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Solar tax debate futile unless we tackle the “original sin” of price regulation
Despite appearances, this is not a problem about rooftop solar exports. The real problem lies in how network sunk costs are recovered from consumers.
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Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger’, Unesco recommends
Australian government ‘stunned’ by recommendation and will strongly oppose draft decision, environment minister Sussan Ley says
The Great Barrier Reef should be placed on to a list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, according to a recommendation from UN officials that urges Australia to take “accelerated action at all possible levels” on climate change.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization says the world’s biggest coral reef system should be placed on the list at the world heritage committee meeting next month.
Continue reading...VCM Report: CORSIA-eligible credit values rise, CME Group announces nature-based futures contract launch
Speculators’ WCI allowance holdings rise toward 100 Mt, CFTC data shows
A controversial US book is feeding climate denial in Australia. Its central claim is true, yet irrelevant
Legacy of toxic leaded petrol lingers in air in London, study finds
Most cities likely to be affected by the pollutant, which is particularly harmful to children’s brains
Toxic lead from petrol that was banned 20 years ago still lingers in the air in London, a study has shown, with researchers saying the legacy of leaded fuels is likely to hang over most cities.
While levels are much lower than at their peak in the 1980s, they remain far above natural background levels. Lead is extremely poisonous and there is no safe amount of exposure. It is of particular concern for children, as it damages their developing brains and ability to learn.
Continue reading...Microbes and solar power ‘could produce 10 times more food than plants’
The system would also have very little impact on the environment, in contrast to livestock farming, scientists say
Combining solar power and microbes could produce 10 times more protein than crops such as soya beans, according to a new study.
The system would also have very little impact on the environment, the researchers said, in stark contrast to livestock farming which results in huge amounts of climate-heating gases as well as water pollution.
Continue reading...JP Morgan lays out carbon offset push with forest company acquisition
California gasoline consumption hits 14-month high in April as demand nears pre-COVID levels
Business Development Advisor for Carbon Markets, Global EverGreening Alliance – Melbourne
Euro Markets: EUAs lift again as focus turns to options expiry
Tasmanian devils devastate penguin population on Australian island
Carbon Research Consultant, Roland Berger – Beijing/Shanghai/Guangzhou/Hong Kong/Taipei
*Market Development Manager, Gold Standard – US/Canada/Europe
Forest Carbon Credit Sales Manager, Coalition for Rainforest Nations – NYC
COVID claims life of “beloved and honourable” California carbon market economist
If we want to fight the climate crisis, we must embrace nuclear power | Bhaskar Sunkara
A powerful form of clean energy already exists – and it is far more reliable than wind and solar
On 30 April, the Indian Point nuclear power plant 30 miles north of New York City was shut down. For decades the facility provided the overwhelming majority of the city’s carbon-free electricity as well as good union jobs for almost a thousand people. Federal regulators had deemed the plant perfectly safe.
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