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Half of the countries in the world have at least one type of freshwater ecosystem in a state of degradation, following impacts on lakes and mangroves, UN bodies said on Wednesday.

British power company Drax has agreed to pay £25m to a voluntary redress fund after the UK energy industry regulator found it had submitted inaccurate sustainability data on the sourcing of wood pellets for its biomass plant in north Yorkshire, it said Thursday.

European refiners have low expectations for e-fuels production by 2030 and are instead planning to develop advanced biofuels to meet EU climate goals, the sector’s trade association told Carbon Pulse in an interview.

A non-profit has reduced the potential size of a UK marine voluntary biodiversity credit project by approximately 89%, down from the 52,200 hectares initially considered, to ensure the initiative is as credible as possible, Carbon Pulse has learned.

Singapore's compliance carbon market, one of the few in Southeast Asia, is considered “highly insufficient” for meeting its climate goals, a think tank said this week, adding it does not expect the country to align with the 1.5C warming target of the Paris Agreement.

Australia will struggle to keep sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) it produces onshore without government procurement or mandates, a senate committee on the Future Made in Australia legislation heard Thursday.

South Korea is planning to set up a special fund worth 400 billion won ($300 mln) to encourage public and private investment in overseas projects promoting green transition and carbon reduction.

Greek authorities have started collecting hundreds of thousands of dead fish that poured into a tourist port in the central coastal city of Volos this week after being displaced from their usual freshwater habitats during flooding last year. 'It spans kilometres,' a city council member, Stelios Limnios, told Reuters. 'It’s not just along the coast, but also in the centre of the Pagasetic Gulf,' he said, referring to the waters off Volos, where the coast is lined with holiday homes. There have been warnings that the rotting fish could create an environmental disaster for other species in the area

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Climate tech investor HeavyFinance has partnered with an agribusiness firm to turn 300,000 hectares of agricultural land in Lithuania to regenerative farming practices, according to a press release.

An Australian carbon developer is seeing returns on its strategy, offering shareholders a special dividend three times higher than its standard one after delivering full year results to market Thursday.

A US-based blockchain company has partnered with a Colombia-based carbon registry to list tokenised credits on a digital library with the aim of bringing about a more efficient and transparent way to trade assets, the company announced.

When Australian leaders go to the main Pacific nations meeting, there’s a fossil fuel elephant in the room. Liam Moore, Lecturer in International Politics and Policy, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Queensland government has flagged a more than 20 per cent rise in costs for the $5 billion CopperString - one of Australia's biggest energy grid expansions.

The post Cost of CopperString transmission line blows out by 20 per cent appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has issued just under 650,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) in its latest update, as the Australian side of the ASX futures contract for carbon credits remains largely nascent, one month since it was launched.

The researchers hope the findings will help dog owners make more informed decisions when selecting their next furry friend. Mia Cobb, Research Fellow, Animal Welfare Science Centre, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Increased investment in electricity generation, transmission and storage has led to a more positive outlook for the reliability of the system – if these projects are delivered on time. Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

WaterNSW says closure a ‘precautionary measure’ and water supplied from filtration plant to local communities is safe and meets guidelines

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WaterNSW has temporarily closed a dam in the Blue Mountains after tests detected elevated levels of PFAS chemicals in untreated water.

The state’s water agency said it had disconnected Medlow Dam from the region’s water supply as a precautionary measure while further investigations were conducted.

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New research shows we can greatly reduce embodied carbon, but it will require radical changes in how we design, construct, use and reuse buildings.

The post How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings we need radical change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new big battery was approved after just nine weeks, marking the first renewables project to be fully processed under the state's new fast-tracked approvals pathway.

The post Victoria’s biggest battery becomes first project through new renewables fast track appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Another major green hydrogen project has been canned by its developers, this time a massive wind and solar backed proposal in WA.

The post “Opportunity has been lost:” 12 GW wind and solar project canned in latest blow to green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.