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Efforts to improve quality in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) are showing positive "directionality" even as they remain a work in progress, experts said at a webinar Thursday.

The EU’s new carbon market for road transport, buildings, and small industries is forecast to feature allowance prices of nearly €150 by 2030, making it the costliest cap-and-trade scheme in the world, analysts said Thursday.

A UK company says their newly-developed, manganese-rich cathode material could increase battery energy density by up to 20 per cent and extend the range of electric vehicles. UK battery start-up Integrals Power says its new cells, composed of 80 per cent manganese, a brittle metal that can vastly improve the energy density of a cathode, […]

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A Paris-based CO2 removals (CDR) portfolio manager released a new product on Thursday to provide insight into the market.

Cyclone Alfred is heading for the south-east Queensland coast, causing high winds and big surf. It’s expected to make landfall late on Friday or early Saturday between Noosa and Coolangatta.

Alfred’s slow progress to the mainland could prolong already severe conditions to the south of its projected path, particularly in parts of the Gold Coast and northern New South Wales

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Domestic carbon markets need more support from public development banks (PDBs) because challenges including limited government commitment, technical capacity shortages, and financial constraints have slowed their adoption, according to a new report from a US-headquartered think tank.

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers introduced legislation in both chambers of Congress earlier this week seeking to develop new technology to detect and plug orphaned oil and gas wells.

Levels of deadly pollutants have dropped, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

People in London have been breathing significantly cleaner air since the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez), a study has found.

Levels of deadly pollutants that are linked to a wide range of health problems – from cancer to impaired lung development, heart attacks to premature births – have dropped, with some of the biggest improvements coming in the capital’s most deprived areas.

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Northern Rivers residents are preparing for Cyclone Alfred’s arrival – and drawing lessons from the 2022 floods. Rebecca McNaught, Research Fellow, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An EU carbon market veteran is returning to brokering following an eight-year stint in the exchange business.

Cover cropping can enhance soil health and boost crop yields but may also contribute to increased greenhouse gas emissions, raising questions about its widespread adoption.

A bill recently filed in the Iowa legislature passed out of a subcommittee this week that would strengthen landowner protections against new transmission lines, pipelines, and underground storage facilities during the permitting process.

Battery expert Iola Hughes from Rho Motion on the latest trends, developments and date on grid and EV batteries. Plus: Quinbrook looks to 8-hour storage with big solar battery plans.

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A direct air carbon capture (DAC) developer based in New Mexico announced a $30 million Series A funding round, as it targets the need for lowering emissions from data centres.

It might have much fewer grid-connected renewable assets than other states, but February data once again confirms that WA is a top spot for wind and solar generation.

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The recent steep drop in EU carbon prices represents a buying opportunity, analysts said Thursday, as the future supply risks that have emerged recently are seen as unlikely to significantly alter the market shortages expected over the next two years.

A report published Thursday estimates that US emissions rose slightly year-on-year, driven by fossil fuel use in industry, transport, and agriculture, amid a boom in the supply of non-fossil fuels.

However the researchers say butterflies may be able to recover if urgent conservation measures are taken.

Scientists have found a genetic cause of many labradors' - and some people's - tendency to overeat.

Two subsidiaries of an American-based refiner have filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the US EPA’s decision to grant California a waiver of the Clean Air Act to set its own vehicle emissions standards.