fuels was.
Continue reading...Water regulator starts a ‘crackdown’ on bonuses about 30 years too late
Ofwat’s newfound interest in executive pay in the water industry is merely a tweak
About 30 years too late, many might say, here comes Ofwat with details on how it will “crack down”, as it puts it, on executive pay in the English water sector. Since the regulator’s new powers to interfere on boardroom pay don’t kick in until next year, this year’s assessment can be considered an explainer on how a new offside rule will work.
And the news from the video assistant referee is that Severn Trent, South West Water and Portsmouth Water committed offences that “did not meet our expectations”, says Ofwat, because either short- or long-term incentives were insufficiently aligned to good outcomes for customers or the environment. Does that mean the executives would have faced the humiliation of returning their dodgy rewards?
Continue reading...US federal lawmakers introduce soil carbon sequestration legislation
EU’s carbon border plans force companies to disclose ‘trade secrets’, says industry
ANALYSIS: Voluntary action on airline non-CO2 impact takes shape as EU obligations loom
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Five free map datasets launched on agricultural impacts
VCMI announces early adopters of its code for carbon credit buyers
Human-caused heating behind extreme droughts in Syria, Iraq and Iran, study finds
Millions of people’s lives wrecked by droughts that used to happen once every 250 years but now expected once a decade
Extreme droughts that have wrecked the lives of millions of people in Syria, Iraq and Iran since 2020 would not have happened without human-caused global heating, a study has found.
The climate crisis means such long-lasting and severe droughts are no longer rare, the analysis showed. In the Tigris-Euphrates basin, which covers large parts of Syria and Iraq, droughts of this severity happened about once every 250 years before global heating – now they are expected once a decade.
Continue reading...UK asset manager Fidelity to expand sustainable oceans and water investments
Environmental consultancy develops crediting methodology for carbon removals using marine microalgae
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UK forests face 'catastrophic ecosystem collapse'
Woodland birds in quickening decline in UK, with risk of extinctions, say experts
Campaigners call for urgent action after data shows almost all bird types reducing in abundance
Woodland birds are facing an accelerating decline in the UK, with species at risk of extinction if the government does not act, experts have said.
Data released by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has revealed that almost all bird types are reducing in abundance, despite years of warnings from nature bodies that action needs to be taken to protect habitats and save species.
Continue reading...US Farm Bill should front up funds for agroforestry, coalition says
British energy firm teams up with climate tech company to boost carbon credits offering
‘Inestimable importance’: 500-year-old cache of pressed flowers reveals new secrets
Thousands of specimens from the 1500s show huge changes to Bologna’s flora due to climate crisis and migration, say researchers
A collection of pressed flowers taken from the hillsides of Bologna 500 years ago is unlocking knowledge about how the climate crisis and human migration is changing landscapes in northern Italy.
Picked between 1551 and 1586 by the Renaissance naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi, the 5,000 delicately cut and dried plants form one of the richest collections of its time.
Continue reading...SK Market: Drab demand sees Korean monthly auction fail to sell out again
Litter blighting UK footpaths with Lucozade bottles most often found, says study
Trash Free Trails’ report finds average of 41 pieces of litter a kilometre as calls grow for deposit returns scheme
Litter is blighting the UK’s footpaths, with an average 41 pieces found a kilometre, according to a major study. Particularly frequently found brands included Lucozade, Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Monster and Walkers.
The State of Our Trails report, conducted by Trash Free Trails, is the first UK study that aims to establish a scientific understanding of the environmental consequences of the tonnes of litter in our landscapes. It drew together more than 1,600 submissions by 4,500 volunteers and with the data the authors have estimated as many as 9.1m individual pieces of litter could be found across the UK’s 220,000km of public rights of way. The surveys took place between July 2020 and August 2023.
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