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BRIEFING: US Senate committee heightens calls for hastening CO2 well permitting

Carbon Pulse - 2 hours 13 min ago
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing Wednesday during which a bipartisan group of senators underscored the need for a more streamlined permitting regime for carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) projects.
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US DOE affirms $1.7 bln loan to SAF refinery pledged by Biden administration

Carbon Pulse - 2 hours 20 min ago
The US DOE approved the disbursement of a $1.67 billion loan guarantee that had been finalised in the last days of the Biden administration, it said on Tuesday, enabling the expansion of a Montana sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) refinery.
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Xpansiv releases claims guidance on digital fuels registry

Carbon Pulse - 2 hours 29 min ago
Infrastructure provider Xpansiv announced new guidance on Tuesday for its voluntary initiative inspired by California's Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and clean fuels policies.
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Honduras’ claim to REDD+ reductions “in overall accordance” with UN guidelines, says review

Carbon Pulse - 2 hours 30 min ago
Honduras has received feedback from a UN technical team on its reporting under the UNFCCC REDD+ payment for ecosystem services mechanism, in which it claimed nearly 12 million tonnes CO2 in reductions – thereby entering the final verification stages for REDD+ results that could become Article 6 credits.
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China coal power construction reaches 10-yr high in 2024, report says

Carbon Pulse - 2 hours 31 min ago
China saw coal power construction last year reach its highest level of the past decade despite rapid addition of renewables, amid an entrenched reliance on fossil fuels, according to a report published Thursday.
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‘It’s a house battery you can drive around’ – how a handful of Australians are selling power back to the grid from their cars

The Conversation - 3 hours 17 min ago
Selling power from your EV back to the grid is now possible. Early adopters say it’s not simple – but change is coming Scott Dwyer, Research Director, Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Jaime Comber, Senior Research Consultant in Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Kriti Nagrath, Research Principal in Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Business groups press US EPA to grant Texas primacy over CCS projects

Carbon Pulse - 3 hours 57 min ago
Business organisations on Tuesday wrote to the US EPA asking the agency to expedite its review of Texas’ Class VI primacy application to support the state’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.
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California senate bill seeks tax exclusions for environmental credits

Carbon Pulse - 6 hours 21 min ago
State energy committee chairs have introduced a bill on Monday seeking to align California's tax laws with federal provisions by excluding certain environmental credit-related payments from taxable income.
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Nocturnal basking and deep diving may not be enough to keep crocodiles cool in a warming world

The Conversation - 7 hours 32 min ago
Climate change is pushing crocodiles outside their comfort zone, and there may be a limit to how much their natural cooling behaviours can help them beat the heat. Kaitlin Barham, Wildlife ecology researcher, The University of Queensland Craig E. Franklin, Professor in Zoology, The University of Queensland Ross Dwyer, Senior Lecturer, Animal Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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UK govt says “strongly minded” to extend ETS beyond 2030, permit allowance banking in latest consultation

Carbon Pulse - 8 hours 24 min ago
The UK ETS Authority has opened a consultation on the next stage of the country's carbon market, advocating both its continued operation beyond 2030 as well as the banking of allowances between its current and future phases, though market sources cited surprise, having assumed the government commitment was already there.
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Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement

BBC - 8 hours 32 min ago
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
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Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement

BBC - 8 hours 32 min ago
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
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French development agency signs agreement with GGGI to boost global Article 6 readiness

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 52 min ago
The Agence Francaise de Developpement (AFD) has signed an agreement with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) to help build Article 6 capacity around the world, they announced Wednesday.
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VCM undergoing deep transformation that goes beyond headline data, say analysts

Carbon Pulse - 9 hours 58 min ago
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is undergoing a transformation that goes far beyond headline issuance and retirement data, according to a new report, though the recovery will not come overnight and value could take years to fully scale.
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ANALYSIS: Experts question additionality of HFLD forest carbon methodologies, as integrity body considers approval

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 8 min ago
Carbon methodologies designed to credit for high forest, low deforestation (HFLD) should not be seen as additional and risk undermining carbon market integrity initiatives, according to climate experts, with voluntary carbon integrity body the ICVCM still considering the merits of one such programme for its quality stamp.
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Most REDD+ carbon projects bring both monetary and non-monetary benefits -report

Carbon Pulse - 10 hours 17 min ago
Eighty-nine percent of REDD+ carbon projects propose a mix of monetary and non-monetary benefits, according to a recent report that analysed 347 projects across 55 countries.
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BNG prices stable apart from lakes and ponds, report finds

Carbon Pulse - 11 hours 19 min ago
Prices of English biodiversity net gain (BNG) off-site units paid by developers have remained stable over the last year, with the exception of some waterbodies, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Dutch NGO takes Shell to high court in bid to push emission cuts

Carbon Pulse - 12 hours 9 min ago
Dutch environmental group Milieudefensie is taking Shell to the Dutch Supreme Court in a bid to force the oil and gas major to halve its CO2 emissions by 2030, after an appeals court overturned a landmark 2021 ruling that initially backed the demand.
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Non-profit calls for mandatory nature-related disclosures for AI data centres

Carbon Pulse - 12 hours 19 min ago
An influential Swiss-based non-profit has urged governments to mandate nature-related reporting for artificial intelligence (AI) data centres in order to better manage the sector’s dependencies and impacts on the environment.
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