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A fracking executive, a former Liberal politician and a lobbyist are behind a new gas advocacy group claiming to represent “households, industries and producers."

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New research could force a fundamental rethink of the nature of space and time.

An upcoming meeting at the UN’s International Maritime Organization's (IMO) is expected to yield small incremental gains rather than a finalised set of policies, said several industry stakeholders.

Households quitting gas to go electric, or minimising use of the costly fossil fuel, have helped push out forecast gas shortfalls by three years, AEMO says.

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US states have several mechanisms they can leverage to push direct air capture (DAC) development and adoption forward, with or without federal government support, according to panellists at a conference in New York on Tuesday.

Ottawa is well positioned to step in as a major direct air capture (DAC) player as the US sorts out national climate policies under the second Trump administration, the director of a Canadian DAC industry lobby group told a conference in New York on Tuesday.

A small-scale direct air capture (DAC) project in southern Nevada that uses mineralisation to solve for storage issues is slated to deliver in 2025, the developer told conference attendees on Tuesday in New York.

Protecting remaining strongholds and minimising human impacts on food sources will be crucial to avoiding further population decline of this remarkable creature. Nic Rawlence, Associate Professor in Ancient DNA, University of Otago Mark de Bruyn, Senior Lecturer in Molecular Ecology, Griffith University Michael Knapp, Associate Professor in Biological Anthropology, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Favourable short-term conditions kept Australia’s environmental scorecard high in 2024 – but long-term problems are worsening. Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Shoshana Rapley, Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Tayla Lawrie, Project Manager, Threatened Species Index, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The win by Poland’s Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills tree marks Poland’s fourth victory in a row.

A European Commission report taking stock of the extension of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to the maritime sector has detected “no significant evidence” of evasion or circumvention, despite an average 3.7% increase in overall shipping costs caused by the bloc's carbon pricing scheme.

A new progressive funded analysis estimates potential impacts of repealing US federal tax credits and EPA's emissions regulations on electric vehicles (EVs).

A leading centre-right MEP has expressed doubts about postponing the new Emissions Trading System for heating and road transport fuels (ETS2), in a pushback against growing calls for delaying the new scheme to prevent a consumer backlash.

Morocco has delayed introducing a long-awaited carbon tax that was expected to be part of a $1.2 billion financing deal with the North African country, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revealed.

Scotland’s first minister says Grangemouth could become world leader in green fuels

There is a realistic chance that one of the UK’s largest oil refineries can be converted into a hub for green chemicals, sustainable fuels and plastics, according to Scotland’s first minister.

Grangemouth oil refinery, which is being shut down by its UK and Chinese owners PetroIneos this year with the loss of 400 jobs, could become a world leader in low carbon chemicals and green fuels, John Swinney told media on Wednesday.

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An investment manager specialising in Brazilian farmland restoration and a São Paulo-based agroforestry consultancy have merged to expand their nature-based solutions (NbS) and carbon trading offerings, local media reported Monday.

Biodiversity financing should be part of the EU security agenda due to the risks that nature loss poses to member states, experts said on Wednesday as the bloc launched plans to ramp up defence spending.

A Singapore-based consultancy and a Taiwanese natural asset management firm have teamed up to promote innovation in carbon asset development in the Southeast Asian region through advanced AI and remote sensing technology.

The UK government is looking at credible long-term options for injecting new, low-carbon life into the country’s oldest oil refinery, as part of a wider push to spur clean and renewable infrastructure development.

Increased cost of the fossil fuel has also cut forecasts of how much gas will be needed in Australia’s southern states

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High gas prices and a shift towards running homes and businesses on electricity has helped delay an expected gas shortage in Australia’s southern states until 2028, a government agency says.

A report by the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo) said the increased cost of the fossil fuel and trend towards electrification had combined with mild winters to reduce gas use.

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