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NSW announced results of first renewable auction, with solar prices below $35/MWh and wind below $50/MWh.

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Fascination with shiny technological gadgets may divert scarce resources from the on-the-ground approaches we need to restore degraded ecosystems around the world. Simone Pedrini, Lecturer in ecological restoration, Curtin University Jorge Castro Gutiérrez, Catedrático de Ecología, Universidad de Granada Kingsley Dixon, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

India will participate in ICAO’s CORSIA scheme for international civil aviation from 2027, the government announced late last week.

Sixty of the keystone species released near Bordeaux to feast on waste from wild cattle and help restore a vital habitat on the Atlantic coast

In a forest clearing filled with cowpats, French history is being made: the country’s first translocation of dung beetles in a nature reserve near Bordeaux.

With the same pomp and ceremony afforded to the release of an Iberian lynx or a European bison, about 60 “ball rolling” insects were brought to the marshy forests of Étang de Cousseau in south-west France on Wednesday to restore a vital ecosystem function on the Atlantic coast.

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Some argue that state-by-state incentives for buyers would be better spent on electric vehicle infrastructure

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In the race to adopt electric cars, one Australian state or territory is several laps in front of the rest.

The Australian Capital Territory has become the nation’s clear frontrunner, consistently recording electric vehicle sales more than twice as high as any other part of the country.

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The Juan Fernández fur seal, once thought extinct, can ingest cadmium without ill effects – though no one knows how

A creature that humans came very close to obliterating now offers hope that we may be able to find ways to tackle one of the most pernicious environmental poisons, say scientists.

Their research has revealed that one of the world’s most isolated aquatic mammals, the

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Dismayed locals and Liberal Democrat MP Munira Wilson are calling on palace to reconsider large fees

For those living in south London, a stroll next to the colourful flowerbeds in the grounds of Hampton Court Palace was until recently a free weekend activity all could enjoy.

But 18 months ago, locals were horrified to find the gates shut, as they were told they would have to pay up to £29 to visit the gardens in future.

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Exclusive: Environment Agency finds ‘very persistent, mobile and toxic’ PFAS in effluent legally discharged near Wyre estuary

A chemicals company is releasing large quantities of a “forever chemical” described as being “very persistent, mobile and toxic” into the River Wyre in Lancashire each year, and is not breaking any rules.

Earlier this year, the Guardian and Watershed Investigations revealed that effluent coming from the site of AGC Chemicals Europe in Thornton-Cleveleys could contain about 700 types of perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS).

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EU member states handed out a total of 56 million EUAs to industrial plants over the last two weeks, bringing the total issuance to just over 87% of this year's maximum, with just two countries yet to begin issuing.

The Global Carbon Lead role is high impact, it is front facing and it is integral to the success of the Low Carbon Strategist organization within Trading Analytics and Insight at BP.

Q4 net credit generation in California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) slightly backed off from recent highs, though substantial volumes of renewable diesel (RD) and electricity outweighed declines in biodiesel and ethanol to push the surplus bank to another all-time high, according to government data published Friday.

A Brazilian non-governmental organisation on Friday launched a new platform that extends its existing CO2 measurement system to forest restoration projects.

Financial entities stepped back from North American carbon markets across the board as allowance prices dipped, while compliance players took the opportunity to raise their California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) net holdings, data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) showed Friday.

The ongoing third RGGI programme review should result in significantly tighter annual allowance budgets to reflect ambitious climate targets from member states, and also overhaul the prices and design of the power sector carbon market’s two reserve mechanisms, green groups and business organisations said in public comments published Thursday.

Standards body Verra on Friday said it is implementing a new carbon credit project review process that will shorten evaluation requests, while the organisation separately announced an agreement to help foster climate action in Zambia.

European Commission proposals on new “ecodesign” rules, including a 2029 phase out of sales of fossil fuel boilers, are likely to clash with national laws, it emerged from a consultation with member states this week.

A summary of legislative, regulatory, and policy action on carbon, clean fuel standard, and clean energy markets at the US federal and subnational levels this week, including New York incorporating cap-and-trade in its "conceptual agreement" on the budget, the rescheduling of a hearing for a bill to strengthen California's 2030 GHG target, and the Texas House of Representatives passing a carbon offsets bill. 

The portfolio of one of the world's largest private equity companies emitted 277 MtCO2e over the 10-year period to 2021, according to an investigative report published this week that calls for greater disclosure regulation of unlisted firms and recommends ways to stem the flow of dirty assets into private hands.

Standard Chartered has toughened its target for curbing greenhouse gas emissions associated with its loans to oil and gas companies, as the bank seeks to align with the IEA's net zero 2050 emissions scenario.