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A key test of the impact of the COP28 UN climate talks will be whether the ambition filters through to countries’ updated NDC climate pledges, but experts say the vague language and loopholes of an otherwise breakthrough agreement could hamper this.

A startup seeking seed funding to help channel primary voluntary carbon investment has wound up operations.

The fight to tackle the biodiversity crisis on farms in countries across the EU faces significant obstacles despite the setting of national plans on the topic, the EU executive's environmental department has said.

The EU Ombudsman has criticised the European Commission’s refusal to provide access to documents concerning EU ETS emissions reported for the ceramics industry. 

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that the US state's market-based Climate Protection Program (CPP) was invalid on the basis of its administrative rules.

Part of certifier body Verra’s definition of nature credits, under the proposed standards in its SD Vista Nature Framework, is equivalent to its description of offsets, an executive at UK-funded development agency FSD Africa has said.

An Indian climate tech startup has raised $550,000 in pre-seed funding towards developing what it said are scalable nature-based sequestration solutions tailored to the country’s unique environmental conditions.

Cookstove carbon credits tagged with Article 6 authorisation look set to trade at around double the price of current market values, according to sources this week as the first of these types of units emerge.

The Catalonian government has approved the creation of a regional carbon credit system to draw investment to local forests, farmland, and coastal and marine ecosystems, the Spanish regional administration announced this week.

Cloud seeding improves air quality in city of Lahore but experts say practice is not a sustainable solution

Artificial rain has been used in an attempt to lower pollution levels in Lahore, Pakistan.

The capital city of the eastern province of Punjab, near the Indian border, has some of the worst air quality in the world and has become extremely polluted because of a growing population of more than 13 million people.

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European carbon prices rose strongly in the early hours of trading on Thursday before consolidating the advance as activity began to wind down ahead of the holiday season, while energy prices rose for a second day as France's nuclear maintenance programmes for 2024 and 2025 were extended.

A project developer has made use of carbon forward agreements to secure a fixed-term loan via a lending platform in order to provide working capital for the communities behind a mangrove restoration project in Africa.

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Carbon standard and registry Isometric on Thursday released a new direct air capture (DAC) methodology for public consultation.

Electronics company Nokia has announced support for a research project from a Finnish university that aims to pave the way towards a common international standard for biodiversity footprints.

Australia has announced new fuel standards for 2025 when new imports of cars, including SUVs, will need to comply with European fuel standards.

A 1500 MW wind project, to be built with an 800 MW battery, has won planning approval in NSW, the first wind project to do so since early 2021.

The post Massive 1500 MW wind project gets planning approval, first in NSW in nearly three years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand government modelling expects the country to overshoot its emissions budget to meet its Paris Agreement target, but not by as much as previously predicted.

Shadow energy minister Ted O’Brien says report examines costs through an investment lens rather than a consumer lens, but Chris Bowen says nuclear crusade not viable

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The shadow energy minister and long-time nuclear advocate Ted O’Brien has accused Labor of weaponising a CSIRO report which found renewables to be the cheapest form of energy.

The Australian Energy Market Operator/CSIRO report found renewables was the cheapest form of power. This prompted the climate change minister, Chris Bowen, to say the opposition’s crusade for a nuclear option was not viable.

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Blue Marine Foundation is challenging government for ignoring scientific advice on limits and giving a green light to overfishing

The UK government’s decision to set catch limits for fish populations above those recommended by scientific advice is to be challenged in the courts by marine conservationists who accuse ministers of breaking their own post-Brexit rules.

The legal challenge, expected to start in January, will argue that the government is “illegally squandering” a public asset and going against laws aimed at improving sustainable fishing.

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