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Seeds of 177 species from across Africa to be stored in Norway to preserve crop diversity in case of disaster

More than 100,000 seeds from across Africa have been deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, the world’s repository for specimens intended to preserve crop diversity in the event of disaster.

Among the latest additions are seeds critical to building climate resilience, such as the tree Faidherbia albida, which turns nitrogen into ammonia and nitrates, and Cordia africana, the Sudan teak, a tree renowned for its strength and durability.

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A startup backed by a US oil major and global industrial claims that the pongamia tree native to the subtropics can provide feedstock both for sustainable aviation fuel and protein — thereby resolving the food versus fuel land debate, while also generating carbon credits.

A carbon removal (CDR) registry and certification standard has introduced a new verification model and cost-saving measures, including adjustments to its auditing and digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) processes.

Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commission

A “people’s commission” on the future of the water industry will travel across England and Wales taking evidence from the public and environmental campaign groups fighting sewage pollution.

Academics and environmental campaigners who were central to exposing the routine dumping of raw sewage into rivers by water companies have set up the inquiry to rival the government-established independent commission.

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The Philippines this week launched an action plan to scale up the production of high-quality blue carbon from mangroves and seagrasses, as the archipelagic nation looks to develop a national roadmap for leveraging marine resources to support climate goals.

European carbon was firmer on Thursday, tracking a technical bounce in natural gas prices after both markets had fallen for three days in a row, as analysts described the gas market as oversold and participants also highlighted increased hedging of March EUA options.

The Scottish government has released a plan outlining actions to drive financing towards biodiversity protection across the country, including developing an Ecosystem Restoration Code to scale up market-based investment.

Goldman Sachs Asset Management announced on Thursday the launch of a global biodiversity bond fund to address investors' increasing interest in nature, the firm has said.

The European Commission is putting wholesale gas markets under close scrutiny as part of a renewed transparency push, wielding “possible sanctions” on those attempting to manipulate a market that is also driving carbon prices on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).

Australia could follow New Zealand's example to help industrial companies switch from gas to electricity.

The post New Zealand is a poster child for industrial electrification. Can Australia follow suit? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Big batteries are booming in Germany but their role in aadvancing the energy transition appears to have been impeded by their increasing use for profit.

The post How to make sure big batteries are focused on helping the grid, not lining their owner’s profits appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Carbon standard Verra has released a new methodology that applies to projects implementing improved water and crop management practices in flooded rice systems.

The global carbon mineralisation industry could be worth tens of billions of dollars using existing mine waste, according to a white paper released Thursday by a startup in the space.

A civil lawsuit has been filed to demand steel major POSCO, one of South Korea’s major carbon emitters, stop relining an ageing blast furnace in the Gwangyang region.

A carbon accounting firm announced on Thursday it will offer a project developer’s carbon credits on its platform in what the companies called a “first of its kind” partnership in Australia.

A Singapore-headquartered offset project developer has secured fresh funding to expand its biochar business in Southeast Asia, initially in Cambodia, its founder told Carbon Pulse.

One of Japan's largest financial groups has introduced an insurance product that compensates the insured for the costs of procuring replacement units when the value of carbon credits is damaged.

Experts nudged policymakers to prioritise tangible benefits for California consumers to address affordability concerns as they consider the state’s cap-and-trade scheme revisions and reauthorisation beyond 2030. 

Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs) have traded on the Australian spot market for the first time, a trading platform announced Thursday.

Australia’s ecosystem services provided at least A$85 billion ($53 bln) worth of support for its economic wellbeing, despite its declining health, according to the country's first experimental National Ecosystem Accounts released Thursday.