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The Quebec environment ministry on Tuesday said it has proposed a draft regulation for manure biomethane offset projects under the province’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade system.

Public consultation begins on development of connection points and transmission lines to connect Australia's first offshore wind farms to the national grid.

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California transportation fuel sales slowed last year after rebounding from the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published Tuesday, suggesting depressed CO2 emissions under the state’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade system.

Depending on the plan, either California would be the most affected, or Arizona and Nevada would be parched

The federal government on Tuesday laid out options for saving the Colorado River in an effort to prevent it from falling to critically low levels and put an end to months-long negotiations between the seven western states and Indigenous nations that rely on it as a dwindling resource.

The Department of the Interior said it would either impose cuts to water allotments according to the water-rights priority system or evenly across the board.

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We should seize opportunities to test expert predictions – as we did, seeing how much bird experts got right about which birds would return to revegetated farmland. Andrew Bennett, Adjunct Professor in Ecology, La Trobe University Angie Haslem, Research Fellow, La Trobe University Jim Thomson, Senior Scientist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Tracey Hollings, Associate Research Scientist, Ecological Modelling, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Spot nature-based carbon credits sank below $2/tonne over the past week in thin trade disrupted by the Easter holiday period, while futures resumed their downward path after a brief quarter-end bounce. 

The issue of ‘carbon leakage’ is used to argue against domestic pricing policy that could reduce agricultural production. But New Zealand farmers could benefit if competing countries also take action. Anita Wreford, Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand John Tobias Saunders, Research Officer, Lincoln University, New Zealand Meike Guenther, Research Officer, Lincoln University, New Zealand Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A San Francisco-based technology start-up announced on Tuesday the first round of venture capital investment that will fund its direct air capture (DAC) commercial pilot project, along with a multi-year university endowment agreement.

Apple announced on Tuesday that it intends to double its commitment to nature-based carbon removal projects, eyeing the resulting credits for use towards its own Scope 3 carbon neutral 2030 goal.

Auction volumes offered at RGGI’s Q2 auction will increase slightly after dropping for the previous two quarters, the power sector cap-and-trade scheme’s notice showed Tuesday.

Switzerland recorded a rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2021 of 1.3 million tonnes compared to 2020, the country’s government announced in a release on Tuesday, meaning the country failed to hit its target of reducing emissions by 1.5% a year compared to 1990 levels.

The mandatory housing order for England and Wales will lift on April 18

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A climate financier has teamed up with a US project developer on two international sustainable farming carbon removal projects, the companies said in a press release on Tuesday.

Investors say government should keep out of ownership of mature technologies, but assistance welcomed for new tech like storage, hydrogen and offshore wind.

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Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen has made a significant investment in the Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF, the largest exchange-traded fund (ETF) launched in the US.

A technology firm has announced a tool to help clients scale their climate ambitions within their own value chains, noting that the tailored marketplace has already resulted in noteworthy demand for carbon credits from a three-month test phase.

Another voluntary carbon firm has made big staffing cuts, laying off nearly 40% of its workforce amid a slowing market.