New Zealand activist lodges High Court case against govt’s plan to block tort-based climate litigation
A prominent Iwi leader has filed a case in New Zealand’s High Court challenging the government’s amendments to block tort-based climate litigation.
Read MoreUS finalises regenerative feedstock rule capitalising on biofuel markets
The Trump administration announced a final Regenerative Feedstock Rule to build on federal support for domestic biofuels and the agriculture sector.
Read MoreCanada allocates over C$19 mln to clean energy and industrial decarbonisation in mining
An announcement of 12 new projects to advance Canada’s mining infrastructure includes five new decarbonisation schemes.
Read MoreCanada-Alberta carbon pricing deal would still increase costs for fossil fuel-fired energy producers -study
Canada’s reduced industrial carbon price would still increase energy production costs in Alberta, making the province less competitive than neighbouring producers that don’t put a price on carbon pollution, according to a conservative think tank.
Read MoreEU ministers back grids and permitting push to fast‑track electrification
EU27 energy ministers on Friday approved a grids and permitting package aimed at accelerating the expansion of infrastructure seen as essential for electrification and the bloc’s decarbonisation goals.
Read MoreSAF industry must move beyond competing technologies to scaling production, experts say
Scaling sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production, rather than competing over technologies, is now the industry’s biggest challenge, experts said on Thursday.
Read MoreLCAW26 roundup: Hope floats for climate action while London drips in heatÂ
Scorching heat dominated this year’s London Climate Action Week – even amid talk of new challenges and ideas, ranging from the hopes and fears posed by AI, to the need and opportunity to quickly stem ultra-potent superpollutants.Â
Read MoreINTERVIEW: French real estate pioneer shapes EU push to certify CO2 stored in buildings
France’s decade-old BBCA low carbon building label has provided the “laboratory” and much of the methodology now underpinning Europe’s push to create a single low carbon label and certification scheme for biogenic CO2 stored in buildings, its president Stanislas Pottier told Carbon Pulse in an interview.
Read MoreBRIEFING: Australia still wary of international units, as questions linger over what they should be used for
The Australian government remains cautious about the use of international carbon credits for domestic purposes, as some argue they could help provide high integrity flexibility for polluters, while others have urged caution about their impacts on encouraging onsite abatement.
Read MoreChina outlines 2030 targets for energy system transformation
China has outlined its roadmap for energy system transformation by 2030, balancing a rapid scaling of renewables with a strategic reliance on coal.
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