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A long election night in Germany has ended with five parties entering the next parliament and the conservative alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU) under chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz becoming the strongest force. Since both the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and the pro-Russia Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) failed to clear […]

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A lack of standardised greenhouse gas reporting has led to significant underestimation of corporate methane emissions, potentially distorting climate policies and transition risk assessments, according to a new study.

Sanjeev Gupta is looking to pass the Tahmoor coal mine to its ninth owner for an asking price of $800 million. But who is going to step in and take responsibility for its emissions?

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Federal Coalition ready to take leaf out of Trump's playbook and attack key institutions and attack experts who point out its policy failings.

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Our energies would be better spent tackling the tangible effects of global heating than debating the future dollar value of failing to act. Dennis Wesselbaum, Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Product labelling showing whether food comes mainly from animals or plants can help consumers make more climate-friendly choices. Yi Li, Senior Lecturer in Marketing, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Over a dozen Washington Republican senators have sponsored a bill that aims to prevent the state from adopting California’s Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, in favour of federal EPA standards.

EnergyAustralia says investment in new storage – up to 1.6 GW by 2030 – will be "critical" as more coal fired power stations are closed.

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The US EPA on Friday reaffirmed it would allow year-round sales of E15 – gasoline blended with 15% ethanol – across eight states beginning late April.

Wind project lambasted by local MP Barnaby Joyce and his partner has won majority support with its redesigned project, the developers say.

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RGGI allowance (RGA) prices sold off over the week with the benchmark once again sliding below $22 on Monday as near-term winter weather forecasts normalised and traders positioned ahead of the upcoming first quarterly permit sale next month.

Fiji is aiming to launch a public registry for its carbon projects by late 2025 in order to record free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) processes in a transparent way, according to industry groups working in the Pacific island nation.

As a major CO2 pipeline developer awaits a construction permit in South Dakota, state legislators made progress with efforts to halt such initiatives until federal regulations are in place.

Nuclear energy, like the platypus, is an oddly shaped beast, and needs a very specific hole to fit into the energy jigsaw puzzle.

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The EU is giving away too many free carbon permits to heavy industry in some cases, effectively subsidising some of the bloc's most emissions-intensive sectors, a report from green groups has found.

A Delaware lawmaker has introduced a bill that would direct RGGI revenues to newly established and existing funds dedicated to assisting low-income households pay their electric bills.

Democrats introduced two joint bills in the California Senate and Assembly on Friday seeking to claim compensation for alleged climate damages from fossil fuel companies.

Study shows funding bias towards animals like rhino while other endangered species including amphibians and algae disregarded

Most global conservation funds go to larger, charismatic animals, leaving critically important but less fashionable species deprived, a 25-year study has revealed.

Scientists have found that of the $1.963bn allocated to projects worldwide, 82.9% was assigned to vertebrates. Plants and invertebrates each accounted for 6.6% of the funding, while fungi and algae were barely represented at less than 0.2%.

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About 40% of Australians don’t believe humans are a major cause of climate change. Reaching these sceptic holdout groups may require unconventional approaches. Xiongzhi Wang, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Social Science, Australian National University Kelly Fielding, Professor of Environmental Psychology, The University of Queensland Rebecca Colvin, Associate Professor in Social Science, Australian National University Robyn Gulliver, Honorary Research Fellow in Social Science, The University of Queensland Winnifred Louis, Professor of Social Psychology, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Brazilian coalition for nature restoration and bioeconomy finance that launched last year, aiming to reduce CO2 emissions by 1 gigatonne by 2050, last week welcomed two new members.