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A Vancouver-headquartered carbon credit developer on Wednesday announced it plans on generating almost 30 million VERs from four rewilding and mangrove forest preservation projects.

The largest California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) players saw their market concentration shrink over the past six months even though their total holdings increased, as all-time high credit generation was more spread out among registered entities, government data suggested this week.

A Viking leader probably chose his favourite animals to board a longboat to England, scientists say.

Government accepts Liberal Democrat amendment to UK infrastructure bank bill

Taxpayer money may no longer be invested in water companies that fail to produce adequate plans to stop sewage discharges, after the government accepted a Liberal Democrat amendment.

The change to the UK infrastructure bank bill means that once it becomes law, tax receipts will only be able to fund water companies if they produce a costed and timed plan for ending sewage spills into waterways.

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The tightening of regulations may lead to criminal records for those flouting them, a new policy says.

Researchers find long-term exposure to even relatively low levels raises risk of depression and anxiety

Long-term exposure to even comparatively low levels of air pollution could cause depression and anxiety, according to a study exploring the links between air quality and mental ill-health.

Tracking the incidence of depression and anxiety in almost 500,000 UK adults over 11 years, researchers found that those living in areas with higher pollution were more likely to suffer episodes, even when air quality was within official limits.

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Cookstoves were the most common new project in the voluntary carbon market last year, although REDD+ avoided deforestation projects still issued the most credits, according to a database compiling registry data.

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A US-based voluntary carbon offset project developer on Tuesday announced it has gained federal funding to scale up sustainable agricultural practices for fruit and nut growers.

Increased EU state aid will be used as a “bridge” to help fund the bloc's decarbonisation efforts up to 2025 until a sovereignty fund is established, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday, setting out a plan to compete with the US and China in clean manufacturing.

US software giant Salesforce announced a new partnership with a carbon credit ratings agency on Wednesday, boosting project transparency on its Net Zero Marketplace.

EUAs climbed by as much as 5% on Wednesday morning to approach €100, as technical buying and short-covering helped extend the rally that started in mid-January to €20 or over 25%.

Prices slid lower in the REDD+ avoided deforestation credit market on Wednesday as the fallout from media reports claiming widespread over-crediting in the sector continued to take its toll, despite certifier Verra this week dismissing the scientific reports underpinning the criticism.

Rosy-plumaged bird found wandering in city square was domestic king pigeon unable to fend for itself, wildlife group says

A pink-plumaged pigeon rescued from a New York City park may have been dyed for a gender reveal party, a wildlife group said.

The king pigeon was found wandering Madison Square Park in Manhattan and was taken into care, the Wild Bird Fund said.

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An initiative to plant mangroves along the coastline and on salt pan lands as well as a wetlands conservation scheme were the main nature-related headlines when India on Wednesday announced its 2023 state budget.

The government of Finland on Wednesday published a guide to good practices for the voluntary carbon market (VCM), that aims to both improve the reliability of the domestic market and also create opportunities for Finnish companies to utilise credits as part of climate strategies in a responsible manner.

Green growth will be one of seven priority areas for the Indian government’s 2023-24 budget, released on Wednesday in India’s parliament, which included an allocation of over $4 billion to help meet the country’s net zero goals as well as contribute to reaching its energy security objectives.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide say they have successfully split seawater without pre-treatment to produce green hydrogen.

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Our response to climate change provides perhaps the greatest opportunity for investment, economic, export and employment growth Australia has ever seen. Can we harness it?

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Taiwan has extended the sources of emissions offsets that can be used by local businesses when they expand production capacity or build new thermal plants, as part of the government's effort to realise net zero by 2050.