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The Guardian has come under criticism for publishing two damning articles about corporates buying ‘likely junk’ carbon credits that came from research that has yet to be broadcast and peer reviewed.

More electricity demand and lower than usual generation from two renewable sources raises questions about climate targets

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Greenhouse gas emissions from Australia’s ageing coal-fired power plants rose slightly in the first half of the year, reversing years of declining pollution from the power section and raising questions about the country’s ability to meet its climate targets.

An increase in electricity consumption across the country and lower than usual wind and hydro output led to an increase in coal generation. It pushed up emissions from the electricity grid between January and June.

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Both emission reduction credits and those obtained from carbon removals can contribute to the goal of climate neutrality and shouldn't be considered as opposing parts of carbon abatement strategies, according to a peer-reviewed paper published this week.

A nature conservation project in Mexico is set to generate the first batch of biodiversity credits under the BioCarbon standard, the certifier has told Carbon Pulse.

Scientists working in a part of the Arctic particularly sensitive to the effects of climate change cited wetter winters, record-low summer sea ice, and retreat of glaciers as some of the most notable impacts of a warming climate, during a webinar on Friday.

South Korea is seeking to impose a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) blending mandate on all international flights departing the country, come 2027, the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and Energy (MOTIE) announced Friday.

Defra sources say some licensed culls will continue until 2026 but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted

Badger culling will end in England by 2029, the government has said.

Some culls under existing licences will continue until 2026, according to sources at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), but it is highly unlikely any new ones will be granted.

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A US-based carbon removal standard body has closed down amid a stagnant voluntary carbon market and tough funding environment.

EUAs were headed for their narrowest weekly trading range of the year on Friday morning as the market appeared to lose direction and activity dwindled as the summer season neared its end, while gas and power markets were firmer, consolidating weekly gains of more than 2%.

China’s national carbon market saw its price mostly remain below the 90 yuan ($12.69) benchmark with stable liquidity, while the offset market continued to see low trading volumes as supply remains tight.

Etienne Stott among Extinction Rebellion protesters to call for citizens’ assembly to tackle climate crisis

An Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist will be among climate activists protesting in Windsor this weekend to demand the Labour government takes climate action seriously.

Extinction Rebellion, which is organising the three-day event, which began on Friday, said it had been disappointed by the new administration’s lack of action on reducing fossil fuel emissions.

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An Australian agriculture giant and real estate company has announced a carbon partnership this week that aims to assist local farmers develop projects.

An enhanced rock weathering startup has secured venture capital financing from a utility corporation, according to a press release.

A Tokyo-based asset management firm has collaborated with a fisheries cooperative to generate blue carbon credits through the restoration of seaweed beds in the Japanese city of Kamakura, the firm announced this week.

The NZU price finished the week slightly higher, as the market recorded the second-largest month on record traded volume-wise ahead of next week’s auction.

Three Japanese companies have been tasked to develop a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to estimate the CO2 storage potential in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

Formal submissions to New Zealand’s draft second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) have described it as being high in risk and low in ambition, and unlikely to achieve even the modest goals it sets.

Governments have listened to angry calls from a group including multiple Nobel laureates to reintroduce language to a key UN draft pact that explicitly addresses the threat of fossil fuels, after the previous iteration had removed all mention of coal, oil, and gas from the text.

As Forrest's Fortescue Metals details how it will reach "real zero" emissions in its Pilbara iron ore operations, Rinehart insists such a thing is not possible.

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ENA chief executive Dominique van den Berg on the hotly contested role that networks can play in distributed resources. Plus, news of the week.

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