Around The Web

Czech utility CEZ reported a 10% drop year-on-year in EU ETS-covered fossil generation during Q1 2022, citing high gas and emissions prices in its first-quarter financial results on Tuesday.

Turkey has recorded rise in strandings across its Black Sea coast since beginning of Russian invasion

• Russia-Ukraine war: latest updates

A recent rise in dolphin deaths in the Black Sea may have been caused by the war in Ukraine, scientists have said.

Researchers believe heightened noise pollution in the northern Black Sea, caused by about 20 Russian navy vessels and ongoing military activities, may have been driving cetaceans south to Turkish and Bulgarian shores, where they are being stranded or caught in fishing nets in unusually high numbers.

Continue reading...

Conglomerates have bought out several smaller companies as the meat substitute market is predicted to grow rapidly

Big meat and food conglomerates threaten to push out smaller producers of meat alternatives in the same way they have affected other food industries, according to two recent reports.

Meat companies such as JBS and Cargill have invested heavily in plant-based proteins and laboratory-grown meats in recent years and bought out several smaller companies, according to a report published Tuesday by the non-profit Food & Water Watch and a March report from IPES-Food, a coalition of food systems experts.

Continue reading...

SK E&S, an energy subsidiary of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, will invest $110 million in a CCS project that aims to capture and store CO2 from over thirty ethanol plants in the US mid-west, the company announced on Tuesday.

Major report proposes new take on renewable off-take deals – the 24/7 Clean PPA – that promises to vastly improve emissions reduction for grids and big business.

The post Why “24/7” clean power means more than “100% renewables” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Exclusive: RHS says queries about diseases down 45% in good sign for May blooms such as lupins and iris

Plant diseases are at their lowest levels in the UK for years because of a cold, dry spring, meaning it could be a bumper year for apples, and popular blooms such as iris are likely to be spectacular.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) said years like this may be few and far between in the future, as the climate becomes warmer and wetter, creating ideal conditions for pests. But this year, spring favourites such as quince and hawthorn are doing well, with gardener queries to the charity about plant diseases on their plots down 45% on last year.

Continue reading...

Beautiful floral arrangements that last, made from dried, paper and preserved leaves, grasses and blooms

Continue reading...

Cannon-Brookes meets AGL chair and CEO before launching campaign against demerger and slow pace of coal exit.

The post Grok meets AGL before going into campaign mode against coal demerger appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Which party really has young interests at heart? Let’s look at where the major players stand on youth and climate change policy. Hannah R. Feldman, Research Fellow, Institute for Water Futures, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Charity’s report says nearly all targets set since 2000 have been missed, revised or quietly ignored

The international aviation industry has failed to meet all but one of 50 of its own climate targets in the past two decades, environment campaigners say.

A report commissioned by the climate charity Possible assessed every target set by the industry since 2000 and found that nearly all had been missed, revised or quietly ignored. The charity says the findings undermine a UK government plan to leave airlines to reduce their emissions through self-regulation.

Continue reading...

Proposed Sub sea interconnector from Tasmania and Victoria appoints insurance and risk management company to underpin massive project.

The post Marinus Link locks in insurer to underpin $3.5 billion undersea cable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Only the Greens and 'teal' independents have climate policies consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement, new analysis shows.

The post Major parties have Australia on track to blow past Paris targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers found barriers to a productive conversation in Australia about the just transition – not least, an almost complete absence of the federal government in talking about or planning for it. Gareth Edwards, Associate Professor, University of East Anglia Robert MacNeil, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, University of Sydney Susan M Park, Professor of Global Governance, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

If batteries are to prove their worth as the Swiss Army Knife of grid infrastructure, greater innovation, nuance and optimisation must occur.

The post Four things needed to de-risk value stacks of large-scale battery projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A collaboration of major global banks announced on Tuesday it had facilitated a carbon offset trade between a corporate client and project developer through a new settlement platform due to be fully operational by the end of the year.

The total cost of Kurri Kurri has blown out to more than $1 billion, it won't have much storage, and it won't use hydrogen.

The post Kurri Kurri gas folly: Cost blowout, limited operation, not hydrogen-ready appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The WMO warns of 50/50 chance that global warming will exceed 1.5 degrees within next five years.

The post There is 50:50 chance global warming will exceed 1.5°C before 2025, WMO says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

Campaigners say the aviation industry cannot be relied on to tackle their role in climate change.

Scientists say there's now a strong chance that the world will warm by more than 1.5C by 2026.