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Australia’s largest iron ore miner has done much to cut its emissions and engaged in forward facing plans to decrease them more but is still not on a Paris-aligned path and must move away from “unscientific” offset reliance, an activist shareholder group said this week.

The Washington state legislature on Tuesday passed a measure to lower the cap-and-trade scheme’s price ceiling for upcoming years and revise the Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) volumes for the second compliance period.

The UK is likely to escalate nature restoration by mandating the offsetting of nature impacts for all corporates, not just developers, potentially within a few years, the co-founder of a nature ratings company has predicted.

Consecutive and severe bleaching is ‘fundamentally changing’ nature of reef, the International Coral Reef Society says

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The Great Barrier Reef was hit by a sixth widespread coral bleaching event since 2016 this summer – the second time the world’s biggest coral reef has seen the phenomenon strike in back-to-back years – according to government authorities.

Scientists and conservationists reacted with dismay that widespread bleaching – driven by global heating – was becoming normalised, with one saying Australia’s next term of government may be the natural wonder’s last shot at survival.

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Market participants have raised concerns over the way Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs) are being generated, with data released by the Clean Energy Regulator showing they are largely being generated by coal as well as oil and gas facilities.

The Washington state legislature on Tuesday passed a bill to significantly ramp up carbon intensity (CI) reduction targets under the state’s Clean Fuels Programme (WCFS) amid industry calls to increase programme stringency to address an ongoing credit surplus.

Growth in China's thermal power generation continued to decline in March despite an increase in monthly coal output, while renewable energy showed strong growth, according to government data published Wednesday.

As countries submit new national climate plans to the Paris Agreement ahead of a September deadline, Carbon Pulse is keeping track of who’s submitted what, and gauging interest in Article 6 in particular among parties.

Juliette Pavy’s photographs of eco expeditions bring an element of lyrical storytelling to the global impact of invisible pollutants, from the Mediterranean to the Arctic

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Governments that prioritise economic growth consistently implement weaker carbon pricing, according to research published this week that looked at how party ideology influences climate policies.

A community energy project that provides grass-roots finance for utility scale solar, and renters and apartment dwellers to participate in the solar revolution and cut their energy bills.

The post SwitchedOn podcast: How solar gardens can deliver PV benefits to renters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists call for urban areas to be tested for contaminants and potentially cleaned before wildflowers are planted

Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals from soil in urban areas and passing toxins on to pollinators, a study has found.

Researchers from the University of Cambridge found that common plants including white clover and bindweed, which are vital forage for pollinators in cities, can accumulate arsenic, cadmium, chromium and lead from contaminated soils.

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The introduction of charges on forests in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme could be spurring emissions unit sales, according to a carbon market consultant and trader.

The sector, which had been set a target to reduce spillages by 40%, needs ‘radical reform’, campaigners say

Water companies have missed their targets to reduce pollution with 2,487 incidents recorded in 2024 – twice the limit set by the Environment Agency.

Data revealed under freedom of information law shows the companies were collectively set an Environment Agency target of a 40% reduction in pollution incidents, but instead recorded a 30% increase.

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Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.

An Australian metals miner has signed a multimillion dollar deal for delivery of another tranche of electric kit as it works to decarbonise diesel-heavy operations in the middle of the desert.

Supernode battery will be the biggest in Australia after Queensland state owned generator signed massive new off take, despite government's support of coal.

The post Another gigawatt hour added to Brisbane battery to make it biggest in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A climbing pair shatter the record for completing the daunting north faces of a famed trio of Swiss mountains.

Washington Clean Fuel Standard may have increased the average price of gasoline in the state by “less than a penny” per gallon in 2024, the state’s Department of Ecology said.

Washington’s Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) cumulative credit bank soared 75% year-over-year (YoY) to 2.9 million at the end of 2024 even as Q4 net credit generation fell to the year’s lowest levels, state data showed.