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The Soil Carbon Program Manager will work within the Select Carbon team to lead the development and delivery of carbon farming projects under different methodologies, with a focus on landscapes and land-use systems suitable for increasing the carbon stocks in soil.

Despite big wins for Democrats, the most conservative within the party have the power to hold back action. Just like Australia's opposition.

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One of Biden's first acts as president was to see the US re-join the Paris Agreement, causing pressure on Morrison to do more on climate to ramp up another few notches.

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Satellite imagery is being used to count elephants in a breakthrough that could aid conservation.

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New data suggest a mind-boggling installation rate for wind power in China in 2020, but must be maintained for many more years to cut coal.

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UAE-owned Etihad Airways is expanding its offset purchasing programme beyond a single African project after striking a deal with oil major Shell.

Biden administration rolls out a flurry of executive orders aimed at tackling climate crisis

Joe Biden has moved to reinstate the US to the Paris climate agreement just hours after being sworn in as president, as his administration rolls out a cavalcade of executive orders aimed at tackling the climate crisis.

Biden’s executive action, signed in the White House on Wednesday, will see the US rejoin the international effort curb the dangerous heating of the planet, following a 30-day notice period. The world’s second largest emitter of greenhouse gases was withdrawn from the Paris deal under Donald Trump.

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Re-joining the Paris climate pact is a symbolic and practical first step for the Biden White House.

Three key takeaways from new key facts and stats on Australia's biggest grid in 2020.

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Federal government tips $11m CopperString 2.0 transmission network upgrade, that will open up new regions of northern Queensland for renewable energy investment.

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A Texas-based commodity shop filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Wednesday after a growing number of lawsuits alleged it failed to deliver biofuel credits (RINs) in fulfilment of its contractual obligations.

Linking the UK’s recently established carbon market with the EU ETS will take time, with post-Brexit politics rather than technical or design issues likely to stand in the way, an environmental economics professor has told Carbon Pulse.

Machines using giant fans and filters can literally suck carbon dioxide out of the air. Sounds great – but the technology faces many challenges. Deanna D'Alessandro, Professor & ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new measure of average weather days in New Zealand puts the temperature on the rise, again. James Renwick, Professor, Physical Geography (climate science), Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EUAs dipped back below €33 on Wednesday as resurgent gas prices took a breather following the previous session's 7% hike.

US biofuel credit (RIN) prices rose on Wednesday morning after former President Donald Trump’s EPA only granted several compliance waivers to facilities under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), allaying traders’ fears the outgoing administration would issue a raft of exemptions during its final hours in power.

Study tests public support for bringing back species after 500-year absence, while farmers fear for sheep

A consortium of conservationists that hopes to release wild lynx into the Scottish Highlands has launched a year-long study to see whether the public supports their reintroduction.

The study, part-funded by two billionaire Danish estate owners in the Highlands, Anders Povlsen and Lisbet Rausing, will test whether farmers, landowners and rural communities will agree to a pilot project in a remote area of Scotland.

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A Virginia court should dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging the state’s RGGI-linked cap-and-trade programme, according to a brief filed by the Attorney General’s office ahead of a hearing on Wednesday.

Offset developers face a limited impact should the suspension of issuances under the UN CDM offset mechanism be resolved later this year, though some are seeking alternatives given the risk of further complications.