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Exclusive: ‘Policy vacuum’ on livestock emissions amid pressure from industry lobbyists blamed for failings

• Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases hit record high

The EU is on track to break a promise to cut methane emissions by 30% by 2030 made due to a “policy vacuum” on livestock emissions, a report has warned.

Methane is the second biggest contributor to global heating after carbon dioxide, with a greenhouse gas impact at least 27 times worse than CO2 over a 100-year time span.

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The UN Secretary General speaks to BBC ahead of nations meeting for major climate conference COP27.

Scientists warn world ‘is heading in wrong direction’ amid rise in nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide and methane

Atmospheric levels of all three greenhouse gases have reached record highs, according to a study by the World Meteorological Organization, which scientists say means the world is “heading in the wrong direction”.

The WMO found there was the biggest year-on-year jump in methane concentrations in 2020 and 2021 since systematic measurements began almost 40 years ago.

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Fossil fuels simply don’t check out when it comes to tackling Australia’s rising energy prices while lowering emissions

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When you’re in a bit of a tight hole, it’s quite good advice to first stop digging while you work out how to climb out.

But over the past week, the advice from conservative commentators on tackling Australia’s rising energy prices while lowering emissions has been to keep digging (and drilling).

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Satellite tag data suggests five-month-old migratory bird did not stop during voyage which took 11 days and one hour to reach Tasmania

A juvenile bar-tailed godwit – known only by its satellite tag number 234684 – has flown 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania without stopping, appearing to set a new world record for marathon bird flights.

The five-month-old bird set off from Alaska on 13 October and satellite data appeared to show it did not stop during its marathon flight which took 11 days and one hour.

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PM said he stood by Tories’ 2019 manifesto policy when asked in Commons, in rebuff to Liz Truss

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Fracking will in effect remain banned under Rishi Sunak’s government, his spokesperson confirmed on Wednesday, saying the new prime minister was committed to the policy in the 2019 manifesto.

The confirmation came after the prime minister told the Commons that he “stands by” the manifesto, which put a moratorium on shale gas extraction.

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Growing fleet of big batteries enjoy strong revenues, driven by the growing move to shift more energy rather than provide grid services.

The post Big batteries make their mark on the grid as they start to shift more energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar smash production records in September quarter, emissions fall but prices soar thanks to cost of fossil gas and coal.

The post Wind and solar smash production records, but old fossils keep energy prices high appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The first carbon credit auction hosted by Saudi Arabia's sovereign investment fund has dished out 1.4 million units across 15 regional and domestic firms including Aramco, with the state oil company also announcing a $1.5 billion fund to help it reach net zero emissions by 2050.

EUAs extended their rally into a fourth day on Thursday as prices continued to be driven by short covering, though some also suggested utilities were re-entering the market to hedge forward power deliveries.

The real obstacle to overcome for scaling technology-based removals in the voluntary carbon market is the lack of a demand signal rather than the scarcity of supply, according to a senior member of a large project developer speaking to Carbon Pulse.

Spanish utility Iberdrola announced a continued increase in ETS-covered gas generation in its Q3 results on Wednesday as hydro output remained well below both 2021 and 2020 levels, reflective of a wider trend across the region that has prompted a surge in fossil output.

A carbon price of at least $30 per tonne of CO2 would enable Japan to bring forward a phase-out of fossil-fuel fired power generation and accelerate the transition to renewables in the electricity sector, a report released on Wednesday has found.

Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) will reduce global emissions downward relative to previous strategies, though these efforts are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5C by the end of the century with emissions on course to rise by more than 10% between 2010 and 2030, a UN report showed.

United Nations says governments need to set new goals and make deeper cuts to limit temperature rises to 1.5C

Pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions will lead to global heating of 2.5C, a level that would condemn the world to catastrophic climate breakdown, according to the United Nations.

Only a handful of countries have strengthened their commitments substantially in the last year, despite having promised to do so at the Cop26 UN climate summit in Glasgow last November. Deeper cuts are needed to limit temperature rises to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which would avoid the worst ravages of extreme weather.

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Estimated emissions for operating Chinese-financed overseas power plants could cumulatively consume 1.7% of the global carbon budget that gives a 50-50 chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C, a policy brief has found.

Terrain Solar to team up with Ratch Australia to jointly develop renewable projects, starting with a 152MW solar farm and battery project in NSW.

The post Terrain Solar and Ratch to develop 152MW solar farm and battery project in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Experts call for tighter regulations as tests find ethoxyquin exceeds maximum limits in Tassal and Petuna salmon

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A fish feed additive banned in the European Union out of concerns for health impacts in animals and humans has been found in Tasmanian salmon at concerning levels, say experts who are calling for tighter regulations.

Dr Christian Narkowicz, an organic chemist, last year commissioned the National Measurement Institute to test salmon for residues of ethoxyquin.

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A joint initiative to provide an open source metadata system to share information about carbon credits and projects across digital platforms and ease integration of multiple registry systems will go live before the end of the year, it was announced on Wednesday.

Shocked at the devastation caused by recent floods in her home country, the photographer Taiwo Aina visited a fishing and farming community where families have lost everything

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