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Japan has opened the door to the use of international credits from carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects in its domestic carbon market, though market response might be tepid due to the entry threshold and the limited scope of eligible projects.

All the evidence – colonial accounts and records, First Peoples’ testimony and scientific data – points to the existence of widespread tall, dense forests 250 years ago. David Lindenmayer, Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Chris Taylor, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Elle Bowd, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Philip Zylstra, Research Associate, University of New South Wales, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New study finds that if one-third of commercial buildings shifted consumption from late afternoon to middle of day it would free peak capacity in the energy market of almost 12GW.

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Melbourne-based Allume Energy shares in US government’s $7bn Solar for All program, as part of Florida coalition awarded $US156 million to put solar on apartments.

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Applications open for a spot on the grid in the Central West Orana REZ, while bids to open soon in second zone in south-west.

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Fortescue boss says China's roll out of wind and solar "blew his mind", and the company is still confident it can reach its ambitious hydrogen goals.

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WCI traders’ expectations for more clarifications on cap adjustment details, cost containment changes, and allowance allocation considerations from ARB at Tuesday’s workshop failed to materialise, resulting in volatile price action in the secondary market.

New Japanese renewables outfit signs on to plan to power Portland Aluminium Smelter with a 1GW-plus offshore wind farm in the Southern Ocean.

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When diners were asked why they don’t order plant-based meat dishes, it turns out they have many different reasons. David Fechner, Research Fellow, Social Marketing, Griffith University Bettina Grün, Associate Professor, Institute for Statistics and Mathematics, Vienna University of Economics and Business Sara Dolnicar, Research Professor in Tourism, School of Business, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rabobank and Plan Vivo have pushed back against reporting by investigative journalism outlet Follow the Money (FTM), which revealed that Cote d’Ivoire had asked the Dutch bank to suspend its carbon credit origination activities in the country’s Nawa region over double counting fears.

Canada’s British Columbia has updated its offset regulation and published its second forest carbon offset protocol (FCOP 2.0), which mandates First Nations’ engagement across all projects and stipulates measures that could see fewer credits awarded to project developers in the event of a reversal.

The Australian government has provided A$330 mln ($214 mln) in grant funding to heavy industrial facilities across the country to reduce their CO2 emissions by 830,000 tonnes per year, it announced Wednesday.

The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts. Vernon Rive, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Major US corporations are backing a campaign against a voter initiative in Washington that seeks to overturn the state’s cap-and-trade programme, with some $11 million mobilised by the time it launched last week.

Prices for first phase CORSIA carbon credits could be valued above $50/tonne based on indications of airline demand, a project financier said Tuesday.

Advancing enhanced rock weathering (ERW) as a CO2 removal solution will require addressing MRV challenges and higher policy support, especially in Europe, members of a recently formed industry alliance said Tuesday.

G20 countries must lead the way in "dramatically" accelerating the fossil fuels phase-out, providing certainty and predictability to markets, and boosting climate action support for poorer countries, the UN secretary general said in a speech on Tuesday.

Despite a historically large number of retirements in the voluntary carbon market in Q1 2024, oversupply continues to balloon amid issuances rising at a faster clip, keeping credit prices at bay, analysts said Tuesday.

The region is turning towards Russia and other global players when it comes to security. Tackling the climate crisis would contribute to a solution

Two apparently separate developments in the Sahel are linked by more than geography. Last week, the US confirmed that it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger after the military junta revoked a security pact – just six years after a new $110m military base opened. Meanwhile, a record heatwave is the latest deadly extreme weather event.

The US had hoped to maintain the military agreement despite last summer’s coup, part of a wave of military power grabs across the central Sahel and the wider region. French troops had already been expelled, with France earlier withdrawing from Mali and Burkina Faso. Mali’s regime also ordered an end to the UN stabilisation mission. Western departures come alongside the growing presence of Russian mercenaries, including the Wagner group.

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The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) is spearheading efforts to establish a comprehensive nature data platform for the continent, in a bid to drive investment into nature-based solutions, an executive has said.