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Researchers in China saw big reductions in organisms that play a crucial role in recycling carbon and nitrogen

Microplastic pollution causes significant damage to populations of soil-dwelling mites, larvae and other tiny creatures that maintain the fertility of the land, research has found.

The study notes that discarded bags, cups, threads and other forms of plastic waste are concentrated more in the earth than the oceans, with similarly dire consequences for the abundance of species that live below the surface.

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The successful candidate will work as part of an experienced team, under the direction of the Air Resources Supervisor I, utilizing technical skills and scientific concepts to perform APS duties that include review, evaluation, and development of emissions calculation, reporting, and verification methods for use in a GHG reporting and verification program.

The Superb Lyrebird is famous for its song and dance, but what is less known is their extraordinary role as world-class ecosystem engineers. Alex Maisey, PhD Candidate, La Trobe University Andrew Bennett, Professor of Ecology, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Voluntary carbon offset prices are steady this year as demand largely keeps up, but the COVID-19 pandemic’s disproportionate impact on international air travel and changes to the global aviation offset mechanism CORSIA are exerting bearish pressure, a project developer said Tuesday.

RGGI market participants largely anticipate the September auction will settle underneath the secondary market, although aggressive compliance buying could potentially see the quarterly sale eclipse current price levels.

The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has an opening for a graduate-level, policy intern based in Washington, D.C or remote.

The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has an opening for a graduate-level, policy intern based in Washington, D.C. 

CCAP is seeking a proactive, creative policy thinker with outstanding analytic ability capable of leading and innovating the organization’s carbon markets program.

Protesters block a road near Parliament and are planning a "walk of shame" near the Bank of England.

An more ambitious EU 2030 GHG reduction target makes sense amid the coronavirus crisis and is due to be proposed by the European Commission within weeks, the EU executive’s climate chief Frans Timmermans said on Tuesday, as lawmakers struggle to agree on how much higher the goal should be.

Swedish researchers measure the scale of peatlands, and the amount of carbon stored in them

How much of the Earth’s landmass is made of peat? We know that peatlands store as much as a quarter of all soil carbon, and if this were to be released we would face climate havoc. Until now, however, no one had made a comprehensive map of where peatlands occurred and how deep they were.

Related: Ultimate bogs: how saving peatlands could help save the planet

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Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters have descended on Parliament Square in London, leading to at least 90 arrests, as the group kicked off 10 days of civil disobedience to demand government action on the climate crisis.

• Police arrest dozens of Extinction Rebellion protesters in London
  

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The Climate Change Program Evaluation Branch of the Industrial Strategies Division has a position available for a motivated Air Pollution Specialist to conduct a variety of activities related to development, implementation, and analysis of the California Air Resources Board’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions programs, and principally California’s Cap-and-Trade Program (Program).

California regulator ARB voided nearly a third of the offsets from a Wisconsin-based livestock project under review on Tuesday after concluding the dairy digester was not in regulatory compliance.

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert… Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Building renewable energy infrastructure involves mining for materials such as lithium, graphite and cobalt. If not done responsibly, that could cause huge environmental damage. Laura Sonter, Lecturer in Environmental Management, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Richard K Valenta, Director - WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre - The Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Verra is looking for a South Africa Manager to manage and promote Verra’s programs in South Africa including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, the Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ framework (JNR), the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards and the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).

Verra is creating the new role of  Chief Policy and Markets Officer for an exceptional individual to lead policy engagement and strategic responses to emerging and evolving market opportunities for Verra’s programs, including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, the Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ framework (JNR), the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards and the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).

Vessels off Galicia warned to keep well away from orcas after the whales damaged a Spanish navy yacht and a French boat

Maritime authorities in Spain have warned sailors off the coast of Galicia to give orcas a wide berth after a naval yacht lost a chunk of its rudder following a brush with two of the whales and a similar incident left a French boat with minor damage.

Both encounters took place hours apart on Sunday in the Rías Baixas area of north-west Spain. The French boat was found to have marks consistent with the orcas rubbing against its hull, while the Mirfak – a Spanish naval yacht en route to a regatta – lost part of its rudder after the boat attracted the animals’ attention.

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Study warns sites must be protected in search for materials to build infrastructure

The mining necessary for producing renewable energy could exacerbate threats to biodiversity, researchers have found.

The production of renewable energy requires metals and other materials which are mined. Researchers mapped the areas around more than 60,000 mining properties to assess whether they overlapped with biodiversity conservation sites.

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