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The Clean Energy Regulator defends Australia's carbon offset regime following claims it lacks integrity. Labor commits to review the scheme.

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Australia’s first renewable energy training tower has been officially opened today at Federation University Australia in Ballarat.

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Aerial surveys show almost no reefs across a 1,200km stretch escaping the heat, prompting scientists to call for urgent action on climate crisis

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The Great Barrier Reef has been hit with a sixth mass coral bleaching event, the marine park’s authority has confirmed, with aerial surveys showing almost no reefs across a 1,200km stretch escaping the heat.

The Guardian understands a United Nations mission currently under way to check the health and management of the reef will be briefed on the initial findings of the surveys as early as Friday in Townsville.

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US-based offset developer C-Quest Capital (CQC) has secured investment from an oil major and a global bank to scale up a cookstove project in Sub-Saharan Africa that it expects to generate 200 million carbon credits over the next decade.

Court slams Victoria wind farm's "high-handed" approach to noise complaints, orders payment of damages and measures to make less noise at night.

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Santos concedes Australia's domestic market too small to justify the Morrison government's gas industry expansion. It's all about exports.

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Queensland transport minister Mark Bailey explains why Tesla not included in state rebate scheme for EVs.

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As climate change pressures intensify, ecosystems may lose their ability to bounce back from disasters. Caitlin Moore, Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia David Campbell, Associate Professor, University of Waikato Helen Cleugh, Honorary Professor, Australian National University Jamie Cleverly, Snr research fellow in environmental sciences, James Cook University Jason Beringer, Professor, The University of Western Australia Lindsay Hutley, Professor of Environmental Science, Charles Darwin University Mark Grant, Science Communication and Engagement Manager; Program Coordinator, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Verified emissions under the EU ETS likely rose by a record 8.3% last year, according to a poll of analysts, with output rebounding from the pandemic-induced drop in 2020 as utilities burned more coal and the European economy recovered.

Chris Bowen says Labor wants to ensure system has integrity after whistleblower’s claims

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Labor has promised an independent review of Australia’s carbon credit system if it wins government, saying it is concerned about whistleblower allegations the scheme is “largely a sham” that was wasting money and not reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Chris Bowen, the opposition climate change and energy spokesman, said carbon credits were “very important”, would be “increasingly important” and Labor wanted to ensure the system had integrity.

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Singapore-based exchange Climate Impact X (CIX) and settlement platform Carbonplace have teamed up to develop a voluntary carbon credit trading pilot that will establish the technical, legal, and operational framework for executing carbon credit transactions, the companies said in a release on Friday.

Roadmap put together by CSIRO and AEMO focuses on advanced inverters and new control rooms amongst the many technical needs of a zero emissions grid.

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Norfolk Island’s Cascade Reserve has been added to Australia’s Commonwealth Heritage List, following its gazettal on March 21, 2022.

The unravelling of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values extended into this week, as traders continued to point to a lack of bid-side support from obligated parties amid a flood of renewable diesel (RD) coming into the state.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices meandered this week as spread rates widened and traders repriced volatility in the options market, while RGGI Allowance (RGA) values regained nearly all of their losses suffered during an early-week plunge.

French oil major TotalEnergies intends to source 100 million nature-based carbon credits by 2030 as part of its plans to offset its Scope 1 and 2 residual emissions, the company said Thursday.

Mike Cannon-Brookes and Brookfield crunched the numbers on shuttering AGL's coal plants – the move was designed to make money as much as to make a difference.

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ARENA backs AGL's Broken Hill battery to include advanced inverters and provide system strength at the edge of the grid.

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It is impossible to label nuclear power as sustainable without taking into account the entire life cycle of a nuclear reactor and the industry’s exposure to environmental and geopolitical risks. Karly Burch, Research Fellow, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.