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The NSW government has drawn up the proposed map of the New England renewable energy zone, which will host 8GW of wind, solar and storage.

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Click through a timeline to make sense of Australia’s long, tumultuous years of shifting climate policies ahead of next month’s international climate summit in Glasgow. Kate Crowley, Associate Professor, Public and Environmental Policy, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

"That's not climate denial, this is climate denial". Australia's climate policies exposed to the world in parody billboard in Times Square.

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Andrew Forrest chooses US based Plug Power to build massive hydrogen Gigafactory in Queensland, the first of "tens" of such projects planned for Australia.

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Soaring energy prices are pinching pocketbooks on both sides of the Atlantic, but the EU may be better equipped at softening the blow because of its carbon pricing system, a panel heard Thursday.

The fate of the CDM is again on the agenda for negotiators headed to Glasgow for COP26 UN climate talks next month, and the uncertain outcome is creating angst among Korean investors that have spent big developing offset projects while some make back-up plans to switch to the voluntary carbon market.

Budapest-headquartered environmental brokerage Vertis has launched a new voluntary carbon markets brand to serve this fast growing segment, it announced Thursday.

RGGI Allowances (RGAs) climbed to new all-time highs again this week on reported steady compliance buying and options activity, while California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) bounced back from their sell-off linked to global energy and EU carbon prices.

Vestas promises to make wind turbines full recyclable, while Vattenfall bans used turbine blades from landfill.

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The sea turtle washed ashore a riverbank in Massachusetts this week.

GGGI is seeking an expert consultant for its global carbon finance project “Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches” in Rabat, Morocco.

GGGI is seeking an expert consultant for its global carbon finance project “Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches” in Indonesia

Several EU countries are overachieving in their national climate strategies, green groups and analysts said Thursday in findings that suggest the bloc could feasibly raise its 2030 emissions target again to help meet global warming goals.

António Guterres says current efforts are more consistent with global heating ‘way above 3C’

Airlines and shipping companies have failed to cut their greenhouse gas emissions, and must step up with fresh commitments on the climate crisis as Cop26 approaches, the UN secretary general has said.

António Guterres said current efforts were inadequate and would lead to catastrophic global heating.

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Regulation, the pandemic and extreme weather are among factors causing high stress to farmers.

A Brazilian business organisation is urging the government to give up its opposition to fully applying corresponding adjustments on exported carbon credits, potentially easing the path to a deal on the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 rulebook next month.

Environmental protest group suspends direct action campaign with open letter to Boris Johnson

Insulate Britain has said it is pausing its roadblock campaign for 10 days, in a letter to the prime minister calling on him to “get on with the job” of insulating Britain’s homes.

A spokesperson for the group said the decision was taken midway through last week, to give the government time to consider its demands. Its five-week campaign of direct action has caused disruption on motorways and busy roads in and around London.

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Make the Label Count campaign says system due to come into force in 2023 is misleading and outdated

New eco-labels for fabrics being introduced in the EU are not strict enough, campaigners say.

From 2023 all clothes and shoes sold in the EU will include colour-coded labels informing customers about the products’ environmental impact. But the Make the Label Count campaign, launched this week, says the system of measurement developed in 2013 is misleading, outdated and not in line with the EU’s climate goals.

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EUAs remained relatively calm early on Thursday, trading in little more than a €1 range amid mixed technical and fundamental signals, while key energy prices advanced for a fourth day.