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It’s been a rollercoaster ride for carbon markets over the past 12 months, with policy changes and ongoing scrutiny seeing some of the most historically stable voluntary carbon credits facing price pressure. The latest analysis from Viridios' AI-powered carbon credit pricing platform VAI shows that despite some  negative market sentiment certain methodologies and geographies continue to trade at a premium.

California regulator ARB on Wednesday announced the date for the next public workshop to discuss potential updates to the cap-and-trade regulation, causing a “frenzy” in an otherwise quiet secondary market.

Macquarie's battery offshoot Eku Energy signs deal to build more than 1GW of battery capacity in Italy with up to eight hours storage.

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California Carbon Offset distributions fell significantly the past two weeks but remained close to 2022 levels, while Quebec also handed out credits eligible for its cap-and-trade programme, according to government data published Wednesday.

Researchers even found textile fibres in very remote lakes with limited human presence. David Hamilton, Professor, Griffith University Justin Brookes, Director, Water Research Centre, University of Adelaide Mohammad Hassan Ranjbar, Research Fellow, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Darwin woodland is home to endangered species and important for the Larrakia people. The development approval requires habitat offsets – yet the minister herself has publicly doubted offsets work. John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Lorraine Williams, Larrakia Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Microplastic pollution in lakes could affect the food web, all the way to people fishing and harvesting mussels, as well as sources of drinking water. Deniz Ozkundakci, Associate Professor of Lake and Freshwater Science, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday announced the federal government will disburse $300 million towards improving the measurement and verification of GHG emissions and CO2 sequestration from climate-smart agriculture and forestry.

Carbon credit certifier Verra removed wetlands as an eligible land type in an interim update to its sweeping consolidated REDD methodology released on Wednesday, with the document revealing a delay to the expected publication of a final version.

Fourth phase at giant project off Yorkshire coast is expected to have 180 turbines and generate 2.6GW

One of the UK’s largest planned offshore windfarms will move ahead after the government gave the green light to a giant project off the Yorkshire coast after a five-month delay.

The fourth phase of the Hornsea windfarm development is expected to include 180 giant turbines, capable of generating the equivalent of enough green electricity to power 1m homes.

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A San Francisco-based company on Wednesday announced the commencement of a fund to purchase discounted carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits and close the monetary gap for suppliers.

Solar panels and electric vehicle technology have expanded more rapidly than anticipated, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s annual update, signalling that governments' positive policy action and increased ambition is translating into measurable results in deploying clean technologies that could help in tackling climate change.

Capturing carbon onboard ships could be a mid-term step to reduce the maritime sector’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while zero-emission fuels are not yet commercially available, according to a  panel of industry experts speaking on Wednesday, though one panellist warned that the sector's carbon accounting needs to improve before such technologies are adopted .

A pair of carbon capture firms on Wednesday announced they will pilot an ocean-based CO2 removal facility in Canada as they seek to validate the technology for roll-out across the country.

Animals make first return to the county in 400 years as National Trust introduces family of four to Wallington estate

It was a genuinely tense tale of the riverbank as a family of four beavers were released into the Northumberland countryside on Wednesday, the first time in more than 400 years that the animals are making the county their home.

Would they even come out of their cages? Would they be as feisty coming out as they apparently were going in? Would they be happy with their new surroundings?

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A UK-based climate technology company on Wednesday revealed the availability of its first batch of forward carbon credits derived from its hemp farming methodology, with the platform imposing several buyer restrictions to foster greater internal GHG abatement.

People will be able to claim back €6-€25 of cost of repairing clothes and shoes in latest environmental measure

A broken heel, a rip in trousers, buttons missing from a shirt? Don’t throw them away if you live in France, where the government will pay a “repair bonus” to have them mended in a new scheme aimed at cutting waste.

An estimated 700,000 tonnes of clothing is thrown away in France every year, two-thirds ending up in landfill.

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The sea is becoming greener due to changes in plankton populations, analysis of Nasa images finds

Earth’s oceans are changing colour and climate breakdown is probably to blame, according to research.

The deep blue sea is actually becoming steadily greener over time, according to the study, with areas in the low latitudes near the equator especially affected.

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Safe levels exceeded in 13,000km of rivers globally with ingredients potentially degrading into more persistent substances

Agricultural pesticides leach far from their original sources into the world’s waterways, according to new research which finds pesticides exceed safe levels in 13,000km of rivers globally.

Analysing 92 of the most common agricultural pesticides, scientists have estimated that 710 tonnes of pesticide active ingredients leach into the world’s oceans each year.

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