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The BBC finds evidence of fraud in the production of a "green" diesel meant to cut emissions.

The BBC finds evidence of fraud in the production of a "green" diesel meant to cut emissions.

A US-based carbon removal (CDR) project developer announced Tuesday a 25-year offtake agreement with an ammonia producer aiming to sequester 2.3 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

A joint federal-state funding deal will use solar, efficiency upgrades and electrification to slash energy costs for social housing homes.

The post New funding deal promises to slash power bills for social housing, fully electrify 5,000 homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Despite Dutton's frantic backsliding on DOGE-esque policies, the connections between the Coalition and Trump are rising every day

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A few high-ranking officials in the Iraqi government are accelerating Article 6 and voluntary carbon market (VCM) engagement after years of dormancy, with efforts centred on a new state-owned carbon markets enterprise.

US lawmakers have introduced bipartisan legislation to establish a tax credit for RNG used as transportation fuel in the country until 2035.

Macquarie to downsize Corio after failing to find a buyer for the offshore wind developer, which is behind one of the key projects in Victoria.

The post Macquarie to shrink offshore wind operations after failing to find a buyer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One local shire council is proposing a 5-step process to send some of the benefits of renewables back into communities, in the absence of state initiatives.

The post Local council begs state to create NSW-like renewables plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RGGI states will offer 1% fewer permits at their Q2 sale compared to the prior quarter, with the notable absence of cost containment allowances that were all scooped up at the first auction of the year, according to a Tuesday announcement.

Newfoundland and Labrador has awarded C$3 million ($2.2 million) to a university and major offshore oil producers in an attempt to strengthen the province’s capacity to assess and advance offshore carbon storage.

GOP lawmakers in Pennsylvania introduced Monday a bill requiring a state agency to submit a recommendation for a carbon fee regime to regulate CO2 emissions after completion of public consultation, but also stipulating that any cap-and-trade programme must be legislatively authorised.

Wisconsin lawmakers are seeking co-sponsorship on a bill to establish a new state sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) credit, while the US Congress considers a measure to axe the federal clean fuels credit.

No major oil and gas producer is aligned with the Paris Agreement on climate change and many have regressed since last year, a report released Tuesday has found.

The European Commission’s promised 90% emissions reduction target for 2040 is “completely unrealistic" without international carbon credits delivered under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, according to a senior EU Parliament lawmaker from the ruling European People's Party (EPP).

Deberra, as the insects are known in the Taungurung language, are a vital food source for animals across Victoria's alpine country — so their rapid decline has implications for the entire ecosystem. The bogong moth is one of the more than 2,000 Australian species listed as being under threat in what scientists are calling an extinction crisis

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Taking action against species extinction can be risky but it’s better than surrender

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Extinction. In 1844 Ketill Ketilsson won the race to grab the last pair of great auks. They were nesting on Iceland’s Eldey Island. Millions of these penguin-like birds had been slaughtered for feather-stuffed quilts to keep Europe’s burgeoning human population warm. Ketilsson strangled the two but tripped over and broke their egg. Never mind, he won the reward being offered by museums in Copenhagen for the final specimens.

A perverse market rule on species had been established: the rarer a species gets, the more valuable it becomes. It came too late for those who killed the last dodo, moa or Steller’s sea cow – but look at the money now going into resurrecting mammoths and thylacines.

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Analyst says nuclear is the ‘thirstiest’ energy source, as report commissioned by Liberal supporters throws doubt on plan’s feasibility

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About 90% of the nuclear generation capacity the Coalition proposes to build would not have access to enough water to run safely, according to a report commissioned by Liberals Against Nuclear.

The report authored by Prof Andrew Campbell, a visiting fellow at the Australian National University, assessed nuclear energy’s water needs and the available supply across the seven sites where the Coalition has proposed new reactors.

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Revenues from emissions trading systems (ETSs) fell for the first time last year even as a record number of schemes came online, primarily due to lower prices and higher market volatility, according to a report released Tuesday.

A non-profit buyer of carbon removal (CDR) is looking to scale investment and diversify its portfolio this year, having reached over $3 million in purchases so far.