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NGOs this week have said Australia should find ways to establish partnerships with its fossil fuel trading partners to build regional cooperation towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but while it has potential, experts have raised a litany of challenges that could stifle such ambitions. 

Singapore is ramping up its carbon tax from this year, but is planning major rebates for refineries and petrochemicals until the end of 2025 amid increased international competition, according to Reuters.

A Tokyo-based climate technology announced Friday it has raised 4.2 billion yen ($26 mln) in Series C funding while setting up alliances - including on carbon credits - across several sectors to accelerate the decarbonisation process.

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Japan’s domestic J-Credit scheme has received a boost as the system administrator has approved the registration of 21 projects capable of generating just over 1.1 million units.

The New Zealand government has scrapped this year’s annual service charges for forestry under the emissions trading scheme.

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As the public hearings for London Gatwick airport’s northern runway resume, researchers from the Netherlands have found greater inhaler use in children living near Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport.

Stand close to a large airport and, if the wind is in the wrong direction, each cubic centimetre of air that you breathe will contain tens of thousands of ultrafine particles (UFP).

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Enel Green Power lands finance for first paired solar and battery project since new rules that allow single connection point.

The post Enel Green Power lands finance for first solar and battery hybrid project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL may convert some existing hydropower assets into pumped hydro, which it says will be quicker and cheaper than building from scratch.

The post AGL eyes quicker and cheaper pumped hydro “conversions” to back up wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans for a huge rooftop solar-soaking battery with up to four hours of storage have been submitted for approval by a local developer.

The post Australia’s biggest battery proposed to soak up Brisbane rooftop solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Investors in South Korea remain cautious about making a foray into the international voluntary carbon market, given the absence of government guidance and slow trades of domestic emissions permits, an event heard this week.

Applications from projects looking to receive Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) totalled 4.3 million units at the end of the Q1, with many claiming for the first time, according to data published by the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) Friday.

Elon Musk flags "mind blowing" development for the utility industry in next generation of Megapack battery storage technology.

The post “Mind blowing for the utility industry:” Elon Musk has another big surprise in battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A US federal district court sided with an Oregon county’s motion to hear its case against fossil fuel companies in a state court.

The Brazilian Senate’s Special Committee on Green Hydrogen advanced a bill Wednesday establishing a regulatory framework for energy sources that includes incentives designed to promote the nation's industry.

Canada’s five major banks are committed to serving their oil and gas clients towards long-term net zero goals, executives said before a parliamentary committee on Thursday, as elected officials questioned the specifics of the firms’ climate goals.

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) prices stabilised after last week's price rout, while trade in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) in the secondary market picked up after a strong second quarterly auction result.

Australia’s largest telecom company Telstra announced Friday it will no longer purchase carbon credits, choosing instead direct investments to reduce its emissions footprint as well as increasing its Scope 1 and 2 emissions reduction targets.

Two states have banned native forest logging, but it’s still happening in the others. Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.