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A Shell veteran has been appointed chief executive of a global environmental solutions service provider that saw revenues of almost $6 billion last year.

Cookstove projects are one of the fastest-growing carbon offset schemes but research finds carbon benefits are vastly overstated

Clean cookstove projects, one of the most popular types of carbon-offset schemes, are probably overstating their beneficial impact on the climate by an average of 1,000%, according to a new study.

Every year, an estimated 3.2 million people die prematurely from household air pollution caused by cooking with smoky fuels such as wood, paraffin or kerosene, which produce about 2% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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After passing peer review, a journal version of an academic pre-print study that said it found over-crediting in cookstove offset projects last year has renewed its criticism of over-estimation of issuances in the same project methodologies, but by a much higher factor.

EnergyAustralia plans massive four-hour battery in wind and solar dominated South Australia, to be built next to an existing gas fired power station.

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Campaigners say 76% decline in riverfly species’ abundance at Cunsey Beck is being caused by sewage discharges

Testing by citizen scientists of a beck that feeds into Windermere has revealed a huge loss in invertebrate life in the lake in Cumbria that campaigners say is being caused by sewage discharges.

Save Windermere and WildFish carried out testing for invertebrates in Cunsey Beck, a site of special scientific interest (SSSI), in order to assess the impact on its freshwater ecology of the Near Sawrey wastewater treatment works, owned and operated by United Utilities.

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A project funded by the Australian government is eyeing carbon credit revenue from cutting greenhouse gas emissions from rice production across three Vietnamese provinces.

Analysts have significantly reduced their outlook for EU carbon prices this year due to a number of short-term bearish factors related to both supply and demand, including macroeconomic uncertainty, weak power consumption fundamentals, and ample allowance supply due to auctions linked to the bloc's REPowerEU energy independence policy.

Using two-sided or bifacial solar modules could lift the output from rooftop solar systems by more than 22 per cent. But they need a light coloured roof.

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An Australian resources company is closer to getting its Papua New Guinea REDD+ project back on track after a local court revoked its permit cancellations.

Growth of utility-scale solar in New Zealand receives much-needed boost after financial close reached on what will be the country’s largest solar farm to date.

The post FRV and Genesis secures finance for largest solar farm in New Zealand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Pacific Island nation of Palau has ratified the UN’s Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) treaty, sparking optimism that sufficient momentum can build for the treaty to enter into force, making it possible for the global community to protect vast tracts of the world’s oceans.

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An Indian impact investment firm has announced plans to launch an offset fund worth at least $150 million dedicated to carbon sequestration through tree-planting.

Our super funds say they want to invest more in the net zero transition but that regulation blocks them. It’s time to put them to the test, and turn their piles of money toward a greener future. Arjuna Dibley, Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Republican lawmaker in Indiana earlier this month proposed legislation mandating carbon dioxide sequestration projects, which transport CO2 across counties, to obtain approvals from authorities in the destination county.

Queensland smashes demand record in heatwave, as energy minister hails the role of solar - even as it ate into the coal industry's lunch-bag.

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EnergyAustralia plans massive four-hour battery in wind and solar dominated South Australia, to be built next to an existing gas fired power station.

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California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values saw a brief dip below $60 in recent days as the market awaits an update to programme rulemaking, while Washington Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) credit values saw a much more dramatic decline.

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Vestas says it will now offer a wind turbine tower made from low-emission steel, “significantly” reducing the lifetime carbon dioxide emissions during production.

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