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Canberrans suffering from chronic ill-health are the focus of a new pilot offering up to $10,000 to quit gas, shift to efficient electric appliances.

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New Zealand should establish a biodiversity credit market to help drive sustainable land use and increase resilience, concluded a report released Friday by the government-appointed inquiry panel into the devastating impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle in February.

To supply everyone with enough electricity to live a good life, we’ll need about 200 billion megawatt-hours per year. Assuming solar does the heavy lifting, is it possible?

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A government commissioned inquiry into the devastating damage caused by forestry slash in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle has urged Wellington to expand the scope of the ETS to consider how it encourages monoculture exotic tree plantings.

Satellite images show much of Canada and parts of US blanketed by smoke from the Alberta wildfires.

The agenda includes expert presentations and panel discussions on topics including solar, wind, energy storage, hydrogen, VPPs, EVs, and microgrids. 

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Cavendish made to resist fungus threatening variety worldwide is seen as safety net for growers if industry wiped out

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Scientists have submitted Australia’s first genetically modified fruit – a Cavendish banana – to regulators for approval, saying it has been engineered to withstand a deadly fungus that poses a threat to banana growers worldwide.

The banana, known as QCAV-4, has been genetically modified to resist a fungus known as Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4), which is threatening the multibillion-dollar Cavendish industry globally.

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Nordic countries are way ahead when it comes to installing energy efficient heat pump systems.

International fund set up at Cop27 is intended to provide compensation to countries worst hit by climate breakdown

A tax on wealthy Britons of just 0.5% could more than meet the UK’s entire “fair share” contribution to the international loss and damage fund established to support countries worst hit by global climate breakdown, a charity has suggested.

Taxing 5p of every £10 of individuals’ wealth over £1m would raise £15bn a year by 2030, well in excess of an estimated $15bn (£12bn) UK contribution to the new fund, according to an analysis by the anti-poverty campaigners Christian Aid.

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China’s CO2 emissions grew by 4% in the first quarter of the year, reaching a new record and putting the world’s largest GHG emitter on track for a new high in annual emissions this year, according to research released on Friday.

A robot camera, looking for anomalies under the road, came across a wandering five-foot beast.

ESG marketplace Xpansiv has no plans on amending the specifications of its existing CORSIA-aligned offset contract in light of UN body ICAO’s vintage decision for the next phase of the global aviation carbon credit programme, and instead intends on launching a new contract with the required changes, the company told Carbon Pulse.

A California-based climate technology firm announced the world’s first blockchain-based forward-crediting platform for durable carbon removals, joining ongoing efforts to help scale the nascent industry.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices largely trended downward this week in the lead-up to next week’s joint auction, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) trade came to a near halt as participants awaited further programme clarity from the scheme's own forthcoming sale. 

Multi-stakeholder group the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) launched a new toolkit on Thursday aiming to help host country governments navigate the complexities of interacting with the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

California regulator ARB on Thursday announced it will hold a workshop to gather feedback on a potential mechanism to automatically accelerate the carbon intensity (CI) benchmarks set by the transportation sector Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) programme.

UK-based energy company Drax Group has inked a $600,000 deal to sell carbon removal credits from its first bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility in the US.

Solar power is growing at 20% a year. That simple fact could change the world for the better in under a decade Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New research reveals baby clownfish like Nemo are incredible athletes, able to swim 10-50 body lengths per second. Their athletic traits support their journey from the open ocean back to the reef. Adam T. Downie, Marine Biologist, James Cook University Jodie L. Rummer, Professor of Marine Biology, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.