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A massive green hydrogen project based around existing hydro and new giga-scale solar has won federal government funding from Arena.

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Projects from the UN's Kyoto Protocol-era Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) are transitioning to the voluntary carbon market (VCM) in light of stalling Article 6 negotiations, experts have told Carbon Pulse, though some caution that opportunities may only be short term, and units could be a tough sell for some buyers.

The US will have a biomass production capacity of 1 billion tonnes in the future – enough to nearly double its 2050 sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) target, the Department of Energy (DOE) reported.

Scientists developing gene-edited crops with deeper root systems that sequester more CO2 expect the first carbon credits to be generated in the next couple of years from farmers adopting their varieties.

The US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Forest Service announced Friday that it will provide $145 million to facilitate access to emerging climate markets for smaller and underserved forest landholders.

The EU needs to create a business case for accelerating the rollout of green technologies including renewables, grids, electrification, and carbon capture, according to a report released Monday on how to enhance the bloc’s “crumbling” competitiveness. 

The EU's 27 foreign affairs ministers rubber-stamped two bills on Monday to protect energy markets from manipulation and ensure strategic autonomy to access critical raw materials.

Over-the-counter trade seems to have slowed in the voluntary carbon market and retirement levels have fallen ahead of the much-anticipated announcement at the end of the month of the first methodologies that will qualify for the Core Carbon Principles (CCPs) stamp of high integrity.

An environmental commodities trading firm has appointed a new CEO and a non-executive board member.

A UK research and innovation programme has allocated £3 million to launch a network aimed at hastening the integration of biodiversity into the financial system.

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that invest in the EU ETS futures market are reducing their holdings of EUAs for a third consecutive year in 2024, as investors continue to shun carbon amid a price decline that has now endured for more than 12 months.

China’s Longi looks to slash costs as renewable energy sector faces tough headwinds from inflation

The world’s largest solar manufacturer has slashed nearly a third of its workforce after a cost-cutting drive that included telling staff to only print in black and white fell short and as a chill ripples through the renewable energy sector.

China’s Longi is to cut as much as 30% of its workforce, in an acceleration of cost reductions that began late last year, Bloomberg reported.

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More than 100 experts have agreed to identify biodiversity and ecosystem protection as the top priority for systemic change in a report published by French non-for-profit ChangeNow and realised in partnership with consultancy KPMG.

European carbon allowances started the week strongly, rising as much as 5% as energy prices advanced on the back of interruptions in gas production, forecasts for cooler temperatures, and an unplanned outage at French nuclear unit.

The average CO2 emissions from new cars and vans registered in Europe in 2022 fell by over a quarter compared to 2019, thanks to stricter targets and the uptake of electric vehicles, according data published on Monday.

Gold Standard has issued a guide to help firms with the development of 'beyond value chain mitigation' (BVCM) strategies that include voluntary carbon credit use.

The Malaysian government is conducting a study on its national carbon market policy which aims to support both compliance and voluntary carbon markets in the country, the natural resources and environment minister said Monday.

Appeal court says defendants’ ‘beliefs and motivation’ do not constitute lawful excuse for damaging property

One of the last defences for climate protesters who commit criminal damage has been in effect removed by the court of appeal. The court said the “beliefs and motivation” of a defendant do not constitute lawful excuse for causing damage to a property.

The defence that a person honestly believes the owner of a property would have consented had they known the full circumstances of climate change has been used successfully over the last year by protesters.

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Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins

The omission of meat-eating reduction from proposals in a UN roadmap to tackle the climate crisis and end hunger is “bewildering”, according to academic experts.

The group also criticised the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s report for “dismissing” the potential of alternative proteins, such as plant-based meat, to reduce the impact of livestock on the environment.

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