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Verra is reviewing all Improved Forest Management (IFM) methodologies which may shorten future project development timelines, the standards body announced Friday.

A Danish manufacturing company has teamed up with green group WWF to add two projects to its nature-based carbon portfolio as part of its 'beyond value chain' mitigation plans to "capture" emissions from its historical operations dating back to 1941.

The task of radically reducing our greenhouse gas emissions is daunting, the former chief scientist says. But it’s also a huge opportunity

“It won’t be easy getting to zero, Kathleen.”

We were at a dinner party soon after the May 2022 Australian election, which saw the Labor party, led by Anthony Albanese, form government, with an unprecedented number of seats won by the Greens and by climate-focused independents. Rolling her eyes, Kathleen pressed on in a triumphal tone.

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Feedback argues ministers’ failure to include measures to reduce production of meat and dairy products was unlawful

Ministers broke the law by failing to make plans to cut consumption of meat and dairy in England, activists will argue in a legal challenge after they were granted permission for a full judicial review of the government’s food strategy.

Overturning two previous decisions, the court of appeal ruled that the food systems campaigners Feedback could challenge the national food strategy on the basis that it failed to take into account ministers’ duties to cut carbon emissions.

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European carbon prices fell back on Friday, trimming the week's gains after the market had failed to hold on to its substantial jump on Thursday, as gas prices also dropped sharply as North Sea production was set to increase sooner than anticipated after unplanned outages.

Governments must introduce tougher regulations on biodiversity because companies won’t act on their own at the scale needed to stave off to nature and biodiversity loss crisis, according to a UK-based asset manager.

Spot prices in China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) dropped over the past week after a block deal last Friday, with market participants remaining conservative about the price outlook due to the relatively generous allowance allocation rules.

Restrictions will begin on 26 June, stopping customers watering gardens, washing cars and filling paddling pools

South East Water is introducing a hosepipe ban amid shortages in Kent and Sussex. Schools in the region have been forced to close during the warm weather and bottled water stations have been set up as the utility company said demand for drinking water had reached “record levels”.

The company said the temporary hosepipe restrictions would come into force from 26 June. It means customers cannot water their gardens, wash cars, boats or patios and are banned from filling paddling or swimming pools.

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China's express delivery industry needs to take more decarbonisation measures as emissions from the sector have continued to grow significantly over the past few years, a report has called for.

The UN takes steps to ensure that oil and gas industry delegates declare their affiliations at COP28.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including hot monkeys, baby flamingos and a hitchhiking cygnet

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The Cambodian government has cleared three REDD+ projects for participation in the voluntary carbon market, with project start dates set for 2024.

WWF showcases work saving endangered species in Fiji, home to five of the world’s seven species of marine turtles

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Paul Nowak says workers need a seat at the table to ensure a quick and fair transition to a net zero economy

The UK is in danger of being left behind in the global race to decarbonise the economy with potentially disastrous consequences for jobs and communities, according to the TUC’s general secretary.

In an interview, Paul Nowak said the UK was “limping towards a green future” and he called for a “national collective effort” involving employers, workers and the government to ensure a quick and fair transition to a net zero economy.

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An Australian carbon fund manager this week auctioned off 50,000 blue carbon credits from a major project in Pakistan, with the sale clearing close to $30.

In 1967, Roger Payne, who has died at 88, noticed that the mammals’ calls were organised in repeating patterns, spurring the discovery of whale song

The idea that whales “sing”, commonly accepted today, is relatively recent. Until the late 1960s it was thought that whale noises were nothing more than expressive sounds or calls. But in 1967, a discovery by the marine biologist Roger Payne, who died last Saturday, changed our understanding – ushering in a new way of looking at the world’s largest mammals.

As the young Payne listened on repeat for days to recordings made of humpback sounds captured underwater off the coast of Bermuda, he noticed the calls were organised in repeating patterns. Speaking to Guardian Seascape in 2020, he described it as his “wow” moment, spurring on the discovery – made alongside other researchers – that all whale species “sing” in some rhythmic form, even in the “clicks” of toothed whales, such as sperm whales.

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The giant armoured creature, named Vectipelta barretti, dates back between 66 and 145 million years.

We talk to Daniel Burrows from Eku Energy on new Hazelwood battery, the first at a coal generator, and the first to be wholly privately funded. Plus: AGL’s incrementalism and Queensland’s deep storage plunge.

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One day we will look back in amazement that we once tolerated wood heaters in our cities. We’ll regard them in much the same way we do polluting factories today.

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Different grasses respond to and cope with winter in different ways. Gregory Moore, Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.