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Turkey has withdrawn from hosting the 2024 UN biodiversity summit, citing a force majeure following the three devastating earthquakes earlier in the year, officials confirmed this week.

A Tokyo-listed industrial gas and hydrogen supplier has teamed up with a government-backed forestry company in Western Australia for a forestry project in the hope of acquiring carbon credits abroad.

An Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) deal for credits sourced from an environmental plantings project has traded for nearly double the generic market price level, sending a clear market valuation for the credit type, a trader said Wednesday.

Canada’s The Mining Company (TMC) said Tuesday it will apply to the International Seabed Authority (ISA) for a deep sea mining licence after the ISA Council meeting in July next year, and expects to begin operations in an area more than twice as big as initially planned in Q4 2025.

A group of civil societies will take the century-long forest carbon deal between the Sabah state government and a Singaporean shell company to civil court, Malaysian media reported Wednesday.

A major telecommunication company in Japan has become the latest in the country to initiate an offset generation initiative that can reduce emissions from paddy rice cultivation, based on a newly announced methodology under the domestic scheme.

NZU prices have steadily declined the week following the government’s announced overhaul of the ETS price controls and settings, as foresters and farmers lament the government’s management of the scheme.

New MoU with a Korean electric company and a local business to supply solar for NT's Middle Arm precinct could compete with Sun Cable.

The post Another tentative solar supply deal for controversial NT gas hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Essex Wildlife Trust says intact teeth, like the one found, are a "rare find".

Queensland Labor announces review of rules governing wind farm development as anti-wind misinformation campaigns go into overdrive in the state.

The post Queensland reviews wind farm rules as conservative anti-renewable dissent blows strong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Big battery output hits new record high in main grid as sun sets, wind stops blowing and wholesale prices hit new market cap in one state.

The post Big batteries sets new milestone in Australia as sun sets and wind doesn’t blow appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyAustralia decides to shift top reservoir and bury the pump house of proposed pumped hydro project after feedback from the local community.

The post Location of giant pumped hydro project moved after community push-back appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A UK-based carbon-negative construction materials firm has raised £2 million in additional funding.

A carbon project developer tech service company has raised $10 mln in a Series A funding round, which will go towards expanding its global partnerships and project pipeline, it announced Tuesday.

A US-based agricultural carbon offset firm has expanded its offerings to include legumes in its cover crop mix.

Korea consortium wins a land deal for one of largest green ammonia projects in Australia.

The post Korea consortium wins land deal for $10 billion Australian green ammonia project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tory government steps up oil exploration and investments in CCS, a technology Twiggy Forrest says is "waiting for the next idiot to come along."

The post Forrest threatens to quit UK, says CCS is “waiting for the next idiot” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL will build, own and operate the solar and battery based microgrids designed to slash the orchards' use of costly and polluting diesel fuel by up to 85%.

The post AGL helps Riverina almond farms kick diesel with three solar and battery microgrids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It might surprise you to know we share our cities and towns with a huge range of native animals. But dog and cat poo can signal to wildlife that predators are about and they should stay away. Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.