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Two obligated parties under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) have filed separate lawsuits against a Texas-based commodity shop for failing to deliver biofuel credits (RINs) in fulfilment of contractual obligations.

‘Frightening’ global decline is ‘tearing apart tapestry of life’, with climate crisis a critical concern

Insect populations are suffering “death by a thousand cuts”, with many falling at “frightening” rates that are “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, according to scientists behind a new volume of studies.

The insects face multiple, overlapping threats including the destruction of wild habitats for farming, urbanisation, pesticides and light pollution. Population collapses have been recorded in places where human activities dominate, such as in Germany, but there is little data from outside Europe and North America and in particular from wild, tropical regions where most insects live.

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The IEA plans to publish a roadmap for how the global energy sector can reach net zero emissions by 2050, it announced Monday while flagging that GHGs were set to rebound from pandemic-induced drops seen this year.

Learn how cicadas, the world's loudest insects, create their cacophony, and why people in ancient Greece and ancient China admired them. Eliza Middleton, Invertebrate and behavioural ecology laboratory manager, University of Sydney Linda Evans, Associate professor, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade scheme is expected to make a formal announcement soon about its upcoming programme review, kicking off the process to make further revisions to the power sector carbon market, regulatory sources told Carbon Pulse.

Disposal of radioactive waste is one of six issues to be addressed before plant in Essex can go ahead

The Environment Agency has told the Chinese nuclear developer behind plans to build a new reactor in Essex that it must resolve at least six safety issues before it can move forward.

The issues identified by the environment watchdog in its early assessments of the plans for the site in Bradwell include concerns over how China General Nuclear Group (CGN) will dispose of radioactive waste.

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• Mutilated aquatic mammal spotted at spring in Florida
• US Fish and Wildlife Service appeals for public’s help

Federal wildlife officials in Florida are reportedly seeking information on the perpetrators of an attack on a manatee, which apparently had the word “Trump” scraped into its back.

Related: Florida manatee deaths up 20% as Covid-19 threatens recovery

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The Powering Past Coal Alliance is recruiting for a Programme Manager who will lead the administration and management of the PPCA secretariat. The role holder will work directly with members and partners in the practical delivery of the Alliance’s strategic objectives.

Ecorys is seeking new team members to join as consultants in the fields of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

France will not advance an aviation tax increase suggested by a citizen-led panel, according to a leaked draft of its climate law that instead proposes compulsory offsetting of emissions from domestic flights. 

Hopes that Africa could "leapfrog" fossil fuels and move to renewables are not being realised.

The PM says investment is needed to protect marine life, forests and sustainable food production.

You will lead a dynamic team of six to seven officers responsible for developing and maintaining our competitive energy market, so that Singapore, as one of the few countries in the region that has liberalised its gas and electricity industries, can continue to enjoy affordable and reliable electricity and gas supply.

There is potential for Singapore to capture economic opportunities in the carbon trading space, given our strengths as a trusted and strategic location and a business-friendly hub. The intern will conduct an international landscape scan of carbon markets around the world, and analyse their structures and value propositions.

China, Japan, South Korea, South Africa are among an increasing number of countries around the world to have announced plans to achieve climate neutrality. The intern will be involved in a landscape scan and research of various countries’ plans to achieve their targets, and assess if there are learning points for Singapore, taking into account our national circumstances and context.

EUAs fell back towards €34 on Monday despite matching Friday's record high €35.20 in the opening minutes, as observers expect more gains this week amid continued cold weather.

In 2018, the EU and UK imposed an almost-total ban because of the serious damage it could cause.

The US Supreme Court announced Friday that it would review a lower court’s ruling that severely curtailed the EPA’s ability to issue compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with a future decision potentially adding downside pressure to biofuel credit (RIN) prices that have soared to three-year highs.

French president vows to overhaul France-Africa event to help mobilise Africa’s young people

The French president, Emmanuel Macron, has pledged to invite young Africans rather than their political leaders to a key France-Africa summit in a video call with the actor Idris Elba.

The Élysée Palace said Elba, a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations’ international fund for agricultural development, had asked to speak to the French leader. The Guardian was the only newspaper invited to attend the discussion at the Élysée, which marked the start of the One Planet biodiversity summit in Paris.

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Coalition says promise is key to preventing mass extinctions and ensuring clean air and water

A coalition of 50 countries has committed to protect almost a third of the planet by 2030 to halt the destruction of the natural world and slow extinctions of wildlife.

The High Ambition Coalition (HAC) for Nature and People, which includes the UK and countries from six continents, made the pledge to protect at least 30% of the planet’s land and oceans before the One Planet summit in Paris on Monday, hosted by the French president, Emmanuel Macron.

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