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A new DNA analysis has shown that the arrival of modern humans from Africa was far from smooth.

Let’s cast the holly, snowmen and reindeer aside to decorate our homes with Aussie Christmas crafts instead. How about Christmas beetle baubles, paper parrots and ornamental echidnas? Caitlyn Forster, Associate Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Euan Ritchie, Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Laura Nicole Driessen, Postdoctoral researcher in radio astronomy, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Canada’s 2035 emissions target motions for reductions of 45-50% below its 2005 baseline, naming international mitigation efforts, such as the trade of credits under Article 6, as priority areas of climate policy in the next decade.

The skeletons - two Allosaurus and one Stegosaurus - date back approximately 150 million years.

An enhanced rock weathering startup has raised nearly $60 million and secured around 300,000 tonnes in advanced purchase agreements to scale its carbon removal solution.

The current EU ETS price signal will take too long to fully decarbonise the economy unless elements that soften the mechanism are phased out and liquidity is increased, a report by a Brussels-based think tank said on Thursday.

Brazil’s long-awaited emissions trading system (SBCE) legislation has been sanctioned by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, appearing in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) on Thursday.

International carbon standard Verra has fallen foul of the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) rules in investigating human rights abuse claims levelled at a REDD+ project, a non-profit has claimed Thursday, lodging a formal complaint.

A set of pay-to-access resources on biodiversity credit metrics was launched on Thursday by analysis website Bloom Labs and consultancy the Biodiversity Footprint Intelligence Company (BioInt).

Indonesia has significant opportunities to generate millions of carbon credits each year, but unclear regulations around international carbon trading and low domestic demand are among the major issues preventing the country from having a vibrant market, according to a report released Thursday.

Australia’s largest oil and gas company has been granted approval by state government to extend the life of one of its gas plants by 50 years, paving the way for the development of a vast gas field described by activists as a “carbon bomb”.

A US-based consulting group has bought more than 50,000 carbon removal (CDR) credits for delivery over the next two years, it announced Thursday.

Changing state guidelines to lift wind speed turbines start spinning won’t notably affect energy generated, government consultants say

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Victoria will consider changing windfarm guidelines after government research found lifting the wind speed at which turbines start spinning could significantly reduce bat deaths without notably affecting the energy generated.

Ecologist Emma Bennett has estimated between 25,000 and 50,000 bats die annually from collisions with the more than 1,400 wind turbines operating in Victoria.

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The UK government should ramp up efforts to support the development of nature markets, acting as buyer of last resort to drive demand, a membership organisation comprised of some major corporates and NGOs in the country has said.

Global carbon emissions are falling in hard-to-abate industrial sectors, but trajectories remain off track to meeting net zero targets, according to a report published on Thursday.

A Switzerland-based non-profit has announced the establishment of a hub in the country aimed at advancing nature finance, with over 60 organisations interested in joining the initiative, Carbon Pulse has learned.

More clarity on investor protection and national strategies for the emerging Article 6 market is needed for Indonesia to unleash its carbon market potential, an industry conference heard this week.

An EU court has dismissed two cases brought by a lime producer that sought to overturn a European Commission decision amending the free allocation of carbon allowances for its installations.

Emerging geothermal methods could play an important role in achieving a zero-carbon electricity grid in the US, according to recent analysis by a global non-profit.

EU carbon prices fell back on Thursday after two days of increases in the run-up to Wednesday's options contract expiry, as traders offloaded some of the positions they had built up as options hedges, and gas prices weakened amid forecasts for milder and windier conditions.