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Taiwan has introduced a pilot zone for the creation of forest carbon credits, as the government seeks to promote a public-private cooperative model that can revitalise idle public lands while creating carbon sinks.

BBC investigation finds nine out of ten high-risk contaminated areas have not been tested.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) this week said it is establishing a €500-million framework loan with Vietnam's Ministry of Finance specifically to support the Southeast Asian nation’s Just Energy Transition Partnership implementation, even as the US pulled out of the partnership in a major blow.

Company says new solar agreements will now mean 80% of Boyne smelter’s energy needs are covered by renewable sources

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Mining company Rio Tinto will buy solar power and battery storage capacity for its Gladstone aluminium operations in a deal environmentalists have hailed as a “major step” forward.

The company has signed 20-year agreements with Edify Energy to buy 90% of the power and battery storage capacity generated by the Smoky Creek and Guthrie’s Gap solar stations, located in central Queensland, Rio Tinto said.

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Australian miner Rio Tinto has signed two large power agreements with Edify Energy for clean energy supply to one of its largest emitting facilities in Queensland covered by the Safeguard Mechanism. 

Video footage, described as ‘callous’ and ‘pretty dreadful’, showed Sam Jones grabbing the joey from its mother at night

A US hunting influencer who shared video of herself snatching a baby wombat away from its mother is being investigated for a potential breach of her Australian visa.

The footage, with scenes described as “callous” by the RSPCA and “pretty dreadful” by the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, showed the Montana-based influencer Sam Jones grabbing the wombat joey at night as it was walking with its mother.

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The New Zealand government has issued a Request for Proposals (RfP) to help it improve the measurement of carbon stored in forests via remote-sensing.

‘Momma’s right here and she’s pissed’: influencers can show wildlife to their audience without traumatising baby wombats Julie Old, Associate Professor in Biology, Zoology and Animal Science, Western Sydney University Dale Nimmo, Professor in Ecology, Charles Sturt University Hayley Stannard, Senior Lecturer in Animal Anatomy and Physiology, Charles Sturt University Robert Davis, Associate Professor in Wildlife Conservation, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Australian carbon market has trended downward as participants remain on tenterhooks ahead of the upcoming election, and lack of compliance demand keeps trading activity at middling to subdued levels.

Without swift and effective action, composting may become an environmental crisis, rather than a solution. Shima Ziajahromi, Advance Queensland Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Frederic Leusch, Professor of Environmental Science, Griffith University Hsuan-Cheng Lu, Senior Research Assistant, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The University of Guam (UOG) is seeking certification with the Gold Standard for its tree planting efforts in the south of the Pacific island.

California regulator ARB granted new compliance-grade offsets over the recent two-week period after not issuing credits for two reporting periods this year, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

Vast's latest ARENA grant will underwrite at least half of what it needs to build the concentrated solar project.

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Berlin-based direct air capture (DAC) startup Ucaneo has secured investment from Aramco Ventures, the venture capital arm of Aramco, to advance its technology.

The establishment of a global carbon accounting approach would help spur significant global emissions reductions if adopted in key sectors and markets, energy sector representatives said Wednesday at CERAWeek.

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) in the secondary market sold off after hours Wednesday in response to cap-and-trade programme regulator ARB quietly shifting the goalposts of completing proposed ETS updates on their website without an official notice to participants.

“Energy consumer advocates says proposed electricity price hikes under DMO highlight the need for stronger consumer protections and greater investment in renewable energy.

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Canadian businesses are being urged to prioritise purchasing domestic offsets in an effort to reduce the outflow of funds to the US voluntary carbon market amid President Donald Trump’s trade war against Canada.

Rising emissions from Japanese car manufacturers risk undermining global efforts to reach net zero, said an environmental group – with one firm’s 2023 emissions the equivalent of 1.5% of global CO2 emissions.

Fossil fuels industry should collaborate more closely with NGOs to help ensure acceptance of low-carbon energy projects - including carbon capture and storage (CCS) - amidst a shift in the US political paradigm, panellists said Wednesday at CERAWeek.