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Subtle temperature difference between ‘ocean skin’ and water beneath found to drive more CO2 absorption

A sliver of cool surface water less than 2mm deep helps oceans absorb carbon dioxide, a British-led team of scientists has established after months of voyages across the Atlantic painstakingly measuring gas and temperature levels.

The subtle difference in temperature between the “ocean skin” and the layer of water beneath it creates an interface that leads to more CO2 being taken in, the scientists observed.

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Japan has given the green light to the registration of 18 projects under the J-Credit scheme, which are capable of generating nearly 1.2 million carbon credits over their lifetimes.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Biotech giant’s alleged comments come as world leaders at Cop16 discuss how to share benefits from genetic code discoveries fairly

AstraZeneca has said it may cut jobs at its UK operation if the government enforces a global push to make companies share profits derived from nature’s genetic codes, multiple sources have told the Guardian.

The alleged comments from the company came amid a concerted lobbying push by the pharmaceutical industry against the profit-sharing measures.

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A fully recyclable cardboard trade show stand, a gutsy electric vehicle charger and plenty of products and ideas to decarbonise industry were seen by record crowds at All Energy 2024.

The post Huge crowds and new technology at All Energy point to scale of green energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Broken Hill has a big wind farm, a solar farm and a big battery, all of which are all looking pretty useless now. The battery, in particular, is not doing what it says on the box, and highlights industry frustration with the grid management process.

The post Broken Hill has a wind farm, a solar farm and a big battery. So, why are the lights out? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Simon Emms from transmission company Electranet explains how the state has moved so quickly towards 100 per cent net renewables, and why so much industry wants to plug in. Plus: All Energy buzzes while gas lobby bleats.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: From zero to renewable hero in 20 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Reality is slowly dawning that some of the hoped-for applications of green hydrogen might never come to fruition. But there is still a bit of nonsense around – much of it coming from the gas industry.

The post “Like washing your floor with Italian mineral water:” Why hydrogen won’t do the things the gas industry says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chinese solar giant says its joint venture plans with SunDrive to manufacture PV modules in Australia are progressing well, with the application for SunShot funding ready for submission.

The post “We can make it happen:” Trina says timing right to make solar in Australia with SunDrive appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australian government signs MoU paving the way for what is intended as “significant collaboration” in renewables and hydrogen.

The post South Australia partners with Hyundai on renewables and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian newcomer Tesseract ESS adds Chinese energy storage giant Hyperstrong to its team offering commercial and industrial solar and battery PPAs.

The post Hyperstrong joins new venture offering solar batteries to business for zero up front cost appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Why is it that no government will take on the Australian gas industry, irrespective of their contribution to global emissions and worsening climate change?

The post Exporting gas can more than double the emissions compared to using it in Australia. So why are we doing it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK carbon prices are expected to remain around current levels through next year, with analysts maintaining a generally bearish outlook for the market due to persistent oversupply, delayed policy reforms, and wider challenges that many think will all but ensure the ETS is not re-connected to Europe's this decade.

Brazilian Senator Otto Alencar (PSD-BA) said Wednesday that he and a group of lawmakers will soon present a revised proposal for a national cap-and-trade system, aiming for a vote next month.

California Carbon Allowances (CCA) futures reversed sharply in tandem with a sell-off in Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits this week ahead of a board vote on proposed changes to the state's clean fuels programme, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) remained out of the spotlight.  

The UK government has formally proposed legislation across the country's four parliaments that would put into effect major changes to the British carbon market that were announced last year, according to a statement from the ETS Authority.

A Vancouver-based carbon credit financier announced Thursday its purchase of 1.2 million credits from a Brazilian REDD+ project, designed to conserve nearly 200,000 hectares of Amazon rainforest.

Pumped hydro and batteries can easily provide all the storage needed for 100% renewable electricity generation, eliminating the need for polluting gas power plants. Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The New Zealand government on Friday updated the baselines for free allocation of permits to industrials for the first time since 2010, but postponed final decisions on the steel and aluminium sectors until April next year.

Colombia-based international carbon standard Cercarbono is building compatibility with 'nesting' and jurisdictional REDD+ (J-REDD) into its forthcoming updated REDD+ methodology.