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Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 10:18
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Thousandth dormouse brought back to the wild

BBC - Thu, 2021-06-17 09:50
The captive-bred hazel dormouse is now settling into its new woodland home in Lancashire.
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‘Gamechanging’ £10m environmental DNA project to map life in world’s rivers

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-06-17 09:01

eBioAtlas programme aims to identify fish, birds, amphibians and land animals in freshwater systems from the Ganges to the Mekong

Concealed by the turbid, swirling waters of the Amazon, the Mekong and the Congo, the biodiversity of the world’s great rivers has largely remained a mystery to scientists. But now a multimillion-pound project aims to describe and identify the web of life in major freshwater ecosystems around the world with “gamechanging” DNA technology.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and UK-based environmental DNA (eDNA) specialists NatureMetrics have launched a partnership to take thousands of water samples from freshwater river systems like the Ganges and the Niger delta to identify the fish, birds, amphibians and land animals that live in and around them.

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California offset prices hit historic discounts as CCAs surge

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 08:02
California Carbon Offset (CCO) discounts are widening as California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices spike amid a flurry of speculative interest, with some traders observing limited demand for credits.
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More than half of Europe’s cities still plagued by dirty air, report finds

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-06-17 08:00

Data shows only 127 of 323 cities had acceptable PM 2.5 levels despite drop in emissions during lockdowns

More than half of European cities are still plagued by dirty air, new data shows, despite a reduction in traffic emissions and other pollutants during last year’s lockdowns.

Cities in eastern Europe, where coal is still a major source of energy, fared worst of all, with Nowy Sącz in Poland having the most polluted air, followed by Cremona in Italy where industry and geography tend to concentrate air pollution, and Slavonski Brod in Croatia.

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Australia’s government feels no duty to care towards young people on climate

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2021-06-17 07:51

High school students Ava Princi, Liv Heaton, Izzy Raj-Seppings and Laura Kirwin embrace outside The Federal Court of Australia in Sydney. (AAP Image/James Gourley)Australia's environment minister has rejected a court finding that she has a duty of care towards young Australians on climate. It's unsurprising.

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Bones and all: see how the diets of Tasmanian devils can wear down their sharp teeth to blunt nubbins

The Conversation - Thu, 2021-06-17 06:06
Tassie devils are notorious scavengers, eating everything from echidnas to stranded whales. Understanding how their teeth wear down can help us feed and protect captive populations. Tahlia Pollock, PhD candidate, Monash University Alistair Evans, Associate Professor, Monash University David Hocking, Curator of Vertebrate Zoology and Palaeontology at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery (TMAG) | Adjunct Research Associate at Monash University, Monash University Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Euro Markets: EUAs buckle under UK auction pressure, reach parity with British units

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 05:49
EUAs gave back early gains on Wednesday as the fortnightly UK auction again weighed on Europe's carbon markets, with UK Allowances hitting a new low to trade at parity with their EU counterparts for the first time.
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Shenzhou-12: China to launch first crew to new space station

BBC - Thu, 2021-06-17 05:22
Three astronauts are set to blast off on China's longest ever human spaceflight mission.
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UN shipping body postpones decision over global carbon levy, R&D fund

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 04:54
The International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) environment committee on Wednesday discussed the introduction of a global carbon levy for ships but decided to postpone this and other decisions to an upcoming meeting in November.
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Half the trees in two new English woodlands planted by jays, study finds

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-06-17 04:00

Former fields were naturally regenerated with oak trees growing from acorns buried by the birds

More than half the trees in two new woodlands in lowland England have been planted not by landowners, charities or machines but by jays.

Former fields rapidly turned into native forest with no plastic tree-guards, watering or expensive management, according to a new study which boosts the case for using natural regeneration to meet ambitious woodland creation targets.

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From fashion to field: cotton clothing shredded to help grow future cotton crops

The Guardian - Thu, 2021-06-17 03:30

Trial of diverting cotton textiles from landfill to farm has potential to recycle ‘huge amount’ of cotton material

There are lots of places where unwanted cotton clothes could go to escape landfill – the op-shop, a garage sale or turned into rags for tradies.

But what about shredding them and putting them back into the soil? And what if, in a world of perfect circularity, that soil was on a cotton farm?

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New Israeli environment minister eyes carbon pricing, but prospects seem dim

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 02:02
Israel’s new environment minister has pledged to try to advance legislation that would put a price on the country’s carbon emissions, but observers are not giving her efforts favourable odds of succeeding.
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RFS Market: RINs unravel further on report of flat biofuel quotas for 2021-22

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 01:53
Biofuel credit (RIN) values tanked for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday after a news outlet reported the US EPA may opt to keep Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending obligations flat or slightly below previous levels for the next two years in response to soaring costs under the programme.
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Nova Scotia’s June carbon auction clears 75% above floor price

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2021-06-17 01:38
Nova Scotia’s June 9 cap-and-trade sale cleared nearly 75% above the 2021 auction reserve price, making the settlement the largest premium in the history of the programme, market sources said.
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Solar driving “paradigm shift” in electricity grid, says new AEMO boss

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2021-06-17 00:50

AEMO's Daniel Westerman says there is a "paradigm shift" in the WA grid thanks to rapid uptake of solar, but battery storage will help manage the change.

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S&P Global Platts adds carbon neutral LNG to voluntary offset assessment portfolio

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-06-16 21:26
S&P Global Platts on Wednesday began assessing prices for carbon neutral LNG to tender to the growing interest across global energy markets to bundle carbon credits with LNG shipments.
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*Carbon Assets Portfolio Manager, KliK – Zurich

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-06-16 20:48
*PREMIUM LISTING - Develop and manage the KliK portfolio of Article 6.2 greenhouse gas mitigation programs globally.
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*International Relation Manager, KliK – Zurich

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-06-16 20:45
*PREMIUM LISTING - Develop and maintain the channels, through which the KliK Foundation promotes, identifies, supports programs worldwide and operates respective platforms in partner countries.
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Australia Market Roundup: EDL nets 440,000 ACCUs as AGL expands carbon neutral offering

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-06-16 20:43
The Clean Energy Regulator has issued around 400,000 carbon credits to two landfill gas sites operated by EDL, while utility AGL on Wednesday announced it has expanded carbon neutral offerings to span its entire product line.
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