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The Ontario provincial government of Canada will introduce legislation that would require a referendum be held before the province’s lawmakers can implement new carbon pricing measures.

By moving to scrap the Auckland regional fuel tax, the government continues a decades-long pattern of transport policy U-turns that leave the city – and country – without a sustainable way forward. Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The rush to implement the EU Green Deal could lead to unintended consequences for industries in the bloc, such as the loss of manufacturing capacities and an increased dependence on imports, a press briefing heard.

Republic of Ireland has launched a new scheme to pay woodland owners in conservation and restoration projects, as part of the country's wider plan to tackle biodiversity loss, under which some owners could receive €6,000 per hectare.

The EU should put a special focus on carbon markets to reach its climate targets, with the European Commission's climate chief suggesting it could help cut emissions by 90% compared to 1990 levels.

Drax Power Limited should be prevented from installing carbon capture technology at a power plant in Selby, the single-biggest carbon emitter in the UK, according to campaigners who have taken the first steps in challenging the plan.

A forest carbon project developer plans to launch its first voluntary biodiversity units by mid-2024 in three African countries spanning a total area of 435,000 hectares, Carbon Pulse has learned.

Executives from across the nature sector have called on the UK government to better resource local authorities to help them implement its biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy, as the requirements become mandatory.

Melting ice is forcing this iconic Arctic species to spend more time on land, where they struggle for food.

Campaigners accuse government of ‘back door’ amendment to bring in pollution rule change that was defeated in Lords

The government is facing a legal challenge over plans to permit housebuilders in England to allow sewage pollution “through the back door”.

The campaign group Wild Justice, along with the law firm Leigh Day, have submitted plans for a judicial review over what they term an “unlawful attempt to use guidance to introduce a change that was defeated in the House of Lords last year”.

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Farmers across Europe demand higher prices and looser environmental rules

A tractor blockade has seriously disrupted operations at the Belgian port of Antwerp, Europe’s second largest, authorities said, as angry farmers continued their protests in half a dozen European countries.

“No freight can be delivered or picked up, as trucks are halted, while employees are only being allowed in after a long wait,” said Stephan Vanfraechem, the director of the association of port operators Alfaport.

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Green New Deal Rising aiming to help create climate caucus in parliament by promoting candidates in marginal seats

Young climate activists are discreetly trying to influence Labour’s candidate selection process in six constituencies before the general election, in an effort to form a climate caucus that can sway the next parliament.

Outlining its electoral strategy at a press event on Monday night, Green New Deal Rising (GNDR), a youth climate campaign, said it intended to mobilise thousands of young activists to promote eight general election candidates in marginal seats.

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More attention needs to be paid to conflict avoidance when accessing the materials needed for the green transition, say experts working at the intersection of climate and war.

A new report highlights the frequent clash between companies’ environmental objectives and their membership of trade associations misaligned with the Paris Agreement.

EU carbon allowances continued their retreat under the weight of selling pressure on Tuesday morning, reaching yet another 23-month low as traders focused on a key price level last seen during the first days of the conflict in Ukraine, while energy markets rallied with weather models predicting slightly lower temperatures.

The host of last annual UN climate summit, the UAE, has teamed up with Azerbaijan and Brazil where the next two events are due to take place, to form a partnership aimed at raising global climate ambition, they said Tuesday.

The EU needs to focus on developing its own green hydrogen supply before looking to import, as many of the potential supplier countries will struggle to scale up production and develop export infrastructure, according to research released on Tuesday.

A Paris-headquartered carbon removals startup has sold credits worth more than $7 million to its corporate clients from novel technologies in its latest procurement round.

The NITI Aayog, India’s planning commission, has launched an initiative to restore 26 million hectares of the country’s wastelands by 2030 and create an additional carbon sink of 2.5-3 billion tonnes of CO2e.

Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) hopeful Jet Zero signed an agreement Tuesday with a fuel tech firm to progress a SAF project in Queensland, Australia and cut local jet emissions by 70%.