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Turkiye has unveiled a new industrial decarbonisation investment platform that targets $5 billion in funding by 2030 to cut over 20 million tonnes of carbon emissions annually.

European carbon prices advanced on Monday morning as the strong correlation with natural gas dragged EUA prices higher, while TTF traders reacted bullishly to an LNG supply outage in Australia and on forecasts calling for cooler temperatures and less wind.

South Australia chooses supplier of the world-first hydrogen capable turbines to support its charge towards a 100 per cent net renewables grid.

The post South Australia orders world’s first 100 pct hydrogen-capable turbines for Whyalla  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Indonesia, with the fifth biggest fleet of coal power plants in the world, vows to end fossil fuel generation by 2040 and commits to 75 GW of new renewables to take its place.

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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a road map for increasing its nature positive investments, part of which involves exploring biodiversity credits.

South Korea and Malaysia have teamed up to cooperate on GHG emissions initiatives, initially targeting a landfill project based in Terengganu state.

Female almost the length of a shipping container was found dead on a drumline in August, primary industries department has revealed

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The largest great white shark ever caught in Queensland’s shark control program died while pregnant with four pups, the primary industries department has revealed.

A female white shark was found dead on a shark-catching drumline near Gladstone in August. Queensland’s Department of Primary Industries took samples for research purposes and has been collaborating with researchers interstate, a spokesperson said.

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Activity in the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) market has slowed, according to analysis published Monday, while a waste operator told shareholders it expected the updated landfill gas methodology will be finalised by the end of the calendar year.

Growing infestations along the Logan river pose ‘very high risk’ of spreading downstream, Invasive Species Council says

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An increase in fire ant infestations along Queensland’s Logan River is raising concerns Australia’s worst invasive species could form floating rafts and spread downstream.

The Invasive Species Council advocacy manager, Reece Pianta, said governments should urgently ramp up eradication efforts along the Logan River, in south-east Queensland.

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Demand for voluntary plastic credits is slated to expand regardless of their inclusion in the UN global plastic treaty under negotiation in Busan, major standard bodies told Carbon Pulse, amid growing concerns from environmental groups over the credibility of the nascent market.

The stakes are high for donors at next month’s IDA summit in Seoul, but not investing in development means more instability globally

Multilateralism is under attack. A toxic brew of multiplying conflicts, worsening climate impact, new pandemics and spiralling debt has brought the system to its knees, appearing almost incapable of properly addressing these converging crises. Adding the unknowns of a Trump administration into the mix will do little to allay concerns.

My own critiques of the current multilateral system are well documented, but I do not subscribe to the view that it has no future. What’s needed is a total reboot.

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Coca-Cola extracts largest amount of freshwater of any drinks company in England, FoI request finds

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Foreign multinational companies are extracting billions of litres of water from British aquifers to sell as bottled water, the Guardian can reveal.

Coca-Cola extracts the largest amount of freshwater of any drinks company in England, the data obtained through freedom of information legislation shows. It has a licence to extract 1.59bn litres of water a year from boreholes in Sidcup, Kent for its soft drinks. On top of that, it has the right to take 377m litres for its bottled water brands Glaceau Smartwater and Abbey Well from Morpeth in Northumberland.

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Spot New Zealand carbon allowances on Monday traded just above the auction price floor for the first time since March, as observers said the market’s long quiet stretch is a sign of positive things to come.

The new system may essentially give countries and companies permission to keep polluting. Kate Dooley, Senior Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Environmental groups have written to the Papua New Guinea government opposing its efforts to test its carbon market regulations on so-called “guinea pig” communities before addressing what it says are serious issues with the rules.

Australia and Pacific nations won’t know until June next year if they’re hosting the COP31 climate talks. But with tens of thousands of people potentially coming, they need to start planning now. Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

World’s largest cruise line named Europe’s most climate-polluting, despite investing millions in cleaner technologies

The world’s largest cruise line company is responsible for producing more carbon dioxide in Europe than the city of Glasgow, a report has found.

Analysis by the Transport and Environment (T&E) campaign group, provided to the Guardian, found Carnival to be the most climate-polluting cruise company sailing in Europe in 2023.

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Environment minister Tanya Plibersek defends coal mine approvals as 170 people arrested for blockading world's biggest coal port at Newcastle.

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Many people are disappointed by COP29. It did not bring transformative change. But it was still a step forward for humanity's life-raft.

The post From finance deal to carbon trade: Here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s electricity system is physically decentralising, but the regulatory response is to extend the current centralised operational and market model. That must change.

The post Rooftop solar and EVs will dominate our grids: How do we reform the energy system around them? appeared first on RenewEconomy.