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US President Donald Trump’s withdrawals of federal climate policy have yet to come to fruition in Congress’ budget, as experts encouraged stakeholders to pursue engagement with elected officials on a webinar Wednesday.

Snowy Hydro sheets blame to the contractor of its beleaguered pumped hydro project after a significant safety "near-miss" causes yet another delay to tunneling works.

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California issued no new compliance-grade offsets in its most recent bi-weekly distribution of the year, marking the second time no offsets were distributed so far in 2025, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

A push by Gina Rinehart's Hancock group to open The Rockies to coal mining faces growing resistance from ranchers, First Nations peoples and environmentalists.

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The Canadian government has launched a request for information (RFI) to assess industry interest and capacity in supplying CO2 removal (CDR) offset credits, as part of its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Two voluntary carbon market stalwarts have launched a new company in a bid to create the next generation of biomass-based carbon removal projects, initially focusing on Brazil.

Executives are more driven by ESG issues than junior employees in the workplace, even if they come up against commercial trade-offs, finds a new report.

A startup that captures shipping vessel emissions has secured $70 million in funding to accelerate the deployment of its technology, which it has started to trial in California.

A US-based distributed carbon capture technology provider has closed a $20 million funding round and will use the cash to expand the deployment of its technology across North America and attract top industry talent

In another of these pieces I basically dislike writing, it's time to delve into the murky world of retail bills.

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The Q1 California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction settled in line with secondary market prices and market expectations for a sub-$30 clear, even as California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures had already moved higher post sale in anticipation of the start of programme extension discussions. 

The administrator responsible for reviewing rules put forth by California’s state agencies issued on Tuesday a detailed list of reasons for disapproving the November regulatory changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

Hydroxyl scrubs the potent greenhouse gas methane from the atmosphere. But its production is linked with emissions of other pollutants. Hinrich Schaefer, Research Scientist Trace Gases, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Sustained heat takes it out of you, quite literally. Researchers have found heat accelerates ageing by changing how our bodies switch genes off and on. Rongbin Xu, Research Fellow in Health and Epigenetics, Monash University Shuai Li, Associate Professor in Genetic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The large BRICS emerging economies could reshape the international climate policy landscape, but expectations of this non-Western coalition should be “moderate” despite its recent embrace of carbon markets, according to experts speaking to Carbon Pulse.

A shift toward local manufacturing in clean technology could significantly drive up the cost of decarbonisation, with new research suggesting that deglobalisation may add 30% to the overall expense of transitioning to a low-carbon economy.

Widespread electrification with clean power will make or break decarbonisation in the UK and around the world — but it can’t happen without speedy, and hefty, investments in grid upgrades within the decade, experts said this week.

A Tallinn-headquartered carbon removal developer has partnered with Sweden’s largest digital forestry marketplace to help landowners generate revenue from carbon credits, it was announced this week.

Climate scientists caution, however, that even weakened currents would cause profound harm to humanity

Vital Atlantic Ocean currents are unlikely to completely collapse this century, according to a study, but scientists say a severe weakening remains probable and would still have disastrous impacts on billions of people.

The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a system of currents that plays a crucial role in the global climate. The climate crisis is weakening the complex system, but determining if and when it will collapse is difficult.

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The European Commission has proposed raising the threshold for importers of goods covered by the EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), bringing around €1.2 bln in savings while still covering over 99% of emissions, it announced on Wednesday.