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Exchange operator ICE confirmed on Tuesday the delayed launch next month of carbon unit futures contracts eligible for compliance under Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) programme.

Huge open-cut mining pits would be turned into reservoirs to hold water for renewable energy storage. It would give the sites a new lease on life and help shore up our low-emissions future. Timothy Weber, Research Officer for School of Engineering, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A French NGO is looking to develop a methodology to create offsets from installing eco-friendly housing in West Africa, and is recruiting a carbon expert to work towards its approval by a voluntary carbon standard.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) will evaluate and list voluntary carbon ecosystem players in 2024, as part of its Congressionally-approved programme to facilitate farmer, rancher, and private forest landowner participation in the market, according to government documents published Tuesday.

Waste flowed into Hampshire stream for 20 hours because of faulty equipment at pumping station

A water company has been fined £330,000 after raw sewage escaped into a stream in Hampshire for up to 20 hours, killing about 2,000 fish including brown trout.

Waste flowed into Shawford Lake Stream on the edge of the South Downs because of faulty equipment at a pumping station.

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A bill to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and seas by 2030 got the final green light by the European Parliament on Tuesday, amid tensions within the centre-right European People's Party (EPP) group, which is seeking to portray itself as the farmer's party as EU elections approach on 6-9 June.

The geopolitical fallout of Russia’s war in Ukraine is forcing Moscow and Central Asian countries to look more seriously at renewable energy than ever before, a long-time advisor in the region said on Tuesday.

Governments and companies have been urged to conduct nature risk assessments when identifying sites for renewable energy plants, to minimise biodiversity impacts while enhancing investments, by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Climate risk is affecting a growing number of actors across the economy as supply chains become more interconnected around the world, according to a climate insurance company offering specialised products for the carbon, energy, and agricultural industries.

The European Parliament has become the first international body to criminalise large-scale ecosystem destruction, introducing sentences of up to 10 years for CEOs, following a vote on Tuesday.

The clean energy industry may need to speed up, but the economy isn't yet ready to quit oil and gas, and won't be for decades to come, oil and gas executives said on Tuesday.

Six airports put UK capital ahead of Tokyo and Dubai, with Heathrow second-worst global airport for climate impact

The planes taking off and landing at London’s six airports expose the city’s inhabitants to the equivalent of 3.23m cars’ worth of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulate matter emissions every year. In Tokyo and Dubai, residents are exposed to 2.78m cars’ worth of emissions from air traffic.

These three cities are the world’s worst affected by air pollution from aviation, according to new research tracking the air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions of cargo and passenger flights from airports around the world.

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Environment Agency objects to plans for 1,450 new homes, saying Thames Water’s Oxford plant cannot cope with more demand

A major housing development should be blocked because underinvestment by Thames Water in the sewage system means it is unable to cope with the pressure of an increased population, the Environment Agency has warned.

Thames Water’s treatment plant in Oxford has been illegally discharging sewage for six years, causing significant risk to the rivers and environment from pollution, the EA has said.

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Heat pump sales across the EU fell by around 5% last year compared to the previous year, data from an industry group show, putting the EU’s climate and energy targets at risk.

The government of Brazil has launched a programme to encourage foreign investment in sustainable projects by offering protections against exchange rate volatility, according to a government statement released Monday.

A project developer has unveiled plans for a demonstration ocean-based hydrogen plant in Singapore that will show how durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) costs can fall below $100 per tonne before 2030, the company announced Tuesday.

Microsoft has signed an offtake agreement for 10,000 tonnes of voluntary carbon removals with a Kenyan-based biochar supplier, one of the largest single purchases of the credit type in the region.

Sales fell 5% over 14 countries for which data exists, according to the European Heat Pump Association

Europe’s heat pump market has hit a slump, industry data shows, holding up the continent’s efforts to heat its homes without polluting the planet.

Manufacturers in most markets sold fewer heat pumps in 2023 than they did the year before, according to the lobby group European Heat Pump Association (EHPA). Total sales fell 5% over the 14 countries for which data exists, bucking a trend of accelerating growth that peaked in 2022 when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent gas prices soaring.

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European carbon allowances gave up most of Monday's gains in early trade on Tuesday as the previous day's positive sentiment across most energy markets faded and sellers reappeared.

Scientists express concern over health impacts, with another study finding particles in arteries

Microplastics have been found in every human placenta tested in a study, leaving the researchers worried about the potential health impacts on developing foetuses.

The scientists analysed 62 placental tissue samples and found the most common plastic detected was polyethylene, which is used to make plastic bags and bottles. A second study revealed microplastics in all 17 human arteries tested and suggested the particles may be linked to clogging of the blood vessels.

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