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Bioenergy crops such as miscanthus and switchgrass, known for their multiple environmental benefits, could prove more appealing to American farmers if supported by carbon finance, according to a new study.

Switzerland faces a public vote on Sunday on whether to back the government’s draft climate law, with polls suggesting that citizens may reject legislation for a second time in two years.

Feats of endurance such as this provoke wonder for what they reveal about what it means to be human

The story of four children discovered deep in the Amazon jungle, grieving, hungry and insect-bitten but otherwise uninjured despite being lost for 40 days after a plane crash, feels closer to myth or fairytale than real life. That a dog apparently accompanied them for some of this time, before itself going missing, is yet another fantastical element in a drama that has gripped Colombia and much of the world.

Feats of endurance involving children always command attention. What makes this one so astonishing is that sisters aged 13 and nine not only kept themselves going on a mixture of cassava flour salvaged from the wreck, and foraged fruits and seeds, but also helped their four-year-old brother and baby sister – who had her first birthday in the forest – to stay alive. The children, said Colombia’s leftwing president, Gustavo Petro, are “an example of total survival”.

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EU institutions have provisionally agreed to lower the perceived level of financial risk associated with EU Allowances, reducing the capital requirements banks need to hold when trading these units but declining to extend the same treatment to voluntary carbon credits.

Environmental product development firm IncubEx is aiming to boost uptake in its suite of clean fuel credit offerings, and is also making several changes to enhance its project-specific voluntary carbon marketplace, a company official told Carbon Pulse.

Kenya has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to supply emissions reductions and removals credits to the LEAF Coalition – a public-private initiative by global corporations and rich countries to purchase forest carbon credits certified by the jurisdictional Architecture for REDD+ Transaction (ART) programme.

Verra is reviewing all Improved Forest Management (IFM) methodologies which may shorten future project development timelines, the standards body announced Friday.

A Danish manufacturing company has teamed up with green group WWF to add two projects to its nature-based carbon portfolio as part of its 'beyond value chain' mitigation plans to "capture" emissions from its historical operations dating back to 1941.

The task of radically reducing our greenhouse gas emissions is daunting, the former chief scientist says. But it’s also a huge opportunity

“It won’t be easy getting to zero, Kathleen.”

We were at a dinner party soon after the May 2022 Australian election, which saw the Labor party, led by Anthony Albanese, form government, with an unprecedented number of seats won by the Greens and by climate-focused independents. Rolling her eyes, Kathleen pressed on in a triumphal tone.

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Feedback argues ministers’ failure to include measures to reduce production of meat and dairy products was unlawful

Ministers broke the law by failing to make plans to cut consumption of meat and dairy in England, activists will argue in a legal challenge after they were granted permission for a full judicial review of the government’s food strategy.

Overturning two previous decisions, the court of appeal ruled that the food systems campaigners Feedback could challenge the national food strategy on the basis that it failed to take into account ministers’ duties to cut carbon emissions.

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European carbon prices fell back on Friday, trimming the week's gains after the market had failed to hold on to its substantial jump on Thursday, as gas prices also dropped sharply as North Sea production was set to increase sooner than anticipated after unplanned outages.

Governments must introduce tougher regulations on biodiversity because companies won’t act on their own at the scale needed to stave off to nature and biodiversity loss crisis, according to a UK-based asset manager.

Spot prices in China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) dropped over the past week after a block deal last Friday, with market participants remaining conservative about the price outlook due to the relatively generous allowance allocation rules.

Restrictions will begin on 26 June, stopping customers watering gardens, washing cars and filling paddling pools

South East Water is introducing a hosepipe ban amid shortages in Kent and Sussex. Schools in the region have been forced to close during the warm weather and bottled water stations have been set up as the utility company said demand for drinking water had reached “record levels”.

The company said the temporary hosepipe restrictions would come into force from 26 June. It means customers cannot water their gardens, wash cars, boats or patios and are banned from filling paddling or swimming pools.

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China's express delivery industry needs to take more decarbonisation measures as emissions from the sector have continued to grow significantly over the past few years, a report has called for.

The UN takes steps to ensure that oil and gas industry delegates declare their affiliations at COP28.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including hot monkeys, baby flamingos and a hitchhiking cygnet

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The Cambodian government has cleared three REDD+ projects for participation in the voluntary carbon market, with project start dates set for 2024.

WWF showcases work saving endangered species in Fiji, home to five of the world’s seven species of marine turtles

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Paul Nowak says workers need a seat at the table to ensure a quick and fair transition to a net zero economy

The UK is in danger of being left behind in the global race to decarbonise the economy with potentially disastrous consequences for jobs and communities, according to the TUC’s general secretary.

In an interview, Paul Nowak said the UK was “limping towards a green future” and he called for a “national collective effort” involving employers, workers and the government to ensure a quick and fair transition to a net zero economy.

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