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The band, who will receive a human rights award this week, were formative in the political activation of so many people of my generation

On a road trip back from somewhere in mid-2016 the talk turned to personal origin stories, as is wont when the miles are long.

There were four of us in the car, all in leadership positions in Australian campaigning organisations. Turned out that our family, work and activism backgrounds were heterogeneous, but there was something in common: for each traveller in that fast-moving sedan the music of Midnight Oil had been a formative part of our political activation.

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Energy companies will compete for contracts in auction at end of 2021

The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to include onshore wind and solar power projects for the first time since 2015.

Energy companies will compete for subsidy contracts in a competitive auction to be held at the end of 2021, which could support up to 12GW of renewable energy, or enough clean electricity to charge up to 20m electric vehicles a year.

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The OECD urged has urged Lithuania to introduce a carbon tax and slash its fossil fuel subsidies in order to achieve its national climate objectives.

While stakeholders will be closely watching this week’s UK spending review for any sign of a decision on the government’s post-Brexit carbon pricing plans, some legal experts appear convinced that an ETS will be the chosen outcome and that the first allowance auction could be held in Q2 2021.

The EU should be wary of introducing carbon offsets for agricultural and land-use projects as this could lead to an increase in global emissions in the long term, a NGO report released on Tuesday found.

The former secretary of state is among the names announced for key roles in the new US administration.

The robotic Chang'e-5 mission aims to return the first lunar rocks to Earth in more than 40 years.

EUA prices shot above €27 on Monday as wider markets lifted on virus vaccine news, with observers eyeing a looming carbon allowance auction drought as a trigger for further gains.

Silky oaks, or Grevillea robusta, are in bloom. These hardy, attractive trees light up the sky in late spring – but handle with care. Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

US President-elect Joe Biden (D) named former Secretary of State John Kerry (D) to a chief climate position in his administration on Monday, selecting a Paris Agreement veteran as the Democratic nominee seeks to immediately rejoin the pact next year.

Organization: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Position: Director - Division for Sustainable Development Goals Duty Station: New York City, US Deadline for Application: 7 January 2021

Organization: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Position: Director - Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Duty Station: New York City, US Deadline for Application: 24 December 2020

Organization: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Position: Program Officer (Senior Advisor for Policy) Duty Station: Washington D.C., US Deadline for Application: 25 November 2020

Organization: Climate Analytics Inc. Position: Australia-Asia/Pacific Head of Office Duty Station: Perth, Western Australia, Australia Deadline for Application: 25 November 2020

Organization: CAN Europe Position: Climate Policy Coordinator Duty Station: Europe Deadline for Application: 4 December 2020

Global survey finds spending expected to double in five years in response to climate fears

Global investors managing nearly $7tn (£5.2bn) of assets plan to almost double their spending on renewable energy infrastructure over the next five years amid deepening concerns over the fossil fuel industry’s climate plans, according to a report.

A survey of institutional investors found that they are planning to increase their renewable energy investments from 4.2% of their overall portfolio to 8.3% in the next five years and 10.8% within the next decade to about $742.5bn.

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Surveillance of farmed mink for coronavirus should be mandatory, says a top scientist.

The European Commission is considering the introduction of a minimum carbon price as part of a wider consultation on the revision of the ETS, a senior official said Monday, although he added that the EU’s executive is “hesitant” about the policy.

Swedish state-owned miner LKAB on Monday set out a $46.5 billion plan to shift to emissions free production of iron ore for steelmaking, aiming to secure its future well beyond the country’s 2045 net zero emissions target.

California gasoline consumption dropped in September from the prior month, but the year-on-year trend inched closer to 2019 levels, according to federal data released this week.