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The new PM has not set out plans for reducing energy waste; instead she has talked of more oil and gas

Liz Truss faces a daunting array of environmental crises, from energy supply to sewage spills on British beaches, with little to show that she has the inclination to take them on.

Ben Goldsmith, the chair of the Conservative Environment Network, and a longtime green Tory who was a strong supporter of Boris Johnson, said of the UK’s new prime minister and her defeated rival: “Neither Truss nor Sunak has been known for their passion for nature. Neither has made a name for themselves as an environmental leader.”

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The European Commission is analysing how emitters partake in the EU ETS in order to better understand their motivations for using certain trading channels and to identify any barriers to participation.

Swathes of rainforest have reached tipping point, research by scientists and Indigenous organisations concludes

Environmental destruction in parts of the Amazon is so complete that swathes of the rainforest have reached tipping point and might never be able to recover, a major study carried out by scientists and Indigenous organisations has found.

“The tipping point is not a future scenario but rather a stage already present in some areas of the region,” the report concludes. “Brazil and Bolivia concentrate 90% of all combined deforestation and degradation. As a result, savannization is already taking place in both countries.”

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EUA prices tumbled as much as 5% on Monday morning as gas and power prices soared following Russia's extended closure of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, and traders speculated over EU measures to cap energy prices.

Germany will freeze the price increases of its domestic carbon pricing mechanism for one year as part of a monster €65 billion relief package it hopes will ease the strain of sky-high energy prices on its industry.

A handful of countries made some progress this summer in handing out their share of this year’s free carbon permit allocations under the EU ETS.

The EU’s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that

Next week the future of many of the world’s forests will be decided when members of the European parliament vote on a revised EU renewable energy directive. If the parliament fails to change the EU’s discredited and harmful renewables policy, European citizens’ tax money will continue to pay for forests around the globe to literally go up in smoke every day.

Europe’s directly elected representatives now have to choose: they can either save the EU’s “climate targets” with their legislative loopholes or they can begin saving our climate, because right now, that is not what EU targets are working towards.

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Labor is under pressure on climate policy from Greens who propose ban on high-carbon projects

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Anthony Albanese has promised to work with the resources sector to “reduce emissions in a predictable and orderly way” as Labor comes under increased pressure from the Greens to ban emissions intensive projects.

Albanese made the comment to the minerals industry parliamentary dinner on Monday, suggesting the “cooperation and dialogue” Labor achieved at the two-day jobs and skills summit “should be the rule” not a “48-hour exception”.

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A Hong Kong-headquartered gas company with a major presence in Mainland China has joined an initiative that seeks to establish the financial hub as the main connection point between the Chinese and global carbon markets.

Australia has awarded two permits to Santos and Chevron to explore potential CO2 storage sites off the coast of Western Australia, as the companies continue to pursue large-scale CCS opportunities.

This role will primarily involve leading LMS Energy’s carbon strategy and influencing stakeholders in relation to carbon policy.

An exciting time to join the Carbon Solutions team in this newly created Manager – Carbon Policy & Markets role is now available.

Carbon Link is seeking a Carbon Farming Advisor to join its team.

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If Cop27 fails to bring the major polluters to heel, the global south will be forced to act on its own

• Mustafa Nawaz Khokar is a senator in Pakistan

What we’ve witnessed this summer in Pakistan is nothing short of a climate catastrophe. First came the early heatwaves that brought an end to spring, reducing crop yields and increasing the rate of glacial melt. Then came the monsoon downpours that lasted for days on end and wreaked havoc across the country. One-third of Pakistan is now underwater. More than 1,200 people have been killed and more than 33 million people affected. And the monster monsoon isn’t over yet.

Experts say the heavy rainfall was caused by higher than average warming of the Arabian Sea. In Sindh province, which produces half the country’s food, 90% of crops are ruined. More than 75% of Balochistan, which covers half of Pakistan, is partially or completely damaged. People’s homes and patches of land are inundated. Of the 650,000 pregnant women who have been directly affected in flood-hit areas, 73,000 will be delivering their babies this month. The sheer scale of destruction those children will be born into is unimaginable.

Mustafa Nawaz Khokar is a senator in Pakistan. From 2009 to 2013, he served as the adviser to the prime minister of Pakistan on human rights

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With a hearing expected later in the year, the outcome could have far-reaching consequences for revenue raising from electric vehicles, lawyers say

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A stoush between the commonwealth and states over electric vehicle taxes has moved closer to a high court hearing in a process carrying wide-ranging implications for revenue raising, lawyers say.

In September 2021, two drivers of electric cars launched a high court challenge that argued the imposition of a tax of 2-2.5 cents per kilometre by the Victorian government was unconstitutional because the state does not have the constitutional power to impose such fees.

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Countrywide hydrogen strikes deal with Wirsol to pursue behind-the-meter solar for some smaller-scale electrolyser plants in Tasmania.

The post Countrywide Hydrogen seeks behind the meter solar supply deals with Wirsol appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar output set new records across main grid and in Queensland over the weekend.

The post Solar records tumble as spring ushers in new challenges for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW opens registrations for the first big renewable and storage tender that will replace most, if not all, its coal fired generators over the coming decade.

The post NSW opens registrations for first big renewables and storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Greens table "climate trigger" bill in parliament, and get the backing of Australia's richest man, Andrew Forrest, but not the Labor government.

The post Greens “climate trigger” bill faces tough crowd in parliament, but gets billionaire backing appeared first on RenewEconomy.