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Guyana will become the first country to see millions of its voluntary carbon credits deemed eligible and made available for global buyers in current phase of the UN's CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme.

EU countries should explore a wide variety of technological solutions to achieve the bloc's target to cut emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, experts suggested on Wednesday.

The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth

The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth

The Odysseus robot broke a leg on touchdown but continued to stream data back to Earth

Last year was the hottest in recorded history. That heat led to a range of unusually intense weather events across Australia. Laure Poncet, Research officer, UNSW Sydney Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector

In an attempt to avoid the “injustices and extractivism” of fossil fuel operations, African leaders are calling for better controls on the dash for the minerals and metals needed for a clean energy transition.

A resolution for structural change that will prioritise equitable benefit-sharing from extraction, supported by a group of mainly African countries including Senegal, Burkina Faso, Cameroon and Chad, was presented at the United Nations environmental assembly in Nairobi on Wednesday and called for the sustainable use of transitional minerals.

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The UK must make overtures to link its ETS to the EU’s emissions market in order to avoid substantial carbon tariff burdens in Northern Ireland, though ‘non-discrimination’ challenges could apply under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules regardless, experts have told Carbon Pulse.

Scientists confirm sighting of two same-sex marine giants copulating in amorous encounter off Hawaii coast

Humpback whales have been observed having sex for the first time, with this landmark moment having an interesting twist – the two whales were male.

Despite decades of research on humpback whales, sightings of the male’s penis have been rare. Copulation by the species had not been documented by people – until now, when two photographers captured images of a sexual encounter between two whales off the coast of Hawaii.

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Brazil has teamed up with a large global climate finance group to rapidly ramp up funding for the protection of the Amazon rainforest and scale clean energy development.

Cuba has legislated financial incentives to generate CO2 removals via improved forest management (IFM) through a certification process mediated by the government, according to a resolution published in the country’s Official Gazette on Feb. 21.

A North American timberland owner has joined forces with a Texas-based energy to explore the potential for CO2 sequestration opportunities across a vast expanse of the southern US.

Financial institutions have been invited to sign a statement, calling on governments to agree on mandatory corporate disclosures on plastic pollution, by UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

Germany's Uniper's EU coal-fired power generation fell by more than one-fifth last year, the utility said in an annual report on Wednesday.

A voluntary carbon standard has opened a consultation on a new afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation methodology, weeks after it had announced it will exclusively focus on crediting nature-based solutions and move away from older UN crediting programmes.

Brazil has launched an initiative to lay the groundwork for a common framework on bioeconomy as a part of its G20 Presidency, though political divisions threaten to hamper the process, an expert involved in the talks told Carbon Pulse.

A developer of direct air capture (DAC) says that its technology’s low energy use requirements compared to other methods will allow it to scale up faster by connecting to the grid.

Almost half of executives surveyed for a new study said that they struggle to fund climate investments, with spending on sustainability reporting exceeding that on tangible green innovation by 43%.

A US-based project developer has launched a new initiative aimed at empowering small and midsize businesses (SMBs) to engage in sustainable practices and voluntarily reduce their carbon footprints.

European ambassadors failed to reach an agreement on a bill setting due diligence rules for large companies, including an obligation to adopt Paris Agreement-aligned climate plans, leaving their meeting on Wednesday open-ended after a month-long stall.