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Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) issuance soared to nearly 750,000 units in its latest update - over half of them to landfill gas projects - while the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) urged companies to opt in to next year’s Corporate Emissions Reduction Transparency (CERT) report.

Chinese regulators have jointly released an implementation plan to establish a wide range of emissions-related standards to realise carbon neutrality.

A tech firm specialising in allowing users to tokenise carbon credits will introduce know-your-customer (KYC) requirements on some of its services in an effort to meet expected demands from major offset standards.

Activist among 30 people in three states and ACT to report visits from officers at request of NSW police ahead of mining forum

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Counter-terror police in Queensland have visited the home of an environmental activist following a request from New South Wales ahead of planned protests at a mining conference in Sydney.

The activist is one of about 30 people across four jurisdictions to report visits from police in the past week ahead of the International Mining and Resources Conference, which starts on Wednesday.

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Oil and gas companies are showing improvement in their measurement and reporting of methane, but efforts by the industry need to accelerate so that emissions of the potent greenhouse gas can be reduced quickly enough to align with a 1.5C pathway by 2030, a report released this week said.

‘Polluting elite’ responsible for same amount of carbon dioxide in a year as poorest 10% are in a decade, data shows

The top 1% of earners in the UK are responsible for the same amount of carbon dioxide emissions in a single year as the bottom 10% over more than two decades, new data has shown.

The findings highlight the enormous gaps between what have been termed “the polluting elite”, whose high-carbon lifestyles fuel the climate crisis, and the majority of people, even in developed countries, whose carbon footprints are far smaller.

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Emissions from New Zealand’s liquid fossil fuel sector climbed in 2021-22 while several other sectors reported a drop in carbon output, according to regulatory reporting, as GHG emissions have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels.

New study analysing 42 years of data shows that wind and solar droughts are relatively short and shallow, and 100 per cent renewables is very doable.

The post A 42-year study shows wind and solar droughts in 100% renewable grid not as bad as thought appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria accelerates neighbourhood batteries program to maximising uptake and storage of rooftop solar, and deliver it back to the communities that supply it.

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Critical Metals wants to become Europe’s first licensed lithium producer to supply a fast-growing EV supply chain.

The post Australian miner aims to jump-start European lithium mining for growing EV market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Indonesian Stock Exchange (IDX) has partnered with a Singapore-based digital exchange to develop the country’s carbon trading system.

A major Australian bank has announced a raft of senior hirings for its commodity, trade, and carbon team, including a new head of carbon business joining from Pollination Group.

German officials give green light for country's largest floating solar power plant to be built on man-made lake in former coal mine.

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Merged Australian-UK firm will convert Porsche 911s, Mini Coopers, Land Rovers and Land Rover Defenders into EVs

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An Australian startup adding modern technology to classic Land Rovers will become part of one of the biggest electric vehicle conversion companies in the world this week after merging with a British firm.

Melbourne-based Jaunt Motors will partner with Zero EV to create Fellten, which will operate across Australia, the UK and North America.

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RGGI-regulated entities increased year-on-year CO2 output in the third quarter of 2022 when adjusting for exemptions and unreported emissions from Maryland power generators under the cap-and-trade programme, according to data published Monday.

Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will attempt to restore Brazil’s role in addressing climate change after winning the country’s presidential election on Sunday, but a stronger presence of ousted President Jair Bolsonaro’s party in Congress from next year will complicate legislative efforts to do so.

A US-headquartered green group has announced the hiring of a clean energy expert and veteran carbon markets negotiator from South Africa.

The amount of credits generated in California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) hit a fresh record in Q2, as substantial volumes of renewable diesel (RD) and electricity propelled the credit bank to the highest level since the inception of the programme over a decade ago, according to government data published Monday.

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