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Australia will soon have its first national, independent environment watchdog that can issue hundreds of millions in penalties, but Labor has delayed reform of EPBC Act.

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Scientists have recorded widespread bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef as global heating creates a fourth planet-wide bleaching event. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Coral Reef Watch, 54% of ocean waters containing coral reefs have been experiencing heat stress high enough to cause bleaching

• Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record

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Authorities have also warned of landslides and flash floods in the coming days.

GridBeyond raises $86 million to help advance VPP technology and help consumers match renewables with demand.

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With submissions about to close on the government’s proposed fast-track consenting legislation, its possible impact on New Zealand’s diminished and delicate ecosystems demands proper scrutiny. Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

You can’t prevent people from having bad ideas. But sometimes, a piece of legislation can prevent bad ideas from taking up large amounts of money and time.

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Japan's largest coal and gas plant owner, which has been making moves into offshore wind – including in Australia – launches a renewables-only platform.

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A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

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Singapore and New Zealand have agreed to work together on carbon markets as one of several green economy measures, according to an agreement signed between the two countries Monday.

A London-based carbon-accounting startup is to merge with a Singapore-based climate tech company as part of a deal worth millions, boosting both companies' access to a growing $15 billion market.

A gas-fired power producer with facilities across several US states has revised its energy portfolio framework finalised less than a year ago, now forecasting fewer CO2 cuts due to delayed retirements of coal-fired units and increased use of gas-powered electricity.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices wound down from volatile activity in weeks prior but continued to trade at higher volumes last week, driven by compliance demand, market participants said.

A UK-based climate risk analysis startup has raised $3.5 mln in seed funding, it announced Monday.

An energy distributor has announced a project partnership with another Quebec-based carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) company, aiming to decarbonise their industrial operations.

The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.

The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.

The US space agency is seeking a cheaper, faster solution to bring Martian rocks to Earth for study.

New research shows climate change can drive sudden ocean cooling too. This can have devastating effects on marine life such as bull sharks and manta rays. Nicolas Benjamin Lubitz, Researcher in marine ecology, James Cook University David Schoeman, Professor of Global-Change Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Developing countries are stuck in a vicious cycle exporting climate-destructive raw materials like oil and gas, and importing processed goods from wealthier countries, according to panellists speaking on a climate finance webinar Monday, in what may be compromising international emissions reduction goals.

Prices were little changed last week on low volume, but the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)’s sudden change of policy to allow qualifying voluntary carbon credits to be used to offset some corporate emissions could inject a surge of investment and interest in the voluntary market.