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European carbon prices moved higher, towards the upper end of their recent range, as selling interest diminished ahead of another holiday break, and position data showed investment funds had slightly reduced their modest net long position.

Former PM also sparks Labour fury, with top MP accusing him of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform

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Climate experts and politicians have criticised Tony Blair for claiming that any strategy that relied on rapidly phasing out fossil fuels was “doomed to fail”.

The former prime minister’s comments, published in a report from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (TBI), prompted an internal row in Labour, with some accusing him of playing into the hands of a narrative used by rightwing parties to delay climate action.

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Private equity giants have stakes in more than 500 fossil fuel assets across 53 countries, according to a tracker launched Wednesday by a climate data consortium.

‘Huge volumes of chicken muck’ entering rivers are harmful to fish and plants, campaigners argue at Cardiff high court

Clean river campaigners have told a court that planning permission for a poultry megafarm in Shropshire is unlawful and should be overturned.

In the high court in Cardiff on Wednesday, Dr Alison Caffyn argued that the council had failed to take into account all the environmental impacts of the industrial chicken units, which will house 230,000 birds at any one time, in particular the effects of spreading manure on land.

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As of Q1 2025, global carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) capacity in operation exceeded 50 million tonnes, showing a modest increase from the previous year, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Wednesday.

A human rights group this week released a report accusing four hydropower projects in Nepal funded by multilateral development banks (MDBs) of violating the rights of Indigenous Peoples to Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), leading among other things to severe biodiversity harm.

EU's combined gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports in the first quarter of 2025 were flat year-on-year due to reduced demand, data showed on Wednesday. 

Corroboree frog belongs to 100m-year-old family of amphibians but is now found only in the puddles and peat bogs of Kosciuszko national park

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the critically endangered southern corroboree frog – one of Australia’s most threatened amphibians – in hope that the information could be used to aid its recovery.

The striking alpine frog, which has distinctive yellow and black markings, is so threatened by disease and the drying of its habitat due to climate change, that it is considered “functionally extinct”. The species survives in the temporary pools and peat bogs of Kosciuszko national park in New South Wales, with the help of zoo breeding and re-introduction programs.

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Compensating for carbon emissions through expensive CO2 removals projects like BECCS in rich countries “gives a wrong signal to the market” from the perspective of developing nations that struggle to attract finance for agricultural development, said a senior official at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

More than 50 companies and associations have called on the UK and EU to start talks on linking their respective carbon markets “as soon as practicable”, ahead of a crunch summit meeting between the two governments in May where the topic is set to be discussed.

French energy company TotalEnergies spent $2 million on carbon credits in the first three months of the year, at least twice the total in 2024 over the same period, it reported in first-quarter results on Wednesday.

The Labor government is cautiously tipped to return to office at this weekend’s federal election, however experts and observers have noted stark climate and energy choices will need to be made very soon no matter who forms the next government.

Annual survey of numberplates from more than 25,000 journeys reveals 63% fall in squashed bugs since 2021

The long-term decline in the number of flying insects being splattered on cars after a journey is well recognised by older drivers. But the latest survey has revealed that the number of insects found on vehicle number plates has plummeted by 63% since 2021.

An analysis of records from more than 25,000 journeys across Britain since 2021 reveals an alarming apparent drop in flying insect abundance, although the rate of decrease slowed in 2024.

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A contractor on a new solar project in Victoria is testing automatic pile driving systems - a potential blessing for those forced to contend with hot, dry conditions.

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The carbon market has yet to deliver on its full potential, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a foreword to a report on resetting climate action from his non-profit.

Vietnam has confirmed plans to move back to nuclear power as it seeks to address increasing electricity demand while cutting its emissions and diversifying its grid, with the most recent update to the Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8) outlining a target of 4-6.4 GW to come online between 2030-35.

A new study puts a dollar figure on the damage done by Australia's key fossil fuel producers - it is very, very, very big.

The post New study shows Australia’s carbon majors cause hundreds of billions in climate damage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Two blackouts, one root cause:" Energy expert says Spain failed to learn lessons from South Australia blackout, and had no batteries, and no flexibility on its grid.

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Advertising Standards Authority says neither Lavazza UK nor Dualit’s product can be recycled at home

Descriptions of coffee pods as “compostable eco capsules” were misleading as they could not be composted at home, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.

The ASA has banned adverts by Lavazza UK and Dualit, which both made claims about the eco credentials of their coffee products.

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Regulator approves more than $5bn spend for network operating in Australia's most renewable state, but says inflation, not innovation, is driving up costs.

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