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A multi-stakeholder biodiversity market supervisor could advise on claims and provide quality guidance to both potential buyers and project developers, helping nature crediting to avoid the current integrity issues facing the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to a non-profit.

Exclusive: Party says it will find other ways to create more access to countryside after opposition from landowners

Labour has U-turned on its pledge to create a Scottish-style right to roam in the English countryside if elected, the Guardian can reveal.

Instead of an assumed right of access, the party now says it will find other ways to create more access to land in England, after opposition from some landowners’ groups.

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Global carbon removal leaders informed of regulatory and infrastructural challenges within the sector, while a policy expert took stage to urge heavier regulations for the fossil fuel industry in order to meet Paris Agreement targets at a conference on Tuesday.

Support for road-user charging strengthens when people are assured that revenue goes into reducing traffic congestion, maintaining transport infrastructure, improving public transport. Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Hadi Ghaderi, Associate Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Swinburne University of Technology Tariq Munir, PhD Candidate, Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure and Digital Construction, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Clean Energy Investor Group calls for emissions data to be stamped on renewable energy certificates – to boost demand for new solar, wind and storage.

The post Industry calls for renewable energy certificates to be stamped with emissions data appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Trina Solar has unveiled its new 2MW/4MWh grid-scale Elementa 2 energy storage system, offering a first look at its first foray into the big battery space.

The post China solar giant moves into global utility battery market, with big plans for Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The position requires an adept senior researcher and strategist, who is well versed in GHG removal research and practice and can help the Earth Fund develop and refine its strategies for maximum impact. We seek someone with broad interdisciplinary knowledge and exposure to multiple aspects relevant to scaling technological GHG removal.

California should better detail its proposed allowance budget cut scenarios with the necessary adjustments in supply as it relates to broader climate goals, as well as elements of its cap-and-trade programme design after the next decade, the state’s carbon market watchdog said Tuesday.

The companies include UK multinationals such as HSBC, Prudential, and Legal & General.

A partnership between US-based cement and concrete technology firm and a global renewable energy and consultancy could accelerate the development of carbon offsets from the manufacturing construction industry, the companies claimed Tuesday.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Tuesday clarified submission guidelines for its forthcoming purchase of $35 million worth of carbon removals, as the government revealed what it is aiming to pay in price per tonne.

A new evaluation of government decarbonisation efforts ahead of the UN's first-ever ‘global stocktake’ paints a grim picture of the current state of climate action, leading the authors to urge nations to 're-strategise' international cooperation at the upcoming COP28 summit to bridge the gap between ambition and implementation.

New York announced Tuesday that 25 projects will be granted awards to promote the development of offshore wind and other forms of renewable energy, in a move that seeks to revitalise developers struggling under economic pressures and protect the state's climate goals.

California and Quebec will host a public workshop shortly after the Q4 auction next month to discuss how different cap reduction scenarios will affect allowance prices in the WCI-linked carbon market, the jurisdictions announced Tuesday.

South Australia is leading the world on the integration of wind and solar. Now, it's about to take an even bolder leap into a deep green energy future through its hydrogen jobs plan.

The post South Australia takes another bold leap into deep green energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Adding pulverised volcanic rock to cropland, even in severe drought conditions, could significantly contribute to carbon removal from the atmosphere, according to a new study.

The UNFCCC has come under criticism from project developers for proposing a broad brush approach to improving cookstove carbon crediting methodologies, which the industry says lacks sophistication and fails to use accurate local data in calculating carbon savings.

Despite the uncertain future facing the voluntary carbon market, early-stage investment has held relatively firm in 2023, with some in the market pointing to an emergent 'flight to primary' trend, as investors seek to avoid reputational risk in secondary and tertiary credit buying and instead channel capital directly into project development.

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