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China’s national carbon market saw allowance prices rise marginally over the past week, while liquidity dropped to the lowest level since Mar. 2023 amid an absence of regulatory news.

Church asks people to record species found in local graveyards, which can provide good habitat for complex life form

The still calm of graveyards invites visitors to think about the dead, but now the Church of England is asking people across the country to look for surprising signs of life within them.

Graves are a haven for lichen, with more than 700 of the 2,000 British species having been recorded in English churchyards and cemeteries so far. According to surveys by the church, many sites have well more than 100 species on the stonework, trees and in the grassland.

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Glyphosate found in samples from French infertility clinic raising questions about controversial chemical’s impact on fertility

More than 55% of sperm samples from a French infertility clinic contained high levels of glyphosate, the world’s most common weedkiller, raising further questions about the chemical’s impact on reproductive health and overall safety, a new study found.

The new research also found evidence of impacts on DNA and a correlation between glyphosate levels and oxidative stress on seminal plasma, suggesting significant impacts on fertility and reproductive health.

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A Southeast Asia-focussed biochar company has received $5 million in funding via investment from Mekong Enterprise Fund IV.

China saw growth in renewable power generation last month continue to surpass the expansion of thermal power, though monthly coal output remained at a relatively high level, according to the latest government data.

Environmental groups in Papua New Guinea have once again written to the government calling for transparent and robust consultation on the country’s carbon market regulations.

Pakistan is targeting its cement and waste management sectors for decarbonisation, while also exploring carbon finance opportunities under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.

Seismic companies are increasingly collaborating, investing, and lining up for carbon capture and storage (CCS) work, thanks to increasing interest from countries globally looking to the technology as a way to foster CO2 trading and markets, as well as meeting emissions reductions targets.

Crediting standard Verra is on track to launch its nature framework towards the end of the year with a number of adjustments following its recent consultation process, and has decided to go ahead with testing nature stewardship credits or certificates as a separate unit type.

The price for NZUs closed around 6% lower on Friday as a recent government consultation proposing weaker ETS settings has been met with "anger and frustration" in the market. 

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Motivated by a determination to do the right thing by the planet, Kenrick's house now generates clean energy for the grid, and makes money for his family.

The post How this 1960s Sydney home became carbon negative and now displaces other people’s fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When Labor took office, it promised to reverse nature’s decline. But that looks more and more like greenwashing Megan C Evans, Senior Lecturer, Public Sector Management, School of Business, UNSW Sydney Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Science, School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, The University of Melbourne Hugh Possingham, Professor of Conservation Biology, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Westwind is looking to build a 216MW wind farm and big battery on a sprawling sheep station out the 'back of Bourke' in New South Wales.

The post Westwind seeks green tick for wind farm and big battery outside remote mining town appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There are genuine environmental impacts to consider in the race to renewables. The Federal Budget provides some potential for positive change.

The post How to fast-track renewables without weakening environmental approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New reforms will streamline the connection and market operations of Australia's rapidly growing fleet of big battery projects.

The post Big batteries given more freedom on the grid to store solar for evening demand peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

US-based electrolyser outfit extends reach into Australia with contract to collaborate on a gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and ammonia facility.

The post Plug Power signs up to massive 3GW green ammonia project in Top End appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists point to loopholes in new legislation that have been closed under European Union regulations

New rules intended to reduce the use of antibiotics in farming in the UK have been criticised as too lax and weaker than their equivalent under EU laws.

The updated regulations come into force on Friday. They ban the routine use of antibiotics on farm animals, and specifically their use to “compensate for poor hygiene, inadequate animal husbandry, or poor farm management practices”.

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Carbon pricing schemes, such as taxes and cap-and-trade systems, are significantly reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, a new meta-study has found, though the results vary widely depending on the policy's design and implementation.

The federal government and the Greens have agreed to pass legislation on New Vehicle Efficiency Standards (NVES) and oil and gas tax changes in exchange for the government dropping an amendment that would allow oil and gas projects be exempt from federal environmental assessments.