Carbon Pulse
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Vermont lawmakers introduce climate “superfund” legislation
Over 100 Vermont legislators have sponsored two companion bills targeting the fossil fuel industry to compensate for their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, with the resulting revenues to be used for climate infrastructure developments in the state.
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US govt finalises $1.1 bln award to California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant
The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Wednesday confirmed signage of the $1.1 billion credit payment to extend the operation of California’s Diablo Canyon power plant in pursuit of a carbon pollution-free electricity sector by 2035.
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Industrial powerhouse invests in US university’s innovative membrane CCS technology
A US academic institution that was recently awarded Department of Energy (DOE) funding, will receive assistance from a global building materials manufacturer and a technology research firm to scale its industrial carbon capture initiative.
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Leading insurers do not plan to cover controversial East African oil pipeline
Over two dozen insurers and reinsurers have stated that they have no plans to offer insurance to a controversial proposed oil pipeline in East Africa, according to a coalition of environmentalist groups opposing the project.
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US Senate Committee advances bill to study GHG emissions from certain domestic, overseas products
US Senate Commitee on Environment and Public Works approved the PROVE IT Act on Wednesday, which seeks to gather and compare emissions data from the production of a variety of products in the US and a number of other countries.
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EU lawmakers call for strategy to tap into full geothermal potential
The vast majority of the European Parliament's members called on the European Commission to unlock geothermal energy across the bloc, in a vote in Strasbourg on Thursday.
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EU blindly following SBTi after banning climate claims from offset use, warns lawyer
EU parliamentarians have “blindly followed the Science Based Target initiative (SBTI)” after voting to endorse an EU deal to ban misleading carbon neutral claims if they rely on carbon credits, a lawyer warned Thursday.
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Partnership offers pre-insured carbon credits to manage buyer-side risk
A carbon credit insurance startup has teamed up with a digital carbon sales platform to offer pre-insured carbon credits, aiming to promote transparency regarding potential risks to buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
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Davos 2024: Best outcome of CBAMs would be a global carbon price -Norway’s foreign minister
Carbon border adjustment mechanisms (CBAMs) are second best compared with a global carbon price, Norway’s foreign minister Espen Barth Eide told delegates at Davos on Thursday.
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Largest UK ETS emitter rejects union plans, confirms coal exit
Tata Steel on Thursday rejected a workers’ union plan to keep its Port Talbot blast furnaces running, confirming its intention to reduce its carbon footprint by switching its energy source from coal to electricity.
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Planning underway for industrial carbon capture and utilisation plant in Austria
A clean tech company and a supplier of high-grade refractory products are advancing plans to build a capture carbon and utilisation facility in Austria to make industrial products.
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Environmental non-profit endorses NY legislation to combat emissions from warehouse operations
A US environmental non-profit outlined policy solutions in a report released Thursday to address the expansion of storage facilities and truck hauls in light of rising demand for shorter delivery durations, which has placed unequal health disparities on low-income households and communities of colour in New York.
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European Commission to propose a 90% EU emissions cut by 2040 -Bloomberg
The European Commission will propose a goal for the EU to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, Bloomberg reported citing anonymous sources, in line with scientific recommendations and a previous hint by the EU climate chief.
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Weak power and gas prices to push EUAs lower in 2024, say analysts
Power and gas prices are unlikely to strengthen in 2024, analysts at a European utility said on Thursday, which will have a dampening effect on EUAs.
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US regulators probing former NBA sponsor Aspiration over carbon offset business -Bloomberg
The NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers have ended their partnership with carbon offset startup Aspiration, which was previously a sponsor of the professional basketball team and is now under investigation by US regulators for potentially misleading customers, Bloomberg reported Thursday.
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INTERVIEW: Venture to fertilise ocean with synthesised whale poo eyes gigatonne-scale carbon removal
A venture using synthesized whale poo to stimulate phytoplankton growth in the ocean leading to increased carbon sequestration, says that the process has gigatonne-scale potential for carbon removal and could generate ‘deep blue carbon removal’ credits in future.
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Biodiversity Pulse: Thursday January 18, 2024
A twice-weekly summary of our biodiversity news plus bite-sized updates from around the world. All articles in this edition are free to read (no subscription required).
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Alliance forms to back large-scale marine nature restoration in Norway
Four organisations in Norway have teamed up to form Norwegian Marine Restoration (NoMaRe), a collaborative platform seeking to restore the more than 5,000 square kilometres of kelp forests that have been lost along the coast over the past decades.
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Agricultural firm launches ecosystem restoration project in India
A Norwegian-Indian company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a state government forest department in India to develop a 100,000-hectare environmental conservation project, aiming to contribute to the voluntary carbon market.
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Russia’s new voluntary carbon registry claims another milestone with first retirements
Russia’s nascent voluntary carbon market has claimed another milestone after a copper producer announced it would retire carbon credits to offset its emissions.
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