Policymakers often ignore forest regeneration in fight against climate change
30 Jun 2025
Naturally-regenerating forests are often ignored by policymakers working to curb climate change even though they hold an untapped potential to rapidly absorb planet-warming carbon from the atmosphere.
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Battery subsidy scheme set for 'urgent' overhaul as costs run out of control
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Australian Energy Minister Chris Bowen has announced big changes to the government's battery subsidy scheme amid claims most of its $2.3 billion budget has been spent in just six months.
Verra cancels four tree planting projects in China. And starts reviews of 45 more projects
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“Multiple carbon projects in China are facing serious allegations regarding the authenticity of government approval documents."
‘A shift no country can ignore’: where global emissions stand, 10 years after the Paris climate agreement
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The watershed summit in 2015 was far from perfect, but its impact so far has been significant and measurable.
The deep ocean is fixing carbon in ways no one expected
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A new study reveals that unexpected microbes are quietly fixing carbon in the dark depths of the ocean.
‘Cali Fund’ aiming to raise billions for nature receives first donation – of just $1,000
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A major biodiversity fund – which could, in theory, generate billions of dollars annually for conservation – received its first donation of just $1,000 in November.
How climate change broke the Pacific Northwest’s plumbing
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Flooding in the Pacific Northwest has recently turned deadly serious, as days of intense rain from a powerful atmospheric river have swollen rivers and caused widespread flooding.
Australian Government wants EV, PHEV owners to start sending power to the grid
Mon 15 Dec 2025
The newly announced Vehicle-Grid Network is part of a plan to establish Australia as a leader in vehicle-to-grid technology.
How the next big thing in carbon removal sank without a trace
Mon 15 Dec 2025
With support from Microsoft, Stripe, and Shopify, Running Tide billed itself as on the cutting edge of carbon removal. In the end, it resorted to dumping thousands of tons of wood chips in the sea.
10 years after Paris, China is shaping our climate future
Mon 15 Dec 2025
The seminal global climate agreement changed the world, just not in the way we thought it would.
Net-zero scenario is ‘cheapest option’ for UK, says energy system operator
Mon 15 Dec 2025
A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to modelling by the National Energy System Operator (NESO).
