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A new report published on Wednesday found that 40% of the companies and financial institutions most at risk of driving the loss of tropical forests have not yet set a single deforestation policy or target.

Mettle of a big, iron-flow battery system as a potential long-duration energy storage solution to be tested.

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Offset standard developer and registry Verra announced on Tuesday a planned third quarter release of its new consolidated methodology for avoided deforestation, delaying the previously promised Q2 REDD methodology revamp after recent market focus on over-crediting claims in the sector.

Underground power lines are safer, more resilient and less of an eyesore. The higher upfront cost will pay off in long-term benefits. Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

RMIT researchers say they have found low cost way of using seawater to make green hydrogen.

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Vast Solar to list on NYSE after cutting deal with world's biggest oil industry driller, giving it access to capital to take its technology to the world.

The post Vast cuts deal with oil industry driller to take concentrated solar tech to the world appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Not everyone is convince wind assisted shipping is making a comeback. But most objections are based on four myths that can be easily debunked.

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Power generators boosted their holdings of RGGI Allowances (RGAs) in between the December auction and year-end in the lead up to the power sector carbon market’s interim compliance deadline, according to a report published Tuesday.

The February WCI cap-and-trade auction on Wednesday is expected to settle in a relatively narrow range compared to current secondary market levels, as market participants see a lack of regulatory news and poor speculative conditions running up against smaller sale volumes and the potential start of annual deficits in California.

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Court of appeal ruled homeowner could recover loss of value even if knotweed has been treated

A significant legal victory in a case brought by a householder affected by Japanese knotweed has raised the prospect of an increase in claims from people stricken by the hazardous plant.

The court of appeal ruled that a homeowner could recover damages for a loss of value of their property from having had Japanese knotweed, even if it had been treated.

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Yes, there are forever chemicals in biosolids we use on farms. Here’s why we don’t need to panic … yet Ravi Naidu, Laureate Professor, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A 4-year study of households has shown how the increasing focus on our homes as sites of work, rest and play can increase energy use despite soaring prices. Kari Dahlgren, Research Fellow Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University Yolande Strengers, Professor, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The UK Forestry Commission is offering farmers, landowners, and businesses a £30/tonne reserve price for carbon credits generated under its Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme.

The European Commission on Tuesday presented a plan to phase out emissions from heavy-duty vehicles sold in the EU from 2030 onwards, piling pressure on the sector to reduce its carbon footprint.

Experts say wood burners have become ‘middle-class status symbols’ and government should regulate sale in urban areas

Emissions of toxic air pollution from wood burning in UK homes has more than doubled in the past decade, according to official government statistics.

The report also showed that solid fuel burning in homes, which includes a small proportion of coal, is the single biggest source of PM2.5 pollution, which refers to particulate matter that is smaller than 2.5 microns in size. Road transport, industry and burning wood and other biomass to produce electricity all produce fewer PM2.5 emissions.

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Xpansiv's environmental markets trading platform CBL announced plans on Tuesday to offer carbon credits on its spot exchange from a Latin American registry that has repeatedly been denied eligibility for the UN aviation offsetting programme CORSIA.

‘Emotional’ posthumous discovery of 16-year-old hedgehog gives conservationists hope for the mammals’ future preservation

A 16-year-old European hedgehog called Thorvald has been crowned the oldest in the world, smashing the previous record by seven years.

The male hedgehog lived near the town of Silkeborg in the centre of Denmark. Dr Sophie Lund Rasmussen, from the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at Oxford University, who led the Danish Hedgehog Project that discovered Thorvald, said she was overwhelmed when she discovered how old he was.

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