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The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including newborn turtles, a rescued leopard and white rhinos

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In Australia, Woodside Energy shareholders on Friday voted significantly against the re-election of several of its board members over dissatisfaction its performance on climate, however it will unlikely be enough to stop them from being reappointed.

Carbon pricing can be a key policy instrument to help Asian economies adopt a low-emissions pathway, with a price of at least $70 per tonne by 2030 and $153/t by 2050 considered to be high enough to trigger a transition towards low-carbon growth and for regional governments to realise net zero emissions goals, a report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has found.

Exclusive: Projected emissions drop for agriculture and land use 58% below target in original net zero plan

The UK government’s pledges on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from farming and land use fall short of promises made in its net zero strategy, analysis has found.

Using figures from the government’s carbon budget delivery plan, analysts from WWF found that the total projected emissions reductions from now until 2037 for agriculture and land use were 58% less than the emissions reductions figures underpinning the original net zero strategy. This gap is equivalent to the emissions of the entire UK building sector.

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As Australia's largest coal plant closes permanently in NSW, Andrew Forrest launches the first wind farm to come online in the state in more than a year.

The post As Liddell exits, Andrew Forrest launches first wind farm to join NSW grid in over a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Public asked to put away lawnmowers next month to deliver big gains for nature and the climate

A top 10 of the most common plants in British lawns has been revealed as conservationists urge gardeners to let their grass grow for the month of May.

Scientists at the charity Plantlife are asking the public to look out for wildflowers and other plants in their lawns as they put their lawnmowers away for a campaign labelled “No Mow May”.

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Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former brown coal generator in the Latrobe Valley.

The post Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The last minutes of Australia's oldest coal generator brought great emotion as employees who spent a lifetime at the plant said goodbye, and AGL painted a green energy future.

The post “She didn’t want to go:” Tears and hugs as oldest coal generator shuts down for last time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New milestone in the development of Australia's first offshore wind farm, with launch of study to test seabed conditions off Gippsland coast in Victoria.

The post Offshore wind milestone as Star of the South seabed survey gets underway appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The European Space Agency's first para-astronaut experiences weightlessness on a "vomit comet".

Green ammonia offers great promise in a net-zero world, particularly as a fuel for long-haul transport and heavy industry. But it's not all good news.

The post Why green ammonia might not be that green appeared first on RenewEconomy.

HB11 Energy signs bilateral agreement with Spanish researchers to develop hydrogen-boron fusion technology in both countries.

The post Australian laser fusion company signs research agreement with Spanish lab appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices traded in step with macro sentiment, trending softer through most of the week but pushing higher on Thursday, while Washington regulators stepped in with emergency rulemaking provisions to dampen runaway prices.

Panama's environment ministry (MiAMBIENTE) and offset standards body Verra have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help develop a national voluntary carbon market in the Central American country, according to an announcement on Thursday.

Behind all the noise, opinions, and stakeholders, lies one meta debate in the voluntary carbon market: Tommy Ricketts of BeZero Carbon asks what financial market structure should it ape?

Over a dozen Democrat-led US states this week asked the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to shore up language regarding the environmental integrity of voluntary offsets and carbon neutrality claims in order to prevent greenwashing.

A Toronto-headquartered voluntary carbon financier on Thursday announced it has executed a restructuring agreement that will consolidate the ownership structure of its developer arm and see the firm’s COO resign.

Ali Hussein Julood's father told the BBC his son's life was sacrificed for record profits.

Australia has half as much forest as it did before colonisation. Restoring it can be hugely expensive. But new approaches can help Penny van Oosterzee, Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University Noel D Preece, Adjunct Asssociate Professor, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.