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Australia opens extended fourth exit window for ERF contract holders

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 14:04
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator on Friday opened the fourth pilot exit arrangement window for companies with fixed delivery contracts to sell carbon credits to the government’s Emissions Reductions Fund (ERF).
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Recently announced federal tax incentives for biofuels’ feedstocks set to fuel industry decarbonisation

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 11:32
Federal incentives to lower carbon intensity (CI) in feedstocks, coupled with advancements in carbon removal and renewable natural gas, could propel the biofuels industry towards net zero in the US, industry members told a webinar Thursday.
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WCI Markets: CCA volatility picks up as ARB workshop disappoints, WCAs lose momentum

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 10:36
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices traded lower through a volatile week as a highly anticipated rulemaking workshop failed to offer clarity on proposed changes to the cap-and-trade programme, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values declined amidst ongoing muted activity.
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Conservation is saving species, global study says

BBC - Fri, 2024-04-26 09:52
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
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Conservation saving species, global study suggests

BBC - Fri, 2024-04-26 09:52
A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.
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Supporters rush to defend US EPA clean car standards as it faces lawsuit from 25 states

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 09:31
Dozens of environmental advocacy groups and over 20 state attorneys general separately filed motions this week to intervene in a lawsuit filed against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s vehicle emissions standards.
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Canadian CCS firm launches partnership to explore CO2 mineral storage

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 08:54
A Canadian CCS firm and an Iceland-based CO2 mineral storage operator on Thursday announced a partnership to explore storage potential in Quebec.
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Major global asset managers raise $1.4 bln for inaugural decarbonisation fund

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 07:40
Two of the world’s largest investment firms have raised $1.4 billion for their inaugural late-stage venture capital and growth private equity investment fund that is targeting companies accelerating the low-carbon transition.
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Nature-based offset trading platform raises €5.3 mln to strengthen operations

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 07:31
A nature-based trading startup announced on Thursday that it has secured nearly €5.3 million ($5.7 mln) in seed funding to advance its operations and introduce additional offset projects to its platform.
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Indonesia’s Rimba Raya REDD+ project plunged into controversy after licence revoked by government

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 07:25
The giant Rimba Raya Biodiversity Project in Indonesia has been plunged into controversy after the local concession holder saw its business licence revoked by the government for violating carbon trading regulations, with the project's owner failing to be notified about it.
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Longer-lasting ozone holes over Antarctica expose seal pups and penguin chicks to much more UV

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-04-26 06:02
Four years of persistent ozone holes have sparked concern about what more UV is doing to Antarctic ecosystems. Sharon Robinson, Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director of ARC Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong Laura Revell, Associate Professor in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury Rachele Ossola, Postdoctoral fellow, Colorado State University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Granting legal ‘personhood’ to nature is a growing movement – can it stem biodiversity loss?

The Conversation - Fri, 2024-04-26 06:01
The rights-of-nature movement emerged as a response to economic pressures on ecosystems. But the success of projects depends on how well legal liability is defined. Viktoria Kahui, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Canadian carbon project financier inks $5.6 mln offset royalty deal for US IFM portfolio

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2024-04-26 05:57
A Canada-based carbon project financier has agreed to pay $5.6 mln to acquire several gross revenue royalties on a portfolio of improved forest management (IFM) offset projects in the southeastern US.
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