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Voluntary carbon standard manager Verra will with immediate effect stop companies like Toucan Protocol from tokenising carbon credits that have been retired, and instead explore an alternative, it said Wednesday.

Climate Impact X (CIX) has formed a partnership with a UK-based carbon finance firm to hold its first auction for nature-based carbon credits, the newly-formed Singapore-based carbon exchange announced on Wednesday.

Unwanted lockdown goldfish pose a triple threat to native species in UK waterways, study reveals

If that lockdown goldfish is starting to lose its lustre, think twice before throwing it in the river or canal – the creatures may look innocent but their voracious appetite, tolerance for cold and have-a-go habits compared with native species can be catastrophic for local wildlife.

New research shows that goldfish consume much more than comparable fish in UK waters, eat more than other invasive fish and are also much more willing to aggressively take on other competing species.

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Victoria seeks input into long-term strategy for managing grid voltage, and an alternative to constraints on rooftop solar.

The post Victoria seeks smarter ideas than solar taxes to manage grid voltage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Time is running out to save 58 resident species, Butterfly Conservation warns

Half of Britain’s butterfly species are now listed as threatened with extinction after five more joined the new “red list” of endangered butterflies.

The increase in the number of species listed as “vulnerable” from nine in 2011 to 16 today is a warning that time is running out to save the 58 resident species, according to Butterfly Conservation, which compiled the red list from scientific monitoring data according to the criteria set out by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

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Climate change is likely to exacerbate the rapid spread of viruses and pathogens as humans encroach on the natural world

In the past three weeks there have been nearly 100 cases and 18 human deaths from a rare tick-borne disease in Iraq; a fourth case of the Ebola virus and more than 100 cases of bubonic plague have been found in the Democratic Republic of Congo; and just two years after Africa was declared free of wild polio, new cases have turned up in Malawi and Mozambique. A dangerous strain of typhus is circulating in Nepal, India and China. There are alarming outbreaks on several continents of mosquito diseases such as malaria, dengue and West Nile virus.

Set against this global context, the so-far very limited monkeypox outbreaks that have started to appear in the last month – including 71 cases detected in the UK – are only remarkable because they are being reported in rich countries.

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The biggest source of Australian household emissions is the car you drive, while the trade emissions don't include burning of coal and gas overseas.

The post Chart of the Day: Breaking down Australia’s household and trade emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This election was a perfect storm for the Coalition, with fires, floods and international criticism dialing up the pressure for climate action. In the end, Australia made the decision for them. Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

First rise in household bills announced, conveniently delayed until after election as Coalition hands its energy mess to Labor and the cross bench.

The post Household power bills jump as Coalition hands energy market mess to Labor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland state owned utility CS Energy has signed an agreement that will seal the go-ahead of the first wind farm to be built in Australia by the renewables offshoot of French nuclear energy giant EdF. The deal is still at the MoU stage, but it appears that CS Energy is looking to buy both an […]

The post Big Banana: CS Energy signs up for French nuclear giant’s first Australian wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Does the value of neighbourhood batteries stack up? And do they cut emissions? Local communities will want to know.

The post Neighbourhood Batteries: If you want to bring power to the people, you need to listen to what they want appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Positive sentiments may be returning to Australia's carbon markets, but what's in-store for the Safeguard Mechanism under an Albanese government?

The post Analysis: What’s next for Safeguard Mechanism under Albanese appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The legislation will allow the commercial development of genetically-edited plants and animals in England.

The mood is shifting in an industry destabilised by economic shocks and post-Brexit reforms.

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California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values fell to levels not seen since Oct. 2017 this week as utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) held a large sale amid free-falling prices.

CIP proposes "hydrogen island" in the North Sea to produce up to one million tonnes of green hydrogen a year.

The post Huge artificial “green hydrogen island” proposed for North Sea appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A European Parliament compromise on the EU ETS reform might lose relevance in the run-up to a vote by the full assembly next month in the wake of proposed changes to the supply-managing MSR via the REPowerEU strategy.

A coalition of eight environmental and Indigenous NGOs on Tuesday released a new set of guidelines for purchasing tropical forest voluntary emissions reductions (VERs), arguing companies should favour initiatives that span entire jurisdictions and prioritise emissions reductions over removals. 

Who started the culture war on climate change? And are we nearing its demise? Our new research provides some clues. Matthew Hornsey, Professor, University of Queensland Business School, The University of Queensland Cassandra Chapman, Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Queensland Jacquelyn Humphrey, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.