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A US philanthropic foundation will invest $10.9 million to advance African-led clean energy solutions, the organisation announced at COP29.

Brazil's Chamber of Deputies passed on Tuesday evening landmark legislation to establish a nationwide ETS, as the historic proposal for what would be the largest compliance carbon market in Latin America rolls onwards towards full approval.

Australia on Wednesday released the updated method for generating carbon credits from environmental plantings, replacing the previous version that expired in September.

A French bank has launched a sustainable forestry fund that will collect in-depth carbon data, saying this will give it a competitive advantage as companies up the value chain prepare to comply with EU reporting obligations.

Only 2.5% of more than 300,000 farms were inspected at least once in 2022 and 2023, researchers find

There is just one local authority inspector for every 878 farms in England, Scotland and Wales, according to a report, which says that the current welfare system is continuing to fail animals.

Researchers for the Animal Law Foundation found that only 2.5% of the more than 300,000 UK farms were inspected at least once in 2022 and 2023, a marginal decrease from 2018-21 when Covid-19 might be expected to have affected inspection rates.

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The Japanese government is expected to soon release draft regulations for its planned emissions trading scheme, requiring hundreds of domestic emitters to participate in the programme, according to domestic media reports.

Day nine of the climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, with progress slow for negotiators

Activists have been out at the conference in Baku this morning trying to put pressure on negotiators to agree a deal on climate finance.

Alliance of Champions calls on governments and financial institutions at COP29 to prioritise climate finance for food systems

In Brazil, a National Program for Productive Forests (Programa Nacional de Florestas Produtivas) to promote sustainable agroforestry practices, enhance food production, generate employment, and restore degraded areas. The program’s initial phase targets the state of Pará and supports Brazil’s wider commitments to restore 12 million hectares by 2030 and create up to 2.5 million jobs.

In Cambodia, the deployment of 1,600 agriculture officers in agricultural communes across the country, developing modern agricultural cooperatives to improve access to markets, capital and water, whilst also increasing the economic efficiency and sustainability of smallholders;

In Norway, an annual policy dialogue with farming unions to negotiate policy measures that are tailored to farmers’ needs, delivering a ‘bottom up’ participatory approach that is designed to deliver against the country’s national and international commitments;

In Rwanda, a commitment by 2030 to halve per capita food waste at the retail and consumer levels and to reduce food losses in farm production and along supply chains, including post-harvest losses.

In Sierra Leone, the implementation of the national flagship ‘Feed Salone’ strategy is sustainably driving local food production by making agriculture more competitive for investment, decreasing food imports and supporting smallholder farmers, especially women and youth.

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It is Day 10 at COP29 in Baku - Urban and Transport Day. It is getting close to crunch time and parties will soon be expected to agree on key texts, or get stuck in a quagmire of debate that will drag negotiations into overtime. In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout the day. Timestamps are in local time (GMT+4).

New Zealand's environment ministry is seeking comments on the country's 2035 international climate change target, as the government is set to finalise the latest Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in the coming months.

New data shows unemployed people are also turning to rooftop solar to have certainty about electricity bills. PV is not just for rich people, says Kaveh Khalilpou from UTS.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Why the jobless are also turning to solar PV appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australia flags new mechanism to underwrite gas generators to ensure it has enough back up for its net 100 per cent renewables target, putting it at odds with federal plan that excludes fossil fuels.

The post South Australia may underwrite gas generators in new plan to back up 100 pct net renewables target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria's SEC emerges as buyer of Victoria solar and battery project that was named a winner of its VRET tender but never got built.

The post Victoria’s SEC to build state’s first government owned solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nebraska’s Attorney General (AG) alongside two industry groups on Tuesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against several US heavy-duty truck makers, alleging that their agreement with California to advance clean transition in the trucking sector is “nakedly anti-competitive”.

A larger cross-section of traders polled expect the last quarterly California-Quebec current vintage carbon allowance auction for 2024 to clear discounted to front-month California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices after market sentiment soured with ARB delaying cap-and-trade regulatory updates, but unusual Auction Clearing Price (ACP) futures open interest (OI) could skew the outcome.

Toxic, deadly, poisonous - these words are back in the headlines as Delhi’s pollution spikes again.

The Republican Minority Leader of the California state senate announced plans for new bills blocking ARB's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation on Tuesday, pointing to a new study that projected an increase in gas prices beginning 2025 due to recent regulations introduced in the state.

Spanish energy giant says it received "strong interest" in green bonds issued to help underwrite the expansion of its renewables portfolio in Australia.

The post Iberdrola raises $750m in green bond to drive Australia renewables and green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Melbourne-based shared solar pioneer secures $3.8m to drive local manufacturing of its SolShare technology, which helps unlock solar for apartment residents.

The post Shared solar trailblazer wins federal funding to scale up manufacturing on home soil appeared first on RenewEconomy.

From my perspective as a 12-year-old, it’s devastating that the protest is getting such a negative reaction from the NSW government

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All year, I have been looking forward to the People’s Blockade of the Newcastle coal port. I’ve been so excited to see the colourful array of kayaks and get to swim and paddle in the harbour with my friends to make our voices heard, and let the government know that we need to do everything we can right now to stop the climate crisis.

I know that Rising Tide has been working incredibly hard to make the blockade a fun and safe experience for everyone, but it feels like instead of listening to our concern about the climate crisis, the state government is doing everything they can to try to stop our “protestival” from going ahead.

Frankie Kelly is a 12-year-old climate activist with Rising Tide from Newcastle

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The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday unveiled new partnerships to advance research on using the ocean to remove and store CO2, and enhance climate change resilience in the transportation sector.