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For a country such as Pakistan, battered by the impacts of climate change, policies like carbon markets and taxes will fail the nation unless adapted to local realities, a Supreme Court judge told an event this week.

Researchers cite £2.4bn annual cost of flooding and say a third of England’s critical infrastructure is at risk

Spending on flood defences will fall off a cliff edge next year, a report warns, calling on the chancellor to commit at least £1.5bn a year in the spending review to protect the economy and the public.

Nearly 2 million people across the UK are exposed to flooding every year, which is equivalent to the combined populations of Birmingham, Sheffield and Newcastle upon Tyne.

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New Mexico's environment ministry on Wednesday increased proposed carbon intensity (CI) levels as it drafts rules for the state's Clean Transportation Fuel Standard (CTFS) regulation, thereby easing compliance obligations for gasoline and diesel while allowing for higher credit generation for renewable diesel (RD) and biodiesel suppliers.

The Australian government has awarded its first tranche of cash under the Hydrogen Headstart programme, with A$814 million ($515 mln) to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ (CIP) Murchison project in Western Australia.

A Maori land trust in New Zealand’s central North Island has struck an innovative agreement to lease its carbon credits, worth around NZ$9 million.

The verdict in North Dakota state court came after two days of deliberations in a trial where company Energy Transfer accused Greenpeace of defamation and orchestrating criminal behaviour to disrupt the construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The project is located near the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's reservation. Deepa Padmanabha, Greenpeace’s senior legal adviser, said Greenpeace will appeal the decision.

• Greenpeace must pay at least $660m over Dakota pipeline protests, says jury

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Billion dollar finding against Greenpeace has implications for green groups in Australia who are also being targeted by fossil fuel companies

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AEMO has again downgraded its gas forecasts as consumers choose electrification given the price gouging by the multinational gas cartel.

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An old power plant south of Perth is slowly being taken apart, with the chimneys being removed brick by brick. Explosions are not an option due to new battery facility.

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Despite growing attention from lawmakers and investors, the high costs and policy gaps surrounding CO2 removal (CDR) technologies are hindering efforts to meet global climate targets, according to a new study.

Scope 1 and 2 emissions at Fonterra continued to fall in the first half of FY25, the New Zealand-headquartered dairy co-op reported on Thursday.

The energy return on investment for wind and solar technologies in New Zealand is becoming comparable to hydropower. Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Isabella Pimentel Pincelli, PhD candidate in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Plans to install up to 6GW of wind and solar to produce green ammonia in W.A. have had a nip and tuck, and won massive federal government production incentives.

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The biggest project to win an underwriting agreement under the federal government's CIS is referred to IPC due to weight of opposing submissions.

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A global assurance and certification provider backed by Goldman Sachs Alternatives has acquired a US-based clean energy consulting and advisory firm that specialises in carbon offset projects.

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices stabilised in March after regulator ARB indicated that programme changes could take effect in time for Q1 2025 reporting, while Washington's senate considered a bill to increase the stringency of its clean fuels programme Wednesday.

Colombia’s Ecopetrol polluted hundreds of sites, including water sources and wetlands, the BBC finds.

Environmental accounting non-profit Accounting for Nature (AFN) has unveiled plans to launch a separate commercial entity which will draw from its environmental measurement standards to develop natural assets.

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says a Coalition government would push for approval of the huge project, which would release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases. Melissa Haswell, Professor of Practice (Environmental Wellbeing), Indigenous Strategy and Services, Honorary Professor (Geosciences) at University of Sydney & Professor of Health, Safety and Environment, Queensland University of Technology, University of Sydney David Shearman, Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A group of civil society and research organisations has issued recommendations for governments to reverse forest loss ahead of the COP30 UN climate summit in November.