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Batteries go full tilt, set records, as prices lurch from market floor to cap
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UPDATE – WCI Q1 carbon allowance auction clears at new record
The February California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction marked the fifth consecutive auction of record high settlement prices, once again clearing at a premium to secondary market prices, according to government data published Thursday.
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Canada needs bigger pot behind the guaranteed floor price for carbon credits price -report
Canada’s recent C$7 billion injection into its carbon contracts for difference (CCfD) programme, which guarantees a floor price for credits, is too meagre and has failed to assure investors, warns a Canadian climate policy firm.
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Canadian trucking fleets scoop up emissions monitoring technology
An emissions monitoring firm announced Thursday demand to outfit several Canadian trucking fleets with its technology ahead of annual federal carbon tax increases in April.
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German farmers and networks push back against underground cables
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Global carbon credit price gap to narrow in 2024, convergence continues between compliance and voluntary markets -analysts
Carbon prices will start to converge in 2024, while the gap between compliance and voluntary credit prices will narrow because more offsets will be included into regulated programmes, according to a report released Thursday.
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US spacecraft completes Moon landing mission
The Odysseus has successfully touched down near the Moon's South Pole, after a nervy search for its signal.
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Emissions from households’ water use are on a par with aviation. The big cuts and savings they can make are being neglected
More efficient water use is one of the most cost-effective steps we can take to cut emissions.
Steven Kenway, Research Group Leader, Water-Energy-Carbon, The University of Queensland
Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
Paul Satur, Research Fellow for Water Sensitive Cities, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
Rob Skinner, Professorial Fellow, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University
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Victoria’s power outage could have been far worse. Can we harden the grid against extreme weather?
Transmission towers bent like soft plastic when extreme winds whipped through Victoria last week. Fixing it means asking hard questions.
Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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EU risks failing to meet net zero target without greater investment in new tech –report
Europe risks failing to meet its 2050 net zero target until the 2060s unless the bloc invests more in emerging technologies such as hydrogen and carbon capture, according to a new report.
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UK government can never accept idea nature has rights, delegate tells UN
Dismissal of concept already recognised in UN declarations described as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic
The UK government can never accept that nature or Mother Earth has rights, a British government official from the environment department has told the UN.
The dismissal of a concept that has already been recognised in UN declarations and is a fundamental belief of many Indigenous communities was described by critics as shameful, contradictory and undemocratic.
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Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future. Port Hills is only the beginning
The recent Port Hills fires highlight the increasing wildfire risks caused by climate change. Reducing the threat is going to take a shift in strategy, investment and community engagement.
Nathanael Melia, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow – Climate Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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EU Commission’s chief opens up dialogue with clean industry
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is committed to discussing the bloc's climate objectives with its clean technology companies, she said on Thursday, as the bloc's industry struggles with high energy costs and rising inflation.
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Frozen antimatter may reveal origins of Universe
Positronium has the potential to revolutionise physics but the elusive substance had been too hot to handle.
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Frozen antimatter may reveal origins of Universe
Positronium has the potential to revolutionise physics but the elusive substance had been too hot to handle.
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Key requirements for EU carbon removal methodologies will be outlined this year -Commission
The European Commission aims to outline the key aspects of the carbon removal methodologies for project developers that want to attain the EU’s certification framework approval by the end of this year, a Commission official said on the sidelines of a forum in Brussels on Thursday.
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INTERVIEW: Mapping software key to attracting investments in biodiversity
Mapping technology can be a key contributor to scaling up investments in conservation, while recognising the role of Indigenous Peoples in landscapes, an executive of a California-based software company told Carbon Pulse.
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American company aims for historic Moon landing
Texan company Intuitive Machines will try to put Nasa instruments on the lunar surface.
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Indian govt likely to adopt Verra standard for carbon offset projects in agriculture
The Indian government is currently reviewing Verra’s existing agriculture methodologies and will likely adopt the standard for voluntary projects offsetting emissions from its agriculture sector, a Verra official said Thursday.
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US enhanced rock weathering company makes further inroads into CDR market
A fast growing start-up enhanced rock weathering (ERW) company has made further ground to crack the US farmers market.
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