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US agency guidance limits federal funding halt to climate initiatives

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 10:55
The White House issued further guidance on executive actions from the new US administration, which halted the disbursement of funds appropriated under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, among other policies affecting the direction of environmental policy.
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Giant iceberg on crash course with island, putting penguins and seals in danger

BBC - Thu, 2025-01-23 10:01
More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.
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FEATURE: Canadian carbon tax on the chopping block

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 09:57
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s exit has raised the stakes for Canada’s carbon policy, leaving market experts questioning what’s ahead after the country’s impending election.
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Alberta agritech firm launches investor bid to support carbon credit programme

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 09:49
An Alberta-based agricultural technology firm is seeking investors to pump up to C$1.5 million (US$1 mln) of capital into scaling its hemp-based carbon credits programme.
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Burned areas in Brazil increase 79% in 2024, majority in the Amazon biome -monitor

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 09:11
More than 30.8 million hectares burned in Brazil last year, a 79% increase year-on-year (YoY) and the largest such figure since 2019, with most of this fire damage taking place in the Amazon biome, a monitor group said Wednesday.
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Renewables take over EU power mix, fossil fuels at historic low -data

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 09:01
Wind and solar have respectively overtaken gas and coal power generation in the EU last year, as total electricity generation from fossil fuels fell to a historic low, according to fresh data published on Thursday by think-tank Ember.
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US Republican states sue over Biden’s offshore drilling ban ahead of Trump reversal

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 08:53
Attorneys General (AGs) from five Republican states were joined by two oil and gas groups in a challenge to the offshore drilling ban imposed by former US President Joe Biden’s office days before it was reversed by the administration of newly inaugurated President Donald Trump.
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VCM ratings agency introduces platform to evaluate crediting programmes

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 08:50
A Singapore-based carbon credit ratings company has introduced a new platform that allows traders to evaluate the registries and crediting programmes within the voluntary carbon market (VCM).
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Steel, cement makers defend EU CBAM against right-wing calls to freeze it

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 07:46
European steel and cement manufacturers have come out in support of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), fending off calls from conservative parties to suspend the law.
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Trio of European carbon market experts leave long-term roles

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 07:44
A trio of European carbon market experts have left their long-time roles in the past two months, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted

The Conversation - Thu, 2025-01-23 05:23
The demand for sand is soaring in places like Singapore. But extracting sand from the sea is destructive. It’s worth looking at alternatives Bioantika, PhD Candidate, Global Centre for Mineral Security, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Hernandi Albeto Octaviano, PhD Candidate, Global Centre for Mineral Security, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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‘Weather bomb’ expected to cause fall in UK wholesale energy prices

The Guardian - Thu, 2025-01-23 04:06

Gusts of up to 80mph may bring disruption but also a surge in cheap wind power after days of near-zero output

A looming “weather bomb” is expected to snuff out a surge in wholesale energy prices after windfarms produced the lowest levels of electricity since September 2023.

Cloudy and still weather has caused Great Britain’s renewable energy output to fall to near zero this week but is expected to give way to gusts of up to 80mph, alongside heavy rain and snow, on Thursday and Friday.

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Verra cuts project review time sharply in fourth quarter

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 04:03
Verra has slashed the time taken to review projects after streamlining and improving the process with its new risk-based approach that categorises projects into high, medium, or low bands, the standard body said Wednesday.
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Polish PM calls for a review of EU Green Deal, delay of ETS2

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 03:46
Poland’s prime minister has blamed EU regulations for high energy prices and warned against introducing the bloc’s emission trading system for heating and transport (ETS2) in 2027, in a speech to the European Parliament on Wednesday.
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BRIEFING: VCM stuck in a ‘chicken and egg’ situation as participants await Article 6 development

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 03:46
The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is stuck in a ‘chicken and egg’ situation, with buyers and sellers each waiting for the other to unlock the trade of international carbon credits, according to experts speaking during a webinar on Wednesday.
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DRC to create huge tropical forest reserve, generate carbon credits

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 03:23
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will create a protected area the size of France to protect its tropical rainforest, the country announced in Davos Wednesday, which will include raising finance via carbon markets.
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Unified global carbon market key to scaling climate finance, Davos panel says

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 02:38
A unified global carbon market under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is essential for meeting climate goals, but clear governance and regulations are needed to build trust and drive investment, speakers told a panel at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos.
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INTERVIEW: Non-profit seeks to provide India with first voluntary carbon market registry

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2025-01-23 01:59
An Indian non-profit is working to establish the country’s first indigenous registry for the voluntary carbon market, its executives told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
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