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The space rock has about a 1 in 560 chance of hitting this planet, the agency says.

Environmental markets platform Xpansiv said Friday it will open up its standardised reference data for public use to enable companies to identify and track environmental assets across their entire lifecycle.

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 the reintroduction of a RGGI-blocking bill in Pennsylvania and clean fuel standard proposal in Minnesota, along with movement on carbon offset bills in Washington and West Virginia.

Just one river included in government's proposal for new designated swimming sites

The body responsible for shaping which carbon projects will be issued credits under Article 6.4 of the Paris Agreement resumed work this week, providing clarity on procedural matters such as a work plan that targets final recommendations on methodologies including removals before COP28 in December.

Singapore-based platform Climate Impact X (CIX) is planning to launch standardised nature-based carbon contracts on its new spot trading platform, forging ahead with efforts to drive fungibility in the voluntary market even as rivals focus on project-specific auctions.

With the presentation of the European Commission’s proposal for a Net Zero Industry Act approaching, Brussels plan to bolster domestic production is set to spark controversy.

BP is promising to spend up to $8 billion more on its energy transition plans by 2030, its annual report for 2022 revealed on Friday after the oil major rolled back on previous short term climate targets to facilitate pumping out more oil and gas this decade.

The Q1 RGGI cap-and-trade auction this week cleared at the lowest level since Q3 2021 as financial participants took a back seat, according to results published Friday.

For years the great presenter was criticised for not speaking out. Now he has his voice, fear and politics can’t get in the way

• Report: BBC will not broadcast Attenborough episode over fear of rightwing backlash

Is there no limit to the timidity of the BBC? Bang in the middle of the row over tweeting by the widely respected Gary Lineker, it now seems to be muzzling the most trusted Briton of them all – David Attenborough.

As the Guardian reports today, it has decided not to broadcast the sixth and last programme of the veteran broadcaster’s widely hailed new series on Britain’s wildlife, in which he exposes its dramatic decline, and what has caused it. While the other five episodes of Wild Isles will go out in prime time, amid enormous hype, it will be available only to those who look for it on the BBC’s iPlayer service.

Geoffrey Lean is a specialist environment correspondent and author

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Appointment of Dame Caroline Spelman to nature watchdog’s board sparks cronyism allegations

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A former Tory minister who tried to sell off England’s forests has been appointed to the board of Natural England, leading Labour to accuse the government of “cronyism”.

Dame Caroline Spelman has been given a senior role with the government’s nature watchdog and will set its strategy and policy, as well as overseeing the use of public money. Other trustees announced on Friday include Mel Austen, a professor of ocean and society at the University of Plymouth, and Lynn Dicks, who leads a research group working on sustainable agriculture and insect conservation.

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A major European intermediary is warning companies against making 'climate neutrality' claims in favour of climate contributions, the clearest sign yet of a shift in voluntary carbon market practices in a bid avoid carbon credit purchases getting mired in concerns about double-claiming.

The primary goal for this position is to contribute to the capacity of the team leading the Carbon+ Credits Program and provide support on communications, operations, and social impacts. A typical day in this role may include troubleshooting local project lead questions, generating carbon quantification estimates, crafting content for communication platforms, and collaborating with the CFC team to advance carbon projects through the crediting process.

Verra will phase out programme by mid-2025 after Guardian investigation found it was flawed

• As carbon offsetting faces ‘credibility revolution’, shoppers should be wary

The world’s leading carbon credit certifier – used by Disney, Shell, Gucci and other big corporations for climate claims – has said it will phase out and replace its rainforest offsets programme by mid-2025 after a Guardian investigation found it was flawed.

Verra, the main guarantee of credibility for the rapidly growing $2bn (£1.6bn) voluntary offsets market, has committed to scrapping its rainforest protection programme by July 2025 and introducing new rules, which it is developing. A senior Verra figure said this week it was time to move on from the current system.

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European carbon permit prices advanced for a fifth straight day on Friday, briefly topping €100 as the market continued to eye the record high amid a supportive energy market, while European politicians approved enhanced energy-saving targets for 2030.

Negotiators from the European Parliament and EU member states have agreed to increase targets to reduce final energy usage after trilogue discussions that lasted until the early hours of Friday morning.

German aluminium manufacturer Speira will end smelting operations at its Rheinwerk facility and invest in the plant’s recycling capacities instead, the company announced on Thursday.

The Indonesian government has announced a set of regulations to guide the development of a carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) sector in the Southeast Asian country’s oil and gas industry, which includes allowing for the monetising of the activity through the use of carbon credits, the Ministry of Energy and Minerals Resources (MEMR) announced on Friday.

The spot price for Chinese carbon allowances remained stable over the past week amid lukewarm sentiment, while the latest change in the country's leadership team has aroused speculations about the future of the carbon market.

A manager in Shell’s nature-based solutions team has left the company to co-found a project development firm that will focus on building carbon projects with co-benefits across Southeast Asia.