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Lawmakers in the European Parliament are voting on Monday a proposal to harmonise the way carbon emissions from transport are counted across the EU, with debates focusing on the choice of methodology and whether to include emissions from international freight.

The world’s energy-related CO2 emissions rose 1.1%, or 400 million tonnes, to hit new highs in 2023, but would have been even higher were it not for rapid uptake of cleaner energy, whose installation rose 75% over 2022 alone to 540 gigawatts, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Friday.

Two ranches also allege biosolids with ‘forever chemicals’ ruined crops, polluted drinking water and left their properties worthless

A Texas county has launched a first-of-its-kind criminal investigation into waste management giant Synagro over PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge it is selling to Texas farmers as a cheap alternative to fertilizer.

Two small Texas ranches at the center of that case have also filed a federal lawsuit against Synagro, alleging the company knew its sludge was contaminated but still sold it. Sludge spread on a nearby field sickened the farmers, killed livestock, polluted drinking water, contaminated beef later sold to the public and left their properties worthless, the complaint alleges.

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Voluntary carbon market standard Verra has opened a public consultation on draft tools and modules intended for use under its methodology for carbon capture and storage (CCS), it announced Friday.

India's cabinet this week approved the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), first announced in 2023.

The spot price in China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) pushed above the $80 yuan ($11.11) mark over the past week on a healthier trading volume, as the outlook appears brighter for the future expansion of the carbon market.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.

Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.

The federal government is seeking feedback on the design of its Capacity Investment Scheme, which aims to rapidly boost the deployment of large-scale renewable energy and storage, with 10 GW expected to be put out for tender this year.

Refusal by Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish leaders to approve candidates means whole recruitment process may have to be rerun

Ministers in Westminster have been accused of trying to blunt the teeth of the UK’s net zero watchdog by appointing a Tory loyalist to the post of chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

The leaders of the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have refused to approve any of the six shortlisted candidates, saying they are all too close to the Conservatives and lack diversity.

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Campaigners and human rights experts point to crackdown on climate and Gaza protests

The Conservatives have been accused by human rights experts of hypocrisy after cracking down on climate and Gaza protests while celebrating and endorsing farmers’ protests in Wales.

Rishi Sunak joined a protest of farmers in Wales last Friday, after they had obstructed a road while campaigning against the Labour government’s new farming subsidies scheme. But this week he vowed to crack down on protests, referring to them as “mob rule”. On Wednesday, the Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew Davies, along with many of his colleagues greeted and posed for photographs with farmers who formed a large group outside the Senedd and blocked a main road with tractors.

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A Sydney-based trading house has secured insurance-backing to underwrite certain voluntary carbon credits on its platform.

Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.

Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.

The huge role of consumer energy resources, and the importance of social licence, top the agenda at the latest energy ministers meeting.

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NSW registered a stunning new leap in record "native" demand in the latest heatwave, but rooftop solar helped ease the stress on the grid.

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Home energy and electrification upstart continues buying spree with fourth and "biggest" investment in Queensland-based solar and storage outfit.

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Food multinational finds a way to reduce gas consumption through the use of super-heated ‘green steam’ to make pet food.

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New analysis finds draft wind energy planning guidelines being proposed for NSW would have made the state's largest wind farm "completely uneconomic."

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