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A global non-profit dedicated to combatting plastic pollution has launched a US-based fund that aims to raise $30 million for marine biodiversity restoration.

A US non-profit this month moved to intervene in a legal challenge against the Iowa Utilities Commission’s (IUC) approval of a CO2 pipeline permit, amplifying opposition to the contentious decision.

AGL details plans to lock in another 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of grid scale battery storage projects over the coming year, in the race to transform its electricity mix from roughly 80 per cent coal to firmed renewables.

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England's market for biodiversity net gain (BNG) is taking off, said a developer, which sold more units in January than during the whole second half of last year.

Researchers found that most birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent – meaning they absorb light through their bodies

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright and colourful plumage, but it turns out they are even more dazzling than previously thought.

Researchers have found 37 of the 45 species show biofluorescence – in other words, patches of their plumage or other body parts absorb UV or blue light, and emit light at lower frequencies.

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A Texas Democratic lawmaker introduced legislation Monday to establish a state council for CO2 sequestration policy.

Canada’s timeline to achieve net zero is “impossible in practical terms,” according to new study examining current clean power options up against the sheer scale of incoming electricity demand.

A soil carbon developer has partnered with a Texas land trust to protect 6,300 acres (2,550 hectares) of grassland from being converted into cropland while generating thousands of carbon credits, according to an announcement Tuesday.

Global carbon markets saw their value marginally rise to above €800 billion in 2024, according to annual research published by analysts, while traded volume jumped by almost 25% year-on-year amid buoyant activity across nearly all systems.

Tesla officially opens Shanghai Megafactory in China, where it will produce its Megapack batteries and serve regional markets, including Australia.

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A Seattle-based reforestation firm has secured $25 million in Series B funding to expand its biomass burial operations, a carbon sequestration strategy aimed at combating the effects of high-severity wildfires.

Airport’s chief executive to formally spell out expansion plans in speech at British Steel plant in Scunthorpe

Heathrow will submit third runway proposals to the government this summer, pledging to use UK steel and boost growth, the airport has confirmed.

Its chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, will formally spell out plans for a third runway to follow a multibillion-pound upgrade of the London airport’s existing terminals and facilities, in a speech at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe on Wednesday.

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Backer of massive proposed green hydrogen hubs in W.A. - with nearly 100 GW of planned capacity - says newly passed production tax credit will be a "game changer."

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The chair of UN aviation agency ICAO's technical body has said that new Paris Agreement units will be assessed for the CORSIA scheme once the mechanism is ready.

The NT government has given billions of litres of water from the Roper River to irrigators. When will Australia start managing our rivers for the future? Quentin Grafton, Australian Laureate Professor of Economics, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Anne Poelina, Professor and Chair Indigenous Knowledges & Senior Research Fellow Nulungu Institute of Research University of Notre Dame & Chair Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council, University of Notre Dame Australia Sarah Milne, Associate Professor, Head of Resources, Environment and Development Department, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Guatemala’s finance ministry has proposed allocating nearly 10% of a national budget increase toward the country’s carbon crediting programme.

The newly discovered fish has stripes on its face like the Studio Ghibli warrior princess.

The former head of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) who led the agency's efforts to oversee voluntary carbon market (VCM) derivatives left the agency last week, and has been replaced by an acting chair.

A Belgian-headquartered multilateral chemicals firm on Tuesday announced it has partnered with green group the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to meet nature targets aligned with the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Experts remain optimistic that European policymakers will not lose faith in the new EU Emissions Trading System for road and heating fuels (ETS2), despite growing headwinds driven by concerns about the public costs it could inflict, they said at a conference in Essen on Tuesday.