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Emissions from abandoned coalmines, oil and gas wells globally are larger than any single country except China, the US and Russia

Abandoned coalmines and oil and gas wells are now one of the biggest sources of the powerful greenhouse gas methane, new data shows, and little effort is being made to clean them up.

The methane emissions from abandoned fossil fuel infrastructure now exceed those from Iran, and if considered as a country would be the fourth biggest source in the world, behind China, the US and Russia.

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Whitehall analysis provides no data or research to support the government argument that environmental legislation holds up building

There is very little evidence that protections for nature are a blocker to development, the government has admitted in its own impact assessment of the controversial new planning and infrastructure bill.

The analysis by Whitehall officials provides no data or research to back up the government’s central argument that it is environmental legislation that holds up building.

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Australian state governments are facing a number of regulatory and social licence hurdles that are preventing broader participation in the country's carbon crediting scheme, a conference heard Wednesday.

The New South Wales Net Zero Commission (NZC) has opened a public consultation on its work plan, seeking input on how to accelerate emissions reductions in the Australian state.

The New South Wales government has launched grants of up to A$1 million ($650,000) to fund the initial stages of landscape-scale projects to deliver carbon abatement “alongside other benefits”, with A$10 mln in total on offer in a bid to kickstart new projects that will eventually attract their own private funding.

Australia’s Carbon Market Institute (CMI) has become “irritated” about the lack of progress by the government on method development and key reforms to the scheme, urging the returning government to get on with the work.

Alberta is looking to "fight" against federal climate policies that "attack" the province's economy, said Premier Danielle Smith in a statement released Monday.

Brazil’s office of federal public prosecutors (MPF) has filed a civil action against a REDD+ developer and a municipality in the state of Amazonas.

Struggling nickel prices in recent years have posed challenges for carbon removal (CDR) project developers trying to break into the mining sector as global mining companies divest their interests in the metal, a CDR technology developer said Tuesday.

The influential Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) on Wednesday launched a pilot of its draft metrics for businesses and financial institutions in a bid to enable the measuring of progress towards nature positive.

A Canadian clean tech startup has secured C$20 million ($14.5 mln) in its first major round of funding.

The US EPA confirmed Tuesday plans were in motion to repeal its emissions standards for new and existing power plants, as well as state plans to limit CO2 from coal-fired electricity generation.

Danish wind giant installs its first commercial 15MW wind turbine, the first of 64 to be installed at an offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany.

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A Maine environmental commissioner recommended delaying proposed climate superfund legislation introduced in both chambers at a hearing Monday.

A global IT and consulting firm has reinforced its environmental commitments in an updated ESG policy, pledging deeper emissions cuts and expanded investment in “high-quality” carbon offsets as it targets net zero by 2040.

University boosts its installed solar capacity to 5.8 MW with completion of what is being described as the largest urban solar farm in the state.

The post State’s “largest urban solar farm” and battery switches on to help power university appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Brazilian metropolis has authorised just under R$722,800 ($126,400) in tax credits for businesses that have offset a collective 34,800 tonnes CO2, it announced last week.

The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) bloc of countries last week launched a sustainability framework highlighting forest carbon and international trade restrictions as key policy considerations for an aligned front.

A US energy regular approved the extension of Maryland coal plants that were scheduled to retire at the end of the month, potentially increasing the long-term emissions profile for the RGGI state.

A New Hampshire Senate committee took up a bill Tuesday that seeks to tax forest land enrolled in carbon offset projects.