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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released annual GHG inventory figures for 2022 on Thursday showing nationwide emissions increased year-on-year from a post pandemic rebound in economic activity offset by CO2 sequestration from the land sector.

Record-breaking rainfall leaves fields under water, threatening this year's harvest yield and quality.

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) announced on Thursday the commencement of rulemaking in consideration of amendments to its Climate Commitment Act (CCA), to facilitate linkage of the state’s carbon market with that of California and Quebec.

Australia's biggest utility, still mulling the closure timing for the country's biggest coal plant, buys a massive wind and battery project in NSW.

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California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) picked up following the highly anticipated release of a public workshop date on cap-and-trade programme rulemaking and an economic impact analysis of proposed changes, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) continued to slowly regain footing after prices crashed earlier this year in wake of a repeal initiative.

Residents of a county in Montana have raised concerns about a project that could see potentially millions of tonnes of CO2 piped in from Wyoming and stored underground.

Eleven carbon offset programmes have applied or reapplied to supply eligible compliance units for use by airlines in 2024-26 under CORSIA, the international aviation emissions trading scheme devised by UN body ICAO.

Carbon market participants should back harmonised quality standards and principles to secure its role as a foundation for international partnerships even in a scenario where global climate action become fragmented, Singapore's GenZero said on Friday.

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A luxury fashion house has made its inaugural investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through a partnership with an international shipping company.

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has sparked a nationwide response from almost every state, as well as Washington DC and Puerto Rico, according to a new analysis, with jurisdictions all seeking to harness the programme’s offer of $5 billion in climate grants.

Carbon market buyers must appreciate the price of climate progress in developing countries and fund projects in line with their investment needs, not necessarily according to market rates, according to a government official speaking on an OECD webinar Thursday.

A global provider of data hosting solutions announced Wednesday the expansion of renewable fuel use to replace diesel in power generators at several US data centres.

The record fall in emissions registered in 2023 puts the EU on track to reach its climate target for 2030, with only 15 percentage points to make up to hit the 62% greenhouse gas reduction objective set for the bloc's ETS, an official said.

Insurance companies need to implement transition plans to manage climate-related risks, or financial instability will unfold, a report published on Thursday warned.

The UK government should publish an updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP) setting out how it will deliver on international nature goals through disclosures, a report has found.

Improving the climate resilience of smallholder farms while strengthening coffee supply chains is the focus of a Swiss-Colombian startup looking to apply carbon-rich biochar to the soils of coffee plantations, with the sequestration monetised through the sale of removals.

A voluntary carbon standard has made a step forward on a deforestation risk mapping tool for jurisdictional REDD projects by advancing work across the first set of forest-rich nations, it said Thursday.

Key differences between the most prominent biodiversity disclosure initiatives have been examined in a report published by the EU Business & Biodiversity (B&B) Platform.

Employees at SBTi have called for their CEO to resign over controversial plans which they fear will enable greenwashing

Staff at one of the world’s leading climate-certification organisations have called for the CEO and board members to resign after they announced plans to allow companies to meet their climate targets with carbon offsets.

They fear that companies will use the offsets for greenwashing, while avoiding making the necessary cuts in greenhouse gas emissions – without which the world faces climate catastrophe.

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