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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose to a one-month high this week as traders questioned why this would occur before the May 18 WCI auction, as RGGI Allowance (RGA) values lifted as entities rolled positions out on the curve.

This year's carbon permit sale volumes on the EU's Common Auction Platform are being slashed by almost 3%, exchange EEX announced late Thursday, in a surprise move resulting from an apparent calculation error.

Remember News Corp's big climate scare campaign from a few weeks ago? Turns out there was never any modelling behind it - just a clumsy guess.

The post How the Coalition’s deflated electricity scare campaign was (probably) confected appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Xpansiv market CBL cancelled executions made late Thursday after conducting an investigation regarding “potentially erroneous transactions.”

A pair of California cap-and-trade reform bills received approval from two appropriations committees on Thursday, moving now to their first floor votes before a deadline next week.

EM is seeking a Lead on Carbon Markets Research & Intelligence to focus on voluntary and compliance carbon market developments.

Developers with projects registered under the CDM are urging regulators to unfreeze post-2020 carbon credits to make them eligible for the voluntary and domestic carbon markets, aiming to keep revenues flowing ahead of the completion of a new carbon crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement.

Despite the growth of renewable energy, Australia’s per capita coal emissions of 4.04 tonnes a year is nearly four times the global average

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Australia had the highest levels of greenhouse gas pollution from coal per person than any other developed country in 2021, according to new data.

But the data shows per capita greenhouse gas emissions from coal fell sharply last year, with a surge in solar and wind energy seeing per capita rates drop well below the average of the previous five years.

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Fewer laying birds are being placed on farms as producers respond to poor retail profit margins

Consumers could be hit with higher egg prices as UK farmers reduce their flock numbers, in response to escalating costs and insufficient profit margins.

The numbers of chicks being placed by egg producers in April was down 15% year on year, according to the latest government figures.

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Exclusive: Pollutants can upset body’s metabolic thermostat with some even causing obesity to be passed on to children

Chemical pollution in the environment is supersizing the global obesity epidemic, according to a major scientific review.

The idea that the toxins called “obesogens” can affect how the body controls weight is not yet part of mainstream medicine. But the dozens of scientists behind the review argue that the evidence is now so strong that it should be. “This is critical because the current clinical management of obese patients is woefully inadequate,” they said.

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A blockchain and cryptocurrency company has committed $100 million to carbon markets, targeting CO2 removal projects and building a portfolio of additional, long-term, nature and science-based carbon credit.

Two European Parliament committees have backed plans to swiftly launch an EU-wide fund tasked with supporting poorer people cope with rising heating and road mobility costs during the clean transition, voting results showed this week.

The aerospace company hopes its Starliner vehicle can finally prove its capabilities in orbit.

Conservation scientists hope that preserving genetic material offers future insurance against extinction

New research suggests the cetaceans may be self-medicating for their skin ailments, adding to evidence of the medicinal properties of some corals and sponges

Who doesn’t like a bath scrub? Dolphins definitely do: they are known for being clever, playful, tactile animals, and they like to rub against rough surfaces, nap in coral beds and soak on sponges like guests at an underwater spa.

However, dolphins may be getting more from their bath scrubs than just relaxation and leisure. A study published today suggests that bottlenose dolphins may be self-medicating their skin ailments with the help of corals, adding to growing research on their previously unexplored medicinal properties.

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Low-cost European carriers announced in quarterly reports this week that they had furthered their hedging of carbon emission allowances (EUAs) for 2022 and 2023 over the past three months, and cautiously expected demand to rebound back towards 2019 levels from the summer onwards.

The global investment community is often paying lip-service to pledges to invoke climate action change, according to a report published by a watchdog group on Thursday, finding that financiers often lack the “ambition, transparency and accountability” needed to engage with companies on their transition goals.

New analysis shows Australia remains the world's highest per capita emitter from coal generation, almost double the global average.

The post Australia ranks as world’s worst for pollution from coal fired power stations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Around 220 renewable energy projects are queueing for registration with offset standard Global Carbon Council (GCC) despite uncertainty over market appetite for the units, should they be successful.

EUA prices continued to slump on Thursday as a weak auction compounded bearish sentiment following EU proposals to sell allowances from the MSR to raise money to accelerate its clean energy expansion and shift away from Russian fossil fuel exports.