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Dr Mike Barratt, who teaches in Devon, is pilot of the mission to the International Space Station.

Dr Mike Barratt, who teaches in Devon, is pilot of the mission to the International Space Station.

Focus turns to criminal investigation after NSW Environment Protection Authority completes its trawl through the supply chain

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Mulch contaminated with asbestos has been found at 75 sites across greater Sydney, with the New South Wales environmental watchdog turning focus to its criminal investigation after the completion of contact tracing.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) will on Thursday announce it has finished tracking mulch through the complex supply chain after asbestos was first discovered by a parent in mulch at a park in the inner west more than two months ago.

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A Dublin-based coffee group has purchased a batch of biodiversity credits to support nature enhancement at Ireland's Dunsany Nature Reserve, claimed as the first transaction of its kind in the country and the second in Europe.

A court in Rome decided on Wednesday not to intervene in a case presented by the civil society against the Italian state claiming that the country's climate policies are insufficient to achieve its national goals.

Legislation drafted by an independent advisory body at the behest of the British government could lead to revised property rights for holders of UK Allowances and voluntary carbon credits.

A shift in the criteria used to identify protected areas (PAs) could halve the costs of preventing habitat loss and enhance long-term conservation efforts, a study has claimed.

European carbon allowances moved higher on Wednesday morning, supported by the fortnightly gap in the auction schedule and continued short-covering by speculative participants, as the weekly Commitment of Traders report showed a modest reduction in investment funds' bearish bets.

The Long Table in Gloucestershire is a not-for-profit that rescues food waste, sources local produce and pays the real living wage

A Gloucestershire restaurant is rethinking relationships with customers, suppliers and the entire food economy to fuel an ambitious “pay as you can” model that feeds allcomers, regardless of ability to pay.

In the past year, The Long Table has fed about 20,000 people at below-cost price – many for no charge at all, no questions asked – while rescuing 3.4 tonnes of food destined for the bin and paying local suppliers fair prices for the rest.

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A German direct air capture startup has raised €10.5 million to scale its technology and expand its team.

Beef farming expansion in Queensland is driving Australia’s large scale deforestation trend, according to new modelling released Wednesday by NGO Greenpeace.

South Korea on Wednesday released its annual KAU schedule, with plans to spontaneously adjust the number of carbon permits offered at government-held auctions for the rest of this year, as the domestic emissions market remains oversupplied.

The sites of Australia’s retiring coal-fired power stations would be the home to the country’s nuclear energy industry, according to Coalition Opposition Leader Peter Dutton, as the regulator has revoked four ACCU projects.

Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area of British military base

More than 400,000 songbirds were trapped and killed in Cyprus last autumn as part of a recent increase in wildlife crime, according to a new report.

Organised crime networks use decoys and speakers playing birdsong to lure these small birds – including garden favourites such as robins and sparrows – to nest in bushes or orchards, where they catch them with “mist” nets or branches covered in glue. They are then sold via the hidden market to restaurants to be eaten as a local dish called “ambelopoulia”, which consists of pickled or boiled songbirds.

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Science Secretary Michelle Donelan had claimed a university professor sympathised with Hamas.

This obsession with economic growth is destroying our planet. We must rethink private ownership of land – that’s where it all went wrong. Alex Baumann, Sessional Lecturer, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

NSW planning minister Paul Scully has promised to process up to nearly 50 new wind, solar and battery projects to help country's biggest grid catch up with other states.

The post NSW promises to fast track wind, solar and battery approvals after internal changes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In Colorado, a House bill lays the groundwork for a cap-and-trade programme to be implemented as early as this year, while two Senate bills target emissions reductions from the oil and gas industry.

Taiwan’s stock and carbon exchanges signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with their market counterparts in the African kingdom of Eswatini, aiming to link the two nation’s carbon markets, they announced Tuesday.

Washington’s first carbon permit auction for 2024 holds little incentive for participation from speculators, they said, given the uncertainty from a voter initiative that seeks to unravel the state's cap-and-invest programme.