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Canada’s 'revenue-neutral' CO2 charge that is slated to increase to C$65/tonne ($48) on Apr. 1 will result in a net loss on average to households in all provinces falling under the federal ‘backstop’, a government watchdog outlined Thursday.

The EU should refine its definition of fossil fuel subsidies to help keep a lid on rising levels of government aid that is undermining the net zero transition, green groups said in a report this week.

Giovanna Lewis, Amy Pritchard and Paul Sheeky were part of group who glued themselves to road in City of London in 2021

Three climate protesters who stopped traffic to bring rush hour chaos to the City of London are facing a retrial.

Giovanna Lewis, 65, a councillor from Dorset, Amy Pritchard, 37, a horticultural worker and Paul Sheeky, 46, a screenwriter, were part of a large group of Insulate Britain protesters who glued themselves to the ground and blocked traffic between Bishopsgate and Wormwood Street on 25 October 2021.

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Men staged protest in City of London in October 2021, which included one gluing head to road to block traffic

Four climate protesters, including a man who glued his head to the road in order to block traffic in central London, have escaped jail terms.

Matthew Tulley, 44, Ben Taylor, 38, George Burrow, 68 and Anthony Hill, 72, staged a protest between Bishopsgate and Wormwood Street in the City of London on 25 October 2021. They were convicted of causing a public nuisance by a jury at Inner London crown court. All four represented themselves.

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Julie Mecoli, 68, Stefania Morosi, 45, Louise Lancaster, 57, and Nicholas Till, 67, took part in London street blockade in 2021

Four climate protesters who stopped traffic on a central London road during rush hour have been convicted of causing a public nuisance.

Julie Mecoli, 68, Stefania Morosi, 45, Louise Lancaster, 57 and Nicholas Till, 67, were among a group of Insulate Britain supporters who walked into Upper Thames Street on 25 October 2021 while a separate group also blocked nearby roads on Bishopsgate, in the City of London financial district. All four denied the charges.

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Environment Agency data shows sewage spilled into England's waterways for over 1.75 million hours last year.

Australia is at its best when it keeps the collective in sight. The way we move forward with electrification will either wire us together, or deepen isolation

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In 2021, the publisher of my book The Big Switch arranged a hectic book tour, in two chunks, on the east and south coasts of this continent. I didn’t want to fly; since my book was about why we need to electrify everything to address climate change, I wanted to drive an electric car so I could experience first-hand the practical limitations of the national charging network. This was going to mean many hours driving between towns, not to mention hours waiting for the car to charge. I hit upon the idea of spending that time with my mother, Pamela, whom I’d seen less than I would have liked after 25 or so years living in the US.

Everywhere we went, we met smart, practical people who showed up already engaged and knowledgable about this crusade: the need to electrify everything, backed by renewables, to address climate heating and keep our Earth livable.

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Gold Standard will only need to make a few tweaks to comply with IC-VCM's programme-level Core Carbon Principles (CCPs), the certifier said Friday, despite admitting some of its older methodologies could face alignment challenges and that future credit level assessment could impact individual projects.

India is set to become Japan’s next Article 6 carbon trading partner, after the two nations on Friday announced they had signed an agreement to initiate talks over signing a Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) deal.

EUAs traded higher for most of Friday morning, climbing above the €91 level that has offered resistance in recent days and setting the scene for a weekly gain, while energy prices were firmer amid forecasts for cooler temperatures and as Chinese PMI data suggested demand for LNG cargoes may improve.

Tests show recycled concrete could safely be used in new buildings in war- and quake-stricken country

Concrete rubble from destroyed buildings in Syria can be safely recycled into new concrete, scientists have shown, which will make the rebuilding of the war-hit country faster, cheaper and greener.

Syria, which was also hit by a huge earthquake in February, has a vast amount of concrete rubble, estimated at 40m tonnes. The key barrier to recycling this waste is ensuring that the new concrete is as strong and safe as conventional concrete.

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Figure comes despite barely any rainfall during year and prompts call for environment secretary to resign

Raw sewage was spilled into English rivers 824 times a day last year – despite the fact there was barely any rainfall and most of the country was in drought.

Thérèse Coffey, the environment secretary, is facing calls from the Liberal Democrats to resign over failures to stop sewage spills, as the party argues she “doesn’t care” about the issue.

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Three Asia-Pacific based airlines have announced Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) deals, reflecting growing commitment among airlines in the region to use the fuel to help meet their long-term net zero targets.

The spot price ticked up only marginally in China’s emissions trading scheme over the past week as two block trades injected some much-needed liquidity into the market, while recent regulatory updates have ignited hope among participants in the long-stalled offset sector.

Fossil fuel producers that rely heavily on exports of oil, gas, and coal are more at risk of being left behind from a low-carbon transition than exporters of more sophisticated carbon-intensive products who will be able to diversify their economies more effectively in a greener global economic environment due to their better access to technology and investment streams, a study has found.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including a baby egret, a newborn shark and a zebra on the loose

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With the Safeguard Mechanism set to kick off in July, experts have argued that Australia should start work on a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as quickly as possible to address carbon leakage risks, and provide investment certainty.

Ten-year project by English Heritage will see landscapes at sites including Stonehenge return to how they would have once looked

Meadows across 100 historic sites in England, from the panoramic ruins of Scarborough Castle to the chalk down landscape of Stonehenge, are to be created or enhanced in a 10-year project celebrating the king’s coronation.

English Heritage on Friday announced its ambition to return landscapes at 100 of its sites to how they once would have looked.

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Japan next week launches the GX League, a nationwide decarbonisation initiative that involves the operation of a voluntary carbon market that over time will be expanded and culminate in an economy-wide mandatory emissions trading scheme in the world's third-biggest economy a decade from now.

A carbon offset developer has teamed up with the world’s leading tequila brand to create a carbon credit certification methodology for agave plants used in tequila production, it has been announced.