Local emissions registry launched to help local businesses in sustainability reporting

The Guardian
‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul
Contest condemned by animal rights groups sees children and adults hunt cats, which threaten native wildlife
Euronews
‘They don’t know if they’ll survive’: The Indian garbage pickers working through extreme heat
For millions of Indians, the extreme heat of the summer makes their daily lives even harder.
AFP News
Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket
Every time Turkish farmer Fatih Sik drives his tractor across his cornfields he knows the earth could open up and swallow him at any moment. "It's the first time I have seen this, it's impressive."
AFP News
Moscow takes two more east Ukrainian villages
Moscow on Monday claimed to have captured two more villages in eastern Ukraine, but acknowledged that tens of thousands of people in Russia's border areas were affected by power outages caused by Kyiv's drone attacks. The tiny village lies in an area of the front -- northwest of occupied Avdiivka -- where Moscow has claimed almost every week this summer to have captured a new settlement.
Time
Scientists Are Still Trying to Figure Out How to Kill Invasive Spotted Lanternflies
Scientists have been researching the best method for killing spotted lanternflies, and they may have gotten some new leads this year through the insects' attraction to vibrations.
The Independent
Seven dead after violent storms cause flooding in Switzerland, France and Italy
Torrential rain causes landslides and flooding across three countries
Reuters
German industry turns to solar in race to cut energy costs
For months, Philip Matthias tried to convince his father to install solar panels on their company's roof in the eastern German state of Thuringia, aiming to cut electricity costs and carbon emissions at the metal products factory. Since the war in Ukraine and the sudden drop in Russia fossil fuel exports to Germany, Berlin has introduced laws to accelerate solar power expansion, part of its plan to cover 80% of the country's energy from renewables by 2030. Encouraged by a feed-in tariff providing a guaranteed price to renewable energy producers selling their power, as well as reduced solar panel costs, German companies are increasingly turning to solar to get around high energy costs.
Reuters
Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund
(Reuters) -Amazon has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets that was developed by a non-profit funded largely by the U.S. technology conglomerate's founder and executive chair, Jeff Bezos. Amazon is backing the development of a new standard that could allow the online retailer and cloud-computing provider to overcome a dearth of supply for quality-labeled offsets, enabling it to meet its target of cutting its greenhouse-gas emissions to zero on a net basis by 2040. Critics worry that the move could lead to market confusion and a compromise in the standards of carbon offsets.
People
Texas Nurse Tirelessly Searches for Late Patient's Dog So She Can Give the Pet a New Home (Exclusive)
Dezorey Arocha spent 11 days searching for Bear Bear the dog, after learning her late patient left behind the pup without a new owner to care for him
Associated Press
Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend
Weather forecasters warned Monday that much of New Mexico faces two more days of elevated threats of dangerous flooding like the walls of water over the weekend that caused severe damage, forced the rescues of 100 people and left parts of one town recently ravaged by wildfires covered in mud and debris. The body of one person was recovered from the Rio Grande in Albuquerque on Sunday, but it wasn't immediately clear if the death was flood related, according to Albuquerque Fire Rescue and Bernalillo County Fire Rescue. Most of central New Mexico remained under a flood watch into Tuesday, including Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Las Vegas and Ruidoso.
LA Times
'Southern California is ready to burn' as Central Valley fires expand
Firefighters battled the 400-acre Sierra fire in Fontana as officials said SoCal was 'ready to burn.' In Fresno County, the Basin and June Lightning Complex fires grew.
Reuters
Renewables produce almost 60% of Spain's electricity
Renewables accounted for 51% of the total a year earlier. Solar plants generated 16.3% of the total, up from 13.8%, while hydropower dams accounted for 15.9%, up from 9.8%. Spain aims to generate four-fifths of its electricity from renewables by 2030 under a government plan published last year.
CNN
Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods
Deadly flash flooding due to sudden heavy rains has inundated India’s capital, replacing one of the worst heat waves in Delhi’s history that sent temperatures soaring well above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
LA Times
Crews turn a corner with California's largest wildfire as massive heat wave brings new danger
Firefighters began to gain control of the Basin fire, which has burned over 13,000 acres near giant sequoias. But a serious heat wave spells trouble for the state.
BBC
Rare snow leopard born in conservation triumph
A snow leopard, a species at risk of extinction in the wild, is born in north Wales.
BBC
Indian state battling floods braces for more rain
Severe floods in the north-eastern state of Assam have displaced hundreds of thousands of people.
Yahoo News UK
Met Office responds to reports of 27C ‘mini heatwave’ this month
There have been reports of 27C temperatures during a mini heatwave in the UK in the middle of this month.
The Guardian
Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups
The fire at Anglo American’s Grosvenor coalmine in Moranbah broke out after methane ignited
BBC
Arctic 'dirty fuel' ban for ships comes into force
There are many loopholes to the ban, but environmentalists see it as a crucial first step.
Storyful
Cows Appear to Run From Severe Thunderstorm in Timelapse of Colorado Shelf Cloud
Severe thunderstorms rocked eastern Colorado on Sunday, June 30, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).Timelapse footage filmed by Chad Casey along Highway 287 shows a shelf cloud making its way over Aroya. A sped-up herd of cows can be seen zipping hither and yon as the storm progresses.The NWS warned of strong winds and hail for Cheyenne County on Sunday. Credit: Chad Casey via Storyful

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Local emissions registry launched to help local businesses in sustainability reporting

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‘Like the devil on meth’: New Zealand feral cat killing competition produces record haul

‘They don’t know if they’ll survive’: The Indian garbage pickers working through extreme heat

Sinkholes spread fear in Turkey's parched breadbasket

Moscow takes two more east Ukrainian villages

Scientists Are Still Trying to Figure Out How to Kill Invasive Spotted Lanternflies

Seven dead after violent storms cause flooding in Switzerland, France and Italy

German industry turns to solar in race to cut energy costs

Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

Texas Nurse Tirelessly Searches for Late Patient's Dog So She Can Give the Pet a New Home (Exclusive)

Much of New Mexico is under flood watch after 100 rescued from waters over weekend

'Southern California is ready to burn' as Central Valley fires expand

Renewables produce almost 60% of Spain's electricity

Delhi suffers extreme weather whiplash as heat waves give way to record rain and deadly flash floods

Crews turn a corner with California's largest wildfire as massive heat wave brings new danger

Rare snow leopard born in conservation triumph

Indian state battling floods braces for more rain

Met Office responds to reports of 27C ‘mini heatwave’ this month

Queensland coalmine fire a ‘disaster’ for climate say environmental groups

Arctic 'dirty fuel' ban for ships comes into force

Cows Appear to Run From Severe Thunderstorm in Timelapse of Colorado Shelf Cloud