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Australian Energy Regulator publishes draft guidelines for the introduction of solar export tariffs, setting strict rules for networks and safeguards for consumers – but leaving some things open to interpretation.

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NSW planning department recommends expansion of Narrabri coal mine can proceed, despite conceding it's unclear how to assess its climate change impacts.

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As Australian offset prices rose to yet another record high on Thursday, there are increasing expectations that the Clean Energy Regulator could make fixed delivery deals optional in order to avoid project developers breaking contracts.

If we want to solve climate change, we first need to transform our economic thinking. Relying on research and development to bring down costs is not an option.

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We take a closer look at 2021 in the Australian carbon market "by the numbers," and weigh the implications for 2022 – an election year.

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"Extraordinary:" Leading international weather body says 2021 still ranked among seven warmest years on record, despite cooling effects of consecutive La Niña events.

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2021 was the sixth hottest year on record, despite the cooling effect of back-to-back La Niñas. Let’s reflect on the year that was, and what we can expect for this year and beyond. Andrew King, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

On a British island at the edge of the Antarctic is one of the most remote tourist spots in the world.

A growing number of people are changing to more environmentally-friendly jobs.

A London-based sustainability consultancy has agreed a merger with a Dutch-headquartered offset project developer and net zero authority.

US biofuel credit (RIN) values fell to a one-month low on Wednesday, as some participants attributed the slide to obligated entities potentially taking a breather in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) market.

Campaigners say thousands of incidents are not being investigated because of a lack of resources.

The Saskatchewan government on Wednesday announced the province will add five new sectors to its output-based pricing system (OBPS), though it still must petition the federal government to remove some of its largest-emitting sectors from coverage under Canada’s ‘backstop’ CO2 pricing system.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) will most likely have to follow a measured legislative process in order to withdraw from the RGGI cap-and-trade programme, though an eventual exit from the carbon market could be more orderly than originally feared, market observers and legal experts told Carbon Pulse.

The Doomsday Clock has never before been as close to midnight as it is now. There is scant hope of it winding back on its 75th anniversary. Jack Heinemann, Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

People living in sustainable dwellings may use less energy and water which leads to lower bills. But older people may suffer cognitive decline and struggle to use sustainable technology devices. Xin Hu, Lecturer, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

All but one of the 30 European countries with renewable energy targets for 2020 reached their goals, the European Commission said Wednesday, with some forced to tap intergovernmental trade provisions. 

The European Parliament's key lawmaker on ETS reforms aims to ramp up climate ambition for shipping and aviation while bolstering carbon leakage protection for what he sees as significantly more exposed heavy industries.

Northumbrian Water admitted two breaches of law after manhole collapse led to sewer blockage

A water company has been fined £240,000 after a damaged manhole led to two unauthorised sewage discharges into a stream.

Untreated sewage leaked into Coundon Burn in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, on 13 March 2017. A member of the public rang Northumbrian Water after seeing effluent in the stream, and the firm – which had a turnover of £834.6m that year – sent workers to free a sewer blockage.

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