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LNP government allows the first of four giant wind projects that were frozen earlier this year to work its way through the planning process.

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The Chilean Ministry of Environment last week opened its peatlands protection law for public consultation, aiming to produce concrete regulations by 2026, according to the country’s official gazette.

Scientists have discovered a new method of transforming CO2 into valuable products, according to new research.

Activists horrified as EPA reverses pollution laws and reviews landmark finding that gases harm public health

Donald Trump’s administration is to reconsider the official finding that greenhouse gases are harmful to public health, a move that threatens to rip apart the foundation of the US’s climate laws, amid a stunning barrage of actions to weaken or repeal a host of pollution limits upon power plants, cars and waterways.

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an extraordinary cavalcade of pollution rule rollbacks on Wednesday, led by the announcement it would potentially scrap a landmark 2009 finding by the US government that planet-heating gases, such carbon dioxide, pose a threat to human health.

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The European Commission’s proposed plan for the automotive sector failed to fully convince EU legislators, who engaged in two polarised debates on Wednesday about the future of the sector, which is struggling with its transition to zero-emission vehicles.

Stakeholders interested in soil organic carbon (SOC) can now access a bird’s eye view of worldwide soil health thanks to a new tool from a specialised measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) firm out of the US.

A coalition of 29 environmental and business groups have called for a lending facility to be established under the upcoming EU Emissions Trading System for road transport and buildings (ETS2) in order to help EU countries finance clean heating and mobility solutions for low-income households.

Washington’s first quarterly current vintage auction for 2025 settled at the higher end of market expectations, boosting secondary market prices as it steered clear of the threshold required to trigger a reserve sale. 

Creating opportunities to invest in carbon projects and credits would help the voluntary carbon market (VCM) to scale, though most projects are too early stage for large banks to invest in currently and come with significant risks and liabilities, according to a senior executive at JPMorgan.

While many opt for deluxe alternatives to a backpack and tent, they can also stop independent hikers with smaller budgets from accessing national parks. Pascal Scherrer, Associate Professor, Southern Cross University Isabelle Wolf, Vice Chancellor Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Jen Smart, PhD student, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Texas-based oil and gas producer developing what is slated to be one of the largest direct air capture (DAC) facilities in the world signalled this week that it will be shifting the focus of its CO2 removals business from geologic storage to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations in an effort to produce “net zero oil".

Republican lawmakers in West Virginia introduced new legislation on Monday that could bring stricter regulatory oversight to forest-based carbon offset projects in the state.

Blood tests on migratory chicks fed plastics by their parents show neurodegeneration, as well as cell rupture and stomach lining decay

Ingesting plastic is leaving seabird chicks with brain damage “akin to Alzheimer’s disease”, according to a new study – adding to growing evidence of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on marine wildlife.

Analysis of young sable shearwaters, a migratory bird that travels between Australia’s Lord Howe Island and Japan, has found that plastic waste is causing damage to seabird chicks not apparent to the naked eye, including decay of the stomach lining, cell rupture and neurodegeneration.

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Two proposed soil carbon projects in Tanzania could be derailed by Indigenous peoples after a pressure group called for a five-year moratorium on development, claiming the Maasai communities fear the carbon credit business will lead to land grabbing.

EU countries expressed overwhelming support for the European Commission's proposal to reduce and simplify environmental reporting requirements on companies during a public debate on Wednesday in the Council of EU member states.

The metals industry is intensifying its push for deep-sea mining permits despite the absence of a regulatory framework, as a key UN-established meeting approaches, with a global mining code remaining unlikely in the near future, observers have said.

Pepper, a nine-month-old sea lion, has mesmerised her carers by performing intricate rhythmic gymnastics-style circles through the waters at Point Defiance zoo and aquarium in Tacoma, Washington. Noelle Tremonti, a biologist at the aquarium, says the strips help the pup learn how to interact with kelp, which grow in abundance in the animal's natural environment, and how to explore her environment using her mouth. Pepper was the first sea lion born at the facility's its 120-year history

• ‘A ribbon dancer’: captive baby sea lion performs acrobatics with artificial kelp

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A UK-based carbon insurance provider active in the voluntary and Paris Agreement Article 6 markets announced on Wednesday it is now authorised to insure companies in Australia.

Applying biochar annually to rice paddies can deliver greater long-term CO2 emissions reductions and economic benefits than a traditional one-time application, an eight-year study has found.

Energy utility RWE said Wednesday it will supply TotalEnergies' German refinery with 30,000 tonnes of green hydrogen per year from 2030 under a 15-year deal, a move expected to cut 300,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.