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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Monday cancelled the remaining funds of a $3 billion Biden-era programme aimed at creating market opportunities for American commodities produced using climate-smart practices.

It's not clear what's worse: That the Coalition really means its nuclear plan, or is just making it up to push ahead with coal and gas.

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Coalition given worst score yet for climate and renewables policies, Labor scrapes a pass, Greens do best and some independents also score well.

The post “Damaging, regressive policies:” Coalition scores 1/100 on climate and nature, Labor scrapes a pass appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers.

The couple is suspected of selling exotic cats online, including protected species such as white tigers.

A hub at a university in Connecticut engaged in research on natural carbon capture announced last week a new co-director.

Carbon markets ties between select East Asian nations and South American project host countries strengthened last week, while the Colombian government offered an official explanation for an increase in the use of offset credits in 2024 for compliance with its CO2 tax.

Six women - including pop star Katy Perry - blasted off into space as part of an all-women suborbital mission

Sponsored content: “Energy storage is not just a trend anymore, it is the future." Anker Solix unveils its Australia battery solutions and new partnerships.

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A risk mitigation and insurance company has launched a new insurance product designed to cover liabilities associated with US well-plugging projects that generate carbon credits.

Brazil’s national development bank and environment ministry on Friday launched a R$150 million ($25.6 mln) call for the ecological restoration of Indigenous lands in areas of the country suffering from deforestation.

The fossil fuel industry could be protected from climate litigation following US President Donald Trump's recent executive order (EO), a lawyer told Carbon Pulse.

Varroa mites and small hive beetles are threatening Australian honey producers. Here’s how backyard beekeepers, and everyday honey lovers, can help. Cornelia Sattler, Research Fellow in Ecology & Videographer, Macquarie University Théotime Colin, Post-doctoral Researcher in Bee Ecology, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Paraguay expects to sign its long-awaited implementation agreement with Singapore under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement by next month, a top official has told Carbon Pulse.

A courtroom saga involving the massive Cordillera Azul REDD project in Peru will see another hearing later this month, by virtue of an appeal launched by the project’s backers after a court ruled in favour of Kichwa Indigenous peoples late last year.

Brazil’s incoming emissions trading system (Portuguese: SBCE) can attract sizable green investment and boost GDP, but the price of allowances must be set at a “moderate” level before increasing, according to the ESG lead at an international investment bank.

Hotter seas supercharge storms and destroy critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs

The climate crisis has tripled the length of ocean heatwaves, a study has found, supercharging deadly storms and destroying critical ecosystems such as kelp forests and coral reefs.

Half of the marine heatwaves since 2000 would not have happened without global heating, which is caused by burning fossil fuels. The heatwaves have not only become more frequent but also more intense: 1C warmer on average, but much hotter in some places, the scientists said.

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A Texas-based carbon management firm has appointed a new CEO to lead the company as it develops carbon storage hubs in Louisiana and Colorado, the company announced Monday.

The European Commission will unveil a long-delayed roadmap early next month detailing its strategy to phase out Russian fossil fuels, Bloomberg reported Monday, as Brussels looks to reinforce its energy autonomy while grappling with industrial cost pressures and internal political divisions.

Trade on the voluntary carbon market was thin last week and prices dipped lower, due to a period of seasonal holidays affecting several markets as well as the uncertainty around the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy.