Feed aggregator

Our household hoards of unused electricals and broken tech are growing, recycling campaigners warn.

A Vancouver-based carbon offset developer has announced a multi-year agreement to sell credits generated from Canada’s Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), but did not disclose the purchaser’s identity. 

A gas-fired power producer has defended its motion for the Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) to either issue free allowances or prohibit the producer's purchase of allowances that cover emissions associated with generation for non-Washington consumers, in an ongoing lawsuit.  

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s reforms are running so late there’s speculation the government will weaken them at the expense of the environment

• Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

After less than two years in power, the Albanese government is showing signs of getting comfortable. Consultation, transparency and coherent policy appear to be out. Cosiness with powerful stakeholders and policy on-the-run appear to be in.

Parliament is now debating amendments to the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act, which, if passed, could carve out oil and gas approvals from Australia’s environmental law.

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup

Continue reading...

Some Aussie beaches are being reshaped and coastal dunes are marching inland. We used data from aerial photography, field surveys, laser mapping and drones to study incredible rates of change. Patrick Hesp, Professor, Flinders University Marcio D. DaSilva, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Without exception, the CIS should encourage projects that do good community engagement, with good environmental plans and good local content outcomes. 

The post Capacity Investment Scheme needs to set high bar for communities hosting renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The spreading of crushed silicate rock on agricultural land to precipitate CO2 capture, known as enhanced rock weathering, leads to higher crop yield in addition to improved nutrient uptake and soil pH, a scientific study has found.

AGL signs MoU with Cannon-Brookes backed PV innovator SunDrive to explore "first of its kind" solar manufacturing at site of the shuttered Liddell plant.

The post Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The amended rules will slow the reduction in emissions from Australia’s polluting road transport sector and reflect alarming trends, here and abroad. John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Alice Springs may be able to run on 100 pct renewables for an average five hours a day. Even the fossil fuel generator owners are on board.

The post Solar ducks and big batteries: How Alice Springs grid could run five hours a day with no fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) across North American markets will continue to see renewable diesel (RD) play a major role in helping fuel producers meet their carbon intensity (CI) targets, but regulators must continue to adjust stringency to maintain programme effectiveness in light of increased RD production capacity, experts said Wednesday.

Global adoption of diet low in meat would aid health, land and food systems as well as reducing emissions, researchers say

A global shift to a mostly plant-based “flexitarian” diet could reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help restrict global heating to 1.5C, a new study shows.

Previous research has warned how emissions from food alone at current rates will propel the world past this key international target.

Continue reading...

Government asked to put ‘people and planet before profits’ as analysis shows potential illegal discharging of raw sewage

• How polluted is your local river and which regions are worst hit?

Regulators face pressure to act after further evidence of potentially illegal activity by water companies has been revealed.

Analysis of the latest data shows that more than 2,000 overflows owned by a number of companies are discharging raw sewage into rivers and seas at a scale that should spark an immediate investigation into illegal breaches of permit conditions.

Continue reading...

Applying beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) principles in practice will initially need feasible internal carbon fees to gain traction, but its breadth can inspire greater corporate climate coordination, according to stakeholders speaking on a webinar Wednesday.

An inter-governmental organisation comprised of oil and gas stakeholders has underlined the importance of carbon markets for the energy transition, especially for financing technological solutions to decarbonise hard-to-abate sectors, in a recent report.

The end of the EU carbon allowance price rally is in sight, with prices likely to start falling again in the next couple months, according to the research arm of a Dutch bank.

The introduction of a carbon credit scheme supporting the restoration of UK saltmarshes would be feasible and provide a pipeline for private investment to help restore these degraded areas with significant carbon storage potential, a government-backed study has found.

UK-headquartered biodiversity credit developer RePlanet has stressed the need to develop tailored biodiversity units for marine conservation due to critical challenges holding back the market.

California regulator ARB has issued the highest number of compliance-grade offsets so far this year, although year-to-date totals continue to lag behind 2023, data published by the agency Wednesday showed.

The voluntary climate action disclosure from 10 oil and gas majors falls short of what investors need to accurately gauge how they will meet their goals, and the risks posed by those transitions, according to analysis published on Wednesday.