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US DOE released a highly anticipated study listing environment and community effects of its LNG exports estimated at increasing global emissions by 0.05% from 2020-50, without an explicit recommendation to extend the temporary pause of pending and future project approvals.

Climate change makes it trickier for Churchill's residents to co-exist with increasingly hungry predators

India tested its first analog space mission in the Himalayan mountains of Ladakh.

Researchers from St Andrews found rise in nitrogen dioxide exposure associated with higher admissions

Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospital admission for mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind.

The research, involving more than 200,000 people in Scotland, found an increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide in particular was associated with a higher number of people being admitted to hospital for behaviour disorders and mental illnesses.

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German energy regulator says it will investigate market manipulation as power prices spike in middle of wind drought with fossil fuel generators sitting idle.

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Poland can use its Council of the EU presidency next year to help the EU become a global clean tech hub, applying lessons learned from its own success story, a think tank said on Wednesday.

We review the past year, look to the interesting arrivals in 2025, contemplate the Tesla conundrum, and talk to EV conversion specialist Nick Cummins from ElectroGusto.

The post The Driven Podcast: EV conversions, and the new models for 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A proposed biochar production facility in northern California has received unanimous approval from local regulators, marking a significant step in the state’s ongoing efforts to address wildfire risks and advance forest biomass utilisation.

Canada’s environment ministry has weakened its clean electricity regulations (CER) in a final version published Tuesday, opting for a less stringent emissions standard for power generators compared to prior drafts.

Several EU nations worry the implementation of a new Emissions Trading System (ETS) for transport and heating fuels, as well as a looming ban on CO2-emitting cars, may harm the bloc's automotive sector, with more and more hesitations emerging from Tuesday's Environment Council.

A voluntary carbon market (VCM) ratings agency has introduced environment and social safeguards as part of a project’s risk assessment criteria, it announced Tuesday.

Neoen lands another $1.4 billion in debt finance for a handful of existing wind and solar projects, and two new projects, including the country's biggest battery.

The post Neoen lands $1.4 billion debt deal for old and new projects, including Australia’s biggest battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A carbon credit buyers club has reached offtake agreements with two carbon removal startups totalling $80 million that are slated to remove nearly 300,000 tonnes of CO2 by 2030, according to a Tuesday announcement.

EU member states are considering the possibility of setting a specific target for carbon removals in the EU's new emissions reduction target for 2040, which is due to be negotiated over the course of next year.

Quebec will ban the sale and lease of combustion engine-powered light-duty vehicles in 2035, according to regulations approved by the provincial cabinet in December.

The UK is on track to meet its two domestic emissions reduction targets covering 2023-32, with energy demand and greenhouse gases set to fall by nearly a quarter out to 2050, according to government data published Tuesday evening.

Light-coloured footpaths, roads and other surfaces are increasingly used to reflect the sun’s rays and cool our cities. But they also reflect cancer-causing UV radiation. Hugh Stanford, Researcher Associate, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Joe Hurley, Professor, Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Flexible rooftop solar exports have been implemented in South Australia with great success. But a new report finds the slow or non-existent rollout in other states is coming at a huge cost.

The post “Flexible exports” vital to the value of rooftop PV, and could help avoid the big solar button appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The UK hydrogen strategy is moving “at pace”, with a number of key milestones reached in 2024, according to a strategy update released on Thursday, which also laid out what policy developments are expected in 2025.

A new study has raised concerns about the effectiveness of jurisdictional REDD+ (JREDD) programmes, revealing how strategic enrolment decisions and anticipatory behaviour risk undermining efforts to curb deforestation and reduce carbon emissions.