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California power sector CO2 emissions continued to drop in March, albeit at a slower rate amid an increase in electricity use, state data showed.

The monetary benefits of a new conservation bond are considered secondary to the relationship connecting investors to the land, said a financial conservation expert in an interview with Carbon Pulse.

Lawmakers in Maine this month introduced legislation to update the state’s renewable electricity sales targets, in part by enabling a new category for clean resources to fulfil a portion of the supply.

The EU's climate commissioner Wopke Hoekstra suggested on Monday that the bloc's 90% emissions reduction goal for 2040 could include "flexibilities" to secure political support, while maintaining scientific credibility.

Data from network company shows gas connections slumping and peak demand profiles changing significantly.

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Labor is entering its second term with climate and energy policies we can track with great accuracy and high frequency - here are some numbers to keep an eye on.

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Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has only spent 2.5% of the billions of dollars it has generated between 2021 and 2024 on decarbonisation, instead prioritising shareholder payouts, an NGO said in a report on Tuesday.

A series of developments across Latin America and the Caribbean over the past two weeks signalled fresh momentum for carbon finance and market mechanisms as governments, standards bodies, and the private sector moved forward on a range of initiatives.

Two US islands appear to be taking different approaches to weathering the US Department of Justice’s anti-climate lawsuit campaign.

A coalition of 23 US state attorneys, led by West Virginia, filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking to block Vermont’s newly enacted Climate Superfund Act, arguing that the law imposed unconstitutional and retroactive penalties on out-of-state energy producers.

The European Commission has firmly restated its commitment to a 2027 launch of the EU ETS2, underlining that the “legislation is already adopted and in force” and that no revision of its provisions is foreseen before 2028.

Seagrass conservation projects offer the highest carbon credit potential among four methods studied, with a 100-hectare site projected to earn up to $1.53 million over 10 years, according to a new report.

Voluntary carbon prices were little changed little last week, despite the official launch of the VCMI’s new Scope 3 action code that highlighted a market caught in limbo by the ongoing lack of Core Carbon Principles (CCPs)-stamped credits.

After a landslide election win, there will never be a better chance to shake off old policy impasses and deliver a more ambitious plan for the environment

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Analysis of the election result has barely begun, but this much is clear – the country has backed a rapid acceleration towards renewable energy. Labor didn’t say much about the climate crisis during the campaign, announcing only one new policy. But Anthony Albanese and his climate change and energy minister, Chris Bowen, emerged with their ambitious goal of the country getting 82% of electricity from solar, wind and hydro by 2030 not just intact, but emphatically endorsed.

Labor’s position has been relentlessly attacked by the Coalition, rightwing organisations backed by fossil fuel interests and one of the country’s biggest news media companies. Australians rejected this comprehensively.

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Verra now has its sights set on approval of more of its methodologies by the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM), as well as scaling supply eligible for the UN's CORSIA international aviation offsetting scheme, an executive told Carbon Pulse.

Combining biodiversity and carbon credits systems is urgently needed to incentivise funding in underwater ecosystems such as corals, according to a recent academic report.

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights

Two men who say they are being failed by the UK’s flawed response to climate breakdown are taking their case to Europe’s top human rights court.

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives have been ruined by the rising temperatures and extreme weather caused by the climate crisis, and that the government’s response fails to respect their human rights.

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A recent study has found that neither farmland expansion nor intensive agricultural practices aimed at increasing yields are beneficial for biodiversity, though one approach is less damaging than the other.

A Norwegian carbon capture and storage (CCS) developer has been selected to receive up to NOK 23.8 million (€2 mln) in government funding for two feasibility-stage projects.

Centre-right and far-right groups in the European Parliament are reportedly pushing to weaken the EU's Habitats directive, with a plenary scheduled for this week seen as critical for the future of wildlife protection across the bloc.