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Carbon & Climate
Marine conservationist ‘trepidatious’ over role of blue carbon credits in protecting ocean
Prominent aquanaut Fabien Cousteau urges caution in putting a price on marine ecosystems, arguing that too many actors in the blue carbon economy are focused on short-term gain and are out of sync with the way nature works. He called for blue carbon standards and slammed plans to mine the ocean floor as "reckless" without more research.
Fisherwomen on the north coast of Java Island are pushing back against plans to dredge sea sand for export, saying they fear it will worsen coastal erosion and harm marine ecosystems.
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The certifier says discharging palm oil waste could be incorporated in its supply chain standard, due for a revision next year. Recent incidences of palm oil dumping in the South China Sea have raised questions around the legality of the practice.
Carbon & Climate
Study revealing seabed minerals produce oxygen casts cloud over critical deep-sea mining negotiations
The discovery that polymetallic nodules generate "dark" oxygen has frustrated mining companies and given hope to environmentalists pushing for a deep-sea mining moratorium until more is known about its impacts.
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Food & Agriculture
Seafood farming surpasses wild catch for the first time: FAO
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Carbon & Climate
New UN data platform highlights impacts of sand mining
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Carbon & Climate
The Nature Conservancy appoints founding Singapore director
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia and World Economic Forum forge blue economy pact
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Hong Kong’s new net zero plans are lacking in ‘concrete details’. Can the aspiring green finance hub deliver on its pledges?
The city's plans to halve emissions by 2035 and achieve net zero by 2050 may be ambitious. But … -
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Opinion / Waste Management
Building integrity into the plastics treaty: Lessons from global tobacco control
As lobbyists flood plastic treaty talks, negotiators must uphold the rule of law to prevent corporate capture, including … -
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News / Waste Management
Global plastics treaty talks in Busan fail to reach agreement and adjourned due to ‘persisting divergence’
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News / Waste Management
‘Break free from brackets’: Officials urge plastics treaty talks to move past discussion into legal text
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News / Carbon & Climate
COP29: Five key takeaways from Brazil’s 2035 climate pledge
Brazil’s new climate pledge, launched at the COP29 climate summit in Baku, aims to cut greenhouse gas emissions … -
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News / Policy & Finance
Luang Prabang dam and hydropower pursuits along the Mekong: Should banks finance them as ‘clean energy’ projects?
EB Studio The 1,460-MW dam, under construction near a UNESCO World Heritage Site, will see all its electricity sold to …
