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The Australian government has provided A$330 mln ($214 mln) in grant funding to heavy industrial facilities across the country to reduce their CO2 emissions by 830,000 tonnes per year, it announced Wednesday.

The recent climate case win in the European Court of Human Rights by a group of older Swiss women has real implications for a number of current cases before New Zealand courts. Vernon Rive, Associate Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Major US corporations are backing a campaign against a voter initiative in Washington that seeks to overturn the state’s cap-and-trade programme, with some $11 million mobilised by the time it launched last week.

Prices for first phase CORSIA carbon credits could be valued above $50/tonne based on indications of airline demand, a project financier said Tuesday.

Advancing enhanced rock weathering (ERW) as a CO2 removal solution will require addressing MRV challenges and higher policy support, especially in Europe, members of a recently formed industry alliance said Tuesday.

G20 countries must lead the way in "dramatically" accelerating the fossil fuels phase-out, providing certainty and predictability to markets, and boosting climate action support for poorer countries, the UN secretary general said in a speech on Tuesday.

Despite a historically large number of retirements in the voluntary carbon market in Q1 2024, oversupply continues to balloon amid issuances rising at a faster clip, keeping credit prices at bay, analysts said Tuesday.

The region is turning towards Russia and other global players when it comes to security. Tackling the climate crisis would contribute to a solution

Two apparently separate developments in the Sahel are linked by more than geography. Last week, the US confirmed that it will withdraw more than 1,000 troops from Niger after the military junta revoked a security pact – just six years after a new $110m military base opened. Meanwhile, a record heatwave is the latest deadly extreme weather event.

The US had hoped to maintain the military agreement despite last summer’s coup, part of a wave of military power grabs across the central Sahel and the wider region. French troops had already been expelled, with France earlier withdrawing from Mali and Burkina Faso. Mali’s regime also ordered an end to the UN stabilisation mission. Western departures come alongside the growing presence of Russian mercenaries, including the Wagner group.

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The African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) is spearheading efforts to establish a comprehensive nature data platform for the continent, in a bid to drive investment into nature-based solutions, an executive has said.

The future of a troubled REDD avoided deforestation project in Zimbabwe has been left in limbo six months after it was suspended from the Verra registry.

The dystopian picture of renewables painted by the opposition leader is full of inconsistencies, partial truths and misinformation

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The Coalition leader, Peter Dutton, has been trying to paint a picture of what life in Australia will be like if it tries to power itself mostly with renewable energy and without his technology of choice: nuclear.

Towering turbines offshore will hurt whales, dolphins and the fishing industry, factories will be forced to stop working because there’s not enough electricity and the landscape will be scoured by enough new transmission cables to stretch around the entire Australian coastline.

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New fiscal rules approved on Tuesday by the European Parliament will make it even harder for EU member states to invest in green projects, thus slowing down the energy transition and efforts to reduce emissions, according to Greens party lawmakers and environmental groups.

The Biodiversity Consultancy (TBC) has developed a globally applicable tool to assess the potential impact of investments on biodiversity, seeking to catalyse flows of resources towards nature-positive outcomes.

Sarah Benn is first of three GPs facing disciplinary tribunals this year over climate activism

A doctor who went to jail after a series of climate protests has been taken off the medical register for five months – and still faces being permanently struck off.

The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) – the disciplinary arm of the General Medical Council (GMC) – suspended Dr Sarah Benn on Tuesday, having found last week that her fitness to practise as a doctor had been impaired by reason of misconduct.

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An international standard-setting body on disclosures announced Tuesday it will include biodiversity research in its priorities for the next two years, paving the way for potential new requirements on nature for investors.

The EU’s Emissions Trading System for road transport and heating fuels, ETS2, is set to be dominated by the transport sector, with more than half of total emissions coming from cars, trucks, and vans that will rely heavily on electrification to decarbonise, analysts say.

Climate change is exacerbating many of the conditions that fuel conflict — from drought in the Middle East worsening food insecurity and inflation, to access over strategic resources like lithium and cobalt becoming a key source of tension — amid lagging efforts to curtail emissions.

A partnership with an agricultural technology firm is set to enable a bioethanol producer with field-level assessment of carbon intensity (CI) of biofuels feedstock and the ability to leverage federal tax credits.

Companies across cement, alumina, mining, metals and food processing sectors share in $330 million in federal funding to help clean up their acts.

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The government of Northern Ireland has launched consultations on two initiatives aimed at enhancing ocean conservation, as it seeks to strengthen biodiversity monitoring and hasten the restoration of marine and "blue carbon" habitats.