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More than 22 million of Australian offsets issued so far have been generated using a “deeply flawed” method, calling into question the value of the government’s entire carbon credit programme, said a report released Wednesday, though industry representatives said the report had “critical errors”.

New study says Australia is "ripe" for offshore wind, and could use its expertise to tap into floating platforms and use coal plant infrastructure.

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UK consumers are having to pay the cost of confused government policy, and this winter promises to be particularly challenging.

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China will end funding for new coal-fired power plants abroad, President Xi Jinping announced at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, signalling a massive shift for the world's largest public financier of overseas coal.

Cities like Sydney are already experiencing extremely hot days because of climate change.

All schools and colleges in Cornwall will be given litter pickers made from old hospital masks.

Edify wins planning approval for 1GW green hydrogen project, including large scale and behind the meter solar and storage, in new eco industrial precinct.

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Pre-compliance carbon offset trading has started under Mexico’s pilot cap-and-trade programme, but a dearth of supply and lack of regulatory clarity are serving as headwinds for further development, a panel heard Tuesday.

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California gasoline demand per day declined slightly in July even as Governor Gavin Newsom (D) removed all COVID-19 restrictions, but the Golden State’s fuel consumption still narrowed against historic levels, according to federal data.

Insulate Britain protesters blocked traffic on both carriageways of the motorway in Surrey.

Joe Biden called for cooperation in his first speech as US president to the UN General Assembly.

The ex-deputy PM tells Guardian Australia the next phase of climate policy must not ‘smash our regional economies’

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The former federal Nationals leader Michael McCormack says his party has to consider signing up to a commitment to net zero emissions because a flat “no” could threaten Australia’s trade relationships and export income.

McCormack’s public overture ahead of Cop26 in Glasgow comes as the New South Wales minister for energy and the environment, Matt Kean, will also tell an event organised by the British high commission on Wednesday that Scott Morrison has pulled off a “stunning coup” in negotiating a nuclear submarine deal with the US and the UK, but now needs to take the next step.

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‘Avoided deforestation’ projects do not represent genuine abatement, say researchers who liken the Coalition policy to ‘cheap tricks and hot air’

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About 20% of carbon credits created under the federal Coalition’s main climate change policy do not represent real cuts in carbon dioxide and are essentially “junk”, new research suggests.

The report by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) and the Australia Institute found “avoided deforestation” projects do not represent genuine abatement as in most cases the areas were never going to be cleared.

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One-fifth of carbon offset units issued through federal government's Emissions Reduction Fund may have no basis in emissions reductions, new research finds.

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Since 2015 policies to insulate Britain’s homes and diversify our energy supply have stalled

• Ed Davey is leader of the Liberal Democrats and former energy and climate change secretary

Rocketing heating bills owing to dramatic gas price rises are just the latest chapter in Britain’s mounting cost of living crisis. From food price-hikes to increasing transport costs, this new bout of inflation is hitting essential goods – and that means the poorest people will be hit the hardest. So no one should be surprised that Boris Johnson has dismissed these problems. He wants us to think it’s all a global problem, with nothing unique to the UK. And he wants us to think it will all be over quickly.

Of course, the reality is somewhat different. While rising gas prices are a global phenomenon, British consumers will be hit hard because energy policy in the last six years has been an unmitigated disaster – with fewer homes being insulated and with measures for diversifying the UK away from overdependence on gas needlessly stalled. Within the last 18 months alone, the Conservatives have launched, mismanaged and then scrapped a Green Home Grant scheme; their flagship policy to help people cut their heating bills failed totally, and nothing has been put in its place.

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