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A California-based climate technology firm announced the world’s first blockchain-based forward-crediting platform for durable carbon removals, joining ongoing efforts to help scale the nascent industry.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices largely trended downward this week in the lead-up to next week’s joint auction, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) trade came to a near halt as participants awaited further programme clarity from the scheme's own forthcoming sale. 

Multi-stakeholder group the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) launched a new toolkit on Thursday aiming to help host country governments navigate the complexities of interacting with the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

California regulator ARB on Thursday announced it will hold a workshop to gather feedback on a potential mechanism to automatically accelerate the carbon intensity (CI) benchmarks set by the transportation sector Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) programme.

UK-based energy company Drax Group has inked a $600,000 deal to sell carbon removal credits from its first bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) facility in the US.

Solar power is growing at 20% a year. That simple fact could change the world for the better in under a decade Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New research reveals baby clownfish like Nemo are incredible athletes, able to swim 10-50 body lengths per second. Their athletic traits support their journey from the open ocean back to the reef. Adam T. Downie, Marine Biologist, James Cook University Jodie L. Rummer, Professor of Marine Biology, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Limited access to critical raw materials and unstable supply chains threatens the decarbonisation of the truck and heavy vehicle sector in the EU, industry and policy makers agreed during a roundtable discussion on sustainable transport in Brussels on Thursday.

The EU “will always overshoot” renewables’ targets quite substantially as long as the bloc ensures permitting bottlenecks are overcome, the European commissioner in charge of climate Frans Timmermans told the press on Thursday.

Czech state-controlled power generator CEZ became the latest EU utility to report lower Q1 ETS-covered output on Thursday, lowering demand for carbon allowances, as a slew of firms reported earnings.

A US-based application programming interface (API) on Thursday announced a $19 mln fundraise to help develop the company’s digital infrastructure for voluntary carbon markets, along with greatly expanding headcount and launching a new overseas headquarters.

While the bar for boy birds is high, the bar for boy humans seems pretty low – as seen in a trend on TikTok where men are praised by women for doing … very little

A few nights ago I watched the Netflix nature documentary Dancing with the Birds, about, you guessed it, Abraham Lincoln. Just kidding, it’s about dancing birds! This is why I get the big bucks.

While watching the cute profiles of various bird species that all incorporate dance into their mating schemes, I cleverly noticed a running theme. In each case, when it came to the effort of courting and relationships, it was exclusively the male birds that had to put in the work.

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Environment activists condemn expected decision by Tanya Plibersek to give green light to the Isaac River mine in central Queensland

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The Australian government has approved a new coal mine development for the first time since it was elected last year.

Tanya Plibersek, the federal environment minister, indicated she would give the green light to the Isaac River coal mine in Queensland’s Bowen basin. It was announced late on Thursday.

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A Japanese drinks-maker is trialling the installation of CO2-absorbing technology in its vending machines.

US landowners need a carbon credit price of $50 to $82 to make reforestation projects viable, far higher than current prices, according to new analysis from an MRV firm and marketplace.

Solutions exist to stop cookstove projects from cooking up low-quality carbon credits, according to a blog published by a cross-sector group of experts on Thursday, that offered advice on fixes to the carbon integrity challenges plaguing the project type.

A suite of new tools and datasets was unveiled this week, aimed at supporting the monitoring and management of the world’s forest carbon stocks and advancing countries’ efforts to protect and restore nature and achieve net zero emissions.

Creatures like crabs, barnacles, molluscs are drawn to havens built in Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight

Artificial rockpools in Bournemouth and the Isle of Wight have successfully attracted sea creatures, which have made them their home.

Scientists have hailed the discovery, saying the false crevices can be added to sea defences and other human-made coastline developments to create habitats for sealife such as crabs, barnacles, molluscs, small fish, sea squirts and seaweed.

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