ADB climate spending reaches record levels
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) set a new record for climate finance commitments in 2024, as it hones in on a goal for 50% of all capital commitments to be for climate action by 2030.
Read MoreUPDATE – NZ court rejects bid to expand climate case
A New Zealand judge has rejected an effort to have the list of defendants in a landmark climate case for the Pacific country expanded.
Read MoreUPDATE – NZ climate commission recommends higher ETS auction volumes, but price settings unchanged
New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission (CCC) has recommended small tweaks to the country’s emissions trading scheme in its latest annual advice to the government, released Wednesday.
Read MoreMajor meat producer set to miss deforestation pledge, report finds
An investigation has found that meat producer JBS is likely to miss its goal to eliminate deforestation in its Amazonian supply chain.
Read MoreNZ ETS participants to shun 2025 auctions -analyst
A downturn in New Zealand’s emissions allowance prices suggests that none of the emissions trading system (ETS) auctions this year will clear, according to a market analyst.
Read MoreClean energy tax credits potentially offer $238 mln annual boost to Iowa -study
Clean energy tax credits are expected to deliver $238.4 million of benefits to Iowa’s economy annually out to 2032, according to a new study.
Read MoreRio Tinto mulling low-carbon aluminium smelter in India
Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a deal with an energy transition solutions provider to explore the feasibility of developing a low-carbon aluminium project in India.
Read MoreForest fees prompt NZU sales, consultancy says
The introduction of charges on forests in the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme could be spurring emissions unit sales, according to a carbon market consultant and trader.
Read MoreEmissions fall as New Zealand approaches halfway to methane target
New Zealand’s GHG emissions continued to drop in 2023, as the country closes in on the halfway point for its biogenic methane reduction goal.
Read MoreAustralian nature tech accelerator announces recipients of new funding round
Investor Founders Factory and the government of Western Australia have announced the recipients of the second round of funding under their Nature Tech Accelerator, which focus on biodiversity, oceans and water, land and forests, and nature-based industry.
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