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The thorny issue of who should manage global biodiversity funds, and how, has resurfaced at the ongoing COP16 in Colombia, with observers saying the ability of negotiators to find a compromise will have a major bearing on whether the talks will be able to move the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) forward.

A coalition of leading international organisations, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank, has introduced a new framework to standardise carbon pricing metrics, aiming to improve transparency and enhance global climate action.

Tesla says a million EVs will have limited impact on the grid and will help soak up excess solar. Right now, the company is often paid to charge its EVs because of negative prices.

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To prove the climate benefits of carbon removal (CDR), one industry alliance asked for “critical” improvements to monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) within the US, outlining key recommendations for the federal government in a report published Wednesday.

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

A bill introduced by US lawmakers this week seeks to prolong the 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit (CFPC) by 10 years, extending its availability through 2037.

It has been politically incorrect to tell the truth out loud in Australia. It’s time for carbon pricing and the arguments against it are weak.

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The South Dakota Supreme Court has refused a request to review its August decision that denied a CO2 pipeline developer the right to exercise eminent domain in developing its project in the state.

An end of life wind turbine nacelle has been repurposed as a tiny house, offering an interesting solution for the 10,000 nacelles yet to be decommissioned.

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Fewer than 10% of companies assessed their dependency on biodiversity last year, despite increasing attention to nature-related reporting following the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreement, according to a report released Wednesday.

A Colombia-based environmental standard has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a local project developer to explore biodiversity credit opportunities worldwide and test its methodology within different sites and ecosystems.

Cultural burning has enjoyed a strong resurgence in recent years. Now this cool burn technique is being used to ward off disastrous bushfires Bhiamie Williamson, Research Fellow, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

RHS says ensuring access to green space as part of housebuilding push could make Britons healthier

Requirements for gardens and the planting of trees must be included in Labour’s planned new rules for housebuilders, green groups have said.

The government is drawing up its future homes standard for new developments and it is not yet clear what requirements there will be for green space.

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A carbon registry on Wednesday officially launched its biodiversity credit programme, inviting project developers to join its two-year pilot phase.

The UK, Australia, and Canada dominated fossil fuel extraction and its associated carbon emissions across the 56 Commonwealth countries in 2023, despite accounting for just 6% of the population in the group, according to a new report released on Wednesday as Commonwealth leaders meet for a summit.

Three international organisations on Wednesday released a set of 21 high-level principles (HLPs) for biodiversity credits in a move designed to encourage the multitude of global market initiatives to align with a set of collective fundamentals.

US firm Wolfspeed and German car parts supplier ZF postpone plans over doubts over viability

A project to build a €3bn factory making microchips for electric vehicles once hailed as part of a “return of the industrial revolution” in Germany has been put on hold, as the crisis in the country’s hi-tech manufacturing industry deepened.

US company Wolfspeed and German car parts supplier ZF have postponed plans to build an EV chip factory, adding to problems caused by a delay to two large-scale factories by US chip giant Intel and potential factory closures being considered by German carmaker Volkswagen.

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Demand-side signals for Article 6 credits are positive, with investors increasingly speculating on the units expected to be approved for trade, a rating agency representative told a conference Wednesday.

Eleven carbon removal (CDR) companies have been given a boost after a non-profit announced it had made its largest quarterly purchase to date worth $3 million.