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As the world seeks to lock in the green energy transition, market demand for critical minerals will increase exponentially in the coming decades.

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A California agency told media outlets it would be delaying a key decision on implementing the governor’s plan to cap oil refiners’ profits.

Two Western Canadian business associations filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that a recent law designed to tackle greenwashing violated fundamental Canadian rights.

A financial markets veteran has started a new Houston-based brokerage and consulting firm specialising in environmental credit solutions.

A think tank suggests that Canadian provinces’ large-emitter trading systems would require reform to prevent a credit oversupply which they say could undermine effectiveness of reducing industrial emissions via such market-based mechanisms, in a report published Monday.

California regulator ARB last week shelved its plans to ramp up zero emission motorcycle (ZEM) use in the state by mandating sales targets and imposing stringent rules on internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.

RGGI Allowances (RGA) in the secondary market reverted up from a heavily discounted permit sale mid-week for the closing quarter of 2024, with traders anticipating further downside and regulatory updates to inform year-end direction.

A US Circuit Court delivered a two-pronged win for Kentucky against the US EPA after ruling that the agency’s denial of the state’s pollution control plan violated federal law.

Gold Standard on Monday published new guidance on the approval process of its carbon credits for use under the first phase of the CORSIA global aviation offsetting scheme, stating that only projects insured via the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will be deemed eligible.

A rainforest might look intact in satellite images – but the reality is often different. Degraded tropical rainforests are now the norm, threatening the species within. Rajeev Pillay, Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Northern British Columbia James Watson, Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

On an island off South Australia, a colony of little penguins is fighting to survive. Footage gathered by scientists reveals what the birds get up to when humans aren’t watching. Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Senior Lecturer, Animal Behaviour, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Ever wondered how the Australian passenger car fleet compares with the European fleet and what this means for the future? New research examined the differences in detail and how it might change. Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Liberia plans to design a national policy on carbon markets as a precursor to instituting legal and governance frameworks for Article 6 carbon trading under the Paris Agreement, with the ultimate goal of achieving its forthcoming Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) UN climate targets.

European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weather

Europe should ban space mirrors, cloud whitening and other untested tools being touted to reflect the sun’s rays, the European Commission’s scientific advisers have warned, but said the door should be left open for research into their development.

The scientists said the risks and benefits of solar radiation modification (SRM) – also known as solar geoengineering – were “highly uncertain”. They called for an EU-wide moratorium on using it as a way to offset global heating.

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The EU can paint its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in a good light by redistributing revenues to help the least developed countries decarbonise their own steel industries, according to research published on Monday.

Eligible futures for CORSIA Phase 1 bounced higher on Monday after a late Friday announcement from UN agency ICAO confirmed four new standard bodies have been formally granted eligibility to supply credits to the international aviation offsetting scheme.

The Slovenian government has committed €403 million to prevent the bankruptcy of the Sostanj coal power plant and the Velenje mine, taking control of both from state-owned utility Holding Slovenske Elektrarne (HSE) as part of its plan to phase out the fuel source by 2033.

An alliance of political groups is harnessing real fears about the local impact of renewables projects across Australia – and using them to spruik nuclear power

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The entrance is marked by an AI-generated image of a dead whale, floating among wind turbines. On the first floor of the East Maitland Bowling Club, dire warnings are being shared about how offshore wind may impact the Hunter region – but also a feeling of not being consulted, of being steamrolled.

“Environment and energy forums” like this one in late November have been held up and down the east of Australia, aiming to build a resistance to the country’s renewable energy transition.

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Energy company’s deal with Japan’s Jera will allow it to focus on exploiting oil and gas assets

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BP has agreed a deal worth up to £4.5bn to build offshore windfarms with Japan’s biggest power producer, in a shift that will allow it to gain some access to zero-carbon wind energy while focusing on fossil fuels.

The FTSE 100 company will create a 50-50 joint-venture with the Japanese power generator Jera to combine their offshore wind assets, the companies announced on Monday.

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Annual EU carbon emissions from electricity generation covered by the bloc's ETS are set to slump heavily once again in 2024 despite a strong rise in gas-fired output last month, analysts have said, though next year could see a much tighter market and a sustained price recovery.