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Sunny side up: Oil giant bp and its Lightsource solar partner reportedly offer a share of their growing Australian solar portfolio up for sale as PV asset flip continues.

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No clear scientific solutions currently to the emissions caused by flying, scientists conclude.

Spanish developer unveils plans for a floating offshore wind farm in waters set to be declared as Australia's second official development zone.

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The government hopes a new type of power station will help it meet is climate change targets.

European authorities on Monday carried out raids in 11 Bulgarian cities in an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud through under-reporting of EU ETS emissions by power and heating plants.

A diamond sphere made in Germany was key to December's breakthrough fusion experiment in California.

Let's be clear – the Safeguard Mechanism changes alone do not constitute an industrial decarbonisation plan. But is throwing it out the answer?

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices inched lower over the past week as market participants suggested mild weather and a lack of catalysts were killing volatility ahead of the power sector carbon market's Q1 auction.

Few traders have a firm grasp of where Washington state’s first WCI-modelled carbon market sale will settle on Tuesday, as ambiguity regarding entities’ ability and willingness to bid in the sale juxtaposes against potential support from the small volume on offer and potential future linkage to the California-Quebec programme.

A dozen EU pro-nuclear nations met on the sidelines of talks on bloc-wide power market reform on Monday, deepening the divide over atomic power that has increasingly snagged negotiations to speed the bloc's clean energy transition in recent weeks. 

Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on fenced-off safe havens and could not survive the feral predators of the wild. True safety is harder Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney John Read, Associate Lecturer, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Horticulture underpins the local economy in areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Climate change may mean some parts of the region will become less suitable for crop production during this century. Anita Wreford, Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Superbugs like it hot and wet, so climate change presents a major challenge for healthcare and agriculture, says a new report from CSIRO and the ATSE. Branwen Morgan, Research Director and Minimising AMR Mission Lead, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Standardised nature-based offset prices ticked higher over the past week while over-the-counter project-specific prices held steady, narrowing the gap between the two for the first time since claims of widespread over-crediting in the REDD+ avoided deforestation sector five weeks ago.

Changing habitats and behaviours lead to interactions with a negative outcome for wildlife and humans

From blue whales colliding with ships to African elephants raiding crops in villages, the climate crisis is causing a rise in conflicts that lead to injury or death for humans and wildlife, new research shows.

The climate crisis is making food, water and healthy habitats harder to come by, forcing animals and human populations into new ranges or previously uninhabited places. It is also changing the way they behave. This means a rise in human-wildlife conflicts, as well as damage to personal property and loss of livelihoods for people, according to a review paper led by the University of Washington.

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The EU is eyeing a summer start for sales of tens of millions of frontloaded carbon allowances under the bloc's REPowerEU programme, Carbon Pulse understands, with officials considering scheduling them at the same time as they update this year's auction calendar for new MSR-related withdrawals.

The majority of the world’s largest asset managers that together control over $77 trillion of assets are not investing responsibly and are failing to protect the climate, biodiversity, and people, a report by the responsible investment NGO ShareAction has found.

European carbon clawed back most of the losses of the second half of last week in a robust morning's action on Monday, despite the growing caution of analysts who see an increasing potential for a bearish reversal as the peak demand season approaches.

Biodiversity-positive carbon credits and nature certificates can play a key role in closing the biodiversity funding gap, but governments and policymakers should support the development and scaling-up of the market, according to a high-level working group led by the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Demand for wood stoves is soaring in energy crisis despite research showing their harmful effects

Demand for wood-burning stoves, including in urban areas, has soared as households look for more affordable ways to stay warm during the energy crisis.

Campaigners have called for stricter legislation on their use because of their negative impact on air pollution and health, with wood burning in the UK gaining in popularity over the past decade.

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