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The expose of over-crediting REDD+ in national newspapers two weeks ago has continued to cast a shadow over the voluntary carbon market this week, widening a price gap between more sought-after over the counter (OTC) avoided deforestation credits and standardised nature-based contracts.

EU member states will have to increase the number of protected marine areas in their seas by at least 30% by 2030 and prohibit more harmful fishing practices in these areas, a leaked draft European Commission document revealed on Monday.

A high-quality forest carbon market is needed to address climate change, Norway’s government has outlined in response to recent media criticism, making a clear distinction between jurisdictional approaches which they said are strongly preferable to voluntary projects for a number of reasons.

The European Commission aims to launch the first EU-wide auction to support renewable hydrogen in the autumn, according to a leaked draft of its industrial strategy seen by Carbon Pulse on Monday.

*PREMIUM LISTING - With environmental and social actions growing rapidly and attracting growing public and media attention, Verra is looking for a Senior Director or Director of Communications to lead and coordinate the team responsible for effectively communicating Verra’s activities.

*PREMIUM LISTING - With climate action growing rapidly and driving a new wave of investment, Verra is enhancing its team responsible for the development of high-integrity, high-impact carbon markets in order to build responsible demand for Verra’s carbon credits and to support the ongoing growth and development of Verra’s carbon programs.

Carbon credit provider South Pole has parted ways with its head of public affairs, Carbon Pulse has learned, as the company reviews its entire REDD portfolio amid claims of widespread over-crediting of forest protection projects.

EUAs traded in a wide range as prices fell as much as 1.9% early on in a short but sharp sell-off, before gradually recovering after a strong auction and as analysts adjusted their full-year price forecasts amid differing views on the prospects for demand in 2023.

A suitably qualified consultant is sought to assist coordination and completion of the Solomon Islands LEDS in the first half of 2023.

There needs to be greater urgency in private sector action if the world is to make improvements on biodiversity in light of the historic deal on nature positivity at COP15 in Montreal at the end in December, a webinar heard last week.

Singapore and Malaysia have signed an agreement to cooperate on the green economy and technologies for decarbonisation, one which will include collaboration on carbon markets, they announced on Monday.

Ryanair became the latest airline Monday to point to resurgent demand in its quarterly report, stating expectations of "very robust" demand in the summer as passenger numbers breached a company record in the final quarter of 2022.

China's steel industry should be capable of peaking emissions by 2025 and reducing them by 30% by 2030, a much faster pace than an official target set by the government, though scrap availability will be the main constraint for cutting emissions by the end of this decade, a study has found.

The leader of the Australian Greens party has lashed the design of the government’s Safeguard Mechanism policy, arguing that fossil fuel producers can simply buy their way out of cutting emissions by purchasing carbon credits. 

Analysts have raised markedly their forecasts for EU carbon prices for the next two years, despite the impending injection of tens of millions of additional permits into the market and wider concerns over the bloc's economy.

Big batteries earned record high revenue on the National Electricity Market during 2022 – here's how.

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We crunch some numbers on Sun Cable's solar export plans and find that, despite the recent administration drama, it's economically doable.

The post Sun Cable: It’s much more viable than you think, at the right price appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The competition among battery storage projects for connection points in intense, with many proposing batteries right next door to rival projects.

The post Location, location: Battery storage projects jostle for position to back up wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New national survey hopes to get a measure on Australia's clean energy labour and skills shortages.

The post Skills survey seeks to bridge Australia’s clean energy jobs gap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Levels of trace metals inside can be higher than the sources of contamination outside. It underscores the need for households to take care to prevent those contaminants being brought indoors. Mark Patrick Taylor, Victoria's Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Carlos Ibañez del Rivero, PhD candidate, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Kara Fry, Adjunct Fellow, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.