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Climate Change Adviser, Commonwealth Secretariat – London

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2021-03-09 02:10
Organization: Commonwealth Secretariat Position: Adviser, Climate Change Duty Station: London, England, UK Deadline for Application: 11 March 2021
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Research Assistant, Fossil Fuels and Just Transitions, Stockholm Environment Institute – Bogota

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2021-03-09 02:08
Organization: Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Position: Research Assistant, Fossil Fuels and Just Transitions Duty Station: Bogota, Distrito Especial, Colombia Deadline for Application: 10 March 2021
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Industrial Decarbonisation Analyst (Paid Internship), Sandbag Climate Campaign – Brussels/Paris/Home-based

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2021-03-09 02:05
Organization: Sandbag Climate Campaign Position: Industrial Decarbonisation Analyst – paid internship Duty Station: Brussels, Belgium | Brussels or Paris or home-based Deadline for Application: 14 March 2021
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Climate Strategy/Policy Specialist, Asian Development Bank – Tajikistan (Home-based)

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2021-03-09 02:04
Organization: Asian Development Bank Position: Climate Strategy/Policy Specialist Duty Station: Home-Based, Tajikistan Deadline for Application: 12 March 2021
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Senior Climate Change Specialist, Asian Development Bank – Manila

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2021-03-09 01:59
Organization: Asian Development Bank Position: Experts Pool: Senior Climate Change Specialist Duty Station: Manila, Philippines Deadline for Application: 15 March 2021
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Instagram photos help Facebook AI 'teach itself'

BBC - Tue, 2021-03-09 01:42
The photos were used to help a Facebook algorithm learn to recognise images without supervision.
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Climate change: Johnson meeting US envoy Kerry for talks

BBC - Mon, 2021-03-08 22:07
The meeting in London comes ahead of crucial international summits later this year.
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Ukraine sets 2060 climate neutrality target amid carbon market planning

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2021-03-08 19:27
Ukraine aims to become climate neutral no later than 2060, according to the country’s long-term economic strategy approved by Kyiv last week that brings forward the goal by 10 years.
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Somerset starlings stop man's car in 'impressive' display

BBC - Mon, 2021-03-08 16:41
Ecologist Jamie Kingscott took a photograph of thousands of starlings as they surrounded his car.
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NZ Market: NZUs steady below NZ$39 with all eyes on first auction

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2021-03-08 16:12
New Zealand carbon allowances have stabilised a shade below NZ$39 ($27.93) in recent days, as traders show limited appetite to take major new positions ahead of next week’s inaugural auction.
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China’s Five Year Plan disappoints with “baby steps” on climate policy

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2021-03-08 14:27

President Xi offers no "big bang" to get to carbon neutrality, but others say China's massive renewables pipeline - more than 1,200 gigawatts - is cause for hope.

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Video: Gas and CCS? Australia needs to move on, and quickly

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2021-03-08 14:25

Australia’s major political parties are stuck with old energy technologies. We need them to catch up, and soon.

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Could an Australian billionaire unravel Sanjeev Gupta’s green industry vision?

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2021-03-08 13:47

The collapse of an Australian's investment empire could see Sanjeev Gupta lose a favoured financial backer, complicating his push into green steelmaking.

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Electrification: Australia is heading in the wrong direction

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2021-03-08 13:27

mg zs evThere is no single energy significant industry where electricity has gained market share in the past decade.

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Forward Markets Trader, Contact Energy – Wellington

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2021-03-08 11:19
This role sits within the Wholesale Markets team, which is responsible for setting the short-term operating strategy of generation assets, and managing risks associated with electricity, gas and carbon.
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London Zoo: Second Easter in lockdown looms

BBC - Mon, 2021-03-08 10:08
London Zoo staff explain how they - and the animals - have coped in their most difficult year.
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Could lab-grown meat help tackle climate change?

BBC - Mon, 2021-03-08 10:00
Last year Singapore approved the sale of 'chicken' grown in a lab. What is it exactly - and could it be better for the planet?
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When climate change and other emergencies threaten where we live, how will we manage our retreat?

The Conversation - Mon, 2021-03-08 09:34
Putting affected people and communities at the centre of difficult relocation decisions must be a priority under laws that replace the old Resource Management Act. Christina Hanna, Lecturer, Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Bruce Glavovic, Professor, Massey University Iain White, Professor of Environmental Planning, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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NSW targets industrial emitters with $750 million decarbonisation push

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2021-03-08 08:11

investors matt matthew kean NSW energy minister clean energy summit IGCC investors - optimisedNSW government offers $750m to shift heavy industry onto clean technologies, investing in new innovations to slash emissions and grow jobs creation.

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Transcript: The Green’s Adam Bandt interview on the Energy Insiders podcast

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2021-03-08 07:11

Adam Bandt Larissa Waters Australian Greens coal mines ban adani clive palmer carmichael - optimisedHere is a very lightly edited transcript of the recent interview with the Greens leader Adam Bandt on the Energy Insiders podcast.

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