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A US-based startup focused on crafting sustainable fuels and chemicals from captured CO2 has announced an injection of $12 million in seed funding.

By recovering critical minerals from a process known as urban mining, we could cover the demand needed for future energy installations.

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The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has signed an agreement with a carbon removal and reduction company to foster collaboration in the development of projects in the region.

Global development and financial leaders this week announced a partnership at the Africa Climate Summit (ACS) aiming to address the considerable funding gap in the continent's clean cooking sector and to encourage investment by mitigating associated risks.

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A US-based carbon offset developer unveiled plans on Wednesday to develop REDD+ projects in partnership with local forest communities in the Republic of Liberia.

A Texas-based industrial waste management company on Thursday launched a standalone biomass carbon removal and storage company that seeks to generate credits for $200 less than other permanent sequestration technologies.

Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) took a nosedive Wednesday after the state government said it will sell millions of forthcoming reserve allowances solely at the scheme’s lower tier price, with a state senator also unveiling draft legislation in the wake of the record high Q3 auction results publication to provide cost relief by raising the programme’s near-term allowance budgets.

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) remained fairly resilient to Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) market mayhem and through a week of subdued equity market sentiment, while traders also pointed to a forthcoming rulemaking and options activity in explaining the recent price increases.

Four days of torrential rain have lashed central Greece, triggering landslides and causing widespread destruction. Rescue services evacuated residents waiting on the top floors of their homes. Authorities said the death toll from Storm Daniel rose to four

• ‘A biblical catastrophe’: death toll rises to four as Storm Daniel lashes Greece

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The central Brazilian state of Goias on Wednesday announced it will soon unveil a plan to zero out its GHG emissions by mid-century, in part through a jurisdictional REDD+ crediting system.

New research reveals drowning risk increases during Australian heatwaves, especially severe heatwaves. Here’s who is most at risk and what we can all do to stay safe. Amy Peden, NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney Hannah Mason, Research assistant, James Cook University Jemma King, Lecturer, Public Health Richard Franklin, Professor, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Mounting evidence shows seismic surveys can harm a range of marine animals. Ryan Day, Senior research fellow, University of Tasmania Jayson Semmens, Professor, Sustainable Marine Research Collaboration, University of Tasmania Robert McCauley, Professor at the Centre for Marine Science and Technology, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Panama environment ministry on Wednesday released a statement noting that private reforestation projects are eligible to sell offsets into the voluntary carbon market (VCM), so long as they meet requirements under the country’s climate policies.

A controversial new city project in northern California has echoes of past utopian plans – but idealism and commercial reality have always been uneasy partners. Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new direct air capture (DAC) advancement which negates the needs for energy intensive fans is being touted by a climate tech firm that claims to have significantly reduced the cost of operation.

Tech giant Microsoft on Thursday announced one of the largest-ever carbon removal deals, as a corporate buyers’ organisation also revealed it has spent several million more in purchases from a group of 12 startups in the sector.

Analysis of thousands of species finds some invertebrates and plants also getting smaller, while others are increasing in body size

A global analysis of thousands of animal and plant sizes has found that species are shrinking, an effect most clearly found by researchers in changes to the body size of fish, which are getting smaller.

Species such as the thorny skate, a north Atlantic fish that can grow up to a metre in length, have become smaller, while smaller-bodied species such as mackerel are growing in abundance, according to the researchers, changing the composition and functioning of ecosystems.

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The Colombian environment ministry on Wednesday announced a fund to help reduce deforestation and put the country on track to reach its climate targets.

A golden orb has been discovered on the ocean floor off the Pacific coast of Alaska. The smooth object with an intriguing hole at the centre was found at the depth of about two miles by a remote-controlled submarine explorer. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US, made the discovery. Researchers are conducting tests to work out what the object is.

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