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A regenerative agriculture project from a Saskatchewan-based carbon credit origination and streaming company was the first to receive approval by a nascent New York-headquartered registry, according to a statement released on Wednesday.

Researchers applaud move away from fossil fuels but say more must be done to mitigate effects on endangered species

Up to a third of Africa’s great apes are threatened by a boom in mining projects for minerals required for the renewable energy transition, new research shows.

An estimated 180,000 gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzees are at risk due to an increase in demand for critical minerals such as copper, lithium, nickel and cobalt, a study has found. Many of those minerals are required for clean energy technologies such as wind turbines and electric cars. Researchers say the boom in demand is driving destruction of tropical rainforests which are critical habitats for Africa’s great apes.

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Verified emissions under the EU ETS dropped by a larger-than-expected 16% in 2023, according to the European Commission and two analysis firms’ calculations, with a huge fall in power generator CO2 output driving the record decline.

German’s appointment to head Convention on Biological Diversity follows global failure to meet any targets on protecting ecosystems

The next UN biodiversity chief will be Astrid Schomaker, an EU civil servant who will be entrusted with helping the world confront the ongoing catastrophic loss of nature.

Schomaker has been a career official with the EU commission for 30 years. A surprise appointment, she will be tasked with corralling governments to make good on their commitments to protect life on Earth – something they have not done in more than 30 years since the UN biodiversity convention was created.

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New research suggests the best ways to reduce energy costs for Tasmanians are to invest in energy efficiency upgrades and trade power with the mainland.

The post Home efficiency and renewables trading could solve Tasmania’s energy bill problem appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Greece is expected to submit a not-so-ambitious climate plan, giving in to fears that its economy will not be able to sustain a fast decarbonisation, according to officials.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has unveiled its first federal strategy for decarbonising the buildings sector, intended to reduce related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050.

A data management company has teamed up with an online trading platform provide to deliver live voluntary carbon market information to customers, the two announced on Wednesday.

Two non-profit organisations and a Brazilian financial institution have joined forces with Rio de Janeiro municipality to develop an urban biodiversity credit programme and standard, while planning five other projects around the world, Carbon Pulse has learned. 

Three Brazilian community groups, stakeholders in a suspended REDD project certified by Verra, are attempting to sue the voluntary carbon standard for $8 million each ($40 mln Brazilian reais) in lost profits.

Industry, environmental NGOs, and think tanks have urged the European Commission not to rush when defining the rules of low-carbon hydrogen in an upcoming delegated act.

The UN has appointed German environmental diplomat Astrid Schomaker as the next executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), ahead of the crucial COP16 biodiversity summit due to be held in Colombia later this year.

A Canadian e-commerce platform is investing $3.37 million in a reforestation activity in Brazil designed to support biodiversity and generate voluntary credits, in what represents a rare forest carbon investment for the company, according to an announcement Wednesday.

The quality of each biodiversity or carbon project is more important than every initiative being tradable for the market to work, similar to trading bottles of wine, French asset manager Mirova has said.

The UK government has said it will not rule out measures designed to reduce demand for flights if its current strategy for curbing aviation emissions falls short, in a response to a report by lawmakers scrutinising the country's decarbonisation plans for the sector.

While industry frontrunners are developing ways of reducing the emissions-heavy clinker content of cement, critics say the EU’s free ETS allocation rules were designed for established production methods that effectively delay climate action.

Indonesia should not focus on applying corresponding adjustments to carbon credits sold abroad in order to better make use of the voluntary market to meet its Paris Agreement commitments, according to a think tank advising the Southeast Asian nation.

European carbon prices traded in a very narrow range on Wednesday morning as participants waited for the publication of verified emissions data for 2023, while a one-day delay to the weekly Commitment of Traders data and the fortnightly pause in the EUA auction calendar added to the lack of drivers for the market.

The US government has asked Nasa to develop a way to keep track of time on the Moon.