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Canadian mining firm Teck Resources has donated C$10 million ($7.5 mln) to the Chilean Nature Fund (FNC), with the funds to go towards its work with the South American country’s marine protected areas (MPAs).

Researchers have found the first case of a crocodile who made herself pregnant.

Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has teamed up with a climate tech startup to set up a carbon exchange in the Asian nation that will become operational this fall, Nikkei reported Wednesday.

Almost two-thirds of UK asset owners have yet to make any natural capital investments, with lack of knowledge cited as one of several barriers to progress in research conducted by advisory firm and asset manager member network Pensions for Purpose.

DuPont or 3M scientists discovered PFAS toxicity internally, but did not publish findings or report them to the EPA, study says

In 1953, a paper developed for cigarette maker RJ Reynolds detailed possible cancer-causing agents in tobacco, but the document would remain hidden from public view for decades. In the interim, the industry told the public: “We don’t accept the idea that there are harmful agents in tobacco.”

The chemical industry, it seemed, took note. Just a few years later, DuPont scientists found PFAS enlarged lab rats’ livers and likely caused birth defects in workers. Still, the company told its employees the cancer-linked compounds are “about as toxic as table salt”.

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Exclusive: Wood Group boosts fossil fuel business and shrinks renewables work after getting £430m government-backed loan

The international engineering company Wood Group has expanded its oil and gas business and dramatically shrunk its renewables business after receiving a £430m government-backed “green transition loan”, prompting calls from environmental groups for a review of the process that authorised the loan.

The growth of Wood’s fossil fuels business has shown that the government’s “transition export development guarantee” scheme, which guaranteed the loan, facilitates greenwashing and is open to abuse by polluting companies, according to environmental groups.

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Trading regulations for China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) have been included in the State Council’s 2023 legislative work plan, as the government's latest effort to ground the rules in law despite previous fruitless attempts.

A Brazilian company has released a methodology and guidelines for issuing biodiversity stewardship tokens to projects that successfully protect and restore habitats for jaguars.

Arguments over the green credentials of electric cars are already over. Work on 21st-century tech, and leave the past behind

• Ben Lane is co-founder and CTO at Zapmap, a UK-wide map of electric car charging points

It should by now be clear to all vehicle manufacturers and policymakers that the electric vehicle (EV) age is all but inevitable. Most drivers already get it, as shown by the huge order books for most electric models. The long-running fight over whether electric or petrol/diesel engines generate more emissions during their lifecycle, further fuelled by Rowan Atkinson’s recent intervention, is in fact all but over. After years of crunching the numbers, peer-reviewed studies consistently arrive at the same conclusion: EVs win. The UK government’s own research supports this position and concludes that transitioning to zero-emission vehicles would “significantly” reduce overall carbon use.

Of course, where the vehicle and battery are manufactured, and how the electricity is generated, make a difference to the carbon benefits of EVs. But helpful and accessible tools such as the Transport & Environment campaign’s How clean are electric cars? calculator are doing much to demystify these concerns for the average person. This tool clearly shows that across its whole lifetime, a small EV driven in Sweden using a battery produced there emits 83% less than a similar petrol car – that’s a huge improvement. Even one driven in Poland with a battery made in China still emits 37% less.

Ben Lane is co-founder and CTO at Zapmap, a UK-wide map of electric car charging points

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Secondhand clothing waste from Europe is choking the waterways of the west African country. It must not go on

My body has taught me that few things are impossible when you take your time. Sometimes I’m taken aback by how natural this has all felt to me. Since when is it “natural” to be able to swim 10km, 5km or even 2km?

How could it feel so easy to hang off the side of a boat and let go, slipping into the water, sometimes miles from the nearest land. And yet every day, for 40 days of the Agbetsi Living Water Expedition, that is precisely what I did.

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Landholders in PNG have lodged a claim in the country’s National Court to revoke the sale of 1.3 million Verra-issued carbon credits they argue were illegally sold by controversial REDD+ project developer New Ireland Hardwood Timber (NIHT).

Fortescue teams up with global engineering giant to help it meet its ambitious green hydrogen and industry target.

The post Fortescue signs partner to engineer transition to green energy, hydrogen and industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Marine governance in New Zealand is fragmented, with several agencies operating under various statutes. But a more collaborative, ecosystem-based approach to better protect the ocean is emerging. Karen Fisher, Associate Professor, University of Auckland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Spanish offshore wind developer unveils plans to build up to 7.6GW of floating offshore wind in the Philippines, starting in 2028, and has high hopes for Australia.

The post BlueFloat targets 7.6GW of floating offshore wind in Philippines, moves forward in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A shortage of affordable fossil fuels has forced power outages across Bangladesh, including at a brand new coal plant, as temperatures soar.

The post Bangladesh forced to shut biggest coal units in heatwave due to lack of coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Origin owner says its renewable and storage plans will be essential if Australia is to have any chance of meeting its ambitious targets.

The post New Origin owner may outspend Andrew Forrest in Australia’s biggest renewables play: Here’s how appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The scale of climate threat is beyond the tools we have to manage the Great Barrier Reef. New measures and sustained effort are needed. Scott F. Heron, Associate Professor in Physics, James Cook University Jodie L. Rummer, Professor of Marine Biology, James Cook University Jon C. Day, PSM, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Chinese researchers produce green hydrogen at an offshore wind farm using a direct seawater electrolysis process that avoids the need for desalination.

The post Scientists produce green hydrogen directly from seawater at offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Leading industry super fund moves a step closer to making a major co-investment renewable hydrogen projects in the pipeline in Tasmania.

The post Super fund firms up as major co-investor in Tasmania green hydrogen projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Maori trade group’s has failed in an urgent High Court bid to stop the government releasing a consultation document on the review of New Zealand's ETS they say will have detrimental impacts to Maori foresters.