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A global governance framework is needed to build on the Global Methane Pledge outlined at the end of 2021, experts told a webinar on Tuesday, seeking to ensure that the targeted 30% cut in emissions from the gas by 2030 is achieved.

Five global companies announced plans on Tuesday to spend $925 million on engineered carbon removals credits through 2030, aiming to help scale nascent technologies.

Few British waterways are in decent condition, with thousands of tonnes of sewage discharged into the environment. It is high time we demanded more from our leaders

There are certain phrases that deserve a nod of recognition when they prove to be literally true: anyone who’s ever dug such a big hole that they hit the rock bottom will know what I’m talking about. Or if you’ve ever stood at a ferry terminal realising that you have, in fact, missed the boat. Perhaps this Easter you will unpack your shopping, covered in a slimy, clear film, and understand the error of putting all your eggs in one basket. Personally, I have found myself swimming through actual shit.

Not just once, either. Not by a long chalk. Over the past 37 years, I have probably swum through enough sewage to fill a river. Because, you see, it does fill our rivers. And seas. And lakes. And the little streams that snake behind housing estates, and the pools that have the audacity to sit beside poorly maintained pipes. Such is the problem that you would be hard pressed to find any body of water in Britain that a privatised water company hasn’t flushed with turds now and again in the quest for ever-greater profits.

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Osmund, only male of four chicks that became internet hit in spring 2020, is spotted over 100 miles away

A young male peregrine falcon that hatched at Salisbury Cathedral two years ago and became an internet star during the early days of the first Covid lockdown has spread his wings and reached the island of Guernsey, more than 100 miles away.

Osmund, the only male of four chicks raised on the cathedral tower in spring 2020, was spotted on the coast of the Channel island and identified by his blue ring bearing the initials YK.

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Extinction Rebellion close Lloyd’s of London as activist groups continue their direct action

Anti-fossil fuel activists have vowed to continue blockading oil terminals until they are jailed, as they approached 1,000 arrests for their actions so far.

“Ministers have a choice: they can arrest and imprison Just Stop Oil supporters or agree to no new oil and gas,” Just Stop Oil said on Tuesday morning. “While Just Stop Oil supporters have their liberty the disruption will continue.”

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Protesters from Just Stop Oil may be breaking the law and yet still be morally right in the face of future disaster

This week, climate activists disrupted the UK’s oil supply, because they believe they face a desperate choice. Nonviolent resistance now, or the unthinkable violence of climate change later.

“There is a need to break the law,” says Just Stop Oil’s Melissa Carrington, “so we are not guilty of greater crime.” But is she right?

Elizabeth Cripps is a writer and moral philosopher, and the author of What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care

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A major environmental trading firm and sustainability services provider has set up shop in Singapore to expand its activities to the Asian markets.

A Canadian carbon removal technology company has signed a multi-million dollar carbon credit purchase agreement with two investors for the permanent storage of CO2 through a process known as carbon mineralisation, which stores carbon in solid form in concrete, it announced on Tuesday.

EUAs made modest gains on Tuesday morning amid light trading volume, as energy markets also rallied while participants remain unsure of the supply outlook amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

UV filters absorbed by Posidonia oceanica may have damaging effects on ecosystems, warn scientists

Chemicals found in sunscreen lotions are accumulating in Mediterranean seagrass, a study has found.

Scientists discovered ultraviolet filters in the stems of Posidonia oceanica, a seagrass species found on the coast of Mallorca and endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.

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Japanese energy firm Osaka Gas will partner with an Australian hydrogen and technology project developer to establish a 10 GW renewable hydrogen project in Australia’s Northern Territory (NT), it was announced on Tuesday.

Landholders who are stuck in long-term, inequitable contracts with Carbon Service Providers (CSPs)  should be able to exit their contracts without penalty, according to a submission to Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER).

A major engineering company and Japanese tech firm Fujitsu are partnering to develop a blockchain-based platform for the creation and distribution of carbon credit tokens on a global scale.

Massive 10GW Desert Bloom green hydrogen project signs up Japanese gas giant, and flags scale of project could be doubled to 20GW.

The post Revealed: Big Japanese buyer behind $15bn Desert Bloom green hydrogen plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Offset developer and consultancy South Pole is seeking to leverage digital technologies to engage more corporates on climate action, the company said on Tuesday after adding another minority investor to its equity pool amid a rapid expansion.

Rare Breeds Survival Trust annual watchlist shows ‘low-input species’ benefit from changing nature of farming

While hundreds of Hackney horses once elegantly clip-clopped around London pulling carriages, the breed is now dying out because that mode of transport is no longer used.

The Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) annual watchlist has highlighted the breed as at risk because there are just 31 breeding females left in the UK.

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Surf Wood for Good aims to tackle waste caused by polystyrene bodyboards by lending beachgoers UK-made wooden boards

A new initiative is offering free bellyboard hire across England, Wales and Northern Ireland to discourage the use of polluting plastic boards.

Surf Wood for Good aims to tackle the waste caused by polystyrene bodyboards, which are usually imported and single-use, by lending beachgoers British-made wooden boards.

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Activist footage appearing to show severe overcrowding and dead birds differs from KFC film by YouTube influencer

KFC has been accused of a “misleading” portrayal of chicken farming after activists revisited a farm recently highlighted in a film by a YouTube influencer.

The Behind the Bucket film published last December saw YouTuber Niko Omilana visit a farm operated by meat company Moy Park, one of Europe’s leading poultry producers, which sells chicken to KFC.

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Highest ever price at a carbon auction and modest take-up underlines the failure of the government's flagship climate policy.

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Nationals leader Joyce unveils $1.5 billion gas project as modelling reveals how much Australia's climate failure could cost the budget.

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