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India is betting on a newly introduced carbon trading framework in the agriculture sector to help it cut large amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, but its track record has been questioned and the structure of the nation’s farming sector means those who might need carbon credit revenue the most could miss out.

A group of companies and organisations with ties to the forestry sector have teamed up to lay the foundations for a Swedish market for voluntary biodiversity credits.

RWE saw emissions from electricity production fall by a large margin last year, due to a slump in ETS-covered coal and gas burn brought on by weak power demand, it said in annual results on Thursday, as the company's CEO also pointed out that additional EUA sales introduced by Brussels were now creating a "downward spiral" for prices in the bloc's carbon market.

A major trading firm in South Korea has decided to deepen its engagement in the voluntary market, with plans to sell carbon credits it earned from a hydropower plant in Indonesia, local media reported Thursday.

One of Japan's largest non-life insurance companies has launched a special product that aims to support the creation of domestically issued carbon credits.

If Australia is serious about cutting emissions and supporting carbon capture and storage (CCS), the government should do more than improve legislation and back industry via an infrastructure build, a Perth energy conference heard this week.

Retail investors want funds and pension plans to take an active role in addressing climate change, according to a survey of 5,000 stakeholders conducted by a climate think tank and a strategy consultancy firm.

Fancy a plate of fangers and mash? Some researchers say python farms on a commercial scale could provide sustainable alternative protein

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Dr Daniel Natusch has eaten python in almost every way imaginable.

“I’ve had it barbecued. I’ve had it in satay skewers. I’ve had it in curries. I’ve had it with Indigenous people in the wilds of the Malaysian jungle,” he said.

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A proposal by China that snubs a carbon pricing mechanism to reduce emissions from the shipping sector in favour of a marine fuel standard is emerging as one of the frontrunner options to be discussed at a key UN meeting next week.

Project developer GreenCollar Group, which last year launched its own biodiversity credit scheme, has issued over 50,000 NaturePlus units to one of its own restoration projects, the second batch of units generated under the framework.

Location, extent and strength of recent freshwater events suggest an unusually warm and dry summer over southern Europe this year

Long-range weather predictions are notoriously difficult, but a new paper in the journal Weather and Climate Dynamics suggests that the melt rate of the Greenland ice sheet can predict the next summer’s weather in Europe.

The chain of events is complex and other factors may interfere. But according to Dr Marilena Oltmanns of the UK National Oceanography Centre, lead author of the study, it goes roughly as follows:

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We scanned the tree canopy with lasers and found birds much prefer the branches of big old trees. Stanislav Roudavski, Senior Lecturer in Digital Architectural Design, The University of Melbourne Alex Holland, Researcher at Deep Design Lab and PhD Candidate at Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne Jason Thompson, Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne Philip Gibbons, Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EnergyCo unveils change in the proposed route of the main transmission line linking the huge New England renewable energy zone, but not everyone is happy.

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Exclusive: The H5N1 virus reached the region late last year and is killing wildlife, with witnesses spotting numerous seal corpses on South Georgia island

The grave of the explorer Ernest Shackleton on South Georgia island has become inaccessible to visitorsdue to bodies of “dead seals blocking the way”, as increasing numbers of animals are killed by bird flu’s spread through the Antarctic.

The H5N1 virus has spread to 10 species of birds and mammals since it arrived in the region last October, with five king penguins and five gentoo penguins the latest to test positive on the sub-Antarctic islands. Those confirmations follow reports of mass die-offs of elephant seals at the end of last year.

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The NZU price has slumped to a near six-month low as the market wraps its head around the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) latest ETS recommendations, while sentiment remains poor.

In the midst of a Sydney heatwave, my Nissan Leaf earned $100 in just two hours supporting the grid. This is the future.

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Victoria premier says planning delays have meant that instead of spinning turbines, "we’re too often left spinning our wheels.”

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Nextracker announces landmark deal with Australia's Bluescope to use locally made steel and manufacturing facilities for Australian-based solar projects.

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Two projects backed by Australia's richest woman will get federal funding of more than $1 billion to supercharge battery supply chain.

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The Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust says the scourge of gardeners are "nature's clean-up crew".