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Faster deployment of batteries and interconnectors, needed to keep pace with expected wind and solar capacity growth, would save countries €9 billion in gas costs annually from 2030, according to analysis from a clean energy think tank.

An Argentine province is seeking around $55 million for the first carbon credit issuances from its flagship jurisdictional-REDD (J-REDD) project, a partner with the finance ministry has said.

Airlines are expressing interest in NGO-brokered Costa Rican ART TREES-certified carbon credits, Carbon Pulse heard from a well-placed source at Climate Week NYC, potentially signalling new supply under the UN CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme.

What is being described as the biggest grid-connected sodium sulphur battery installation in Australia may be installed in one of Queensland's main clean energy hubs.

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A coalition of environmental organisations has called on California regulator ARB to revoke thousands of carbon credits issued to a Wisconsin-based company, citing repeated environmental violations that allegedly pose a risk to public health and the environment.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced Wednesday that it is awarding nearly $17 million to 23 state and local governments to support clean energy projects and programmes.

Socioeconomic benefits of the voluntary carbon market (VCM) took centre stage in panels at this year's Climate Week NYC, at times edging out mitigation, as VCM advocates seek to restore the industry’s reputation nearly two years after a series of integrity scandals debilitated the market.

Footprints, droppings, diggings and other signs left behind by animals reveal a lot to a skilled observer. Indigenous knowledge feeds into one of Australia’s largest wildlife monitoring endeavours. Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Australian National University Braedan Taylor, Traditional Owner; Karajarri Lands Trust Association/UWA, Indigenous Knowledge Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University Pius Gregory, Yawuru Traditional Owner; Kimberley Biocultural Conservation Specialist at WWF-Australia's Broome office, Indigenous Knowledge Rachel Paltridge, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ecology, The University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

This weekend marks the 8 year anniversary of the South Australian system black event. It was a turning point for the grid, a trigger for batteries, syncons and record rooftop PV, and the state now leads the world.

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The transition period for the implementation of CBAM, which runs until 2026, is not long enough for Western Balkan electricity traders to devise new export strategies to the EU, even if the Commission changes its criteria to make it easier for low-carbon exporters to be recognised, according to an expert on the matter.

Voluntary carbon market (VCM) stakeholders should welcome the retreat of buyers who will not pay a premium for high-integrity credits, a large tech buyer said at Climate Week NYC on Thursday.

Rolling out onshore wind in the UK fast enough to achieve net zero requires unlocking grid and planning constraints, motivating local communities, and prioritising farms for the windiest areas, experts said Thursday.

Footage shows bin and debris fired into street after items wrongly placed in residential bin were crushed

A crew of refuse workers in north London narrowly escaped injury when combustible items that had been packed into a bin exploded after being loaded into a refuse truck.

Footage shows the moment of the explosion, caused after combustible items such as batteries, aerosol or gas canisters were wrongly placed into a residential bin.

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Eleven African countries have forged a new alliance to generate ITMO credits from a large reforestation and conservation carbon project.

In the coming years, the EU's Emissions Trading System could incorporate new sectors and be extended to neighbouring countries like Ukraine or tied up with the UK, according to research published on Thursday.

Germany rebuffed calls on Thursday to issue new joint EU debt as a way to finance the green and digital transitions, rejecting one of the key tenets of a report by former central banker Mario Draghi to restore the bloc's competitiveness.

Buyers are willing to pay more for voluntary carbon credits from projects that contribute towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to new research.

Outside of the power sector, carbon taxes are largely ineffective at driving decarbonisation when implemented on their own, according to an academic interviewed by Carbon Pulse.

England’s recycling rate decreased in 2022 as rest of UK improved but country still lags behind Europe

Just 44% of UK household waste is being recycled, government statistics show, as the recycling rate in England is going down instead of improving.

The UK recycling rate for waste from households was 44.1% in 2022, the latest year the government had data for, down from 44.6% in 2021.

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The government of Chile has kickstarted an initiative aimed at ramping up ocean protection efforts, as discussions over the need to hasten the implementation of the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) treaty have taken centre stage at the UN headquarters this week.