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Global carbon pricing measures must strike the right balance between unilateral and multilateral measures to be fair and effective, and encourage incremental progress, analysis from the World Economic Forum (WEF) published Tuesday said.

Led by CO2 abatement in the electricity sector, Canada achieved a 0.8% total reduction in emissions in 2023, which potentially put the country off-track from meeting its 2030 targets, a report said Tuesday.

California’s carbon market watchdog proposed several options on Tuesday to revise the design of compliance instruments under the state’s cap-and-trade programme, including potential changes to offsets and allocation of allowances.

Two new subnational Mexican carbon taxes went into effect this month after appearing in official records for Mexico City (CDMX) and Morelos State in the final days of 2024.

The US DOE announced Tuesday another tranche of $101 million in federal funding to support development and deployment of technologies to capture CO2 emissions from industrial operations and power generation.

Greener production of steel and key battery ingredients has been targeted in a major funding round spread across three separate decarbonisation projects in the West.

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Labor and the coalition are sharpening their political attacks as party leaders heat up the energy debate during visits to key electorates.

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A huge solar farm and four-hour battery project proposed for the North Burnett Region near Gladstone in Queensland is seeking federal environmental approval.

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A US biofuels producer has closed a more than $1 billion loan with the federal government to expand its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.

CO2 removal (CDR)'s bipartisan nature and economic benefits are pitted against the potential repeal of climate policies and new departmental leadership, making its future in the US uncertain, a policy expert said on Monday.

First there was Colossus, then Hercules … now, Thor. A funnel-web spider recently captured in Sydney is the biggest male ever recorded. Measuring 9.2cm foot-to-foot, he has been confirmed to be a new species. Nicknamed 'Hemsworth', after the actor, he now lives at the Australian Reptile Park

• Record-breaking Sydney funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hemsworth’ to be milked for venom

• Biggest male funnel-web spider dubbed ‘Hercules’ found north of Sydney

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A group of North Dakota landowners are appealing approval of a multi-state CCS project in the US, adding to a long list of challenges the company has navigated. 

New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s (D) 2025 State of the State report released Tuesday shed little light on when officials are expected to release full draft rules on the highly anticipated cap-and-invest programme that was expected to arrive last year.

When Australia faced a housing crisis 80 years ago, the government was urged to promote the building of more climate-responsive homes. So why are so many homes today still not made for our climate? Julie Collins, Research Fellow and Curator, Architecture Museum, University of South Australia Lyrian Daniel, Associate Professor in Architecture, University of South Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Efforts by the plastics industry to thwart regulation come from a familiar playbook

As the public wake up to the risk of “forever chemicals”, or PFAS, the industry is fighting back with a campaign researchers have compared with big tobacco’s battle against restrictions on smoking. New findings about its intense lobbying efforts are highly concerning and require a response from the environment secretary, Steve Reed. A recent consultation by the European Chemicals Agency, regarding proposals for comprehensive regulation of the substances, which take an enormous length of time to degrade, was inundated with responses from business.

Varieties of these chemicals have been used in manufacturing and consumer goods since the 1950s. They protect equipment, remove grease and smooth skin – hence their appearance in kitchenware and cosmetics. But they can also leak into soil and water, and accumulate inside human tissues. Some have been linked to health problems including cancer and high cholesterol.

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An update to California’s cap-and-trade programme has been further delayed as the regulator grapples with wildfire issues and challenges to other climate policies, a state official told conference participants Tuesday.

Meeting the EU’s new mandate for sustainable aviation fuels could cut the bloc’s net CO2 emissions by nearly half in 2050 — although the sector will still have to rely on carbon offsets to reach net zero, an EU aviation agency said in a report on Tuesday.

The European Commission published a regulation this week aimed at improving national verification of CO2 emissions from lorries, buses, and coaches, it announced on Tuesday.

RGGI states will offer 3.5% fewer permits at their Q1 sale compared to the prior quarter, along with a Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) restoked for 2025, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Talk of 2025 being a sink or swim year for the voluntary carbon market is unwarranted, and the fast reforming REDD forestry sector will play a dominant role in carbon mitigation over the next few years, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.