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EUAs edged higher in thin trading on Friday morning as many participants were again largely on the sidelines, while energy markets retreated as European regulators urged more demand-reducing measures to conserve gas supplies ahead of winter.

China saw its domestic thermal power generation decline last month, while its gross domestic product (GDP) growth stalled in the April to June quarter.

US adviser to the White House and partner call on UN to move climate crisis summit over fears they would be targeted

A White House adviser and his partner have called on the United Nations to move a key climate change summit from Egypt due to the country’s treatment of LGBTQ people, citing fears that they and other activists would be targeted by security forces if they attend the talks.

The couple, Jerome Foster and Elijah Mckenzie-Jackson, have written to Patricia Espinosa, executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to condemn the choice of Egypt as host of the Cop27 talks due to its “LGBTQ+ torture, woman slaughter and civil rights suppression” and that the decision “places our life in danger in the process of advocating for the life of our planet”.

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The director and founding member of the Indigenous Carbon Industry Network Steering Committee, W Rioli, has died.

A Mitsui subsidiary has launched the first Japanese online marketplace for buying international voluntary offsets, with credits sourced from a California-based carbon removals platform.

Both price and volume dropped in China's carbon market over the past week, though regulators sparked some hope with traders that the ETS might be strengthened this year after revealing plans to legislate the market trading regulations.

An Australian-led fund has put the call out for proposals aiming to support blue carbon ecosystem restoration and conservation projects in the Indo-Pacific.

In July 2021, Germany experienced devastating floods. At least 184 people died and the damage was immense. Photographer Gideon Mendel’s Drowning World project documented the aftermath. A year later, Watermarks shows the damaged, alienated family photos of Gisela Pietsch-Marx, who lost practically everything

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Chevron will have to continue to invest in carbon credits after its Gorgon LNG CCS facility in Western Australia has continued to fall short of its CO2 injection targets.

The return of good sunshine in Queensland has helped moderate prices. But is that the only change in the market?

The post Here comes the sun: Did rooftop solar save the day in Queensland? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Citizen science survey should aid knowledge of populations, including that of small tortoiseshell ‘missing’ from buddleias

The apparent alarming absence of butterflies feeding on buddleia flowers this summer will be tested by the launch of the world’s largest insect survey.

People are being urged to take part in the Big Butterfly Count today to help discover if anecdotal reports of a lack of butterflies reflect a wider reality across Britain this summer.

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Vale Tricia: the beloved Asian elephant called Perth Zoo home since 1963. Her death has led to an outpouring of grief in Perth, especially among zookeepers and her fellow elephants. Jessica Turner, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Alexandra Whittaker, Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Deakin University researchers find a novel way to separate, store and transport huge amounts of gas safely that could be a eureka moment for green hydrogen.

The post “Eureka moment” as Australian researchers make hydrogen storage breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The wind component of what will be Australia's biggest hybrid renewables facility resumes production after addressing voltage and "flickering" issues.

The post Port Augusta wind hub resumes production after 3-week hiatus caused by “flickering” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservationists says two-fifths of British species are under threat.

Can Australia make the leap from world-leading solar research and installation rates, to a global manufacturer of scale?

The post Australia plots leap from world-leading solar R&D to global solar manufacturer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regeneration of native forests is a valid and desirable way to reduce emissions and generate carbon credits. But the ERF method is deeply flawed.

The post Australian climate policy pays people to grow trees that already existed – we can do better appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Carbon Credit Unit spot prices have hit a downward slump in recent weeks, as traders and analysts highlight policy uncertainty in the market.

Indonesia expects to meet its 2030 goal under the Paris Agreement while at the same time earning over $170 million annually this decade from the sale of forestry carbon credits from emissions cuts that go beyond its NDC pledge.

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