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A record final quarter for wind and solar energy generation boosted the annual contribution of renewables to the grid to 5.9 terrawatt-hours for 2019, says AEMO.

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Nuclear power went backwards last year. There were more shutdowns than new starts and the outlook is bleak.

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New survey of Victorian motorists finds growing enthusiasm for electric vehicles, while going cold on self-driving vehicles.

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Uncrewed Surface vessels are the future on water, just as are driverless cars are on land.

German prosecutors on Monday reissued an arrest warrant for a British businessman suspected of masterminding a €125 million tax fraud using the EU ETS.

Existing RGGI states will likely support Pennsylvania’s plan to include an allowance adjustment mechanism at the end of ETS compliance periods because it mirrors carbon market language adopted by New Jersey, regulatory sources said.

Morrison promises to fast-track assessment of three NSW projects, including Trevor St Baker's coal plant upgrade, as part of deal with NSW.

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Oregon Democrats intend to send a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill out of committee later this week amid a slew of Republican amendments and growing fears of a second consecutive GOP walkout.

A three-way tie in this weekend’s Irish general election could have a major impact on the country’s carbon pricing programme, with the party leading in the yet-to-be-finalised vote count having campaigned against the existing government’s planned CO2 tax increases.

Introduced species are often targeted for culling in conservation, but killing charismatic animals like foxes can be controversial. Lily van Eeden, PhD Candidate in Human-Wildlife Conflict, University of Sydney Chris Dickman, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney Jeremy T. Bruskotter, Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University Mathew Crowther, Associate professor, University of Sydney Thomas Newsome, Lecturer, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Switzerland will buy 5 million UN carbon credits as part of a plan to cover recently-discovered chemical plant emissions that have potentially been discharged for decades.

Two of Europe’s biggest low-cost airlines have reported a dip in in-flight emissions to start the year.

Victorian forest and wildlife officers, with the help of the Australian defence force, are using drone and infrared technology in a search and rescue operation for koalas affected by recent bushfires

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De Beers is looking for a head of carbon neutrality to develop a credible carbon neutral strategy and a viable Group-wide Carbon Neutral Roadmap (CNR) with agreed milestones to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030. They will lead a collaborative team of technical professionals to implement the CNR across the organisation and grow the organisation’s carbon expertise and best practice.

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EUAs dipped towards €23 early on Monday as a confluence of bearish technical and fundamental factors led experts to predict further falls.

The Programme Officer will be an integral member of the Energy Programme, which includes the Energy Market Initiative and the Coal Initiative.

This position will contribute to the work of the British Embassy’s COP Climate Change and Clean Growth Unit, including diplomatic action to support delivery of objectives related to the 26th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP26) in November 2020, which the UK will host in Glasgow in partnership with Italy.

Seven of China’s eight pilot emissions trading markets reopened Monday after the Lunar New Year holiday break was extended by over a week due to the coronavirus spread, but activity was low as traders pondered the wider impacts of the virus crisis from home.

The UK's climate assembly considers the issues of flying bananas and indoor fleeces.