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A law to fast-track development consents is being fast-tracked itself. Before it's too late, politicians should insist on greater protection against long-term environmental damage. Alexander Gillespie, Professor of Law, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Over the past 30 years, the South Pole has been one of the fastest changing places on Earth, warming more than three times quicker than the rest of the world. Kyle Clem, Research Fellow in Climate Science, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Coalmining communities have called for immediate action to stem the economic devastation wrought by the decline of coal, rising job losses and the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 84 organizations, including the Just Transition Fund, Appalachian Voices, Center for Coalfield Justice, Native Renewables and Kentuckians for the Commonwealth, released a National Economic Transition platform on Monday in an effort to help coal communities adapt to climate change.

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Analysts predict more struggling shale energy firms could fold or be bought up by rivals

The bankruptcy of Chesapeake, the pioneer of using fracking to mine shale gas and oil, could mark a new, straitened era for the oil industry, according to analysts.

The Oklahoma City-based company said on Sunday that it had been forced to enter chapter 11 protection to reduce the size of its debt pile from $9bn (£7.3bn) to $2bn. A grace period for paying bondholders had been due to expire on Tuesday.

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California regulator ARB will begin tagging in-state offset credits that meet the requirements of yielding direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs) in the coming weeks, with an application also expected to potentially qualify out-of-state projects with that distinction.

The oil giant said the move would help its transition to being a lower carbon firm.

The EU needs to broaden its debate beyond a proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism in order to deal with carbon leakage and competitiveness issues thrown up by its climate ambition running ahead of that pursued by its main trade partners, argue Andrei Marcu, Michael Mehling, Aaron Cosbey of think-tank ERCST.

EUAs surged to near €27 on Monday to hit their highest so far this year, rebounding by almost 10% from early weakness as speculator buying drove a strong auction result and widespread short-covering.

French President Emmanuel Macron will put forward in September new climate legislation based on citizen proposals and push for more climate ambition at EU level, he said on Monday following a major setback in local elections.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) values have sagged recently on a lack of demand, even as fuel production and vehicle miles travelled picks up and the transportation sector programme’s price ceiling takes effect later this week.

California’s WCI-capped fuel consumption plummeted during March as a statewide ‘shelter-in-place’ order went into effect and stunted vehicle miles travelled across the Golden State, with federal data forecasting steeper drops in April.

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Astronomers say big cool patches on the Betelgeuse star likely drove its surprise dimming last year.

Energy ombudsman could have new powers to oversee complaints relating to new energy technologies such as solar and battery storage provided by electricity retailers.

The post Ombudsman to have greater powers to protect consumers with solar, storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

China’s national emissions trading scheme could generate more than 600 million surplus allowances each year due to the generous benchmarks proposed for facilities that don’t monitor their CO2 fuel factor, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Monday.

Macquarie's Green Investment Group to partner Enso Energy to build pipeline of solar and battery projects across the UK.

The post Macquarie’s Green Investment Group to develop 1GW solar and battery portfolio appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New official figures reveal renewable energy accounted for almost half of UK’s electricity in first three months of 2020, thanks to record wind record generation and falling coal numbers.

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Until recently it was possible to imagine the end of plastic, but Covid-19 has changed the game. Since the pandemic started, there has been a significant increase in plastic waste, such as masks, gloves and gowns, and increased purchases of products including disposable wipes and liquid soap

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Evidence from NGOs suggests fleet of up to 192 Iranian vessels could be one of the largest illegal fishing operations in the world

A large fleet of Iranian fishing vessels has been identified operating illegally in Somalian waters for over a year, depleting fish stocks in a country where one in three people face acute shortages of food.

The Somali government, which is unable to police its vast coastline, has expressed concern over food and maritime security and has called on Iran to investigate.

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