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The meat and livestock industry has been using fossil fuel companies’ techniques to erode EU efforts to address rising emissions from the sector, according to a new report by a climate non-profit.

Investment in the voluntary market will need to treble by 2030 to meet the ramp up in demand from the corporate sector, a webinar heard Tuesday.

A lack of carbon removal (CDR) regulation in emerging economies of the Global South is restricting the scale-up of new technologies, a research paper has found.

Acknowledging the potential of voluntary carbon credits in supporting global decarbonisation efforts, the US issued on Tuesday a joint policy statement and associated integrity principles for stakeholders and the government to aid the development of the market.

Economic policy assessments should incorporate the monetary value of the benefits that people derive from ecosystems, an EU Commission study has said, calling for establishing a separate indicator to complement the conventional gross domestic product (GDP).

Stockholm Exergi, a Swedish firm that received €180 million from the EU to build the bloc’s first bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) plant, says the EU’s green claims directive got off to the wrong foot, and suggests a way forward.

Ireland's largest private forestry management group is set to pilot a monitoring framework for measuring biodiversity gains on a replanting project, as it considers issuing biodiversity credits in the future.

European carbon prices dipped moderately on Tuesday morning amid general weakness in the energy complex, further reinforcing the correlation between EUAs and natural gas prices even as the month neared its end and hedging of TTF options positions appeared to be over.

Activist shareholder group Market Forces, which was among those standing up to give Woodside Energy a black eye over its failed climate plans at its April annual general meeting, said Tuesday Australian superannuation funds have increased their exposure to fossil fuel companies despite net zero target dates of 2050.

Malaysia has committed to protect 50% of its natural forests but deforestation is posing a serious threat to around 3.2 million hectares of its rainforests, a report released Tuesday has found.

A US university has teamed up with a climate tech start-up to launch an initiative that uses carbon credits to scale the adoption of sustainable rice production practices, while reducing methane emissions by 50%.

The Eraring deal will likely result in lower prices. A better way to do that would be to approve and build more wind and solar farms, and the required transmission.

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How the beavers of west London are improving the local landscape for residents.

Deforestation can make landslides more likely. But by itself, replanting trees isn’t enough to remove the risk. Raj Sharma, Lecturer, Civil Engineering, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Green light given for Australia's first eight-hour big battery, with Tesla to supply the technology.

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There’s a strong case to be made for private landholders to conduct their own cool burns, for dual purposes of reducing fuel load and restoring the ecology. Gabriel Crowley, Adjunct associate professor in geography, University of Adelaide Stephen A Sutton, Adjunct associate in archaeology, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Accelerated deployment of solar PV and home batteries can help address the challenges and delays being experienced with large scale renewable and transmission build out. The new sun tax won't help.

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Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies

No elected Tory MPs have been rated as voting positively on climate issues, under a survey of parliamentary voting patterns since the Conservatives took power in 2010.

Only a single sitting Conservative was rated as “good” on climate votes in the ranking, but that was Lisa Cameron, the MP for East Kilbride, who defected from the Scottish National Party in October.

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Concentrated solar plants can be a key player in Australia's generation mix, while supporting regional workforce and expertise that otherwise will be lost.

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New Zealand tends to focus on big infrastructural projects such as tunnels or light rail to change cities. But there are cheaper ways to add public spaces to urban design. Simon Kingham, Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury Marco Amati, Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.