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Director of Communications, Verra – Washington DC preferred
EU utilities report hedging lag as thermal output drops
New Sentinel satellites to check the pulse of Earth
Mutated strain of coronavirus 'can jump back and forth'
Senior Climate Change Specialist, World Bank – Washington DC
Market Research Analyst, Aloha Carbon – Honolulu
Nasa's giant SLS rocket: a guide
Manager, Product Marketing, Indigo Carbon – Remote Working
CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Nov. 13, 2020
Tiny Atlantic island takes giant leap towards protecting world's oceans
UK overseas territory Tristan da Cunha’s new marine protected area will be fourth largest sanctuary of its kind
A community of 250 people on one of the most remote inhabited islands on Earth has made a significant contribution to marine wildlife conservation by banning bottom-trawling fishing, deep-sea mining and other harmful activities from its waters.
The government of Tristan da Cunha, a volcanic archipelago in the south Atlantic and part of the UK’s overseas territories, has announced that almost 700,000 sq km of its waters will become a marine protected area (MPA), the fourth largest such sanctuary in the world.
Continue reading...Nasa's new 'megarocket' set for critical tests
Australia Market Roundup: ACCU issuance comes back to normal levels
Tangled sharks and reefs under nets – 2020's most powerful ocean photos
From fishing gear to shrinking ice – finalists in the conservation category of the inaugural Ocean Photography Awards focused on the destructive impact of humans on the sea. The winner will be announced on 19 November
Continue reading...Singapore firm hopes new LNG contract can drive carbon offset demand
Council efforts to tackle climate crisis 'hampered by UK government'
Swingeing cuts and lack of support hinder meaningful action, says Green councillor
The woman behind the first climate emergency declaration by a UK council says swingeing cuts and a lack of support from central government have hampered local authority attempts to tackle the escalating problem.
Bristol Green party councillor Carla Denyer proposed the UK’s first climate emergency motion two years ago, committing the city council to go carbon neutral by 2030. Since then three-quarters of local authorities across the UK – as well as universities, the UK parliament and scores of other organisations – have followed suit with their own climate emergency declarations.
Continue reading...Governments urged to go beyond net zero climate targets
Leading scientists and campaigners say cutting emissions alone is not enough
Leading scientists, academics and campaigners have called on governments and businesses to go beyond “net zero” in their efforts to tackle the escalating climate and ecological crisis.
The former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and the leading climate scientist Michael Mann are among a group of prominent environmentalists calling for the “restoration of the climate” by removing “huge amounts of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere”.
Continue reading...New wind and solar farms begin production in NSW
Molong solar farm welcomed to the NSW grid this week, alongside the Sunraysia solar farm, the Collector wind farm, and the Wellington solar farm.
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Transcript: Energy Insiders podcast with Tilt CEO Deion Campbell
Transcript from the Energy Insiders podcast on November 13 with Tilt CEO Doein Campbell.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Why wind is better value than solar
Tilt Renewables CEO Deion Campbell explains why wind farms are better value than solar right now, and challenges at Dundonnell. Plus: Big renewable visions from NSW and Fortescue.
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FRV acquires 115MW solar farm set for construction in NSW
International renewables developer announces acquisition of 115MW Metz solar farm, set for construction the New South Wales New England region.
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