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Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave
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Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say
Scientists say the fires that engulfed Los Angeles were made 35% more likely due to climate warming.
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CDR project portfolio manager unveils initiative to widen access to BECCS market
A CO2 removal (CDR) project portfolio manager has unveiled a new initiative aimed at widening access to bioenergy carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technologies.
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Texas AG threatens Wall Street banks with enforcement action over ESG policies
The Texas Attorney General (AG) has threatened enforcement actions against six major financial institutions if those institutions continued their commitments to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.
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Canadian manufacturer commits C$1.1 bln to electric vehicle development
A Canadian manufacturing company plans to invest approximately C$1.1 billion ($763.7 million) to develop electric vehicle (EV) technologies, including funding from multiple levels of government, it announced Tuesday.
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Global battery project developer mourns “sudden passing” of Australian head
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US carbon firm, Estonian project developer ink deal for first EU-based afforestation credits
A California-headquartered carbon solutions provider and an Estonian project developer announced Tuesday what they called the first-ever offtake agreement for afforestation credits from an EU-based project.
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As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost
When authorities fight fires, they focus on human life and property. But animals are part of communities too – and disaster preparation should reflect this
Danielle Celermajer, Professor of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Sydney
Anna Sturman, Lecturer in Human Geography, University of Sydney
Blanche Verlie, Horizon Research Fellow and Lecturer in Social Science, University of Sydney
Freya MacDonald, Phd student in Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney
Natasha Heenan, Casual Lecturer, Political Economy and Climate Policy, University of Sydney
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US industry leaders urge congress to preserve 45Q tax credit
A coalition of over 160 businesses and organisations spanning the energy, manufacturing, and environmental sectors have called on congress to maintain bipartisan support for section 45Q tax credits, a federal policy incentivising carbon management technologies.
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CO2 transformed to renewable methane via solar energy -study
Researchers in Navarra, Spain are using the power of the sun to turn CO2 into methane – a possible substitute for natural gas.
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Germany set to transpose EU ETS reform this week
There will not be a fixed price in Germany’s national emissions trading system (ETS) next year and it will not unilaterally opt in waste incinerators to the EU ETS, according to a last-minute cross-party compromise seen by Carbon Pulse that is set to be approved by the Bundestag on Friday.
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EU centre-right divide deepens amid “violent” talks on ETS2 and CBAM
The ruling centre-right European People's Party (EPP) is facing intense internal divisions over the future of the EU's Emissions Trading System for road and heating fuels (ETS2) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and has so far failed to reach consensus on what the bloc's 2040 emissions reduction target should be.
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Ecocem set to break ground on its first low-carbon cement technology plant
Low-carbon cement producer Ecocem intends to build the first production facility dedicated to its new cement technology in the French port city of Dunkirk, the company announced on Tuesday.
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Credits from world’s largest soil carbon project could be invalid after landmark ruling
More than a million credits from the world’s largest soil carbon project, the Northern Kenya Grasslands Project, could be invalid after a landmark court ruling this week.
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FEATURE: DAC startups seek to stand out by offering added benefits of water, electricity production
A couple of early-stage direct air capture startups seek to stand out from the pack by offering the added benefits of generating electricity in one case, and water in the other, alongside capturing CO2 from the air.
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Thermal energy storage could cut costs by 30-150% while decarbonising industrial heat -report
Thermal energy storage (TES) could reduce energy costs by 30-150% while helping to decarbonise industrial processes and stabilise power grids, according to a new report released on Tuesday.
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Aquarium surprised by ‘virgin birth’ of swell shark in all-female tank
Baby shark Yoko hatched in early January, flummoxing staff and experts at a US aquarium
Birds do it, bees do it. Even educated fleas do it, according to Cole Porter’s classic song on the universal nature of sex.
But a baby swell shark born in a Louisiana aquarium that houses only females has flummoxed marine experts and raised the possibility that the species may not require such earthly pleasures to produce offspring.
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Portuguese firm launches initiative to support roll out of plastic credit projects in developing countries
A Lisbon-based advisory firm has launched an initiative to support collection and recycling projects entering the inaugural plastic credit market, aiming to scale private financing towards developing countries, its co-founders told Carbon Pulse.
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ICE to launch new carbon registry platform, host ACR, ART credits
The Intercontinental Exchange announced Tuesday it will launch a new digital platform in late 2025 to streamline carbon credit lifecycle management, with Winrock International’s Environmental Resources Trust (ERT) serving as its first partner.
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FEATURE: ‘Avoided’ emissions confusion hangs over international carbon markets
Competing understandings of ‘avoided’ emissions have proliferated across international carbon markets and the greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting landscape, perpetuating confusion over the term while sending mixed signals to prospective buyers of credits.
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