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A developer of nature-based carbon removal credits is taking a strategic approach to selling its credits by approaching “industry influencers” willing to support the development of high-quality carbon projects, in a bid to generate momentum around removals and lay the seeds for mass-market adoption.

A team of scientists in South Dakota found naturally occurring microbes that consume and convert CO2 into solid rock, the research lab announced earlier this week.

After French President Emmanuel Macron nominated his thirty-four-year-old disciple and enfant prodige Gabriel Attal as the nation's new prime minister this week, the new cabinet announced on Friday featured no dedicated minister in charge of energy and appeared to be a marked shift to the political right.

New analysis confirms ‘unprecedented’ record reported by European Union and United Nations scientists

Last year was the hottest ever reliably recorded globally by a blistering margin, US scientists have confirmed, leaving researchers struggling to account for the severity of the heat and what it portends for the unfolding climate crisis.

Last year was the world’s hottest in records that stretch back to 1850, according to analyses released concurrently by Nasa and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) on Friday, with a record high in ocean temperatures and a new low in Antarctic sea ice extent.

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The owner of Turkey’s largest steel plants will invest $3.2 billion to reduce their emissions 25% by 2030, the company announced this week, while the country gears up for its own decarbonisation mechanism with plans to introduce an ETS in the second half of 2024.

Initiatives such as the Great Cane Toad Bust aim to curb the growing number of toads after months of favourable breeding conditions

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When times are really bad, Simon Middap says the golfers on the Pacific Harbour estate in Queensland find it hard to find a spot to place their golf ball.

“There are just so many toadlets,” says Middap, a semi-retired IT engineer and enthusiastic member of the golf estate’s volunteer “toadbusters” team.

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Carbon prices in Europe were little changed on Friday morning amid growing geopolitical concerns and firmer energy markets, as the EU ETS geared up for the resumption of daily allowance auctions from next week.

Scientists have found a way to convert CO2 into carbon nanofibers - materials with a wide range of unique properties and many potential long-term uses - in a process they said could be used for offsetting or carbon removals (CDR).

A major agricultural commodities trader will work closely with an environmental NGO to encourage the take-up of regenerative agriculture practices in key supply chains while also conserving vital habitats for the preservation of biodiversity and climate change mitigation.

Social and political disparities in biodiversity data may significantly impact global conservation efforts and investments in biodiversity-related initiatives worth billions of dollars, researchers said in a recent paper published in the journal Science.

The EU should capture as much 450 million tonnes of CO2 a year by 2050 to meet its net zero emissions target, according to a leaked draft of the European Commission's upcoming industrial carbon management strategy seen by Bloomberg, with the final text due to be officially presented in February.

Allowances in the Chinese carbon market dropped slightly over the past week amid sluggish demand, as the near-term outlook remains blurry due to the lack of policy updates.

An Indian state has announced measures for the restoration of coastal areas and conservation of marine biodiversity, while also creating a framework for the trading of carbon credits, a state government official told a local newspaper on Thursday.

Dedicated to revealing the hidden wonders of the world, the fifth Cupoty award attracted thousands of entries from 67 countries. Hungarian photographer Csaba Daróczi swept the board, winning overall first prize for his shot of a Eurasian nuthatch, and also winning the intimate landscape and butterflies categories

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The Australian Securities Exchange is set to see a new carbon player with backing from a New York fund join.

The government of Japan is planning to encourage participation in the country's newly established voluntary carbon market by setting up requirements for companies that intend to receive financial support for their decarbonisation measures, local media reported.

China on Friday announced it has appointed a new special climate change envoy, as veteran Xie Zhenhua steps down for health reasons.

Australia has released draft legislation on its first mandatory climate-related financial disclosures and will begin to require all Scope 3 emissions be accounted for by the second half of the decade.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Long-term UK study adds to body of research associating pollutants with declining brain health

UK researchers have been looking at how air pollution contributes to dementia and brain ill-health.

Stroke is the second-leading cause of death globally, accounting for about 11% of deaths. About 50 million people live with dementia, and the figure is expected to rise to about 150 million by 2050.

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