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A US-based forest carbon fund spent nearly C$70 million ($48.5 mln) to acquire more than 10,000 hectares of private forest in British Columbia, according to an announcement Tuesday.

Experts say latest results show clean energy investment is getting back on track, with $9bn committed in 2024

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Investment in large-scale wind and solar in Australia has reached its highest level in six years, with $9bn in capital committed to projects in 2024, new industry data shows.

According to the Clean Energy Council, financial commitments were made for 4,346MW of new renewable capacity last year. This was the highest level of investment the sector had seen since 2018, when industry was delivering on the bipartisan Renewable Energy Target.

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Footage from the International Space Station as it soars above an aurora dancing over Canada

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) on Wednesday proposed amendments to the Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) protocol under the cap-and-trade offsets rule, which the agency said would increase project variety within the programme.

Germany starts multi-year campaign to measure wind speeds around 280 kms off the North Sea coast to prepare the expansion of wind farms in the area.

The post Germany to viability of building wind projects up to 280 kms off the coast appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A parliamentary report has called on for a second icebreaking vessel and more reliable funding for Antarctic research. Jane Younger, Lecturer in Southern Ocean Vertebrate Ecology, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Ambae islanders combine their ecological observations with scientific data to develop an early-warning system to predict where and when fish become contaminated. Meg Parsons, Associate Professor in Historical Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Allan Rarai, PhD Candidate in Environmental Management, The University of the South Pacific Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Origin focused on new big battery projects and some renewables, but is also looking to gas as it negotiates its way through the accelerating transition to green energy.

The post Origin eyes wind, solar, batteries – and new gas plants – as higher cost of coal clips energy earnings appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A US district court on Tuesday dismissed a case against the EPA that claimed the agency's policies violated constitutional rights by undervaluing the harm caused by climate pollution.

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing Wednesday during which a bipartisan group of senators underscored the need for a more streamlined permitting regime for carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) projects.

The US DOE approved the disbursement of a $1.67 billion loan guarantee that had been finalised in the last days of the Biden administration, it said on Tuesday, enabling the expansion of a Montana sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery.

Infrastructure provider Xpansiv announced new guidance on Tuesday for its voluntary initiative inspired by California's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and clean fuels policies.

Honduras has received feedback from a UN technical team on its reporting under the UNFCCC REDD+ payment for ecosystem services mechanism, in which it claimed nearly 12 million tonnes CO2 in reductions – thereby entering the final verification stages for REDD+ results that could become Article 6 credits.

China saw coal power construction last year reach its highest level of the past decade despite rapid addition of renewables, amid an entrenched reliance on fossil fuels, according to a report published Thursday.

In this webinar brought to you by GridBeyond, we discuss the rise of the demand side, and the driving forces, emerging trends, and policy frameworks influencing the future of energy systems.

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Selling power from your EV back to the grid is now possible. Early adopters say it’s not simple – but change is coming Scott Dwyer, Research Director, Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Jaime Comber, Senior Research Consultant in Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Kriti Nagrath, Research Principal in Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Business organisations on Tuesday wrote to the US EPA asking the agency to expedite its review of Texas’ Class VI primacy application to support the state’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

State energy committee chairs have introduced a bill on Monday seeking to align California's tax laws with federal provisions by excluding certain environmental credit-related payments from taxable income.

Climate change is pushing crocodiles outside their comfort zone, and there may be a limit to how much their natural cooling behaviours can help them beat the heat. Kaitlin Barham, Wildlife ecology researcher, The University of Queensland Craig E. Franklin, Professor in Zoology, The University of Queensland Ross Dwyer, Senior Lecturer, Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The UK ETS Authority has opened a consultation on the next stage of the country's carbon market, advocating both its continued operation beyond 2030 as well as the banking of allowances between its current and future phases, though market sources cited surprise, having assumed the government commitment was already there.