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A carbon removal standard has published the first protocol for durable carbon removal (CDR) in the mining industry.

Gold Standard has confirmed to Carbon Pulse that it will make a decision on whether, or how, to integrate the UN-backed CLEAR clean cooking methodology within its carbon crediting programmes in 2025.

The ongoing environmental crises are unlikely to be solved unless crediting schemes move beyond just carbon, with governments now tasked with starting establishing common metrics on biodiversity to back the market uptake, a researcher at the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) told Carbon Pulse.

Around one-third of local authorities are unaware of how the upcoming expansion of the UK carbon market will impact incineration and energy recovery of waste, a survey has found.

A UK council announced this week it has become the first local authority to commit to a beyond net zero strategy, with plans to help scale carbon removal (CDR).

Volatility and trading volume in European carbon allowances diminished on Friday morning while prices were little changed by midday, as market participants started to clear their desks ahead of the holiday break and natural gas traded in a comparatively narrow range.

Global consultancy Accenture is investing in nature-based carbon removals to tackle residual emissions and reach its net-zero target by 2025, the company revealed this week.

Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it

• Jeremy Corbyn is independent MP for Islington North and was leader of the Labour party from 2015 to 2020

There is no need to overcomplicate things: a rise in global temperatures of 3.1C is not compatible with human survival. That is where we are heading, unless we act now. On our current path, the world will exceed 1.5C of warming, and could reach a rise of 2.6-3.1C by the end of the century.

For you, today, that might make the difference between wearing a jumper or a jacket. For humanity, it is the difference between survival and extinction. Paris and Berlin will bake under heatwaves. New York will be hit by frequent storm-surges. Coastal towns will be submerged; 800 million people are living on land that will be underwater.

Jeremy Corbyn is independent MP for Islington North and was leader of the Labour party from 2015 to 2020

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A Helsinki-headquartered project developer has unveiled plans to decarbonise heavy industry by introducing biochar as a biogenic alternative to fossil-based products in steelmaking.

Frustration over inaction on the nature crisis has built following the overall poor outcomes of this year's international talks, in what is described as an unprecedented climate of distrust, with observers arguing 2025 could be critical for global efforts on biodiversity.

A Canada-based carbon credit developer has this week launched a tool allowing e-commerce shoppers to offset emissions at checkout from shipping.

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A group of the largest miners working in Australia have “warmly welcomed” the Science-based Target initiative’s discussion paper on Scope 3 emissions and made their own recommendations.

Prices in China’s national emissions market were stuck below the 100 yuan ($13.70) mark over the past week, with trading volumes retreating as some major emitters have finalised their 2023 compliance.

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

Potential new North Sea oil and gas fields with early stage licences from the UK would emit as much carbon dioxide as British households produce in three decades.

The finding has led to calls to the government to reject demands from fossil fuel producers for the final permits needed to allow their operations to go ahead.

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New Zealand’s Court of Appeals has struck out a long-running case against the government over its failure to act on climate change, but left the door open for rights-based climate cases in the country.

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Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region

Researchers in the Alto Mayo region of north-west Peru have discovered 27 species that are new to science, including a rare amphibious mouse, a tree-climbing salamander and an unusual “blob-headed fish”. The 38-day survey recorded more than 2,000 species of wildlife and plants.

The findings are particularly surprising given the region’s high human population density, with significant pressures including deforestation and agriculture.

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Campaigners say Queensland mine given go-ahead this week is a new development, not an extension of an existing mine

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Climate campaigners have challenged a claim by the Albanese government that it has not approved any new coalmines in 2024, saying a Queensland mine given a green light this week was a new development.

The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, approved four coalmine projects on Thursday, describing them all as expansions of existing mines that would mainly be digging up coal to make steel.

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In our final episode for the year, SunWiz's Warwick Johnston on the highs and the lows of 2024 for rooftop PV, home batteries and all those who make the industry tick. Plus the news of the week.

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