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A UK-based carbon-negative construction materials firm has raised £2 million in additional funding.

A carbon project developer tech service company has raised $10 mln in a Series A funding round, which will go towards expanding its global partnerships and project pipeline, it announced Tuesday.

A US-based agricultural carbon offset firm has expanded its offerings to include legumes in its cover crop mix.

Korea consortium wins a land deal for one of largest green ammonia projects in Australia.

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Tory government steps up oil exploration and investments in CCS, a technology Twiggy Forrest says is "waiting for the next idiot to come along."

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AGL will build, own and operate the solar and battery based microgrids designed to slash the orchards' use of costly and polluting diesel fuel by up to 85%.

The post AGL helps Riverina almond farms kick diesel with three solar and battery microgrids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It might surprise you to know we share our cities and towns with a huge range of native animals. But dog and cat poo can signal to wildlife that predators are about and they should stay away. Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

By including five extinct species in its Bird of the Year competition, Forest & Bird provides a way to mourn what we’ve lost – and also strive to save what remains. Olli Hellmann, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Concern is mounting for workers across Texas unable to avoid the sun and scorching temperatures.

Australia has the wealth, technology and resources to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Until this happens, it is not doing all it can to protect the reef

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The latest update from Unesco on the Great Barrier Reef world heritage area has been widely misreported as a decision to not place the reef on the world heritage “in danger” list. In reality, Unesco has simply postponed the next consideration of an in-danger listing until the 2024 meeting of the world heritage committee.

Unesco has acknowledged some recent improvements reported to them by the commonwealth and Queensland governments, such as a promised ban on gill nets as well as some additional investments in culling starfish and small-scale reef restoration. But buried deep within the diplomatic language of Unesco’s latest assessment is an acknowledgment of the slow speed of progress being made on meeting targets for reducing coastal pollution, and of Australia’s inadequate responses to the escalating impacts of climate change.

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A group of prominent critics of what they label as the country's most expensive transmission project have come up with an alternative they argue is better on every measure.

The post “Shorter, cheaper, more renewables:” VNI West critics come up with a Plan B appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rule that manufacturers must make increasing amount of zero emissions vehicles could be weakened, business secretary hints

Kemi Badenoch has raised concerns that electric vehicle targets could hamper investment in Britain and lead to job losses, in a sign that another of the government’s green pledges could face an uncertain future.

The business and trade secretary was discussing the vehicle industry’s concerns with colleagues regarding a rule to be introduced in January, which requires manufacturers to ensure that at least 22% of new sales in the UK are of emissions-free models, rising each year to reach 80% by 2030.

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The top two California Low Carbon Fuel Standard credit holders increased their share of the programme’s surplus credit bank over the six months ended in March, with the number two player’s holdings expanding the most, according to government data filed Monday.

Japan-based airline ANA on Tuesday announced it will purchase tens of thousands of tonnes of carbon removals from a direct air capture project in the Lone Star State.

Spot carbon credit prices under the Alberta Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction programme ticked up slightly in July, but stayed well within a months-long range amid summer trading doldrums, according to a report published Tuesday.

The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic US RGGI power sector cap-and-trade system saw CO2 emissions decline once again during the second quarter due to sizable abatement at facilities in Maryland and New York, programme data showed Tuesday.

Two US forest carbon firms on Tuesday announced they will collaborate to provide smaller, non-industrial landowners across 13 Southeastern states the opportunity to participate in voluntary offset markets.

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A director at voluntary carbon market experts Climate Impact Partners has parted ways with the firm just a year into the role.

A pool of older offsets will have their eligibility extended for application under the South African carbon tax, according to a draft amendment released this week in a move that could boost supply in the domestic-only market that has seen offset use fall away over the past year.