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Seven Japanese companies on Friday announced plans to trial a market for Scope 3 carbon credits generated from the use of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

Leaders and decision-makers from around the world will meet in the second quarter of 2025 in London to assess evolving and emerging energy security challenges in the green revolution.

Carbon standard Social Carbon plans to release a methodology for peatland restoration, with separate modules tailored to different areas, the company has told Carbon Pulse.

A newly released document aims to provide guidance for stakeholders looking to implement jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD+) programmes.

European carbon prices headed for a second weekly gain, fluctuating in their narrowest range in more than three years on Friday morning amid what one source called a lack of aggression on the part of either buyers or sellers, as energy markets weakened after a strong series of gains driven by emerging concerns over supply.

England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) scheme has 40 challenges across demand, supply, governance, and its metric to sort out for it to become a success, according to a report released this week.

The Indian government is expecting to approve around 15-20 methodologies by the end of the year as part of efforts to make its carbon market operational by then, several sources have told Carbon Pulse.

CO2 allowance prices in China’s carbon market remained stable over the past week, though market participants are still awaiting the release of the permit allocation plan that will determine market fundamentals for the next year and a half.

South Korea should take into consideration the phase-out of coal-fired power plants when drafting climate policies for the country's 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), a think tank has suggested.

Two legal experts explore the arrest and potential extradition of Sea Shepherd Founder and anti-whaling activist Paul Watson on a Japanese warrant from 2010. Tamsin Phillipa Paige, Senior Lecturer, Deakin University Danielle Ireland-Piper, Associate Professor, ANU National Security College, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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A global trading house and a South Korean securities firm have partnered with a project developer on a Ghana-based emissions reduction project that will create carbon credits aligned with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

A state in Southern Nigeria has signed a 30-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a UK-based firm for the conservation of coastal ecosystems within the state.

Paul Powlesland, the co-founder of Lawyers for Nature, says he considers the River Roding to be sacred

When jurors are called to court, they are required to swear on a holy book or make a secular promise to tell the truth.

So court officials were perplexed when the environmental activist and barrister Paul Powlesland was called for jury service and produced a vial of river water and asked to swear on the River Roding.

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Investment firm could have to pay fines amounting to all, or most, of it's annual profits after misleading consumers by promoting an "ethical" investment fund.

The post Investment giant faces fine in first greenwashing action brought by ASIC appeared first on RenewEconomy.

These hubs would help communities to understand and participate in the shift to renewables, from the small stuff to the big stuff, and serve as crucial touchpoints for developers.

The post Big renewables need big support: Local Energy Hubs can help us through the change  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's rooftop solar market is again the focus of attention with "worsening lows and improving highs" harking back to the industry's bumpy formative years.

The post Back on the solar-coaster: Rooftop PV market rebounds from June lull to record July appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The onager foal has been running off energy while enjoying his new habitat, zookeepers said.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices plunged to year-to-date lows before rebounding on Wednesday, with a surge in volatility that brought intraday spreads up to more than $2 in the absence of a catalyst to signal market direction.

A new study quantifies the benefits of surfing, to the Australian economy as well as health and wellbeing, as Aussie surfers rule the waves in the 2024 Olympic Games. Let’s protect our surf breaks. Ana Manero, Research Fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.