"Plastic Certificates: Greenwashing Or A Step To Climate Neutrality?"
"A new brand of offsetting allows companies to call themselves "plastic-neutral" while continuing to use plastic themselves. What's it all about?"
Source: DW, 09/08/2022
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Methane Removal: On the Critical Path to Reducing Peak Global Temperatures
Sponsored by the NGO Methane Action, this webinar features leading experts in the science and governance of methane removal, presenting and answering your questions on how methane removal technologies work, what they can accomplish, and how to realize their game-changing potential quickly. 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET.
Drought Frontlines: Mexican Communities Strive To Save Every Drop Of Water
"Sixteen Indigenous Zapotec communities in Mexico have created over 579 water infrastructure projects, including absorption wells, small dams and water pans, to conserve water in the Oaxaca Valley – a region impacted by recurrent droughts."
Source: Mongabay, 09/08/2022
"Australia’s First Climate Law Since 2011 Seals Green Comeback"
"Australia passed its first major climate legislation in more than a decade with a pledge to accelerate emissions curbs, sealing the key polluter's return as a force in global action on planetary warming."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/08/2022
"Liz Truss, New UK Leader, Lays Out Sweeping Plan to Cap Energy Prices"
"Scrambling to spare millions of households the pain of skyrocketing energy bills this winter, Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, announced a sweeping plan on Thursday to freeze gas and electricity rates for two years, at a cost of tens of billions of pounds to the British Treasury."
Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2022
"Nuclear’s $6 Billion Bailout Likely to Help Only Diablo Canyon"
"A $6 billion credit program was a centerpiece win for the nuclear industry in last year’s bipartisan infrastructure bill—a move aimed to prevent the imminent closure of zero-emissions power plants that struggled to compete with low natural gas prices in the 2010s."
Source: Bloomberg, 09/08/2022
West Virginians Divided Over Gas Pipeline Despite Manchin's Support
"The Mountain Valley Pipeline exists as a 303-mile-long chain with hundreds of missing links. Without all of its federal permits, the natural gas project cannot cross Jefferson National Forest or many of the streams and wetlands in its proposed path from West Virginia to North Carolina."
Source: NPR, 09/08/2022
"Why Arctic Wildfires Are Releasing More Carbon Than Ever"
"Smoke from hundreds of wildfires darkened skies over the Alaskan Interior this summer, with the state experiencing its fastest start to the fire season on record amid hot and dry conditions."
Source: Reuters, 09/08/2022
"California Aims To Lower Fire Insurance Costs For Homeowners"
"California moved Wednesday to become the first state to lower insurance costs for property owners who make improvements to reduce their fire risk, the state’s insurance commissioner said as wildfires again flared across the heat-stricken state."
Source: AP, 09/08/2022
"Bird Flu Found in Dolphin in Florida and Porpoise in Sweden"
"A bottlenose dolphin found dead in a Florida canal this past spring tested positive for a highly virulent strain of bird flu, scientists said on Wednesday. The announcement came a week after Swedish officials reported that they had found the same type of avian influenza in a stranded porpoise."
Source: NYTimes, 09/08/2022
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