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Another Chinese company has been caught falsifying data under the national emissions trading scheme as regional governments continue efforts to identify and stamp out carbon market fraud, though available sanctions against wrongdoers remain weak.

EUAs tumbled below a key technical level and prompted additional selling as the market reacted to details of the European Commission's plan to reduce gas demand ahead of the winter demand season.

Endemic frogs of captivating beauty, mammals and wild birds are among the species to be found in Peru’s Cordillera Escalera conservation area, a protected highly biodiverse area between the Andes and the jungle in the east of the country

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Global electricity CO2 emissions are expected to fall, albeit slightly, in 2022 as weakening economic growth and soaring energy prices put the brakes on power consumption while renewables have a bumper year, according to the IEA in a report published Wednesday.

Experts say it would take years to begin shale gas production and it is far less accessible than once thought

The political earthquake in Downing Street has delayed publication of a review into the scientific evidence around fracking for shale gas, which had been expected earlier this month.

In the face of an urgent and intensifying energy crisis, that delay can only be bad news – or so the vocal media and political supporters of shale gas development would have you believe. (The Sun has published at least 14 editorials this year calling for UK fracking – one every fortnight.)

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An increase in approvals for new coal power facilities in China has reflected rising concern over energy security at home, an NGO report published on Wednesday found.

The level of CO2 captured and stored at CCS facilities annually is well below total yearly global capacity, by 19-30% on average, highlighting the urgent need for uniform and more comprehensive reporting on CO2 capture and storage rates, a study has found.

Prices in China’s national emissions trading scheme will grow steadily in coming years, but by the end of the decade could be more than 50% higher if the government sets an absolute cap on ETS emissions compared to if it carries on with an intensity-based scheme, according to analysts.

There is a yawning gap between Australia's green hydrogen hype, where it leads the world, and the projects that are likely to be delivered anytime soon.

The post Australia leads world in green hydrogen hype and hope, but not in actual projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian heavy industry's push to offset emissions is expected to drive massive demand in the country’s carbon market, with the help of the government’s revamped Safeguard Mechanism, according to analysis set to be released Thursday.

An Australian resources company planning on turning 1.4 million hectares of forest in Papua New Guinea in to a series of  REDD+ projects has had its carbon permits revoked by the country’s National Forestry Authority (NFA).

SolarDuck to build first offshore floating solar pilot in hope that it can be integrated into offshore wind projects.

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Low-emission zones, now in 320 cities, are increasing as EU battles pollution health emergency

The number of clean air zones across Europe has risen 40% since 2019, forcing older and more polluting vehicles off the road, according to new research based on EU data.

Low-emission zones (LEZs) have now been introduced in 320 European city regions, and that figure is expected to rise by more than half again, to 507, by 2025.

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LONGi's Hi-MO 5 modules have now been delivered to clients in 94 countries, with total shipments exceeding 30GW.

The post LONGi achieves new milestone of 30GW for Hi-MO 5 module shipments appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO Services sets a date for the first NSW REZ tender, offering long-term contracts for 1GW of wind and solar and 600MW of long-duration storage.

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Study found that the most at-risk neighbourhoods were also among the most ethnically diverse and have lower carbon footprints than average

People of colour are four times more likely to live in areas at high risk from heatwaves in the UK as the climate heats up, according to experts.

Researchers at the University of Manchester and Friends of the Earth found one in three people from minority ethnic groups lived in areas most exposed to extreme heat, compared with just one in 12 white people.

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Summer heat may be far from people’s minds here in Australia. But Europe’s ordeal is yet another sign changes in Earth’s climate have already reached dangerous levels. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

BHP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Steel to jointly study and explore the development of lower carbon technologies for iron and steelmaking, the global mining giant announced on Wednesday.

Australian researchers develop new and non-flammable electrolyte material for use in sodium batteries that could be safer and cheaper than lithium-ion batteries.

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