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A Brazil-based biodiversity and carbon developer is considering transitioning from a 'credit' to a 'nature asset' approach in a bid to attract corporate funding, the company told Carbon Pulse.

One of Australia’s largest banks have forecast the price of the country’s carbon credits to double by this time next year.

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A France-based carbon crediting platform is teaming up with the subsidiary of a state-owned utility in the country to “promote transparency and innovation” in the voluntary market.

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A US-based investment manager has launched a new company with the goal of generating carbon credits through planting 6 million oysters in the Chesapeake Bay.

Since last week, wildfires have been raging in central and northern Portugal. At least seven people have died and 50 have been injured. More than 5,000 firefighters have been mobilised to battle the blazes

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A carbon project developer who went public this week over what he sees as a self-serving and nepotistic industry has urged the government to remove so-called flexibility measures under the Safeguard Mechanism.

Despite a strong performance over the past two years, Germany’s solar sector is facing declining demand and a weakening market, leading to major cutbacks among PV companies. 

The post More solar companies in Germany cut jobs amid weakening rooftop demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

IEA report lists South Australia alongside Denmark as the only other energy system in the world successfully managing significant volumes of surplus variable solar and wind – and facing huge challenges in the final leg.

The post South Australia joins Denmark in elite club of two, “pushing the boundaries” of renewable energy integration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Japanese food maker has teamed up with a French food group to drive down emissions from dairy farming worldwide by promoting a special feed additive. 

The country, which has more 300 days of sunshine a year, has embraced rooftop systems that harness the sun’s energy

The Thriamvos company truck pulls up at noon outside the four-storey building in the heart of Nicosia.

It’s the third rooftop installation of a solar-powered water heating system that Petros Mihali and his assistant, Soteris, have made in the Cypriot capital since their working day began at 7am.

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Bowen says Coalition nuclear plan could be catastrophic for industry because of huge supply gaps as the Coalition seeks to stop renewables and "sweat" coal while waiting for reactors to be built.

The post “Catastrophic:” Coalition plan to stop renewables and push nuclear will result in massive supply gaps appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest global status report for the nuclear industry shows investment remains stalled, far from the "renaissance" claimed by Peter Dutton and co.

The post Global status report highlights parlous state of nuclear power sector appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian carbon trading company is seeking A$25 million ($17 mln) to expand into Asia, according to local media.

Whether it’s electric two-wheelers or trucks, buses or bicycles, electric vehicles in India are hard to miss. David T. Hill, Emeritus Professor of Southeast Asian Studies, Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

One of Queensland's original big batteries, announced as part of the post-Callide energy storage blitz, is powering ahead, on track to switch on in 2025.

The post All 108 Tesla Megapacks delivered, as new big battery takes shape south of Brisbane appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The gap between rooftop solar and coal hits new peak, with output from homes and businesses almost double that of the country's remaining coal generators at times.

The post People power: How rooftop PV now rules roost over coal in the midday sun appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices increased over the past week amidst a dearth of activity as market participants await a rulemaking package from regulator ARB.

Ethanol producer POET publicly criticised proposed changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) Tuesday when the producer’s senior attorney told a California ARB division chief that the changes would introduce “obstacles” to practical decarbonisation pathways.