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EU leaders meet with their Western Balkans counterparts on Wednesday to discuss the bloc’s criteria for EU accession – including climate and energy policy – while a report shows that a coal exit in the region by 2040 is feasible and cost effective, given the bloc's looming border carbon levy on imports and other risks.

Rooftop solar sends operational demand on Australia's main grid below 14GW for the first time, crunching the market opportunity for coal.

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Last week’s court decision affirmed the view that seabed mining is too dangerous, too risky and too harmful to the environment

The decision by New Zealand’s Supreme Court last week against a giant seabed mining proposal in the South Taranaki Bight is a wake-up call for the world’s would-be seabed mining industry, both in the deep oceans of international waters and for countries contemplating such activities off their own coasts.

The mining operation, proposed by Trans-Tasman Resources (TTR), would have dug up 50 million tonnes of the seabed every year for 35 years, targeting 5m tonnes of iron ore and dumping the remaining 45m tonnes back into the ocean.

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Quebec’s WCI-covered GHG emissions declined nearly 10% in 2020 amid coronavirus travel and economic restrictions, but still overshot the allowance budget for the year under the cap-and-trade programme, according to provincial data published Friday.

Allowance prices under the WCI and RGGI cap-and-trade programmes lifted to new all-time highs on Monday as traders reported steady financial interest and some compliance buying was pushing values higher.

William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk, is set to become the oldest person to fly to space.

Boris Johnson says the UK can get all its electricity supply to "complete clean energy production" by 2035.

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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants Britain to have a fully “clean” power grid by 2035, he said on Monday, aligning with expert views on how to meet the country’s climate goals.

EUAs on Monday rose to their highest since the market set a new record last week, as the new quarter encouraged traders to put on new positions while wider energy markets surged.

Protesters stop traffic at Hanger Lane, the Blackwall tunnel and Wandsworth Bridge

Insulate Britain activists have staged three morning roadblocks in central London, leading to dozens of arrests and confrontations with drivers stuck in heavy traffic at the height of rush-hour.

The climate activist group said 54 supporters had blocked Hanger Lane in north London, the Blackwall tunnel in south-east London, and Wandsworth Bridge in south-west London, as they began a fourth week of their campaign for government action on home insulation.

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Furious motorists and a paramedic crew could be seen pulling Insulate Britain activists out of the road at Wandsworth Bridge on Monday, in footage shared on social media by talkRADIO. The environmental activist group blocked three other major routes into London including Blackwall tunnel. The group said about 50 people were involved in Monday's demonstrations calling on the government to improve the quality of homes to tackle the climate crisis

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Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) is TotalEnergies business division in charge of investing in, scaling-up and managing integrated and communities-inclusive nature-based operations that capture carbon. The purpose is to build the Company's negative carbon reserves in line with the core climate and neutrality strategy and the overall transformation of the Company toward a multi-energies carbon neutral corporation. NBS is looking for a new Senior Project manager, based in Papua New Guinea (PNG) - probably 6 months first based in Paris for integration in the team.

Governments should move faster and more decisively in their support for low-carbon hydrogen if the sector is to fulfill its potential in contributing to a global net zero emissions energy system, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released on Monday.  

A fully electrifed home powered by renewables will need less than 40% of the energy of its fossil-fueled counterpart. And save thousands.

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Japan’s parliament on Monday elected Fumio Kishida as the nation’s new prime minister, with observers unsure what to expect from the leadership change in a crucial period for the roll-out of new climate and energy policies.

Matt Kean and his Tesla have done a wonderful job in convincing Dominic Perrottet to go green. But will the ideas stick when he becomes Premier?

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