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Rwanda will in April outline its plans for involvement in international carbon markets including those under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement following consultations and studies that are currently under way, its minister of environment was reported as saying by a domestic media source.

The best of this week’s wildlife pictures, including a rescued alligator, a curious seal and the ‘Snettisham Spectacular’

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Australian crediting developer GreenCollar Group expects the inaugural issuance of its world-first NaturePlus biodiversity credit at the end of next month, as the Australian government extends the consultation period on its nature repair market.

Guardian investigation reveals ‘extremely high levels’ of toxic effluent in Lancashire river

• ‘Forever chemicals’ mean England’s waters will miss pollution targets for decades

Toxic substances from the site of a chemicals company have been found polluting a protected river in Lancashire at “extremely high levels”, in what has been described as a “huge concern”, an investigation by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations has uncovered.

More than 700 types of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) were detected in effluent coming from the site of AGC Chemicals’ plant at Thornton Cleveleys, near Blackpool, into the River Wyre which flows into Morecambe Bay.

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Oil companies plan to pump crude oil from Lake Albert, Uganda to the coast of neighbouring Tanzania, with the goal of producing 1.4bn barrels over the next two decades. But the pipeline project has created a human tragedy for those living in its 900-mile path

• Photographs by Sadak Souici. Words by Théophile Simon for La Chronique d’Amnesty International France

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Mapping project reveals standards for PFAS will not be met until 2063 in many areas

• Toxic substances from chemicals firm site found polluting protected river
• What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?

The government is investigating and mapping out the sources of dangerous “forever chemicals” present in our waterways.

But England will not meet its targets for waterways having good chemical status by 2027, the government admits, in part because of the PFAS “forever chemicals” in our rivers.

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Experts say time is running out to solve the storage crisis that has long plagued archaeology.

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Report warns that aggressive US policy threatens to drastically undermine Australia's place in the global green hydrogen market.

The post Australia risks losing out in global green hydrogen race, as US speeds ahead appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy ministers dump another controversial ESB proposal in big win for wind, solar and storage projects over grid congestion issues.

The post Big win for wind, solar and storage as ministers reject ESB on grid congestion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Andrews government to pay additional yearly rate to landholders who host new transmission lines, in bid to smooth the race to renewables.

The post Victoria sweetens deal on transmission build-out with promise of cash for landholders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australian government has launched the second round of its National Soil Carbon Innovation fund with A$20 million ($13.6 mln) available to help ramp up the nascent project type in the country’s carbon market, as analysis flags it as a key carbon credit supply source in the coming years. 

A Supreme Court challenge to a 200MW wind farm has kicked off, with the project's developer taking the unusual step of sharing a link to live-stream proceedings.

The post State-approved Latrobe Valley wind farm heads to court, and everyone’s invited appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine is set to cost Moscow more than $1 trillion by the end of the decade, while the response has accelerated the EU's energy transition, according to analysis published on Friday to mark one year of the conflict.

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Voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices and volumes experienced a year-on-year increase in 2022, but buyers moderated purchases until final guidance on new standards emerges, according to analysis of an initial dataset of global trends in the sector.

While Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2021, the jump in output didn’t keep pace with an economy resurging from an end to pandemic lockdowns, according to a recently released independent analysis showing how the nation’s economic fortunes are being decoupled from pollution levels.

Federal energy minister Chris Bowen asked if offshore wind turbines are a threat to national security because an enemy could blow them up. In Europe, it's a valid question.

The post National security: Would an enemy really try to blow up an offshore wind farm in Australia? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices meandered for much of the week before a higher-than-expected February auction settlement sent values upward, as traders began to examine several factors that could influence the clearing price in next week’s inaugural Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) sale.