Locked in - Amendments to Australia's National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting Scheme legislation have come into force, the Clean Energy Regulator announced. The amendments relate to renewable fuels including co-processed liquid fuels, fugitive emissions from coal mines and oil and gas, emissions of methane released from landfills and wastewater handling, and Scope 2 emissions. It follows the government's consultation on the amendments earlier this year.

Climate funding flood - The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved $9.3 mln in funding for a coastal resilience project in Indonesia’s Central Java, it announced Thursday. The project will help local populations adopt climate-resilient agriculture and aquaculture practices, establish flood preparedness measures, and support better water resource management in the low-lying Petanglong area. The 5-year initiative will benefit 136,360 people directly and 1.2 mln indirectly. The project is one of 10 that was approved at the 45th GCF board meeting this week, which confirmed $369.1 mln in new climate financing.