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US sets new record for billion-dollar climate disasters in single year
Country has experienced 23 extreme weather events costing $1bn or more already this year, passing previous mark of 22 in 2020
With four months of 2023 still left, the US has set a record for the most natural disasters in a single year that have cost $1bn or more, as fires, floods and ferocious winds were among deadly events experts warn are being turbo-charged by the climate crisis.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) announced on Monday that there have already been 23 extreme weather events in the US this year that have cost at least $1bn. The current figure surpasses the record of 22 such events set in 2020.
Continue reading...Financial services company makes first fully automated sale of carbon credits
Verra deactivates 10 carbon credit methodologies, reviewing others
How we brought mistletoes back to the trees of Melbourne – while warding off hungry possums
EU’s renewable energy directive set to overcome last hurdle with full Parliament vote
EU metals sector deploys taskforce to work with EU on aligning with the bloc’s 2050 goals
VCM Report: REDD sinks lower to add further gloom to the market
Investor reduced its exposure to UK water companies due to pollution
Heat pumps twice as efficient as fossil fuel systems in cold weather, study finds
Doubts about whether heat pumps work well in subzero conditions shown to be unfounded, say researchers
Heat pumps are more than twice as efficient as fossil fuel heating systems in cold temperatures, research shows.
Even at temperatures approaching -30C, heat pumps outperform oil and gas heating systems, according to the research from Oxford University and the Regulatory Assistance Project thinktank.
Continue reading...Keeping cats indoors is a rare solution where everybody wins | Calla Wahlquist
In the debate over protecting native wildlife from domestic felines, one thing is often overlooked: cats should be kept indoors for the sake of cats
There is a bird bath in our garden frequented by fairywrens and red-browed finches. We put it under the flowering elm tree so the little birds would feel protected and hang out there for longer. It’s a few metres from our back door. Most days, when the sun hits that part of the floorboards, our cat Laurie can be found there, lazing in a sunbeam watching the birds through the glass. Sometimes, when they hop closer, she will sit up and make little chattering noises. It’s cat TV: enriching for her, safe for the oblivious birds.
I wish I could say we’d done it for the birds’ sake. But like an extraordinary number of decisions in the past 13 years, I did it for Laurie.
Continue reading...Red fire ant colonies found in Italy and could spread across Europe, says study
Researchers identify 88 nests of destructive invasive non-native species near Syracuse in Sicily
An invasive non-native ant species has become established in Italy and could rapidly spread through Europe to the UK with global heating, a study warns.
The red fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, has a powerful sting, damages crops and can infest electrical equipment including cars and computers.
Continue reading...IMO shipping strategy a major step forward for sector’s climate action -study
Australian corporates talk net zero, but are still gun-shy about 1.5°C climate target
Australian businesses are still gun-shy and conservative when it comes to the need for targets that align with the 1.5°C Paris climate goal.
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UK, South Korea commit billions to UN’s Green Climate Fund
Dolly the Sheep creator Ian Wilmut dies aged 79
Canada-based carbon credit financier rebrands to showcase climate action mission
Our energy market is designed for a system that no longer exists: It’s time for change
A new National Electricity Objective should promote urgency, not just efficiency. But it needs other reforms that require imagination, and SWAT teams.
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