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Louisiana legislators this month filed bills to increase geological CO2 sequestration regulations in the state, including one to ban such activities until mid-2026 to assess risks and another to introduce an injection tax for the process.

The man chosen to replace a Liberal candidate dumped over extreme comments is an ardent Trump supporter and one of key figures behind a pro-gas industry campaign.

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Following a rapid rise in household solar panel installations, Germany’s total number of PV arrays has passed the five million “milestone,” according to industry association BSW-Solar. The lobby group said that number was now registered with the country’s grid agency BNetzA. Solar systems already cover almost 15 percent of Germany’s electricity demand, BSW-Solar said. More than one million new solar systems with […]

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A new shoreline restoration project in Texas plans to generate blue carbon credits to recover the construction costs of developing the project.

Maryland lawmakers passed a bill to delay the implementation of the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) regulation until a needs assessment and deployment plan is published.

Countries around the world are edging closer to consensus on a credit trading system for global shipping emissions, with the idea of levy on all greenhouse gas emissions from the sector still on the table at the start of UN talks in London this week.

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) on Monday unveiled a new set of expert panel members for the 2025–28 term.

A Sao Paulo-based carbon removal (CDR) project developer has received R$100 million ($16.9 mln) in backing from two Brazilian banks, becoming the first company to fund a reforestation project via a national climate fund, media reported Monday.

Singapore has signed an implementation agreement with Chile under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement to collaborate on carbon credits, its Ministry of Trade and Industry announced Monday.

The EU's 27 nations will prepare countermeasures targeting steel and aluminium imports to be implemented from Apr. 15, without waiting indefinitely for trade negotiations with the US indefinitely, ministers said on Monday. 

Hopes for a rebound in the voluntary carbon market remain on ice as participants cited rising concern on demand over the impact of geopolitical context and notably the actions of US President Donald Trump.

Zoos Victoria wildlife detection dogs uncovered the ‘bloody gorgeous’ reptiles in return for treats and cuddles

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Wildlife detection dogs successfully sniffed out 13 critically endangered earless dragons in previously unknown burrows in Melbourne’s west, after a training program launched by Zoos Victoria in 2023.

The Victorian grassland earless dragon – Australia’s most imperilled reptile – had not been seen for 50 years and was thought extinct before its remarkable rediscovery on privately owned grassland in 2023.

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Nature will reclaim its place as a terrifying quasi-divine force that cannot be mastered. I find this strangely comforting

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At times my work takes me to the big city and the tall buildings where people with power make decisions that affect the rest of us. While I am there, crossing busy roads, wearing tidy clothes and carrying out my duty, I think of faraway places where life is getting on without me.

Logrunners are turning leaf litter on the rainforest floor, albatross are cruising the wind beyond sight of the coast. Why does thinking about these creatures, who have no idea that I exist, bring me such comfort?

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The government’s promise to slash the cost of household batteries should be welcomed – it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power grid

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It’s taken years to get here, but Labor’s election pledge to make household batteries cheaper is a significant step forward that should cut climate pollution and limit power price rises. While it has been criticised by some as a subsidy for the wealthy, it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power grid, and not just those who can afford to put an energy storage unit in their garage.

Labor’s promise is that from July it will cut the cost of a typical household battery by about $4,000, or 30%. The discount will be delivered through a long-running small-scale renewable energy scheme that has helped make rooftop solar panels and hot water systems affordable for more people.

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Dr Amanda Lilleyman, a shorebird expert and advocate, says a defence housing project and an industrial development plan in Darwin are threatening the habitat of the critically endangered far eastern curlew.  The bird relies on undisturbed Australian shorelines to fatten up before making an epic migration to the northern hemisphere. It’s one of more than 2,000 Australian species listed as under threat in what scientists are calling an extinction crisis

• A high-flying visitor – the wondrous far eastern curlew – faces fresh threat in NT wetlands haven

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Carbon credits have the potential to drive large-scale investment into clean cooking solutions in Africa, but limited engagement from financial regulators continues to stifle market growth, a policy brief published Monday has found.

The ongoing climate crisis could jeopardise half of the world's mangrove ecosystems by the end of the century, with some of the most biodiverse regions in Southeast Asia facing the biggest risks, according to a new paper.

The European chemicals industry has so far met its EU decarbonisation targets thanks to efficiency improvements in production, but going further will require shifting to hydrogen or electrification technologies that are either unavailable or too expensive to keep the sector profitable, a senior industry executive told Carbon Pulse.

Gold Standard has approved a new methodology aimed at reducing emissions from elevator operations by capturing and reusing regenerative power, the standard body said Monday.

Charity crowdfunding initial sum to build £750,000 facility on Bodmin Moor to study overlooked but biodiverse natural habitat

Europe’s first research station for the study of Atlantic temperate rainforest is set to be built beside an ancient wood in Cornwall.

The Thousand Year Trust charity is crowdfunding an initial amount to build the £750,000 facility, which will enable students and academics to study this historically overlooked but biodiverse natural habitat.

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