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Indonesia’s National Carbon Exchange (IDX Carbon) will host its first international transactions of correspondingly adjusted carbon credits later this month, the platform announced Thursday.

Australian iron ore miner Fortescue and Chinese steelmaker Baowu signed a memorandum of understanding this week in Shanghai to pursue green iron making, one of Fortescue’s great green dreams for decarbonisation and an ultimate realisation of ‘real zero’, as opposed to net-zero.

Wildfires continued to grow in Los Angeles as overtaxed fire crews battled three major out-of-control blazes that have killed at least five people. The largest and most devastating so far have been the Palisades fire and the Eaton fire, but other blazes, particularly the growing Hurst fire and the Hollywood Hills-based Sunset fire, are continuing to worry Los Angeles residents

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Beach cabanas serve a valid purpose. But make sure you use them carefully and responsibly, so everyone’s day at the beach is safe and enjoyable. Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate, UNSW Beach Safety Research Group + School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Huge wildfires roaring through the Los Angeles area of Pacific Palisades has left the neighborhood in ruins. Resident Sanah Chung left his Pacific Palisades home when a mandatory evacuation order was placed but returned to protect his home from the fire. 'I know this looks pretty stupid, but If I can save one ember from burning down my house, I'll take the risk,' said Chung.

• Visual explainer: why are the LA wildfires so bad?

• Celebrities among thousands to flee homes as Los Angeles wildfires rage

• After ‘tremendous demand’, water tanks used for fighting LA wildfires ran dry early

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A global food and beverage multinational has kicked off its third annual sustainability incubator programme, offering grants to pilot projects focussed on sustainable agriculture, climate tech, and GHG emissions reduction.

We knew this would happen eventually. We have moved from possible futures to these things now happening. The deferment has ended. David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Guava orchards sequester more carbon as the trees age, a study published on Wednesday demonstrates, which is valuable to land-use change decisions that consider environmental impacts.

The owner of California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear plant filed a brief earlier this week in support of US DOE’s motion to dismiss an environmental NGO’s case against the agency for approving a $1.1 billion loan to prolong the facility’s operations.

A Republican-led Congress is likely to revisit the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) as part of broad tax reform, as the cost of the 22 clean energy tax credits almost doubles with EPA's new emission rules, according to analysis from a conservative US think-tank.

Companies with innovative projects to reduce emissions have been granted £51.9 million as part of the UK's Plan for Change to deliver on net zero, the government said on Thursday.

Environment secretary says Labour is aiming for half of food procured for the public sector to come from British farms

Food supplied to the public sector will be monitored for the first time to see how much was grown by British farmers, the environment secretary is to announce.

Steve Reed will speak at the Oxford Farming Conference on Thursday in an attempt to reset his relationship with the farming sector after a tumultuous start in his role. Farmers have been angry about issues including changes to the inheritance tax regime, cuts to EU-derived subsidies and delays to flood payments for submerged farms.

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The carbon footprint associated with the precious metal should factor in biomass loss from nickel mining operations into emissions reports, which would show a larger and more accurate impact, according to a new study.

Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) has approved R$5 million ($800,000), matched by a multinational beverages company, for the restoration of territory in Ceara State as part of a nationwide initiative for ecological restoration and CO2 removal.

Ukraine has adopted legislation to restore mandatory monitoring of emissions, paving the way for its integration into the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).

Taking that beautiful snail shell could increase the cost of housing for a hermit crab or small shrimp that needs it next. The beautiful conch shell that calls to you is actually an octopus caravan. Nathan Brooks English, Associate professor; Flora, Fauna & Freshwater Research Cluster Lead, CQUniversity Australia Robert Muir, Project Officer at the Woppaburra TUMRA Aboriginal Corporation, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Commercial nuclear fusion has finally moved from the realm of science fiction into reality, paving the way to reshape the global energy sector and help the world achieve net zero emissions amid rising electricity demand, the World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Tuesday.

Companies in Germany regulated by the incoming EU-wide heating and transport Emissions Trading System, ETS2, will not have to report their emissions in April, the national authority said on Tuesday.

Nearly a quarter of freshwater animal species on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List face a high risk of extinction, according to an assessment released on Wednesday.

A US non-profit dedicated to plugging orphaned oil and gas wells across the country will now offer insured carbon credits from methane abatement, it announced Wednesday.