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No natural asset companies in Utah, say US congressmembers

Carbon Pulse - 3 hours 12 min ago
A bill introduced in Congress looks to prohibit Natural Asset Companies (NACs) from engaging in business in Utah.
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US DOE’s DAC hubs advancing under Trump administration

Carbon Pulse - 3 hours 34 min ago
The US DOE is advancing a direct air capture (DAC) programme written into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) after its funding was previously paused by guidance from President Donald Trump's administration, according to a programme manager at a conservative clean energy group.
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Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

The Guardian - 5 hours 26 min ago

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday

Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives’ widest policy review in a generation.

The Tory leader will give a speech on Tuesday in which she will argue that hitting Britain’s legally binding climate target is “impossible”, abandoning one of the most significant policies enacted by her recent predecessor Theresa May.

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California calls for comment on net zero cement strategy

Carbon Pulse - 6 hours 13 min ago
California regulator ARB is calling for public comment on drafting its net zero emissions strategy for the cement sector.
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New York comptroller warns of IRA funding uncertainty for state energy, climate programmes

Carbon Pulse - 6 hours 58 min ago
New York has received a total of nearly $2 billion in grants to date from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), although federal funding uncertainty could jeopardise the impact of those dollars, according to a new report published by the state.
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DAC carbon removal capacity to hit 5.5 MtCO2 by 2032 in “hugely conservative” outlook, say analysts

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 39 min ago
At least 5.5 million tonnes CO2 will be removed annually by DAC facilities worldwide by 2032, attendees heard at the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference in New York on Monday.
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World Bank insurance agency issues $180 mln guarantee to carbon project developer against political risk

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 40 min ago
The World Bank's insurance agency has issued a $179.6 million guarantee to a clean cooking carbon project developer covering political risk affecting its credits such as expropriation, international transfer restrictions, and breach of contract.
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Why build nuclear power in place of old coal, when you could have pumped hydropower instead?

The Conversation - 8 hours 47 min ago
Research reveals most of the sites the Coalition has earmarked for nuclear power plants would be suitable for pumped hydropower plants. Timothy Weber, Research Officer for School of Engineering, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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EU ministers converge on need to cut energy costs, clash on mix preferences

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 12 min ago
The EU's 27 energy ministers broadly endorsed the European Commission's proposed action plan for affordable energy but revealed deep fault lines over national approaches and choices of energy mix.
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Scientists at Antarctic base rocked by alleged assault

BBC - 10 hours 1 min ago
A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.
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BRIEFING: Current DAC buyers are built different, not just less price-sensitive

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 26 min ago
Lowering direct air capture (DAC) costs may not have the hoped-for effect of crowding in plentiful buyers, attendees heard at the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference on Monday in New York.
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US President signs bills repealing offshore drilling restrictions, EPA’s methane emissions fee

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 28 min ago
US President Donald Trump signed two joint resolutions into law on Friday, nullifying recent regulations that established the US EPA's methane emissions fee and restricted offshore drilling for oil and gas exploration.
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'Stranded astronauts' Butch and Suni set to begin journey home

BBC - 10 hours 44 min ago
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.
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'Stranded astronauts' Butch and Suni set to begin journey home

BBC - 10 hours 44 min ago
The Nasa astronauts prepare to head to Earth after an eight-day mission turned into nine months.
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VCM Report: Prices drift lower, but market buoyed by signs of sovereign support

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 30 min ago
Prices generally drifted lower as buying appetite continued to favour the cheap end of the market, but national support for voluntary carbon buoyed sentiment.
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Cop30 in talks to hire PR firm that worked for lobby seeking weaker Amazon protections

The Guardian - 11 hours 56 min ago

Revealed: Edelman worked for Brazilian trade group accused of pushing for environmental rollbacks in Amazon

Edelman, the world’s largest public relations agency, is in talks to work with the Cop30 team organising the UN climate summit in the Amazon later this year despite its prior connections to a major trade group accused of lobbying to roll back measures to protect the area from deforestation, the Guardian and the Centre for Climate Reporting can reveal.

The summit is set to take place in November in the city of Belém on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, which has been ravaged by deforestation linked to Brazil’s powerful agriculture industry. For the first time, the talks will be “at the epicenter of the climate crisis”, the summit’s president wrote last week. “As the Cop comes to the Amazon, forests will naturally be a central topic,” he added.

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Danish fund manager raises €12 bln for latest renewable energy fund

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 57 min ago
A Copenhagen-based investor has secured €12 billion for its largest renewable energy fund to date, it announced last Friday.
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Power sector flags “major issues” with EU-UK electricity trade ahead of CBAM

Carbon Pulse - 12 hours 6 min ago
Electricity producers have called on the European Commission to improve the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) before it starts applying next year, pointing to the risk of “double paying” CO2 charges when importing from the UK, and asking for “more realistic default values” to be applied when evaluating the carbon intensity of Britain’s electricity exports to Europe.
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