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Automotive body says current policy is leading to job losses and has become a ‘driver of de-industrialisation’

Fresh incentives to boost a flatlining electric car market are urgently needed, according to the UK automotive industry, whose leaders called on the government to act fast and “revisit the mandate” for zero emission vehicles (ZEV).

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said its research showed growth in consumer demand for EVs was lower than expected, with only one in eight new buyers planning to switch in the next three years, putting jobs at risk.

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Noaa, my former employer, is an integral part of our daily lives, tracking hurricanes, supporting safe flights and helping farmers

Across the United States, from rural communities to coastal cities, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) is an integral part of our daily lives, safeguarding communities and fostering economic vitality.

Whether it is tracking the path of hurricanes, managing our nation’s fisheries, providing critical information to air traffic controllers and airlines, or helping farmers plan for weather extremes, Noaa’s science, services and products have a significant impact on every American.

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A French biomass gasification company has signed its first contract for a biomass-based hydrogen, electricity, and biochar production plant in Glovelier, Switzerland, the company announced on Wednesday.

European carbon resumed its close correlation to natural gas price movements on Thursday morning, with March options hedging pulling EUA prices yet higher, while UKAs posted a second 7% gain as Wednesday's headline-driven rally continued.

Bhutan has published a ‘positive list’ of activities eligible to generate carbon credits under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, though the methodologies that can be applied have been deliberately kept unspecified in an effort to attract more project proposals, an official told Carbon Pulse.

The world’s largest iron ore exporter may miss the jump on greening its product into a higher-quality product thanks to lower gas supplies and gas high prices, a think tank has suggested.

Japan's environment ministry has decided to subsidise five international emissions reduction projects under the bilateral Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).

The European Commission on Wednesday announced it will launch a “strategic dialogue” with the EU chemicals industry later this month, acknowledging the crisis faced by the sector, which is coming under growing pressure to decarbonise at a time when the industry is facing “fierce and sometimes unfair competition” from China.

Exclusive: Research shows drop in produce prices as households consume more imported and ultra-processed food

Farmers’ incomes have remained stagnant since the 1970s despite improvements in productivity and a fall in the workforce, research has found.

This has been driven by falling prices for farm produce; as the UK has become more reliant on imports, supermarkets have taken over grocery shopping, and households are eating more ultra-processed food, according to the report by the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission.

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Nature conservation efforts should focus on protecting and restoring large, undisturbed forests as they are better for hosting biodiversity than fragmented landscapes, according to a paper released this week.

Put up pictures of lemurs, penguins and wolves, and introduce tomorrow’s environmentalists to the amazing nature in our world

Has it ever struck you as interesting the amount of dinosaur products that are marketed to boys and unicorn products to girls?

I recently visited the wonderful Horniman Museum in south London, only to discover that it had been taken over by something called Dinosaur rEvolution. Hertfordshire zoo offers a World of Dinosaurs, there is the “roarsome” theatre show Dinosaur World: Live, a dinosaur-themed park in Norfolk called ROARR!, Dinosaur World in Torquay, Dinosaur Park near Swansea, Dino Park in Dumfries – the list is as long as the neck of a brontosaurus.

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Taiwan has introduced a pilot zone for the creation of forest carbon credits, as the government seeks to promote a public-private cooperative model that can revitalise idle public lands while creating carbon sinks.

BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) this week said it is establishing a €500-million framework loan with Vietnam's Ministry of Finance specifically to support the Southeast Asian nation’s Just Energy Transition Partnership implementation, even as the US pulled out of the partnership in a major blow.

Company says new solar agreements will now mean 80% of Boyne smelter’s energy needs are covered by renewable sources

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Mining company Rio Tinto will buy solar power and battery storage capacity for its Gladstone aluminium operations in a deal environmentalists have hailed as a “major step” forward.

The company has signed 20-year agreements with Edify Energy to buy 90% of the power and battery storage capacity generated by the Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap solar stations, located in central Queensland, Rio Tinto said.

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Australian miner Rio Tinto has signed two large power agreements with Edify Energy for clean energy supply to one of its largest emitting facilities in Queensland covered by the Safeguard Mechanism. 

Video footage, described as ‘callous’ and ‘pretty dreadful’, showed Sam Jones grabbing the joey from its mother at night

A US hunting influencer who shared video of herself snatching a baby wombat away from its mother is being investigated for a potential breach of her Australian visa.

The footage, with scenes described as “callous” by the RSPCA and “pretty dreadful” by the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, showed the Montana-based influencer Sam Jones grabbing the wombat joey at night as it was walking with its mother.

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The New Zealand government has issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) to help it improve the measurement of carbon stored in forests via remote-sensing.

‘Momma’s right here and she’s pissed’: influencers can show wildlife to their audience without traumatising baby wombats Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University Dale Nimmo, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Hayley Stannard, Senior Lecturer in Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University Robert Davis, Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Australian carbon market has trended downward as participants remain on tenterhooks ahead of the upcoming election, and lack of compliance demand keeps trading activity at middling to subdued levels.