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Taxing aviation fuel in the EU would cut the sector’s emissions by 11% while having only a “negligible” impact on GDP and jobs, according to a European Commission report leaked on Monday.

Organization (Name/Acronym/Homepage): First Climate Markets AG Position (Title/Department/Project): Sales Manager (m/f/x) Climate Neutral, Green Energy

Report says plastics adding to death tolls in the developing world from easily prevented diseases

Mismanaged waste is causing hundreds of thousands of people to die each year in the developing world from easily preventable causes, and plastic waste is adding a new and dangerous dimension to the problem, a report has found.

Municipal waste frequently goes uncollected in poorer countries and its buildup fuels the spread of disease. Between 400,000 and 1 million people are dying as a result of such mismanaged waste, according to the charity Tearfund.

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Organization (Name/Acronym/Homepage): First Climate Markets AG Position (Title/Department/Project): Expert Renewable Energies (m/f/x) with main focus on PPA

Norway and the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) announced a joint project on Monday to help the shipping industry cut emissions by at least 50% from 2008 levels by 2050.

Both sides of politics promise to underwrite multi-billion dollar gas pipeline development in northern Australia but experts say it will have big implications for Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.

Canada’s existing GHG reduction goal under its proposed Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) will likely fall short of lowering emissions from its baseline level, a conference heard on Monday.

UN Chief Antonio Guterres will begin a historic trip to the Pacific intended to focus on the looming threat of climate change.

EUAs crumpled below €25 in the final hour of Monday after breaching technical support as investors were rattled by the heightened US-China trade dispute.

The New Hampshire House of Representatives approved a bill last week that would install the northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade programme’s post-2020 Model Rule, pending final governor approval.

A petition signed by 350,000 people calls for "netting" of trees and hedges to be a criminal offence.

Europe's Aeolus spacecraft is gathering fantastic new data on global winds - but it's also got a problem.

Victor Vescovo descended almost 11km in a submersible to the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean.

An American explorer finds plastic waste on the seafloor while breaking the record for the deepest ever dive.

Springwatch presenter will no longer attend Dogstival after ongoing protests from shooting community

A festival appearance by broadcaster and wildlife presenter Chris Packham has been cancelled because of ongoing protests over his campaign against shooting birds.

Organisers of the Dogstival event in the New Forest said they were concerned about safety of the public after death threats received by Packham.

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BP’s Group Safety & Operational Risk (S&OR) is at the forefront of that change. With air quality also a growing global issue, BP needs to understand the requirements, the risks and the opportunities that could present. This role is key to S&OR meeting the increase in carbon and air quality activity internally and externally, providing leadership, support, guidance and strategic thinking.

The Laos government is seeking an international consultant to join its REDD+ Readiness Preparation project.

UN Habitat is looking for an evaluator to contribute to a mid-term evaluation of accelerating climate action through the promotion of urban low emission development strategies.