Feed aggregator

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.

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.

Double-glazing keeps homes at pleasant temperatures without much need for heating or cooling. But history and cost mean they’re rare in Australia. Trivess Moore, Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Lisa de Kleyn, Research Fellow in Climate Change Adaptation, La Trobe University Ralph Horne, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University Tom Simko, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Tasmania government opens consultation on how the state should accelerate the development, adoption and export of fossil fuel alternatives like green hydrogen.

The post Tasmania seeks feedback on how to spin its renewables advantage into green fuel gold appeared first on RenewEconomy.

From Australia to Sweden to New Zealand, these towns demonstrate how managed retreat in action is a fine balancing act between history, culture and community. Stacy Vallis, Lecturer in Architecture and Emerging Technologies, Auckland University of Technology Andrew Burgess, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, Auckland University of Technology Ann Morrison, Associate Professor in Interactive Design, Auckland University of Technology Imelda Piri, Lecturer in Built Environments Engineering, Auckland University of Technology Priscila Besen, Lecturer in Sustainable Architecture, Auckland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Texas bill aiming to ban the state from enacting a carbon tax and a clean fuel standard passed the Texas House Monday with the support of a handful of Democratic lawmakers.