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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator on Friday opened the fourth pilot exit arrangement window for companies with fixed delivery contracts to sell carbon credits to the government’s Emissions Reductions Fund (ERF).

A wind farm worker has been killed in a fall that is understood to involve the collapse of a meteorological mast installed at the site.

The post Man dies in met-mast accident at site of massive Queensland wind project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's largest listed coal miner is proposing to transform an open-cut mine site into a renewable energy hub with solar and pumped hydro.

The post Yancoal proposes solar and 12-hour pumped hydro storage for Hunter mine site appeared first on RenewEconomy.

China has wound back its ambitious nuclear targets and turned instead to the deployment of solar and wind energy at unprecedented rates.

The post China’s quiet energy revolution: The switch from nuclear to renewable energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal incentives to lower carbon intensity (CI) in feedstocks, coupled with advancements in carbon removal and renewable natural gas, could propel the biofuels industry towards net zero in the US, industry members told a webinar Thursday.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices traded lower through a volatile week as a highly anticipated rulemaking workshop failed to offer clarity on proposed changes to the cap-and-trade programme, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values declined amidst ongoing muted activity.

Final turbine installed at what will be - at least for the time being - the biggest wind project in NSW.

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A first-of-its-kind study shows conservation is worth investing in, researchers say.

Dozens of environmental advocacy groups and over 20 state attorneys general separately filed motions this week to intervene in a lawsuit filed against the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s vehicle emissions standards.

A Canadian CCS firm and an Iceland-based CO2 mineral storage operator on Thursday announced a partnership to explore storage potential in Quebec.

Two of the world’s largest investment firms have raised $1.4 billion for their inaugural late-stage venture capital and growth private equity investment fund that is targeting companies accelerating the low-carbon transition.

A nature-based trading startup announced on Thursday that it has secured nearly €5.3 million ($5.7 mln) in seed funding to advance its operations and introduce additional offset projects to its platform.

The giant Rimba Raya Biodiversity Project in Indonesia has been plunged into controversy after the local concession holder saw its business licence revoked by the government for violating carbon trading regulations, with the project's owner failing to be notified about it.

Two solar farms take important steps forward on the Land of the Long white Cloud, including consent for a new 40.8MW project.

The post Construction begins on New Zealand’s biggest solar farm, another gets green light appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Four years of persistent ozone holes have sparked concern about what more UV is doing to Antarctic ecosystems. Sharon Robinson, Distinguished Professor and Deputy Director of ARC Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future (SAEF), University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong Laura Revell, Associate Professor in Environmental Physics, University of Canterbury Rachele Ossola, Postdoctoral fellow, Colorado State University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The rights-of-nature movement emerged as a response to economic pressures on ecosystems. But the success of projects depends on how well legal liability is defined. Viktoria Kahui, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Economics, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Canada-based carbon project financier has agreed to pay $5.6 mln to acquire several gross revenue royalties on a portfolio of improved forest management (IFM) offset projects in the southeastern US.

Drives for greater integrity in the voluntary carbon market, such as classification of high-quality projects by rating agencies, will help to instil greater confidence in the market, bolstering demand and reducing oversupply so that prices could exceed $230 per tonne in the 2040s, according to analyst research heard on a webinar today.

The pipeline of global carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) initiatives is growing rapidly, but the nascent industry is struggling to fully develop these projects, a representative from the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Thursday. 

Researchers also find zebra finches 20% less likely to hatch from eggs if exposed to noise pollution

Noise pollution from traffic stunts growth in baby birds, even while inside the egg, research has found.

Unhatched birds and hatchlings that are exposed to noise from city traffic experience long-term negative effects on their health, growth and reproduction, the study found.

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