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A former chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has joined the board of a Los Angeles-headquartered carbon removal company that specialises in direct air capture (DAC) technology.

Finland and Sweden – the two EU countries with the biggest forest carbon sinks – came up with the most elaborate positions on carbon capture and storage (CCS) as well as negative emission technologies during a ministerial debate on Monday about the EU’s future 2040 climate policy.

The UK's offshore oil and gas regulator is asking developers to boost electrification and cut down on flaring and venting or face potential closure, in an effort to reduce emissions from fossil fuels production while keeping supply secure.

Registries should address key inhibitors to voluntary carbon market growth, including insufficient price transparency, standardisation, and interoperability, according to stakeholders surveyed by two financial analytics firms.

Three high street budget fashion giants have pledged they will change the way they display, describe, and promote their green credentials in the UK amid a clamp down by the competition regulator on greenwashing that will impact the use of carbon offsets across the sector.

New analysis says the potential taxpayer cost of keeping Eraring open for another few years would be "unconscionable", and not needed.

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EU firms and governments are promoting green hydrogen infrastructure in Mauritania, in a push that could account for most of the bloc’s 2030 target for green hydrogen imports and capitalise on the country's proximity, cheaper production costs, favourable regulatory environment, and vast solar and wind energy potential.

UN Food Waste Index report says food wastage is major contributor to climate crisis

More than a billion meals are thrown away every day, in poor countries as well as rich ones, despite more than 730m people living in hunger around the world.

About a fifth of food around the world is wasted, sometimes through profligacy or poor planning, sometimes from a lack of access to refrigeration or storage, according to the UN Food Waste Index Report, published on Wednesday, at a global cost of about $1tn a year.

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Federal Labor puts its money on Australian made solar, pledging $1bn to kickstart the supply chain in regions like the NSW Hunter.

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EU carbon prices were little changed at midday along with natural gas, after weekly commitment of traders data showed a fourth consecutive reduction in net short positions held by investment funds.

Boats had been barred from landing since July 2022 owing to virus, which has ravaged populations of seabirds

The puffins started arriving two weeks ago – and now there are thousands of them fizzing around in a mad frenzy. They have joined kittiwakes, guillemots, razorbills, fulmars and shags. Soon Arctic terns will arrive after their epic journey across the world from the Antarctic.

This week humans arrived after a two-year ban from the Farne Islands in Northumberland, one of the UK’s most important sanctuaries for breeding seabirds.

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An online tool to help small developers comply with biodiversity net gain (BNG) laws has launched, ahead of the legislation coming into force for them on Apr. 2.

Australia on Wednesday released its second public consultation on Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs), saying they might be approved for biodiversity crediting under the nation’s Nature Repair Market (NRM).

The Brazilian and French presidents have announced a €1 billion investment plan to address climate change and deforestation in the Amazon, as Brazil strives to boost international funding for environmental protection under its G20 Presidency.

Call for environmental emergency to be declared after data reveals 105% rise in raw sewage discharges over past 12 months

Water companies in England have faced a barrage of criticism as data revealed raw sewage was discharged for more than 3.6m hours into rivers and seas last year in a 105% increase on the previous 12 months.

The scale of the discharges of untreated waste made 2023 the worst year for storm water pollution. Early data seen by the Guardian put the scale of discharges at more than 4m hours, but officials said the figures were an early estimate.

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IFRC and USAid staging conference to draw attention to risks and share best practice in disaster alerts and response

Two of the world’s biggest aid agencies will host an inaugural global summit on extreme heat on Thursday as directors warn that the climate crisis is dramatically increasing the probability of a mass-fatality heat disaster.

The conference will highlight some of the pioneering work being done, from tree-planting projects to the development of reflective roof coverings that reduce indoor temperatures.

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Conserving natural areas and promoting biodiversity are "efficient methods" to prevent future pandemics, a study has shown.

Seoul has become the first local government in South Korea to secure certified carbon emissions credits through its public bike-sharing programme. 

Adding a price on mortality caused by carbon emissions might help change consumption patterns for items such as red meat and 4WDs. Smoking laws provide a template.

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An Australian coal miner got its Scope 1 emissions assessment under the Safeguard Mechanism wrong, according to a conservation group that lobbied for documents filed to the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) via Freedom of Information (FOI) requests, but this is just the beginning of coal mining's emissions issues, the group said.