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Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.

The NSW renewable energy plans could massively reduce emissions, but a federally-approved gas mine could cancel out at least half of that.

The post Graph of the day: Narrabri gas field will wipe out most renewable emissions cuts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Upgrades to old German turbines could see a massive expansion of output without building in a single new spot

The post German wind report shows “repowering” wind turbines could double output by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As Boris Johnson is driving UK emissions down, is his chancellor preparing to drive them back up?

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Victoria's new electric vehicle tax means the cost of running a second-hand Nissan Leaf is less than a luxury hybrid. This is not a tax on millionaires, it's an assault on good sense.

The post Victoria’s EV hit means a sub $20,000 Nissan Leaf pays more tax than a Lexus appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Last week’s WCI current vintage auction sold out for the first time since February, but the settlement was beneath traders’ expectations as compliance entities purchased fewer allowances than the prior sale, according to results released Tuesday afternoon.

The successful applicant will work in a multi-disciplinary team to deliver analysis of Victoria's greenhouse gas emissions; provide robust and effective policy advice; and prepare papers, reports, briefings and correspondence. In particular, the role will include the development of an annual greenhouse gas emissions report for Victoria, based on data from the national greenhouse gas inventory.

In this job, you’ll develop air quality and climate change policy positions with a particular focus on transportation and building electrification. You will also lead cross-functional Southern California Edison (SCE) project teams on air and climate regulatory policy, as well as partner engagement and direct leadership of a regulatory team.

Canada could reach its 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction goals by increasing its carbon price over the next two decades, with the country achieving more abatement if it phases out its output-based pricing system, a report said Tuesday.

President-elect Joe Biden seeks to blunt criticism from leftwingers as he formally introduces his first round of cabinet nominations, by emphasising the fight against the climate crisis.

Biden says that in John Kerry, a former secretary of state and presidential nominee, America will have a full-time climate leader for the first time, someone with 'a seat at every table around the world'

• Biden emphasises fight against climate crisis as he unveils cabinet picks

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China is tipped to double solar installs to 85GW a year under its new five year plan, pushing costs down by half.

The post China tipped to double solar installs to 85GW a year, pushing costs down by half appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The non-CO2 climate impacts from aviation are at least as important as those of CO2 alone, according to fresh analysis published by the European Commission on Tuesday, which has angered campaigners by recommending waiting years to take any action.

Analysts have reinforced their bullish outlooks for EU carbon prices in the coming months following news last week that the start of next year’s allowance auctions would be delayed.

Rogue creatures from bushtucker trials including ‘ultimate survivor’ cockroaches could threaten Welsh countryside

Police are investigating I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! over concerns non-native wildlife could have escaped into the Welsh countryside during bushtucker trials, the Guardian can reveal.

Rural crime officers from north Wales police are looking into complaints that non-native creatures such as cockroaches, maggots, spiders and worms could threaten wildlife in the 100-hectare (250-acre) estate surrounding Gwrych Castle in north Wales, where the show is being held this year.

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Over the past six months, tourists and locals have been shocked to see Byron's famous Main Beach literally disappearing. Satellite imagery and local knowledge has revealed what's going on. Thomas Murray, Research Fellow (Coastal Management), Griffith University Ana Paula da Silva, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Darrell Strauss, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University Guilherme Vieira da Silva, Research Fellow, Griffith University Rodger Tomlinson, Director - Griffith Centre for Coastal Management, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new study reveals the disastrous consequences of financialised farming on the environment

In a collection of agrarian essays entitled The Art of the Commonplace, the American farmer, essayist and poet Wendell Berry wrote that “the care of the Earth is our most ancient and most worthy, and after all our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it and to foster its renewal is our only hope.”

From his farm in Kentucky, Mr Berry has spent decades railing against the expansion, homogenisation and industrialisation of American farms. Rapacious economic imperatives, he argues, are leading to the gradual but inexorable destruction of the land. The ethos of stewardship has been replaced by a remote form of ownership that views fields, rivers and forests solely through the lens of extraction. Local smallholders who, as he puts it, inhabited the land “on its terms, not ours”, have either been forced out or co-opted.

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EU carbon allowances rose for the third straight session on Tuesday as bullish sentiment about a smooth transition of presidential power in the US lifted wider markets, with an upcoming supply drought also helping EUAs bust through a technical ceiling to notch their highest close in two months.

The tech billionaire overtakes Bill Gates after Tesla shares soar on S&P acceptance

Hong Kong-based insurance company holds stake of at least $3bn in coal projects

Tottenham Hotspur may be top of the Premier League for a change, but the climate credentials of its shirt sponsor AIA are among the lowest of any club in the country, according to a new report by fossil fuel divestment activists.

The logo of AIA has been emblazoned across the chests of Harry Kane, Hugo Lloris and teammates since 2013. But campaigners say it risks becoming a source of shame for the club, because the Hong Kong-based insurance company holds a stake of at least $3bn in coal projects.

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