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The output of solar over a whole month has beaten that of coal in Texas - the US state that burns more coal for electricity than any other.

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Experts say ‘bare minimum’ building codes and a lack of interest from builders are making Australian bathrooms less energy-efficient

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A long shower at the end of the day might be a relaxing escape from reality, but there is a reason to stay alert. Energy efficiency experts say the way Australian bathrooms are being built will drain your wallet – and the environment.

Alan Pears, a senior industry fellow at RMIT who helped develop Australia’s appliance energy star ratings, describes showers as “almost perfectly designed to waste energy and make you feel uncomfortable”. He says bathrooms lack “basic design principles” and are often cold and poorly ventilated, which exacerbates hot water use.

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Climate activist detained after Extinction Rebellion protesters tried to block road near Dutch parliament

Greta Thunberg was detained by police at a demonstration in The Hague, in the Netherlands.

The climate activist was put in a bus by local police along with other protesters who tried to block a major highway into the city on Saturday.

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Report finds just 57 companies and nation states responsible for generating 80% of the world’s fossil and cement emissions over past seven years.

The post Just 57 producers account for 80% of all fossil fuel and cement emissions since 2016 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For them, experiencing a total solar eclipse is an otherworldly thrill that begs to be repeated.

Investors are holding back on climate and nature repair investment in Australia as uncertainty continues for the carbon markets and prices fall because of questions about integrity.

The post New phase of carbon markets to focus on emission cuts rather than offsets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Colorado-based carbon capture firm this week announced investment from a US oil major and investment firm to help deploy its CCS technology in hard-to-abate sectors.

An Africa-focused carbon project developer is hunting for a new CEO as its current chief executive transitions to two different, concurrent roles.

A proposed biomass and carbon capture project in California's Central Valley has been halted following the withdrawal of its federal and local permits after discrepancies were identified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Manitoba's provincial government on Thursday proposed a regulatory framework for underground storage of CO2 that details necessary permits, licensing, and ownership related to carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects.

The WCI compliance instrument surplus continued to build in Q1 as the market entered the final year of the fourth trading period, government data published Thursday showed.

Emitters are favouring longer-dated California Carbon Allowances (CCA) while speculators widened their net length with V24 CCA additions, though both groups reduced their exposure in RGGI and Washington carbon markets, according to data published Friday by the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

A Germany-headquartered climate tech company, focused on durable carbon removals, has signed partnership with a developer of direct air capture (DAC) projects based in Kenya to provide digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) to one of its projects.

Carbon is slowly becoming an underlying unit of value in climate-related calculations across several sectors, prompting finance-based legal and regulatory frameworks to face new challenges and adapt,  experts told Carbon Pulse.

Corporate ambition to report on supply chain emissions will remain robust despite the notable exclusion of Scope 3 reporting requirements in the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) climate-related financial disclosure rules, according to an agricultural consultancy.

A carbon insetting programme for zero-emission shipping has been launched by a consortium of maritime organisations aiming to draw up methodologies for greener ships.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a stay on Thursday of its contested climate disclosure rules to avoid potential regulatory uncertainty, but vowed to defend the validity of the measures in ongoing litigation.

A joint venture under the Indian government has for the first time issued a tender to sell voluntary carbon credits issued by Verra (VCUs), but only to domestic buyers.

Argentina’s new government is pursuing voluntary and compliance carbon markets by any means possible, but other Latin American countries are struggling to operationalise adequate legal and technical infrastructure, according to regional experts on a webinar.

The trade of voluntary carbon credits and financial products linked to the current phase of the CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme is expected to remain low in volume due to perceptions that the market is not yet ready to scale, according to a panel of industry experts.