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Permit prices in China's national CO2 emissions market continued to drop over the past week, with analysts expecting what they see as the unambitious plan for the country's ETS expansion to weigh on market prices.

Ghana has partnered with a group of companies in an attempt to draw big institutional investors to the types of nature-based projects that they have so far avoided — with a series of projects that will generate millions of carbon and biodiversity credits, benefit local communities, and provide a return on investment. 

A think tank has partnered with British Embassy-backed Green Energy Transition Indonesia (GETI) to form a new green hydrogen community ahead of an expected hydrogen and ammonia roadmap to be released by the government later this year.

Greenpeace lost – not because it did something wrong but because it was denied a fair trial

The stunning $667m verdict against Greenpeace last week is a direct attack on the climate movement, Indigenous peoples and the first amendment.

The North Dakota case is so deeply flawed – at its core, the trial was really about crushing dissent – that I believe there is a good chance it will be reversed on appeal and ultimately backfire against the Energy Transfer pipeline company.

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BioCarbon has launched a public consultation on a new water credit standard, setting out criteria for projects seeking to advance sustainable management and conservation of water resources.

With its Carbon Removals and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation, the European Union is effectively trying to create a domestic voluntary market for removals to meet its UN climate goals, a senior EU official has said.

The Australian government on Friday circulated it’s so-called “plain-English” draft of the much-anticipated integrated farm land management (IFLM) method, seen by Carbon Pulse, with the document hinting at further delays to finishing it.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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An Australian organic waste processing firm has signed a partnership with a project developer to generate additional revenue through carbon credit markets, the companies announced Friday.

Wettest March day for 15 years in some parts of northern Australian state, while storms and hail hit Mediterranean

More heavy rain has hit Queensland, Australia, just weeks after the devastation of Cyclone Alfred. Much of north and central Queensland was put under severe weather alert for heavy rainfall earlier this week, as six-hourly rainfall totals of 30-60mm were anticipated, with the risk of seeing up to 120mm locally in this period.

In the north-west of the state, this rain caused the Haughton River to rise rapidly, with water levels reaching 2.68 metres on Wednesday night, exceeding the 2.5-metre major flood level.

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China has issued a call for proposals to add new carbon methodologies to the country's national voluntary programme.

US-based carbon project developer Wildlife Alliance has submitted its mandatory 12-month progress report to Verra, detailing its efforts to address issues at the Southern Cardamom REDD+ project (SCRP).

Heavy rainfall expected to stretch from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to the Victorian border, with the potential for isolated falls of up to 100mm

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A wet and wild weekend is on the way for much of Australia, as heavy rain in Queensland moves east and a tropical low off the coast of Western Australia threatens to develop into a cyclone.

Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra can all expect a washout on Saturday, with heavy rainfall expected to stretch from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast down to the Victorian border, including the potential for isolated falls of up to 100mm.

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Ants outnumber humans by an almost unimaginable margin. There’s probably one near you right now. Tanya Latty, Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A solar farm and big battery proposed for development north of Geelong has been fast-tracked for state approval after being named as a winner in the federal Capacity Investment Scheme.

The post Victoria fast-tracks approval of major solar farm and battery following federal auction win appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Activist shareholder forces another global energy giant to return money to investors and double down on fossil fuels rather than expand their push into renewable.

The post Fossil fuel activist investor claims another win as it steers energy giants away from renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Peter Dutton says he will lower the cost of gas. But will that translate into lower electricity prices? The answer is: No.

The post How cheap is Peter Dutton’s gas? And how does it compare to “reckless renewables”? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ausgrid’s Marc England explains why local networks are preparing their own ISP, and discussed batteries and tariffs. Plus: News of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: A cheaper way to host wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Distributed networks say they can host vast amounts of wind, solar and storage capacity at a fraction of the cost of new transmission, and plan their own ISP to prove it.

The post “Missing middle:” Local networks say they can host wind and solar at fraction of cost of new transmission appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices dipped during the North American Carbon Week (NACW) conference after an early-week bump as state regulator ARB largely avoided any statements to provide greater programme clarity, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) gained over 7% as they were pulled towards the Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) trigger price, traders said.