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One of a number of big battery projects facing long connection delays finally shows sign of life, as developers urge changes to the connection process.

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Analysts have once again cut their outlook for EU carbon prices, slashing their near-term forecasts by 10-15% on a mix of weak demand and ample supply.

Queensland government to design mandatory code of conduct for solar and wind developers setting rules of community engagement.

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Wind farm receives what is hoped to be the final approval before kicking off construction in the third quarter on 2024.

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Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy said to be seeking $1 billion in finance for new wind and battery project in north Queensland.

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Annual demand for high quality carbon credits under the Science-based Target initiative’s (SBTi) proposed new Scope 3 emissions offsetting rules could reach 5.9 billion tonnes, according to analysts, despite the significant uncertainty caused by the backlash in the wake of the announced changes.

Finance ministries’ roles in developing a robust policy framework to provide necessary incentives for the private sector to support net zero transitions, coupled with low cost lending, will play a crucial role in assisting emerging nations’ climate goals, experts emphasised at a panel discussion Tuesday.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2024 budget, released Tuesday, sees an overdue reimbursement of C$2.5 billion ($1.8 bln) in carbon tax rebates to small businesses, delivery of prior announced investment tax credits by the end of 2024, and commits to exploring additional carbon contracts for difference (CCfDs).

Proposals for various forms of a US carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) are bringing together environmentally focused and economically inclined politicians from opposite sides of the political spectrum, offering a rare glimmer of hope for bipartisan agreement against an increasingly contentious climate-oriented global trade backdrop.

Verra released Tuesday what it called "minor" updates of its Verified Carbon Standard (VCS), hoping for full approval under Phase 1 of the international aviation offsetting scheme CORSIA, as well as being eligible for the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.

A Brazilian state will receive funding from the country’s development bank that manages the Amazon Fund to address illegal deforestation and forest degradation, according to a press release.

A California low-carbon electrofuels (efuels) developer has agreed to purchase captured CO2 from a Texas energy firm to primarily produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), the companies announced Wednesday.

The common triplefin is helping marine scientists understand the negative effects of ‘skyglow’ on coastal fish, which are already more exposed to microplastics, chemicals and noise pollution. Kathleen Laura Sterup, Postgraduate in Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Abigail M Smith, Professor of Marine Science, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

US-based Bezos Earth Fund on Tuesday announced $100 million available in grant awards for solutions that use AI to address climate change.

A new biofuels plant in Spain will utilise industrial hydrotreating technology to reduce emissions in the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and biodiesel, the companies announced Tuesday.

Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) issued to a project in Western Australia will be stapled to independently verified 'co-benefit units’ tokenised on blockchain, according to its developers.

Thermal power will continue to dominate Russia’s annual generation mix from 2024-35, according to a data and analytics company.

Some EU member states are calling upon the European Commission to put forward a policy package on sustainable carbon for the chemical industry, according to a joint statement they delivered to the commissioner in charge of climate action, Wopke Hoekstra, in Brussels on Tuesday.

A Singapore-headquartered global commodities trading house plans to deploy a Swiss firm's technology for real time measurement and reporting of GHG emissions, the companies said Monday.

The law will come into force in national parks within two years and in all of the country’s marine protected areas by 2030

Greece has become the first country in Europe to announce a ban on bottom trawling in all of its national marine parks and protected areas.

The country said will spend €780m (£666m) to protect its “diverse and unique marine ecosystems”.

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