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Review delivers nine recommendations to address "material distrust" of renewables and transmission project developers resulting from poor community engagement.

The post Call for community engagement rating scheme, as review reveals “material distrust” of developers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Indonesian state oil company Pertamina is opening a carbon trading business to offer services to domestic and international clients, with one client in the aviation business already secured, it said.

Two Australian carbon project developers are in a legal fight over the rights to revenue from Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) generated from two projects in Queensland, Carbon Pulse has learned, the outcome of which could have serious ramifications for the reputation Australia’s carbon market.

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A Munich-headquartered carbon credit company announced Thursday that it has a new CEO, while the former one will now act as the company's managing director.

Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) prices stumbled further for the second week following a frenzy over the future of the state's cap-and-trade programme in question, while California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values saw a marginal uptick amid an absence of a significant market driver.

River flowing past the white 'Bake Off' tent is among those polluted by chemicals and tyre particles.

Fourth quarter emissions under the Massachusetts Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) reached a five-year high in 2023, although total annual emissions still ended at their lowest levels since 2020, according to data updated this week.

Cheap, highly insulating and sustainable, straw has a lot of potential for the building industry.

Two emerging vanadium producers have joined forces to mine the ore and develop a battery that could make solar energy available around the clock.

The post Vanadium merger bets on demand for 18-hour batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

British solar developer announces new world record for solar panel efficiency using its perovskite-on-silicon tandem solar cells.

The post New solar efficiency world record shows huge potential of tandem technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) released rates on Thursday for proposed 2024 fees charged to Clean Fuels Standard (CFS) programme participants, a marked shift from the fee structure last year, as well as updates to utility-specific carbon intensity (CI) values.

Landmark Silicon to Solar Study finds establishing manufacturing capability is "credible and feasible" with the right government policy support – and will be crucial to Australia's decarbonisation plans.

The post Can Australia make its own solar? Landmark study says yes – and actually, it has to appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Credit issuance can resume to the two Kasigau Corridor REDD avoided deforestation projects in Kenya after Verra completed a review of allegations of sexual offences by staff and improper employment practices.

Researchers say they have found how anemonefish identify unwelcome guests of their own kind, by counting white markings

Unlike the star of Disney’s Finding Nemo, real-life common clownfish are not keen on sharing their home with members of their own species.

Researchers say they have discovered how they kick unwelcome guests out, by counting the stranger’s vertical white markings.

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Introduced water buffalo and camels trash native plants – don’t they? Our research shows megafauna herbivores have the same impact wherever they are. Erick Lundgren, Adjunct Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A comprehensive review of research into the economic consequences of controversial water buybacks in the Murray-Darling Basin reveals many studies are of poor quality. Better standards are needed. Sarah Ann Wheeler, Professor in Water Economics, University of Adelaide Alec Zuo, Associate Professor, School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide Ying Xu, Research Fellow, School of Economics and Public Policy, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Exclusive: Meal attended by Environment Agency and Ofwat chairs attacked as outrageous example of ‘regulatory capture’

Water company bosses and the chairs of the regulator Ofwat and the Environment Agency went for dinner at an exclusive private members’ club to discuss how to quell public anger over bill rises and sewage spills, the Guardian can reveal.

Campaigners have said the private meeting is an outrageous example of “regulatory capture” as Ofwat and the Environment Agency are supposed to hold water companies to account, rather than help with their public relations.

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A US-based direct air capture (DAC) technology developer has introduced a smaller version of its containerised system for removing CO2 from the atmosphere.