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Lib Dem Tim Farron seeks law to protect fund as Treasury tries to take control of £11m

Fines from water companies that pollute rivers must be ringfenced by law to be spent on restoring water quality in rivers, MPs will urge.

The Treasury is trying to take control of £11m in fines from water companies, which was intended for small charities to restore rivers, in a move criticised by river restoration campaigners as “appalling”.

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Uncertainty over whether the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) will approve carbon credit use as part of corporate net zero goals does not have to deter buyers from participating in the voluntary market — but they should adopt a creative approach to accounting while they wait for clarity, according to the CEO of a brokerage.

California's accounting practices for emissions reductions and carbon removal claims have come under fire from experts, who point to loopholes opening the door to double and even triple counting.

Czechia is pushing for a “detailed evaluation” of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of a review of the legislation due to take place before the end of 2025.

UK carbon prices rallied above £40 per tonne on Tuesday morning after the Financial Times published an article describing a push from Kier Starmer's government to relink the British emissions trading market market with that of the EU ahead of an upcoming key Brussels summit.

Indonesia’s new leadership has failed to implement the policies necessary to achieve its updated 2050 net zero target or its energy independence target in the first 100 days, a local think tank said.

The Hollywood actor was stopped mid-scene as a man and a woman climbed on stage at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Hayley Walsh, 42, a lecturer from Nottingham, and Richard Weir, 60, a mechanical engineer from Tynemouth, set off a confetti cannon and held up a banner referring to the 1.5C global temperature rise as a 'shipwreck', a nod to the Shakespeare play that features a ship sinking at sea

• Just Stop Oil activists interrupt play starring Sigourney Weaver in London

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Contractors named for early works on potential 12 GWh pumped hydro project - assuming the state government is still interested in long duration storage for renewables.

The post Contractors named for new 12GWh pumped hydro storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New 97 MW wind farm in Victoria to help power Amazon's computing and data centre needs.

The post Amazon taps into new Victoria wind farm even as its boss courts favour with Trump appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two protesters walk on stage to boos and some cheers during performance of The Tempest in West End

Two Just Stop Oil supporters have disrupted a West End performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver.

In a video shared to social media by the climate protest group, Hayley Walsh and Richard Weir can be seen walking on stage where Weaver, 75, was performing at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane on Monday.

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New chief scientist endorses CSIRO GenCoset report and says Australia will "miss the bus" if it waits for nuclear energy, as the Coalition wants to do.

The post “We’re going to miss the bus” if we wait for nuclear, says new chief scientist appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The value of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme reached A$1.1 billion ($688 mln) in the 2024 calendar year as a direct result of compliance buying by companies covered under the Safeguard Mechanism, a report published Tuesday has found.

Australian researchers claims world record efficiency for a kesterite solar cell, which they say could deliver long-term improvements in PV technology.

The post Australian researchers claim world record PV efficiency for kesterite solar cell appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEC appoints former radio shock jock, Climate Council critic and self described "patriot" as its new national spokesperson. Will he cut through?

The post “He hasn’t lived in a bubble:” CEC names former radio shock jock to spread word on clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. And he hints at hydrogen breakthrough.

The post Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A carbon market veteran has joined NextEra Energy as a senior environmental trader, Carbon Pulse has learned.

The Brazilian Amazon witnessed a 7% annual drop in the amount of deforested land in 2024, even as the area affected by degradation increased multiple times over, according to a report published Friday by a scientific research nonprofit.

Exchange operator ICE Futures US announced new low carbon fuel futures and options contracts starting next month.

Allowing energy retailers to sell PV output for 26 to 35 cents/kWh to a buyer a few streets away from a generator that has been paid virtually nothing is yet another serious energy market design failure.

The post Why the latest draft feed-in solar tariffs are wrong, and not fair appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Direct air capture (DAC) will soon be an eligible method of generating Canadian offset credits, according to a draft protocol published Monday by the federal environment ministry.