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A bill that aims to tighten the carbon intensity (CI) reduction targets under the Washington Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) drew opposition at Wednesday’s public hearing over affordability concerns, while proponents stressed the need for broader market alignment.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices slipped from an early week bump as the market once again faced rulemaking delay-induced uncertainty, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) rose amidst ongoing tightness, traders said.

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations

The government is “absolutely up for the fight” over net zero, Ed Miliband has said, as he accused the Conservatives and Reform of “a total desertion and betrayal” of future generations by failing to tackle the climate crisis.

After a turbulent week for Labour in which it has been charged with abandoning its values by slashing disability benefits, the energy secretary sought to focus attention on the party’s plans for the green energy transition.

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Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol

A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.

The project, one of the government’s promised national forests, will create 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of woodland by 2030 across five priority areas in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol, with plans to plant 20m trees by 2050.

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The seven US clean hydrogen hubs awarded billions of dollars under former President Joe Biden are now facing an uncertain future as the administration of President Donald Trump pauses clean hydrogen support, potentially impairing a nascent clean energy industry.

Gas turbines are impossible to buy. "They're all sold out," says one major energy investor. And if you can get them, they now cost four times the price.

The post You want to build a gas fired power station before 2030? Good luck with that appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Democratic lawmaker has turned to Congress to legislate a cap-and-trade scheme for power generators and large industrial CO2 emitters to reduce emissions, even as the US EPA rescinds environmental regulations of the prior administrations.

Stories of how the data was collected were fascinating. Some people camped on islands for weeks. Some scaled cliffs or jumped from helicopters onto remote islands. David Coleman, Post-doctoral Researcher in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University Julian Schrader, Lecturer in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Unesco report highlights ‘unprecedented’ glacier loss driven by climate crisis, threatening ecosystems, agriculture and water sources

Retreating glaciers threaten the food and water supply of 2 billion people around the world, the UN has warned, as current “unprecedented” rates of melting will have unpredictable consequences.

Two-thirds of all irrigated agriculture in the world is likely to be affected in some way by receding glaciers and dwindling snowfall in mountain regions, driven by the climate crisis, according to a Unesco report.

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A Mexican state that has pioneered bamboo plantations could glean around $170 per cultivated hectare, according to a study published Wednesday by a national research institute.

The UK government formally confirmed it is considering the case for linking the country's carbon market to the EU ETS in an update published late on Thursday, but cautioned that this does not anticipate any outcome of key talks in May with the bloc.

Citizen science project ‘Insect Investigators’ takes scientists to regional schools to teach students to track and identify insects. Andy G Howe, Research Fellow (Entomology), University of the Sunshine Coast Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, Wasp biodiversity group leader, University of Adelaide Patrick O'Connor, Professor in Natural Resource Economics, University of Adelaide Trang Nguyen, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Vancouver-based hydrogen supplier developing the British Columbia-Alberta heavy-duty transportation hydrogen network has won another influx of federal cash for its next plant.

A new analysis outlines potential US legal frameworks for marine-based CO2 removal (mCDR) projects, arguing that while existing liability laws could hinder development, alternative environmental liability regimes could provide clearer legal pathways.

Alberta proposed an amendment to existing law that would restrict the federal government from collecting emissions data of oil and gas facilities.

UN aviation agency ICAO has calculated that CORSIA offsetting requirements for 2024-26 emissions will reach between 100-150 million tonnes, while the total for the 2024-35 period could hit as high as 1.5 bln tonnes.

And after two Nasa astronauts were finally brought home, we ask why SpaceX stole the show.

Depending on who you ask, carbon capture and storage (CCS) is either a decades-long failure and distraction from real emissions cuts, or the only viable solution for decarbonising hard-to-abate sectors like cement, and petrochemicals.

Exclusive: Representatives of king, National Trust and others called on to work together to protect environment

Steve Reed called in some of England’s biggest landowners for a meeting on Thursday, asking them to come up with meaningful plans to restore nature on their estates.

Representatives for King Charles and Prince William were among those at the meeting, asked by the environment secretary to draft new land management plans to help meet the country’s legal Environment Act targets.

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Governments and businesses that delay the transition to a net zero economy could face severe economic disruptions, including inflation spikes, financial instability, and long-term downturns in growth, according to a new study.