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The world's largest companies are making gradual progress on emissions reductions and setting more significant climate targets, with more firms looking to use voluntary carbon credits to meet these goals, according to a report released Tuesday.

Singapore’s Climate Impact X (CIX) has appointed a permanent CEO after its chief operating officer had held the interim position for several months to replace Mikkel Larsen, while one of its existing board members will step up to chair the company.

US-based environmental credit platform Regen Network Development has reported the sale of over 92,000 biodiversity credits worth a total of $129,000, listed on its marketplace and generated by three separate developers.

A global investor statement was released Tuesday, with signatures of 534 financial institutions managing more than $29 trillion in assets calling for a whole-government approach to reaching nature positive and net zero emissions.

A Milan-headquartered company has launched its first industrial ocean CO2 removal (CDR) plant in Augusta, Italy.

The incumbent EU climate commissioner, Wopke Hoekstra, was re-appointed to the portfolio on Tuesday as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her new team that will lead EU policymaking in Brussels for the next five years.

Two separate reports find policies will save Americans from pollution in coming decades and added nearly 150,000 jobs

The environmental policies of Joe Biden’s administration will save approximately 200,000 Americans’ lives from dangerous pollution in the coming decades and have spurred a surge in clean energy jobs, two independent reports outlining the stakes of the upcoming US presidential election have found.

The first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act, the sprawling climate bill passed by Democratic votes in Congress in 2022, saw nearly 150,000 clean energy jobs added, according to a new report by nonpartisan business group E2.

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Australia’s largest steelmaker has hit its mid-term climate goals early, reducing emissions intensity by 12% since 2018, far ahead of its 2030 target date.

Australian carbon market participants have urged the government to provide clear signals on which method developments it will prioritise to meet its climate goals, warning that the current lack of certainty is hampering investment.

India-based carbon removal developer Circonomy has teamed up with a horticulture solutions provider to ramp up biochar carbon credits in the country.

Sir David Attenborough praises the "beauty" created by the BBC in its natural history shows.

The Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) carbon, renewable energy, and nature unit registry that is currently in development is set to be finalised in November, according to its acting chair.

GridBeyond launches Process Optimizer to provide new opportunities for manufacturers to gain revenue and support the net zero transition.

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Australian thermal energy storage developer secures new investment from New York-based asset management firm The Lind Partners.

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Another spring day in Australia, another renewable energy record – this time, a new all-time high for the maximum contribution of rooftop solar to the mix of electricity in NSW.

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Climate summit host positioning itself as peacemaker but is accused of ethnic cleansing and imprisoning opponents

The host country of this year’s UN climate summit, Azerbaijan, has been accused of hypocrisy in calling for a global truce to coincide with the conference taking place.

Azerbaijan holds the presidency of the Cop29 summit, which will take place in its capital, Baku, from 11 November for two weeks. Heads of government from around the world are expected and more than 180 countries are likely to be represented.

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Azerbaijan is putting climate finance at the centre of its agenda for the COP29 summit in Baku, with a series of initiatives and outcomes aimed at drumming up more public and private money including from fossil fuel-producing countries and companies, it announced on Tuesday.

A koala has been spotted browsing the aisles of an IGA grocery store in regional Australia. Koalas are frequent visitors to the Victorian town of Meeniyan, population 840, but it's the first time one has entered the local supermarket. After 20 minutes exploring, the marsupial was carefully removed from the store with the help of a wildlife carer

• Hands off the koala: why cuddling Australia's iconic marsupial could soon be a thing of the past

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Head of sports charity hails partnership that allows local people to use London independent school’s football pitch

Children in the UK urgently need more easy-to-access green space, according to the head of a sports charity calling on private schools to open up their grounds.

Kieran Connolly foundeed Sports Fun 4 All, which offers free football sessions to children in south London, and now works with a local private school that opens up one of its football pitches for his teams.

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Snowy Hydro is seeking approval to run the Hunter Power Project entirely on diesel fuel in 2025, in a move that will send the hybrid gas plant's year-one emissions soaring by up to 80%.

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