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Exclusive: Medics say children with poor access to outdoor play at school at higher risk of developing lifelong health problems

• Revealed: students at top private schools have 10 times more green space than state pupils
• ‘We have to be all things to our children’: how a school made sure pupils had time to play

Doctors have warned that a “truly alarming” lack of access to outdoor space at schools is exacerbating Britain’s child obesity crisis.

Child obesity is already a significant public health problem. In England, one in three children are leaving primary school overweight or obese and face a higher risk of serious health conditions, mental health problems and dying prematurely.

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Cote d’Ivoire has received $35 million from the World Bank for successfully reducing 7 mln tonnes of carbon emissions, according to a release Tuesday.

The political success of carbon pricing policies – such as the upcoming EU ETS2 for road transport and heating fuels – will depend on whether they help people to switch away from fossil fuels, as inflation and higher interest rates have made it harder for consumers to access cleaner alternatives, according to new research.

Tech giant Microsoft has inked another large voluntary carbon deal worth 8 million nature-based credits through 2043, it announced Tuesday, considered the largest offtake transaction for removals to date.

A UK-based conservation charity released Tuesday a site-based biodiversity standard applicable to all land management projects, including habitat restoration, tree planting, and agroforestry initiatives.

European carbon prices were marginally firmer at midday after moving in a €1.50 range on Tuesday morning, as the market continued to position itself ahead of Wednesday's expiry of the June options contract, while UK Allowances broke above a key psychological level that had been capping the British market's recent rally.

The Australian federal Labor government announced Tuesday an allocation of A$28.5 million ($18.9 mln) to support the restoration and rehabilitation of coastal habitats on the Great Barrier Reef.

A Nordic carbon capture initiative has raised funding to help it scale its removals business, targeting credit issuance in 2028, it said Tuesday.

Nature and carbon standard Plan Vivo has partnered with a UK-based consultancy to launch a series of nature-based pilot projects in Asia and Africa towards the end of the year.

US agtech firm Indigo Ag said it has secured its largest ever delivery of credits in one single transaction to a tech buyer eager to enrich its credit portfolio.

A deal has been struck between an oil and gas firm and France's gas transmission operator to develop CO2 transport and storage infrastructure in the country with potential capacity of over 5 million tonnes per year.

China saw its domestic thermal power generation decline last month, while hydro and solar power production continued to post strong annual growth amid increasingly optimistic expectations about the country's decarbonisation path.

Singapore-based Shell subsidiary Shell Eastern has acquired Pavilion Energy, including its LNG and carbon trading business, the companies announced Tuesday.

As it celebrates its 200th birthday, the RSPCA has lost its way - and is helping endorse indefensible abuse in factory farms

How does it happen? How does an organisation end up doing the opposite of what it was established to do? This month marks the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: the world’s oldest animal welfare organisation. I wonder what there is to celebrate.

If you mistreat your dog or cat or horse or rabbit, you can expect an investigation by the RSPCA. If the case is serious enough, it could lead to prosecution. If you abuse animals on an industrial scale, you might face not investigation and prosecution, but active support and a public relations campaign to help you sell your products.

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Stark images of coal markets, coastal cleanups and a photographer who burns her own work all feature in this year’s Earth Photo awards

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The Coalition says it wants nuclear and more rooftop solar. It can't have both, so will it be reaching into the home to switch off your rooftop PV?

The post Is David Littleproud prepared to switch off rooftop solar to jam nuclear into the grid? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Norfolk Island green parrots are self-medicating with pepper tree bark and leaves, to rid themselves of parasites. But is there more to it? Birds are known to indulge in alcohol and take stimulants. Penny Olsen, Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rapid uptake of rooftop solar and construction of some the country's biggest batteries has helped relieve reliability concerns for the market operator in Western Australia.

The post Rooftop solar and big batteries ease reliability concerns ahead of mass coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A “nation-leading” plan to transform Queensland’s regional grid into a series of bespoke local renewable energy zones will kick off in Caloundra with the installation of up to 8.4MW of community battery storage.

The post Sunshine state to transform solar heavy towns into bespoke local renewable energy zones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips more money into steam-dispatch technology that it says can help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries.

The post Arena triples bet on “clean steam” storage hopeful, in bid to green up Australian industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.