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An overlooked clause in the EU ETS directive could be used as a way to integrate carbon removals in the bloc’s carbon trading system and unlock credits under the United Nation's CORSIA scheme for offsetting aviation emissions, according to policy experts.

Study says harmful gases linked to heart and lung disease shave nearly two years off a person’s life

Gas stoves kill 40,000 Europeans each year by pumping pollutants into their lungs, a report has found, a death toll twice as high as that from car crashes.

The cookers spew harmful gases linked to heart and lung disease but experts warn there is little public awareness of their dangers. On average, using a gas stove shaves nearly two years off a person’s life, according to a study of households in the EU and UK.

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A technique known as “enhanced rock weathering” promises to remove billions of tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from the atmosphere. But it’s crucial to be able to measure how much CO₂ is captured. Paul Nelson, Associate Professor of Soil Science, James Cook University Wolfram Buss, Research fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

"We want to walk together to create economic benefits to the Indigenous community while delivering cost effective and sustainable energy solutions," says head of new First Nations owned retailer. 

The post “We’re not taking on the big guys:” Australia’s first indigenous energy retailer opens its doors appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Queensland premier already faces a push from the LNP right wing on nuclear, but how serious is he about killing wind and solar projects and burning coal for eternity?

The post New wind and solar may struggle in Sunshine state as LNP right wing lays ground for nuclear backflip appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A decade ago Australians were expected to quit the grid en masse. That has that not happened, but an understanding as to who should be off-grid is emerging.

The post Electrification is saving the grid from mass defections appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Consumption of world’s wealthiest people also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C

The high carbon emissions of the world’s richest 1% are worsening hunger, poverty and excess deaths, a report has found.

Owing to luxury yachts, private jets and investments in polluting industries, the consumption of the world’s wealthiest people is also making it increasingly difficult to limit global heating to 1.5C.

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Australia has announced it will develop voluntary GHG accounting standards for the agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sectors, and has established a reference group to guide this work.

Canopy is planning to target raising between $300-500 million with a private equity fund tackling nature loss through investment in sustainable materials technologies, and seeks first close in the first quarter of 2025, Carbon Pulse has learned.

New genetic research shows dingoes are not breeding with domestic dogs in the wild. But that could change if lethal control measures continue to decimate populations in Victoria. Andrew Weeks, Associate Senior Research Scientist, The University of Melbourne Collin Ahrens, Visiting Fellow - Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The ongoing Cali biodiversity talks could lay the groundwork for the success of the final round of the upcoming negotiations on the long-awaited UN treaty to address plastic pollution, the UN Environment Programme's (UNEP) executive director told Carbon Pulse Sunday.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices abruptly sold off nearly 13% last week from year-to-date (YtD) highs reached earlier this month, after backlash on the potential impact that proposed changes to the scheme may have on retail gasoline prices, which the regulator continues to challenge.

Conham River Park is home to a group devoted to protecting and promoting the use of the river

In a shallow valley populated by reddening ancient oak trees, the River Avon snakes along quietly – the grind of Bristol unknowingly just metres away.

Despite the falling leaves and temperature, a group of women tentatively step into the 12.5C waters of the Conham River Park in the east of the city for a midday swim – a ritual they all insist is not just a hobby but a way of life.

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Pledge signed by scientists from nine countries reflects concerns that offsets generated from forest-related projects may not have reduced emissions

Carbon offsets used by corporations around the world to lower their reportable greenhouse gas emissions are “ineffectual” and “hindering the energy transition”, according to more than 60 leading climate change scientists.

A pledge signed by scientists from nine countries, including the UK, US and Australia, said the “only path that can prevent further escalation of climate impacts” was “real zero” and not “net zero”.

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Researchers gain deeper understanding of bird migration in study that could have ‘profound’ implications for windfarms

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The yearly travel plans of birds up and down Australia’s east coast have been revealed for the first time, using the same tool that tracks the weather – a development experts say could have “profound” implications for conservation as more windfarms are built.

Scientists have used weather radars to show that bird migration across eastern Australia occurs in structured patterns. While many Australian bird species are known to be seasonally migratory, scientists previously did not know to what extent a distinct system existed.

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The Michelin-starred restaurateur has signed an open letter demanding delivery of £15m to divert produce to food banks and soup kitchens

Chef Tom Kerridge is teaming up with charities to demand delivery of a promised £15m fund to divert fresh but unused food from farms to food banks and soup kitchens across the country.

Repeated promises have been made by former ministers to fund the food waste reduction scheme, which effectively compensates farmers for harvesting, storing and packaging the food that would otherwise head into landfill or animal feed.

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Hundreds of health workers sign letter to General Medical Council calling for halt to suspensions as GP faces jail for activism

Hundreds of health workers have called on the General Medical Council to stop suspending doctors imprisoned for peaceful climate activism ahead of a trial which could see the first jailing of a working GP for a non-violent climate protest in the UK.

Two retired GPs have been suspended by GMC-convened tribunals this year after receiving short sentences for non-violent offences during Just Stop Oil and Insulate Britain protests in 2021 and 2022. The medical regulator did not express concerns about the doctors’ clinical capabilities but said their actions undermined public confidence in the profession.

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Broken Hill battery finally charges up to support power supplies in the storm damaged region, but why was the technology to support a micro-grid deliberately disabled in the first place?

The post Broken Hill battery charges up to create local micro-grid, but why was it disabled in the first place? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is set to release a beta version of a nature data public facility in 2025 to enable pilot testing with companies, in a bid to catalyse data funding, it announced on Saturday.

Negotiators at the UN biodiversity summit in Cali scored some minor victories during the first half of the talks, but all the major issues remain deadlocked and will likely need ministers to put real money on the table next week to be resolved, according to experts.