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The European Parliament has a politically charged agenda for the next five years as the EU prepares to adopt its 2040 climate goal, implement its controversial CO2 border tax, and deal with the social consequences of extending carbon pricing to road transport and heating fuels, among other climate policy objectives.

Under India’s National Green Hydrogen Mission, a state-owned company has invited bids from potential suppliers of over half a million tonnes of green ammonia annually that will be eligible to earn Article 6-aligned carbon credits.

An eight-step framework to help renewable companies measure action towards becoming 'net-positive for biodiversity' on land and sea is open for feedback from Orsted, the largest wind farm developer in the world.

The UK's next government is under pressure to strengthen the country's climate policies, with hundreds of experts calling for faster emission reductions and the head of one of the country's biggest energy companies calling to tackle administrative burdens to the transition.

A state government in Malaysia has sought assistance from the World Bank to evaluate carbon trading principles used in the international carbon trade.

Global strategies to bridge the funding gap on nature should not pin too much hope on private financing, the UN biodiversity chief told Carbon Pulse, cautioning over the use of voluntary biodiversity credits across jurisdictions.

A former head at fintech company Viridios in Australia has joined an engineering advisory firm as carbon markets director, they announced Monday.

A global engineering and construction consultancy has selected six startups for its carbon removals (CDR) accelerator programme.

A group of experts have raised concerns with the reform options put forward by the government to overhaul Australia’s landfill gas method, describing them as deeply flawed and politically motivated.

Both human-induced and natural disturbances in Europe's forests have significantly increased since the late 20th century, a study has found, revealing a complex interplay that might influence future forest management and policy decisions.

A global insurance broker has introduced an new insurance solutions service to help clients navigate the complexities of decarbonisation initiatives, offering protection against buying carbon credits.

Soil carbon developer AgriProve has been issued over 9,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), generated at two of its projects in Queensland.

One of Japan’s biggest conglomerates has teamed up with a developer to offer a compensation insurance arrangement for forestry J-Credit projects in case of natural disasters.

The Australian opposition Coalition have declared it will get rid of the country’s 2030 emissions reduction target, arguing the goal is unachievable, and by extension withdraw from the UN’s Paris Agreement if it wins the next election.

The New York State assembly passed Friday a bill establishing a climate change adaptation fund to be financed by fossil fuel companies, which now awaits Governor Kathy Hochul's (D) signature to become law.

A Virginia state regulator granted utility Dominion Energy’s request to withdraw a RGGI rider reinstated last year to recoup programme costs following the state’s withdrawal from the Northeast carbon market at the end of 2023.

Governments could put the world on track to nearly triple emission reductions by 2035 compared to the current trajectory, if their updated Paris Agreement pledges take in account current technological progress, existing national policies, and the commitments made in Dubai last year, according to research published on Monday.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton has confirmed that his Coalition's push for nuclear energy is inextricably linked with his party's implacable denial of climate science.

The post Dutton confirms nuclear push and climate denial go hand in hand: The pretence has gone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The European Parliament elections delivered their verdict on Sunday evening, with hardline conservatives and the far-right making strides as expected, leaving the Greens and nationalist groups as potential kingmakers during open-ended talks opening now to form a new EU executive.