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California doled out nearly 170,000 compliance offsets this week as the June monthly issuance figure dropped to a three-year low amid a string of small issuances, according to government data released Wednesday.

Australia has one of the worst track records in the world for species extinctions. The federal government's proposed changes could weaken our already inadequate environment law. Martine Maron, ARC Future Fellow and Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Brendan Wintle, Professor in Conservation Ecology, School of BioSciences, The University of Melbourne Craig Moritz, Professor, Research School of Biology, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Evidence the reef is in trouble has been building for years, federal opposition environment spokesperson Terri Butler says

Labor has called on the government to justify its claim a UN body bowed to political pressure in recommending the Great Barrier Reef be placed on a world heritage “in danger” list, saying there had been warning signs the site had been in trouble for years.

Guardian Australia revealed on Wednesday that Dr Fanny Douvere, of Unesco’s World Heritage Centre in Paris, had rejected a suggestion by the environment minister, Sussan Ley, that the body told the Australian government a week ago it would not be recommending the reef be moved to the “in danger” list.

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We are offering an exciting opportunity for a new position as Communications Director of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), a special initiative of IETA. ICROA’s objective is to serve IETA member interests in the growth of voluntary carbon markets with high environmental integrity. This role will contribute to the strategic success of ICROA.

We are offering an exciting opportunity for a new position as Managing Director of the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), a special initiative of IETA. ICROA’s objective is to serve IETA member interests in the growth of voluntary carbon markets with high environmental integrity. This role will contribute to the strategic success of ICROA.

EUAs gained more than 2.5% to hit a five-week high on Wednesday as gas prices continued to rise and bullish technicals drew more buyers.

California regulator ARB spent months evaluating a potential regulatory violation at a Wisconsin dairy farm before launching a formal review, documents show, while the offset project appears to have adjusted out a subsequent non-compliance event in a future credit reporting period.

There is growing interest in uses of the carbon market that do not rely on unique claims, and expanding the use of the voluntary carbon market to accommodate new claims can crowd in even more investment without being limited to a narrowing pool of options available for offsetting, writes Sarah Leugers of Gold Standard.

MPs warned of £40m budget cut hindering effort to monitor sewage discharges and farming activity

The head of the Environment Agency has called for the government to reinstate a £120m grant to help increase surveillance of water companies and cut pollution in rivers.

Sir James Bevan, chief executive of the agency, told MPs that water companies and the farming industry, the two main polluters of rivers, were not doing enough to protect the environment.

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Scientists think they may have pinpointed an elusive "living compass" behind birds' epic migrations.

Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, and other climate impacts are accelerating

Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on Earth in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisers obtained by AFP.

Species extinction, more widespread disease, unliveable heat, ecosystem collapse, cities menaced by rising seas – these and other devastating climate impacts are accelerating and bound to become painfully obvious before a child born today turns 30.

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The Ministry for the Environment is looking for a Senior Analyst to support work in international climate change forums and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations.  This is your chance to represent New Zealand and contribute to the global effort on climate change. 

FuelEU Maritime would ‘lock in’ use of fossil fuels for decades, says NGO

A leaked draft of a flagship EU policy designed to cut carbon emissions in shipping, one of the world’s biggest polluters, has been described as an environmental disaster for “promoting” liquified natural gas, a fossil fuel, as an alternative to heavy oil.

The decision, says an NGO that has analysed the plans, will ‘lock in the use of fossil fuels for decades to come and make the EU’s target of net emissions neutrality by 2050 unreachable.

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China’s environment ministry has told the industry associations for aluminium and steel producers to help draw up CO2 allocation plans, indicating the sectors are about to be brought into the national emissions trading scheme.

With corporate net zero ambitions growing by the day, a startup led by oil major BP’s former risk boss wants to certify the carbon neutrality of the commodity transactions that will form the basis of many of these efforts.

Almost two-thirds of renewable energy schemes built globally last year expected to undercut coal costs

Almost two-thirds of wind and solar projects built globally last year will be able to generate cheaper electricity than even the world’s cheapest new coal plants, according to a report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena).

The agency found that the falling cost of new windfarms and solar panels meant 62% of new renewable energy projects could undercut the cost of up to 800 gigawatts (GW) worth of coal plants, or almost enough to supply the UK’s electricity needs 10 times over.

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The European Commission will launch three calls for R&D on carbon dioxide removals on Thursday, offering up a total of €80 million this year under its flagship research fund.

The Tianjin municipal government will auction off 1.5 million CO2 allowances on June 29, the day before the annual compliance deadline.

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Country looks to export excess manure from intensive pig and poultry farms to combat rising pollution and emissions

A surge in pig and poultry farming in Northern Ireland has built a multimillion-pound industry, feeding British consumers chicken and pork. But it is creating a climate and pollution headache for politicians.

After a decade of growth, the country has a poultry population of 25 million and pig production has risen to almost 1.5 million, with most of the meat exported to Great Britain.

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