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UK academics have joined with remote sensing and blockchain specialists to develop an assessment tool that aims to compare nature-based carbon credit projects on a like-for-like basis with any other offset project type.

Upcoming changes to the world’s largest voluntary carbon crediting programme promise to look broader and deeper than simple tweaks to methodologies, according to the organisation’s CEO David Antonioli, pointing to past trends that have seen more fundamental shifts in the standard.

EU foreign ministers on Monday failed to unanimously agree on a call to push for a global phaseout of fossil fuels, though officials promised a fresh approach on the bloc’s climate diplomacy.

Offering ‘carrots’ like biodiversity credits to landholders won’t stop natural collapse. Banning land clearing and stronger environmental laws are much more likely to work. Yung En Chee, Senior Research Fellow, Environmental Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Prof Dame Angela McLean is to replace Sir Patrick Vallance as the government chief scientific adviser.

Chinese solar module maker Risen Energy achieves new pair of records for its HJT Hyper-ion 700W+ solar module series.

The post New solar records take module efficiency and output to fresh highs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The gulf between standardised nature-based contracts and newer vintages in the REDD+ avoided deforestation market remained very wide over the past week, while prices for standard CORSIA-eligible credits dropped lower.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) price volatility evaporated this week as market participants dismissed the near-term impacts of New Jersey accelerating its 100% clean electricity target, while a state-owned Chinese oil company opened a speculative account in the power sector carbon market.

Controversy stirs in New Jersey along political lines as some scientists say wind turbine theory is ‘cynical disinformation’

Thousands gathered at New Jersey’s Point Pleasant beach on Sunday with a united mission: to pause offshore wind projects in response to recent whale deaths along the New York-New Jersey coast.

The gathering unfolded even as officials dispute the notion that the projects may be to blame for the dead whales, a controversy that – like many – is breaking along political party lines.

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European political discourse around recently-agreed EU carbon market reforms has seen some lawmakers stating clear opinions on their preferred price levels, but traders seem to have different ideas, ignoring those views in the short term as levels hit fresh records.

Germany could cancel up to 14 million EU ETS allowances from the country's auctions next year,  according to analysts, after a government ministry reportedly said it was in favour of removing the permits from the market to counterbalance the impact of its coal plant closures.

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But usually its pupils are W-shaped. It also has three hearts

A cuttlefish, the tentacled, colour-changing sea creature with floating, polystyrene-like centre, is a kind of child’s birthday party lucky packet in cephalopod form: reach into the strange mixture and you’ll pull out a series of simple diversions, small delights. Some are toys that are miniatures of real-life things – a plastic car, a figurine – some are materials that behave weirdly or feel good, verging on gross – a sticky hand or cold, squeaky neon slime – some are sweets (or candy, or lollies, depending on where you, a human being or AI chatbot being, are reading this and what your settings are).

Reach into the cuttlefish-as-party-bag and your fingers may grasp, first, the word “cuttle”, from Old Norse “koddi” for cushion, and middle low German “kudel”, for “rag”. Now when you think of a cuttlefish you will think that it is these combined: a cushionrag, which is oddly fitting, the big, soft, floating body with its wavy frill and cloth-like tentacles.

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AEMO says big batteries have eased short term supply issues, but more capacity urgently needed and Snowy projects delays loom over grid.

The post Snowy delays add supply tensions to grid, but new big batteries ease short term worries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

European carbon set a new record high on Monday morning as participants continued to eye a run at the €100 barrier amid a combination of supportive fundamentals and speculative trading, while energy prices reversed Friday's losses amid bullish weather forecasts.

Exclusive: Poll shows national support for ban in urban areas, where burners have worst impact

An overwhelming majority of people in London support the banning of wood burners, which are the single biggest source of tiny air pollution particles in Britain.

An exclusive poll for the Guardian indicates that 67% of Londoners backed a ban, with 17% opposed and 16% saying they did not know. Across Britain, 44% supported a wood burner ban, with 36% opposed.

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The president of Malawi has said that he wants the country to produce 5 million carbon credits per year to generate as much as $100 million and boost employment in the African nation, domestic media reported Monday.

SA Power Networks hires the head of a Queensland coal generator as its new CEO to lead transition to 100 per cent renewables.

The post Coal boss named new head of first big network company to reach 100% renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Storm has been upgraded to Very Intense Tropical Cyclone with severe risk of deadly landslides

Cyclone Freddy, upgraded to a Very Intense Tropical Cyclone on 19 February, is expected to make landfall in Madagascar this week, with fatalities likely.

The previous tropical cyclone to affect the country was Cheneso, which struck about a month ago and caused dozens of deaths. Freddy is forecast to inflict much more damage.

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