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Biodiversity monitoring company NatureMetrics has launched a “revolutionary” system for sampling environmental DNA (eDNA) in marine and freshwater environments autonomously, it said on Tuesday.

The European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI) committee, where all climate and health bills need to pass before becoming law, will not be split in two as had been previously suggested, a heavyweight centre-right lawmaker said on Tuesday.

Well-targeted financing through the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) is crucial for achieving EU biodiversity goals, including the establishment of a dedicated conservation and restoration fund, a campaign group has said.

Developing countries will be able to get technical support when preparing their strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping, thanks to a new programme announced on Tuesday by the UN's shipping regulatory body International Maritime Organization (IMO).

A technology company has signed a deal for the largest direct air capture offtake to date, it announced Tuesday.

A Florida-headquartered methane offset developer has pre-sold units stemming from plugging orphaned oil and gas wells to the trading arm of a French power company.

Nature uplift from almost an entire network of habitat banks, initially developed for the UK biodiversity net gain (BNG) market, is also available to purchase as voluntary biodiversity credits from Environment Bank, Carbon Pulse has learned.

The new UK government will need to take a sensitive approach to siting new energy infrastructure and keeping costs down as it pursues its goal of zero-carbon power by 2030, which will require better communicating the benefits of the energy transition.

From climate crisis being a crime story to presenting basic weather news in the context of climate change, here are some lessons from journalists

Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope of Covering Climate Now (CCNow) hail the winners of their organization’s annual global climate journalism awards, and here describe some lessons they have taken from the more than 1,250 entries.

Mark Hertsgaard is executive director and co-founder of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration committed to more and better coverage of the climate story, and the Nation magazine’s environment correspondent

Kyle Pope is executive director of strategic initiatives and co-founder of Covering Climate Now, and a former editor and publisher of the Columbia Journalism Review

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The global market for low-carbon and environmental solutions posted a strong recovery last year, with a capitalisation second only to the technology sector - but headwinds to expansion remain, according to a study published on Tuesday.

A Netherlands-based carbon removals accelerator is expanding its programme to India hoping to launch its first pilot in the South Asian nation by the end of 2024, it announced Tuesday.

The debate about the degree to which forests and fungi communicate raises the painful question of confirmation bias

• Sophie Yeo is editor of Inkcap Journal

You have probably heard the theory, that the health of forests depends on common mycorrhizal networks. Trees send resources to their neighbours through strands of hyphae, which act as an underground arboreal postal service, connecting root systems within the soil. Mature trees preferentially provide their offspring with resources, ensuring the survival of their own.

Not ringing any bells? Try switching “common mycorrhizal network” with “wood wide web”, the more familiar term that has described this phenomenon in hundreds of more mainstream places: novels, magazines, films and television series. The wood wide web is one of those rare things – a scientific theory that has captured the popular imagination.

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European carbon extended losses for a second day after prices had dropped below a key support level on Monday, as aggressive selling continued to put pressure on the market while a weak auction underscored the bearish trend.

It's taken 10 years to develop and cost billions but the new launch vehicle is finally ready to fly.

The Vietnamese government has adopted a national environmental protection plan with the aim of preventing ecosystem degradation and enhancing biodiversity in the country by 2030.

Vibrant blooms mean first stage of plan to cover 1,200 hectares is hailed as a success 18 months after planting

When the sowing began on the coastline of south-west England, conservationists warned it may take a little while for the new wildflower meadows to flourish fully.

But 18 months on, a vibrant display of blooms has popped up in north Devon, a joy for human visitors and a draw for precious birds, insects and mammals.

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Deforestation in the Amazon has dropped in Brazil and Colombia over the last few months, with the latter recording the lowest rates in the region in 23 years, according to government data.

China has published baseline emissions factors of the country's regional grids for 2022 and 2023, a crucial element for developers to calculate emissions for renewable-based offset projects. 

Companies and private individuals took responsibility for 3.34 million tonnes of emissions, sold by an intermediary in the form of climate contribution certificates last year, it said Tuesday.

Philippines has been elected as host country for the Loss and Damage Fund at the second meeting of the Board which began in Songdo, South Korea on Tuesday.