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Plantations for palm oil are blamed for rainforest destruction, but an artificial palm oil is close.

Australia condemned to continue in slow lane of global transition to electric vehicles after leaked copy of federal government's "future fuels" discussion paper reveals "do nothing" strategy

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EU nations are divided over the role of gas and nuclear as ‘transition technologies’ in the production of hydrogen, Germany’s economy minister acknowledged on Monday following a ministerial meeting.

Passing ultra-strict and first-of-its-kind testing, industry first to receive Quality Control PV testing certification from TÜV Rheinland.

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There is little risk that ships would make port calls in non-EU ports to evade compliance under an extended EU cap-and-trade system, according to an NGO report released on Monday.

Tesla has delivered the refreshed Model 3 design and accessories in Australia - moving beyond chrome, and delivering increased range along with other new features.

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Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) withdrew the province’s conservation cropping protocol on Monday after a department review found the methodology no longer produces emissions reductions that are additional to business-as-usual practice.

Tourists and scientists gathered at an observation site in Argentina to witness the total eclipse.

Indonesia and Costa Rica last week inked agreements with the World Bank Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) to reduce deforestation-related emissions, while the other tropical forest nations with outstanding arrangements will receive additional time to sign the deals seen as a possible base of international carbon trading.

A RGGI compliance entity is expected to outline an agreement later this week to settle past CO2 obligations under the Northeast US power sector cap-and-trade scheme for two facilities in ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, a lawyer involved in the case said.

EUA ended near record highs on Monday as bullish sentiment persists at the onset of an auction drought, with carbon also supported by energy and higher climate ambition from politicians.

A year since the fires, I feel an underlying sadness and concern for the future. From my discussions with other conservationists, I know I'm not the only one to feel this way. Daniella Teixeira, Researcher, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Experts are calling for greater surveillance of wildlife for the virus after the discovery in Utah, US.

UN officials agreed on Monday “temporary measures” intended to maintain the CDM into 2021 and serve as a stopgap until countries can decide whether the offset mechanism can transition into the Paris Agreement era.

The AI academic at the centre of a race row at Google speaks to BBC News.

The first ever auction of Swiss aviation carbon allowances has sold out, the government announced Monday.

$28m grant was intended to help rural communities recover from oil drilling not help industry expand deeper into the state, suit claims

In July 2019, a proposed railway intended to shuttle fossil fuels across a mountainous corner of eastern Utah received a $28m grant from a local, state-run community fund. The financing allowed the group behind the railway – the Seven County Infrastructure Coalition – to kick off a federally mandated environmental impact survey, that would need to be completed before construction could begin.

There was just one problem: the grant came from a pot of money set aside to help Utahns recover from the state’s legacy of oil drilling, not help the industry expand deeper into the state.

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Two project developers have secured more than two-thirds of the funds from the Queensland government Land Restoration Fund’s first investment round.

The UK will have its own ETS starting from January to replace the EU’s carbon market as the Brexit transition period comes to an end, the government confirmed Monday in a press release.

Officials will hold discussions with France's EDF about funding the Sizewell C project in Suffolk.