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The environment minister Susana Muhamad says nature is a ‘pillar’ of fighting the climate crisis

The next round of global biodiversity negotiations will put nature at the heart of the international environment agenda, Colombia’s environment minister has said, as the country prepares for the Cop16 summit.

Susana Muhamad, Colombia’s environment minister, who is expected to be the Cop16 president, said the South American country would use the summit to ensure nature was a key part of the global environmental agenda in the year building up to the climate Cop30 in the Brazilian Amazon in 2025, where countries will present new plans on how they will meet the Paris agreement.

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A remarkably complete fossil of a bizarre Triassic reptile in unprecedented detail has been found.

A second wind farm is switched off due to bush fires as anti-renewable groups accuse the turbines of fanning the flames.

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New electricity demand records set as heat wave sweeps across eastern seaboard.

The post Demand hits new peaks in NEM and Victoria as heatwaves sweep country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Market rule maker proposes tightening ring-fencing rules to improve the efficiency of the grid connection process as Australia scrambles to meet its renewables targets.

The post AEMC seeks to loosen monopoly grip on grid connection for solar, wind and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Intuitive Machines completes the first ever lunar touchdown by a privately built spacecraft.

The chemical and surface reflectivity feedbacks associated with forestation efforts could counteract up to a third of those trees’ CO2 removal benefits, according to new research.

Voluntary carbon stakeholders have pressed certifier Verra to work faster on adopting its various new initiatives and make sure they are aligned with parallel work being done to improve the integrity of the market.

Rio Tinto is dialling down its renewable targets in the Pilbara because it says electric haul trucks won't be ready in time. Fortescue says they are wrong.

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The biggest wind farm in New South Wales and one of the biggest on the NEM has the green light from the federal government to go ahead.

The post Massive NSW wind and battery project gets federal approval to replace coal, drought-proof farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices jumped Thursday afternoon following the release of Q1 auction results after having lost momentum over the previous week amidst a dearth of regulatory news post the first quarter sale, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) saw modest weekly gains on even thinner volumes.

The guide hopes to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are better informed and more involved in clean energy developments on their land.

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A novel wind turbine blade protection coating promises to "significantly reduce" potential damage from lightning strikes.

The post Wind turbine blade “coating” promises to reduce risk of lightning damage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two French insurance firms are bringing their recent climate pledges into question by providing coverage for numerous US LNG terminals linked to the environmentally contentious production of shale gas, an independent non-profit highlighted in a report Thursday.

Western Sydney residents whose homes often get hotter inside than outside during heatwaves have learnt to be resourceful in adapting to the increasing heat. Abby Mellick Lopes, Associate Professor, Design Studies, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney Cameron Tonkinwise, Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney Stephen Healy, Associate Professor, Human Geography and Urban Studies School of Social Sciences/ Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Montevideo-headquartered wood products company announced Thursday the sale of 2.2 million offsets to a London-based global project developer and credit provider.

The biggest battery in the South Australia operates at full tilt, and battery output overall hits new peak as wholesale electricity prices swung between the market floor to the market peak.

The post Batteries go full tilt, set records, as prices lurch from market floor to cap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The February California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction marked the fifth consecutive auction of record high settlement prices, once again clearing at a premium to secondary market prices, according to government data published Thursday.

Canada’s recent C$7 billion injection into its carbon contracts for difference (CCfD) programme, which guarantees a floor price for credits, is too meagre and has failed to assure investors, warns a Canadian climate policy firm.

An emissions monitoring firm announced Thursday demand to outfit several Canadian trucking fleets with its technology ahead of annual federal carbon tax increases in April.