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The failure of the carbon auction is not a failure, the climate change minister and experts said

Asked if he was concerned that this year's auctions would not be cleared, Climate Change Minister James Shaw said: “No. Markets are constantly fluctuating.” It is increasingly likely that the government will need to find around $1 billion in funding for climate-related initiatives, as it does not receive the money it has been relying on from the Emissions Trading System (ETS).  (Jenée Tibshraeny, NZ Herald)

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90 million households in the EU have pets. How can we reduce their carbon footprint?

33 percent of the world's population owns a pet: how do we calculate its carbon footprint and what can we do to reduce it? According to one recent study, around 90 million households in the EU have pets and 33 percent of people worldwide are dog owners. But should we rethink pet ownership for the benefit of the environment? Is having a pet worse for the environment than flying? (Aoife Donnellan, Euronews.green)

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Biden calls climate change 'only really an existential threat'

U.S. President Joe Biden told an audience of conservation and environmental groups on Wednesday that there are "many threats to our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren" but that climate change is "the only real existential threat." In his speech at the annual capital dinner of the League of Conservation Voters, Biden praised the work that environmental and conservation groups have done in the fight against climate change. He also highlighted his administration's climate achievements in his first term. (Yeni Safak)

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SHOW YOUR STRIPES AND SHARE OUR HOOPS FOR THE FUTURE (Archive)

Show your Stripes Day meaning: Why are people sharing climate crisis graphic today | The Independent WEARING ART ON YOUR SLEEVE TO HELP START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE. We're proud to present our official home strip for the 2022-23 season, and along with the traditional blue and white hoops, this season we've got stripes! Last month we announced a progressive new partnership with the University of Reading, which we hope will help start conversations about the climate crisis and ultimately inspire action. We cannot do everything, but we cannot do nothing. And by incorporating the university's 'climate stripes' infographic into the design of our new home shirt, we hope to help our supporters visually see how temperatures are rising in Reading over the long term.

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Should climate change be taught in mainstream schools? Several legislators have proposals

Andrew Cao, who graduated from Middlesex School in Concord earlier this month, said he has always been a conservationist. Involved in his school's environmental club, he recalled an initiative last year where members tried a "meatless Monday" menu, which did not achieve the results they had hoped for. "For lunch one day, we had the restaurant staff cut the meat completely," he explained. “But a lot of students hated it because they are so used to eating meat. They didn't quite understand that we were trying to point out the impact on the environment." (Taylor Brokesh)

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The climate change summit will bring experts and world leaders to Bucharest for the second year

The Climate Change Summit will return to Bucharest for its second edition in October. Touted as the largest event in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to climate change, the summit will bring dozens of leaders in climate innovation and environmental policy, researchers, entrepreneurs and government officials to the capital in a joint effort to find suitable solutions for a sustainable future. (Irina Marica)

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Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage: Towards net zero emissions

Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) is a promising technology that has the potential to help the world achieve net zero emissions. As the global community grapples with the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming, BECCS offers a way not only to generate energy from renewable sources, but also to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. The BECCS concept involves the use of biomass such as plants and organic waste as a fuel source for energy production. During the combustion process, the emitted carbon dioxide is captured and stored underground, preventing it from entering the atmosphere. This process effectively creates a negative carbon footprint as the biomass absorbs CO2 during growth and the subsequent capture and storage of emissions results in a net removal of CO2 from the atmosphere. (Terence West)

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Battle lines harden over Big Oil's role at Dubai climate talks

Inevitable tension surrounds this year's November climate talks under the auspices of the United Nations: They will be held in the oil-rich United Arab Emirates, and the most important role in the negotiations will be played by the man who heads the nation's oil company. Chief Executive Sultan al-Jaber and other emirate officials have said they have a "game-changing" plan to combat climate change by welcoming oil and gas companies from around the world to participate more in talks. In other words, invite the producers of the fuels that cause most of the global warming to be key players in developing a plan to slow warming. (Max Bearak)

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What is climate colonialism? What you should know about why climate change and colonialism are linked.

you expect to see them together in whatever context, but climate change and colonialism are inextricably linked. We will look at why this is so and why considering the impact of historical and ongoing colonial practices is so crucial in the climate change movement. Let's start with a quick refresher on what colonialism means before we get into what it has to do with climate change. (GLOBAL CITIZEN)

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Climate change is making trees bigger, but also weaker

As global temperatures rise, trees in colder regions benefit from an extended growing season. A longer growing season results in thicker rings and, as a result, higher overall wood production. This article is part of a series La Conversation Canada  The Boreal Forest: A Thousand Secrets, A Thousand Dangers. However, studies suggest that longer growing seasons contribute to the weakening of the wood, making the trees structurally weaker. Poor wood quality makes logs break more easily. ( Roberto Silvestro, Sergio Rossi, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC))

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The health response to climate change is heating up

A new strategy that examines the link between health care and climate change – a first for the Australian federal government – is now available to the public. Citing a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which projects global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by 2030, the consultation paper warns that "climate hazards and their impacts on health and ecosystems will inevitably increase". (Jolyon Attwooll)

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El Niño is back. Here's what this phenomenon means for extreme weather and global warming.

The global weather phenomenon marks when the waters of the Pacific Ocean become much warmer than usual. After three years of cold La Niña weather, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on Thursday that El Niño is now underway. “El Niño is commonly associated with record temperatures globally. Whether it will happen in 2023 or 2024 is not yet known, but I think it is more likely than not," says Carlo Buontempo, director of the EU's Copernicus programme. Climate Change Service. (Rebecca Ann Hughes)

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Climate change: Prepare for the second coming of carbon sequestration

For those who have watched the transition in energy over the past several decades, there is one technology that is considered a serious industry: carbon capture and storage. About a decade ago, it was still seen by many as the best hope for decarbonizing the world's energy systems. CCS was the "Google and Intel of the energy world," declared the Atlantic magazine in a 2010 cover story that predicted solar and wind power would never exceed 10 percent of the energy supply. In the following decade, it was renewables that boomed, while CCS went bankrupt. (Bloomberg)

Sheep Inc Unveils 'First' T-Shirt With Negative Carbon Footprint

Knitwear brand Sheep Inc has launched what it describes as the world's first naturally carbon-negative T-shirt with Near Field Communication (NFC) labeling to allow consumers to track the source and environmental impact of their purchase.

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Climate shocks will worsen the already fragile hotspots, the Security Council hears

An estimated 3.5 billion people live in "climate hot spots" and the associated peace and security risks will only increase, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix told the Security Council on Tuesday, warning that to act . taken to stave off the ever-worsening effects. (Jean-Pierre Lacroix)

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Climate Change Adaptation: Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and Special Climate Change Fund (SCCF)

Climate change poses a growing threat to all human and natural systems on our planet. International efforts are intensifying to prepare for rising sea levels, higher temperatures, worsening droughts, frequent flooding and other impacts that may affect water resources, crop yields and the health of people and ecosystems. Adaptation measures are urgently needed in vulnerable developing countries to secure development gains and promote resilient growth. (GEF)

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Climate and sustainable energy

In the face of climate change, the scientific community, especially in the IPPC Sixth Assessment Report published in 2022, in confirming the key role played by cumulative greenhouse gas emissions and in the collective achievement of carbon neutrality. While we must aim to drastically reduce the world's use of fossil fuels if we are to limit global warming, there is no single path to achieving this goal.

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Climatic extremes raise questions, concerns about faster warming

An assortment of climatologists, meteorologists and others are expressing concern about recent changes in key climate indicators. The overall picture: Global surface air and ocean temperatures have soared in recent months, along with record low Antarctic sea ice levels, extreme heat around the world as Canada's heat and fire crisis engulfs North America. (Andrew Freedman)

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Geoengineering without decarbonisation will not solve the climate crisis

In April, a huge mass of hot air settled over the western Mediterranean, causing a record heat wave in Algeria, Morocco and Spain. In some places, thermometers reached more than 20 degrees C more than expected for this time of year. The weather was so extreme that scientists quickly concluded that it would not have been possible without human-caused climate change. Climate change attribution has made great strides over the past decade. Scientists are now able to say with increasing confidence that extreme weather events were more likely because of higher concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The academic papers published in this area are complex, many of them mathematical and almost completely incomprehensible to most people. But the main message that comes out of this work is very simple: Climate change, once thought to be a distant threat, is happening now, and it's killing people. (James G. Dyke)

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Odvetvie výletných lodí je na kurze ku klimatickej katastrofe

O budúcich archeológov, mega výletné lode môžu byť jedny z najpodivnejších artefaktov našej civilizácie – títo goliáši masovo skonštruovaného potešenia, vyzbrojení visiacimi tobogánmi a falangami dáždnikov. Pri pohľade na jednu z nich by ste mohli nadobudnúť dojem, že výletné spoločnosti sa snažia ohromiť svojich zákazníkov, aby si užili príjemný čas. Postavili sme bojové lode pre potešenie, lopotili sme sa po svetových oceánoch a lovili pre zábavu. (ALEJANDRO DE LA GARZA )

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