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A US-based carbon capture and storage (CCS) developer has won environmental approval to transport and sequester up to 10 million tonnes of CO2 per year.

New guidelines for the issuance of green, blue, biodiversity, and other thematic bonds have been published by the Guayaquil Stock Exchange (Spanish: BVG), with technical assistance from the Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) of the UN Development Programme (UNDP).

Over $1 trillion in corporate value linked to the world’s largest stock markets is at risk by 2050 due to rising socio-economic impacts of climate change in vulnerable countries, according to a new analysis.

Forest logging records, satellite data, on-ground surveys and drone photography show nearly 20% of logged areas in Victoria failed to regenerate over the past 40 years. Maldwyn John Evans, Senior Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Chris Taylor, Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University David Lindenmayer, Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Study using citizen data finds three-quarters of nearly 500 species in decline, with steepest trend in areas where they once thrived

Bird populations across North America are falling most quickly in areas where they are most abundant, according to new research, prompting fears of ecological collapse in previously protected areas.

Analysis of nearly 500 bird species across North America has found that three-quarters are declining across their ranges, with two-thirds of the total shrinking significantly.

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Campaigners warn move could worsen access to nature for millions already living more than a 10-minute walk from park or playing field

Housing developers will be able to build on once-protected green spaces without having to replace the loss of nature in the nearby area, the Guardian understands.

New nature areas, parks and community gardens created to offset the removal of green spaces to make way for housing developments may not even have to be in the same county, under the new planning and infrastructure bill, sources at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said on Thursday.

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A California senate committee this week approved a bill that would mandate some contractors in the state to disclose their Scope 1–3 emissions beginning 2027.

The fourth quarter 2024 credit and deficit generation report of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) hit records across several metrics – total credits generated, the highest quarterly net credit gain, and the cumulative credit surplus bank - as the market awaits finalisation of changes to tighten the programme.

Massive power cuts brought parts of Spain, Portugal and France to a standstill this week.

A public-private forest finance initiative is preparing to roll out its first advance payments to forest governments, it confirmed Thursday.

Analysts generally maintained a bearish near-term outlook for UK Allowance prices due to ongoing oversupply and policy uncertainty, as focus now turns to a May summit between Britain and the EU at which linking the two markets is expected to be discussed.

Europe’s carbon market is starting to emerge from a period of low hedging demand and increased allowance supply that could signal the start of an extended bull run, according to a veteran analyst, who says the first signs of supply tightness are about to emerge.

A US-based exchange-traded product representing physical EU Allowances is set to debut on May 13 - the first new investment vehicle for carbon permits after a number of exchange-traded funds closed in the past year - offering not just an investment opportunity, but also hedging possibilities for compliance entities and exporters to Europe, according to its founder.

Australia shipped 57m tonnes of coal for burning in overseas power plants between October and December last year, the most recorded for a three-month period

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Labor and the Coalition have been accused of going to the election on a “unity ticket” ignoring Australia’s main contribution to the climate crisis after a report revealed thermal coal exports reached record levels in the final quarter last year.

Government data shows the country shipped a record amount – 57m tonnes – of coal for burning in overseas power plants between October and December. It is the highest recorded for a three-month period.

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Recent indications that more EU countries may use Article 6 credits towards climate goals could incentivise host countries to approve a greater volume of transitioning Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects than they would otherwise have done, according to an NGO.

A breakthrough in the remote Gobi desert sands could finally catapult thorium to the front of the race to find the fuel of the future that weans the world off gas and coal dependency.

Colombia-based voluntary carbon standard Cercarbono is set to introduce a new methodology for vehicle end-of-life and is developing another for blue carbon, while simultaneously aligning its programmes with Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) policies.

Commercial banks in Africa and Latin America are trailing behind their Asian counterparts in action to address nature loss, WWF said on Wednesday.

I support the Climate Paradox report from the Tony Blair Institute, but his foreword risks compromising what must be achieved

• David King was chief scientific adviser to the UK government under Tony Blair, and is founder and chair of the global Climate Crisis Advisory Group

I have always been proud of the progress the UK made between 2003 and 2007 in formulating a credible response to the climate change. Under Tony Blair’s leadership, the UK placed climate at the heart of global diplomacy. At the time, our understanding was based largely on scientific projections and models. Today, the crisis is in full view – faster and more devastating than many imagined. The world is now experiencing the daily impacts of climate breakdown, and our responses must reflect this escalating emergency. We need measured, strategic, sustained and, above all, urgent interventions to ensure a manageable future for humanity.

That is why I support much of the thrust of The Climate Paradox report from the Tony Blair Institute. It rightly recognised that the era of endless summits and slogans must give way to one of delivery and impact. But the comments I gave were prior to seeing the foreword, and while there has been some clear misinterpretation from elements of the media, I do believe it has removed the balance of the report in ways that risk undermining what still can – and must – be achieved.

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