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Investment vehicle Carbon Streaming Corporation on Tuesday announced it has entered into a long-term offtake agreement with the Rimba Raya REDD project in Indonesia, paying at the high end for carbon credits from reduced deforestation as the fund seeks to add hundreds of millions of offsets to its portfolio in the coming years.

Victim was mauled while planting trees after logging operation

Police in Canada say a 26-year-old woman working on a tree-planting operation in Alberta was killed by a black bear on Saturday, in a rare attack by one of the country’s largest predators.

The woman was mauled by what witnesses believe was an adult black bear in a remote area of northwest Alberta. A co-worker who witnessed the attack helped scare off the bear before calling for help.

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Electric cars able to do long journeys and there are increasing number of chargers on UK roads, say experts

Electric car experts have rallied to the defence of the vehicles after suggestions from a government spokeswoman that they were unsuitable for long journeys.

Electric cars have an average range of about 200 miles, suitable for the vast majority of journeys taken on British roads, while top-range models have a more extensive range of about 250 miles.

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Germany's Green Party has pledged to grant veto rights to the environment ministry and increase the country's national carbon price for vehicles and buildings, according to a party manifesto released Tuesday ahead of a federal election in late September.

RGGI’s upcoming programme review may not delve into modelling and analysis until early next year as the 11-state carbon scheme awaits Pennsylvania’s entrance in 2022, while officials are also working to bolster its outreach to environmental justice groups.

UN aviation body ICAO has struck a deal with a non-profit carbon markets data service to provide regular analysis on the CORSIA offsetting market in an effort to support its airline members.

German exchange EEX has begun the process of registering participants in the country’s domestic emissions trading system for transport and buildings (nEHS), the Leipzig-based bourse said on Tuesday.

Finnish firm Rens says shoes made from used grounds and recycled plastic will be climate neutral

It is the typical morning routine for hundreds of thousands of Britons: have a cup of coffee and then slip on your trainers before heading for a jog. Upon returning, a quick drink of water to rehydrate before stepping into the shower.

Now, one firm has enabled one thing to beget another, by creating trainers made of recycled plastic bottles and used coffee beans.

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Climate campaigners say HSBC’s involvement is ‘cynical’ attempt to distract from investments in coal power

A group of the UK’s biggest financial institutions plan to hasten the phasing out of coal power in Asia by buying out fossil fuel plants in order to shut them down within 15 years.

Finance giants including lenders HSBC, Citi and BlackRock Real Assets together with UK insurer Prudential are working with the Asian Development Bank on the plans, according to a report by Reuters. There have also been “promising” early talks with Asian governments and multilateral banks.

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As with elephants and orcas, worldly wisdom and childcare brings group-survival perks, research suggests

Pillars of family life, the community and often the workplace, grandmothers are a crucial component of human society – now researchers say they may also play an important role among giraffes.

Experts conducting a review of giraffe social behaviour say female giraffes live for about eight years after they can no longer reproduce – up to about 30% of their lives.

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Carbon built on the previous session's gains on Tuesday as energy prices recovered from early losses, amid a decline in trading activity as the holiday season reached its peak.

The Nature Conservancy is working on a coastal wetlands restoration project in South Australia that could be among the first in the country to earn offsets once the government finalises a method for blue carbon projects.

New Zealand carbon allowances carved out a new record high in Tuesday trade, as limited available supply and healthy demand look set to fuel a new push towards the NZ$50 cost containment reserve trigger.

China’s Sichuan province aims to increase its forest and grassland coverage to 2 million hectares by 2025 by generating carbon offsets for voluntary buyers at home and abroad, according to an action plan published this week.

Starliner is one of two vehicles designed to transport astronauts to and from the space station.

Offset developer Corporate Carbon has hired an Australian energy market veteran to drive the development of a pilot direct air capture (DAC) project.

PowAR chief executive Geoff Dutaillis talks about big wind projects, battery storage, the ESB’s new rules and connection problems.

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Victorian government greenlights three new network upgrades and synchronous condensers so it can host more wind and solar.

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Suntech Australia Official Statement.

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The Asian Development Bank aims to have the plan ready for the COP26 climate conference in November.