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The European solar industry is in for a reshuffle – and potential delays in meeting EU targets – after legislators agreed on Tuesday to ban products made from forced labour, which is slated to disrupt supplies coming from China.

Some $645 million has been raised across private equity and venture capital funds by London-based sustainable food and agriculture investment firm Cibus Capital.

Mass dieoff in Klamath River caused by extreme changes in water pressure amid largest dam removal project in US history

As many as hundreds of thousands of newly hatched Chinook salmon released into the Klamath River have died due to “gas bubble disease” caused by extreme changes in water pressure.

The young salmon fry were released amid the largest dam removal project in US history along the 257-mile-long river, which flows across Oregon and California. Four hydropower dams are being removed, reconnecting the lower and upper portions of the Klamath River for the first time in a century and allowing fish free passage along the river.

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Denmark’s largest airport has invested in a new portfolio of carbon removal projects as it steps up its target to be emissions free by 2030, it was announced Tuesday.

Blue Carbon, a Dubai-based carbon project developer aiming to participate in Article 6 markets, has issued a request for proposals (RFP) to obtain support for design and monitoring across its portfolio.

Finding comes as public consultation for the proposed fuel efficiency standard closes, with advocates warning of a loophole for SUVs

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Cars sold in Australia by just five companies emitted as much carbon dioxide in 2023 as 156 standard coalmines, analysis shows, as advocates eager for the government’s proposed fuel efficiency standard warn of a loophole for SUVs.

However as the Albanese government considers the views of industry players on its proposed fuel efficiency standard, tensions are firming between auto manufacturers and environmental groups about how strict the new rules should be.

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Exclusive: Electric car company says Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries is running a ‘concerted public campaign’ by suggesting plan would push up price of popular cars

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Tesla has launched a scathing attack on Australia’s main auto industry lobby group, accusing it of attempting to delay climate action by repeatedly making “plainly false” claims to the public about an Albanese government clean car policy.

In a submission to the government about the design of a vehicle efficiency standard, Tesla sharply criticised the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI), an organisation in which it holds a board seat and is an active member.

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Exclusive: Wildlife groups welcome promise to ban pesticides approved by government against scientists’ advice

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Labour will end exemptions for bee-killing pesticides that have already been outlawed in the EU but which the UK government has approved for four years in a row, the shadow environment minister has said.

This week, the government authorised the use of thiamethoxam, also known as Cruiser SB, on sugar beet crops – against the advice of its scientists, who said it would pose a threat to bees.

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European carbon soared as much as 7.7% on Tuesday morning as a squeeze triggered by a rally in natural gas prices extended for a second day, forcing short-positioned traders to buy back in the futures market, while the approaching expiry of the March options contract also encouraged covering.

Creating integrated value chains across offshore wind, green hydrogen, and carbon capture and storage (CCS) in industrial heartlands is key to achieving higher returns and counteracting the impact of an inflationary environment, said an oil major executive speaking at a conference today.

A German renewable hydrogen maker has secured over €500 million to advance its green hydrogen development, from major backers including the European Investment Bank and Amazon Climate Pledge Fund, it announced on Tuesday.

A climate fund has rebutted recent research on the cost of scaling direct air capture, arguing that the cost of the nascent carbon removal technology might actually be lower in the near term than people assume.

China has set a tighter target for energy intensity this year after falling short of its previous goal, as the country seeks to get its climate commitments back on track.

Rural households led by women lose about 8% more income to heat stress than male-led families, data shows

Women in rural areas suffer substantially greater economic losses from the impacts of climate breakdown than men in developing countries, research has shown, and the gap is likely to widen further.

Households headed by women in rural areas lost about 8% more of their income to heat stress than male-headed households, and their reduction in income when floods struck was about 3% greater than the loss to men, according to data released by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Tuesday.

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State-of-the-art printed and flexible solar cells developed by Australia’s national science agency CSIRO launched into space to help power Australia's largest private satellite.

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European Energy, which this year signed a contract to build what will be the biggest solar project on Australia's main grid, says it has reached financial close for its first solar project in the country.

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The Australian government will establish an A$2 billion ($1.3 bln) financing facility to drive clean energy and infrastructure investments in Southeast Asia, it announced Tuesday. 

A SpaceX capsule carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has arrived at the International Space Station.

A SpaceX capsule carrying three US astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut has arrived at the International Space Station.

Malaysia will from April make it possible for airlines to impose a carbon levy on passengers, with revenue raised set to offset aviation emissions through the purchase of carbon credits or sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).