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The Northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade programme will offer nearly 23 million allowances for the second consecutive auction, but unlike the previous quarterly sales all of the permits will come from the current auction budget, according to an auction notice posted Tuesday.

The North Carolina Environmental Management Commission (EMC) on Tuesday agreed to commence a rulemaking for implementing a RGGI-aligned cap-and-trade programme, though some observers believe the process could face headwinds from the Republican-controlled legislature.

Center Parcs proposal for 223-hectare woodland site faces opposition from activists and locals

Center Parcs has been criticised over plans to build a complex on rare bird habitat in Sussex, next to a site of special scientific interest.

The holiday company announced it was applying to create its sixth UK holiday village on 223 hectares (551 acres) of woodland in Worth Forest, West Sussex. They hope to attract Londoners down to the wood, which was selected because of its transport links to the capital.

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California’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade floor price expectations for 2022 edged out further this month as June inflation rose year-on-year, but allowance prices remain significantly above these levels amid a wave of speculative interest in recent months. 

"Unchartered territory:" AEMO's Daniel Westerman wants Australia's grids to be able to handle 100 pct renewable penetration within four years.

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The UK confirmed the country’s sixth carbon budget (2033-37) on Tuesday, agreeing with its independent advisors on the front-loading of its effort towards hitting net zero.

EU carbon rallied in early Tuesday trading amid a generally flat energy complex, as traders eyed Wednesday's scheduled unveiling of the Fit for 55 reform package.

The municipal government of Beijing released instructions for corporates, institutions and event organisers to qualify for carbon naturality, including listing rules of eligible offset projects, which set up examples for other Chinese cities to follow.

Goldfish released into the wild can grow much bigger and cause major disruption to ecosystems.

China’s national emissions trading scheme is said to launch on Friday, according to sources with knowledge of the issue.

Southern Water was one of the worst-performing companies in 2020, according to report

The water industry in England is failing to cut pollution from spills of raw sewage into rivers and coastal waters, the Environment Agency has said.

Southern Water, which was fined a record £90m last week for dumping billions of litres of raw sewage into the sea, was one of the worst-performing companies in 2020, according to the EA report on Tuesday.

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The first draft of a post-2020 UN-led global biodiversity framework targets annual carbon reductions from natural ecosystems of 10 billion tonnes of CO2e by 2030, though observers doubted the number would survive upcoming negotiations.

Trina Solar has formally joined the global Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) and signed the Business Ambition for 1.5°C pledge.

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Solar sales guru Dean Mannix on how to compete in a brutally competitive environment.

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Research led by Monash Uni says accuracy of wind and solar forecasts boosted by 45%.

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How do we ensure solutions to climate change doesn't make biodiversity loss worse? Fifty of the world's leading researchers on biodiversity and climate have sought to answer this question. Michelle Lim, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie Law School, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Adani says it wants kids to take personal responsibility for climate action, while new research shows the depth of its fossil fuel ambitions.

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New Zealanders have planted just over a quarter of a billion trees, about half of it native species, as part of an effort to increase carbon storage. Sebastian Leuzinger, Professor, Auckland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

There are many new forms of cryptocurrency, collectively termed “altcoins”, which are far greener than bitcoin – and to which investors are now turning.

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Australia's biggest wind farm finally obtains registration - at least for part of the project - after a long delay, and can now begin production.

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