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California Carbon Allowances (CCA) hovered within a narrow range over the week faced with unresolved risks to the state’s ETS from the threat of potential federal action, and awaiting legislative reauthorisation ahead of the upcoming second quarterly permit sale, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) extended higher in thin trade.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed lawsuits against Vermont, New York, Michigan, and Hawaii in federal courts this week, targeting state efforts to seek damages from fossil fuel companies from alleged climate harms.

Integrating carbon markets within the Pacific Alliance bloc of countries could support market growth by lowering barriers to entry and attracting finance, though a single market might be too idealistic, according to speakers at the Colombia Carbon Forum in Bogota last week.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s win will have “tremendous” impacts on the future of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in Canada, experts said Wednesday.

It has been moved to Germany's Black Forest in preparation for its release

Truck manufacturers and industry groups asked Oregon regulators on Wednesday to delay implementation of the proposed Advanced Clean Trucks rule until 2027, following similar decisions in two other states in the last month.

Trump and Musk have likely done Labor a favour, and caused the Dutton vote to implode. A minority government with Teals and Greens would be preferable.

The post Labor set for return, with help of Trump and Musk, but it needs dose of colour from Teals and Greens appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition's final campaign act perfectly summarises their true anti-climate, pro fossil fuel colours. Here's hoping voters have paid attention.

The post Coalition’s final act of disastrous campaign confirms plan to destroy climate and green energy schemes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Brazilian bank, a Sao Paulo-based developer, and a national agricultural cooperative on Wednesday announced an agreement targeting a 50,000-hectare afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) project in the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest regions.

US House Republicans are looking to reign in the influence proxy advisory firms have over corporate governance by creating new restrictions and reporting standards over proxy voting, which the lawmakers say is being used to inject politicised agendas into the shareholding voting process.

Colorado regulators running the state’s forthcoming carbon trading system released an update on Thursday regarding the first annual auction of GHG credits for the programme in June.

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.