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Carbon Pulse has further expanded its roster of reporters, hiring a new Brussels-based correspondent to enhance the company’s news coverage and data analysis during a crucial period for both EU climate policy and the continent’s energy markets. Arjun Patel takes up the role of EU Carbon and Energy Markets Correspondent, helping to bolster Carbon Pulse’s […]

Presumptive US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a new climate plan on Tuesday that incorporates a market-based Clean Energy Standard and shortens the timeline for the US power sector to hit net-zero emissions compared to recent legislative proposals.

Greens deride $4.7m funding for technologies that may shade corals and make clouds more reflective as ‘Band-Aid solutions’

A government-backed research program to make the Great Barrier Reef more resilient to global heating will spend $4.7m this financial year developing technologies that could shade corals and make clouds more reflective during marine heatwaves.

The announcement confirms the development of a technique known as marine cloud brightening, trialled on the reef in March, will be backed as part of the government’s $443 grant being coordinated by the not-for-profit Great Barrier Reef Foundation.

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Habitat degradation inflicts far greater harm on caribou populations than wolves, say researchers

With their ability to glide silently through snow drifts and vanish into forests, mountain caribou have been called the grey ghosts of western Canada’s alpine region.

But in recent years, a steep drop in their population has raised fears the knobby-kneed ungulates may disappear forever.

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The purpose of Project Manager is to ensure the successful delivery of the ETS CCRA 2020 Update project to ensure successful initiation, execution and transition to Business as Usual (BAU). This includes ensuring the successful delivery of the required system, policy, and process changes as a result of the changes to the ETS legislation.

Reporting to the Managing Director, Commercial (MDC), this Vice President (VP) position is a critical role. About 50% of the role will be focused on business development, in support of our primary objective of creating strong demand for TREES credits. 

The MDC’s primary responsibility will be on Emergent’s business development strategy and execution.  This includes shaping the go-to-market strategy, leading relationship development and negotiating sales of carbon credits both direct and through channel partnerships.

Buyers are pushing up EU carbon prices at a rapid pace because they expect the 27-nation bloc to deliver a higher climate target for 2030, Germany’s environment minister said on Tuesday.

Wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, say scientists

More than 200,000 tonnes of tiny plastic particles are blown from roads into the oceans every year, according to research.

The study suggests wind-borne microplastics are a bigger source of ocean pollution than rivers, the route that has attracted most attention to date. The analysis focused on the tiny particles produced by tyres and brake pads as they wear down.

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Experts decry Tory policy that fails to ban new-builds in UK areas at high risk of flooding

The government’s long-awaited strategy for tackling floods in England does not go far enough and appears to conflict with Boris Johnson’s “build, build, build” plan for more housing, experts have said.

Billed by ministers as the most comprehensive flood defence plan in a decade, the fresh approach will mean more money spent on natural solutions to counter floods, such as capturing water on fields.

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EUAs sank below €29 on Tuesday, extending weakness from the previous session's late sell-off after its first move above €30 for 14 years.

California’s ETS floor price is on track to climb by more than 5% in 2021 after year-on-year inflation rebounded in June following a collapse during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to federal data released Tuesday.

South Korea on Tuesday on Tuesday outlined the basics of its $60 billion Green New Deal, but the plan said nothing about a net zero emissions target or a carbon tax, both of which the ruling party had flagged ahead of the April parliamentary elections.

US Democrats green policy blueprint promises a return to the Paris climate treaty and calls for greater investment in zero-emissions energy and transport.

The post Biden and Sanders “Unity Task Force” calls for 500 million solar panels in 5 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The location of ruler Axayácatl's palace was later used by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés.

Tianjin has become the first of China’s regional pilot carbon markets to officially confirm it will continue to operate after 2020.

The price for Australian carbon credits is likely to edge up the next couple of years but is set to slump to an all-time low by the end of the decade unless the government tightens its climate policies, analysts said Tuesday.

Conspiracy theories have thrived during the pandemic - what's the right way to talk to someone who believes them?

He was known for Mythbusters and White Rabbit Project, and made models for the Star Wars prequels.

WildEast aims to convince farmers, councils and others across East Anglia to pledge land to wildlife

Returning an area the size of Dorset to wild nature, reintroducing extinct lynx, pelicans and beavers and championing regenerative farming to restore soil health are the radical aims of a new charitable foundation.

But the most revolutionary feature of WildEast may be that it is founded by three farmers in the most intensively farmed region of Britain.

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