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A European NGO has warned against the pitfalls of net zero portfolio pledges, offering recommendations for financial and non-financial segments to achieve carbon neutrality in the real economy in a scathing report.

Private equity firm Blackstone is investing $400 million through its Energy Partners arm into carbon commodities platform Xpansiv, the companies announced Wednesday. 

A Canadian waste management project developed with Bluesource was given a low grading by an offset ratings firm this week, with three other activities also awarded ratings for the first time. 

For many Māori, fisheries are the most significant assets. Any geographical shift in fish stocks will have major implications for their commercial seafood interests. Maui Hudson, Associate Professor, Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Chemicals firm Air Products has signed a deal with Vitol’s UK power generator VPI to develop the ‘H3’ Humber Hydrogen Hub, an 800 MW blue hydrogen production facility in Immingham.

Pennsylvania opened RGGI compliance accounts for regulated parties on Wednesday as the state entered the regional power sector cap-and-trade programme on July 1, according to CO2 Allowance Tracking System (COATS) data.

The risks of non-additionality of conservatively-issued High Forest, Low Deforestation carbon credits pale in comparison to the risks of losing the world’s remaining expanses of intact forests, argues the board of ART TREES crediting programme in response to recent views that such credits should not be allowed for use to offset emissions by airlines under CORSIA because they are not additional.

A government review, now in train, is crucial in preparing Australia for the climate dangers ahead. But we must get it right. Robert Glasser, Honorary Professor, Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday by environmental groups against the Dutch subsidiary of Air France KLM over its ‘Fly Responsibly’ advertisement campaign could prove pertinent to other airlines' plans to offset emissions, or even to the sector's ambitions under the UN’s CORSIA offsetting scheme.

University of Cambridge researchers find amphibians dwelling as high as 3 metres above ground

Scientists hunting for dormice have been surprised to find toads sleeping in their nest boxes, high up in the trees.

A study has for the first time revealed the frequency with which the common toad nests and breeds in the trees.

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The European Commission has launched a call for experts in carbon removals to form part of an expert group to advise on policy initiatives and legislation concerning both nature-based and industrial removals.

The UK's energy security bill published Wednesday did not mention the country's 2024 coal phaseout date, despite the government in 2021 pledging to close all of its assets over the next two years.

Attractive margins, tight hydro supply, and weak nuclear output, sent European coal generation soaring over H1 2022, driving EU ETS power sector emissions 7% higher year-on-year, with analysts expecting full-year totals to surpass pre-pandemic levels as fundamentals favour burning the black stuff.

The director of nature-based solutions at Toronto-based carbon consultancy ClearBlue Markets is leaving after nine months on the job.

Exchange operator AirCarbon (ACX) on Wednesday announced plans to host an auction for its first VER issuance of a Brazil landfill VCM project.

The GER standardised voluntary carbon contract is being offered to individuals in smaller clips and initially at cost, its backers said on Wednesday, three weeks after launching to corporate buyers.

A 2013 storm toppled the tree that had stood in the Ceiriog valley for 1,200 years – but now it lives on

On a stormy night in April 2013, a resounding crack echoed around a valley in north-east Wales and when day broke a melancholy sight met the eyes of villagers.

The mighty Pontfadog oak, a glorious tree that had stood sentinel over the Ceiriog valley for 1,200 years, had been toppled, and a heap of broken branches, decayed wood, lichens and fungi lying among the spring flowers.

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Parliament backs plan to classify some projects as clean power investments

The European parliament has backed plans to label gas and nuclear energy as “green”, rejecting appeals from Ukraine and climate activists that the proposals are a gift to Vladimir Putin.

One senior MEP said the vote was a “dark day for the climate”, while experts said the EU had set a dangerous precedent for countries to follow.

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EUAs extended their recent losses after an early rally in Wednesday morning trading, as participation in the market continued to dwindle into the summer holiday season, while energy markets ended their recent rally as the outlook for gas supply improved after a Norwegian labour strike was ended.

The European Parliament endorsed on Wednesday controversial EU plans to label some nuclear and natural gas plants as climate-friendly investments.