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The European Union should impose a ban on new fossil fuel projects in what would be a "perfectly feasible" policy move, according to environmentalists.

Enhanced rock weathering tests haven’t yet resulted in carbon sequestration on Mid-Atlantic, US farmland, results from a preliminary study from the area have claimed.

The money will be spent on projects ranging from tidal barriers and flood walls to nature-based solutions.

Labour pledges to protect 66,500 more properties, criticising previous Tory efforts

Ministers are topping up flood defence investment in England to a “record” £2.65bn, after accusing the previous government of “putting lives at risk” by under-spending.

An extra £250m is being pledged on top of the £2.4bn previously announced, to shore up defences and protect an extra 66,500 properties from flooding over a two-year period, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

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Kenyan draft carbon regulations would establish a ‘carbon budget for trading’ for each UN target-setting period and empower the government to withhold Paris Article 6 ITMO credits in the course of project authorisation, among other provisions.

Analysis drawing on satellite data and 13 climate models concludes that climate change makes marine heatwaves 20 times more likely

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Marine heatwaves linked to the deaths of 30,000 fish off the Western Australia coast were up to 100 times more likely to occur because of climate change, new research has found.

Waters off WA have been affected by prolonged marine heatwaves since September last year.

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A group of research organisations is seeking feedback on an ocean alkalinity protocol that aims to set best practises for data management.

Researchers found the stop-start way we drive actually prolongs battery life. Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Oil major Shell retired some 4.2 million carbon credits in January across the major registries - but even with that contribution, total retirements for the month fell year-on-year.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has entered into an agreement with an international exchange operator to advance the country's carbon market development, the partners announced Tuesday.

The Philippines House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would set up a domestic emissions trading scheme with offset provisions as well as task the government with establishing a framework for trading carbon credits under the Paris Agreement.

Some progress has been made but reducing CO2 remains a challenge for European shipping, while the increased use of LNG-fueled vessels has led sectoral methane emissions to at least double in the past five years, a joint environmental study by two EU agencies found on Tuesday.

A US appeals court issued a ruling Monday dismissing a case on a highway emissions reductions rule from former President Joe Biden after the new Department of Transportation (DOT) dropped its legal defense of the mandate.

Prof James Hansen says pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated though other scientists disagree

The pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated, according to renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen, who said the international 2C target is “dead”.

A new analysis by Hansen and colleagues concludes that both the impact of recent cuts in sun-blocking shipping pollution, which has raised temperatures, and the sensitivity of the climate to increasing fossil fuels emissions are greater than thought.

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Deprived of Rachel Reeves’s affections, the energy secretary revelled in playing climate crisis hero to her villain

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They seek him here! They seek him there! For the last ten days or so, Ed Miliband has been the Invisible Man. A large number of the cabinet were in Oxfordshire for Rachel Reeves’s growth speech last Wednesday. Ed was not. Those who didn’t make the trip were in the Commons later on for prime minister’s questions as Keir Starmer reinforced the growth message. Ed was not. Some ministers lent their support as Darren Jones gave a statement on growth. Ed did not.

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Scientists say unusually mild temperatures linked to low-pressure system over Iceland directing strong flow of warm air towards north pole

Temperatures at the north pole soared more than 20C above average on Sunday, crossing the threshold for ice to melt.

Temperatures north of Svalbard in Norway had already risen to 18C hotter than the 1991–2020 average on Saturday, according to models from weather agencies in Europe and the US, with actual temperatures close to water’s melting point of 0C. By Sunday, the temperature anomaly had risen to more than 20C.

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The European Commission is unlikely to include new resource efficiency targets in its new Circular Economy Act, due in the fourth quarter of 2026, as it contemplates shifting to product regulation rather than setting objectives for EU member states.

Norway is waiting to finalise important technical elements of its cooperation with the EU on emissions accounting and climate policy before advancing any deals for international carbon trade under the Paris Agreement, it confirmed in a transparency report published on Tuesday.

Just 9,119 were counted in 2024 – down 96% on previous year and second-lowest mark in nearly three decades

The number of monarch butterflies spending the winter in the western United States has dropped to its second-lowest mark in nearly three decades as pesticides, diminishing habitat and the climate crisis take their toll on the beloved pollinator.

The butterflies, known for their distinctive orange-and-black wings, are found across North America. Monarchs in the eastern US spend their winters in Mexico, while monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains typically overwinter along the California coast.

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A large carbon financier is cutting jobs and seeking fresh investment amid a cash flow squeeze, the company said Tuesday.