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German farmers lobby joined transmission operators in demanding a change to legislation that favours the construction of underground power lines.

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Carbon prices will start to converge in 2024, while the gap between compliance and voluntary credit prices will narrow because more offsets will be included into regulated programmes, according to a report released Thursday.

The Odysseus has successfully touched down near the Moon's South Pole, after a nervy search for its signal.

More efficient water use is one of the most cost-effective steps we can take to cut emissions. Steven Kenway, Research Group Leader, Water-Energy-Carbon, The University of Queensland Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Paul Satur, Research Fellow for Water Sensitive Cities, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Rob Skinner, Professorial Fellow, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Transmission towers bent like soft plastic when extreme winds whipped through Victoria last week. Fixing it means asking hard questions. Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Europe risks failing to meet its 2050 net zero target until the 2060s unless the bloc invests more in emerging technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture, according to a new report.

Dismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic

The UK government can never accept that nature or Mother Earth has rights, a British government official from the environment department has told the UN.

The dismissal of a concept that has already been recognised in UN declarations and is a fundamental belief of many Indigenous communities was described by critics as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic.

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The recent Port Hills fires highlight the increasing wildfire risks caused by climate change. Reducing the threat is going to take a shift in strategy, investment and community engagement. Nathanael Melia, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow – Climate Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is committed to discussing the bloc's climate objectives with its clean technology companies, she said on Thursday, as the bloc's industry struggles with high energy costs and rising inflation. 

Positronium has the potential to revolutionise physics but the elusive substance had been too hot to handle.

Positronium has the potential to revolutionise physics but the elusive substance had been too hot to handle.

The European Commission aims to outline the key aspects of the carbon removal methodologies for project developers that want to attain the EU’s certification framework approval by the end of this year, a Commission official said on the sidelines of a forum in Brussels on Thursday.

Mapping technology can be a key contributor to scaling up investments in conservation, while recognising the role of Indigenous Peoples in landscapes, an executive of a California-based software company told Carbon Pulse.

Texan company Intuitive Machines will try to put Nasa instruments on the lunar surface.

The Indian government is currently reviewing Verra’s existing agriculture methodologies and will likely adopt the standard for voluntary projects offsetting emissions from its agriculture sector, a Verra official said Thursday.

A fast growing start-up enhanced rock weathering (ERW) company has made further ground to crack the US farmers market.

A developer of solar and wind projects would like to sell its surplus biodiversity net gain (BNG) units to a large developer in need of off-site units under England’s new legislation.

Scientists are investigating reports of dying coral from Lizard Island in the north to Heron Island in the south

Scientists are reporting corals are bleaching white and dying from rising ocean temperatures across a more than 1,000km stretch of the Great Barrier Reef.

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and the Australian Institute of Marine Science were preparing on Thursday to carry out surveys from a helicopter across the southern section of the reef.

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EU carbon allowance prices fell back on Thursday morning, giving back most of the gains seen over the previous two trading sessions and approaching long-term lows, as earlier short-covering gave way to renewed selling and traders continued to speculate over where the bottom of the market may be found.

The ECT allowed fossil-fuel companies to sue governments for billions in compensation for lost profits.