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W.A. trial using Power Ledger technology finds peer-to-peer solar trading technically feasible, good for grid and consumers – but unlikely to succeed under current tariff structures.

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The NHS is calling for men who have been ill with the virus to donate blood for treatment trials.

Professor Peter Piot, one of the world’s top infectious disease experts, was hit by Covid-19.

The latest GenCost report estimates a hopelessly uneconomic construction cost for small nuclear reactors, but it throws the nuclear lobby a bone.

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Sustainable economic recovery efforts amid the coronavirus pandemic should not only feature CO2 taxes or emissions trading schemes to stimulate a clean and just transition, but also avoid the pitfalls of weak carbon pricing rates that have persisted for years, experts said Monday.

The Sustainability Specialist, Expert will support PG&E’s climate resilience and adaptation program, a core initiative within the sustainability team. This position will work to identify, quantify, and manage physical risks related to climate change that impact PG&E’s business, employees, customers and communities, and provide technical support for programs and practices to reduce PG&E’s environmental impact.

In this role within the Portfolio Management unit, you will be responsible for South Pole’s procurement strategy and for structuring and closing carbon credit sourcing transactions. You will develop business with project developers, retailers, intermediaries and wholesale companies active in carbon markets.

In this role you will focus on the delivery of high quality consultancy advice on climate change mitigation solutions to the corporate sector, and be responsible for the management of project teams. In this position, you will also lead the development of proposals and participate in business development activities and new service creation.

Mechanisms that help manage unexpected shocks in emissions trading schemes are a necessary consideration when weighing the linking of two carbon markets, however existing ones can also act as a deterrent to connecting systems, according to a study released late Friday.

Utah Republicans removed funding for a lawsuit to challenge the legality of California’s cap-and-trade programme and emissions performance standard (EPS) from the state’s revised budget, but legislators could still restore the allocation during an August special session.

The Canadian government will lessen the short-term carbon intensity reduction targets for its proposed Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) in response to the coronavirus pandemic, while making the GHG abatement goals more ambitious later on in the decade to maintain the stringency of the policy, the environment ministry said Monday.

Better energy efficiency lowers electricity bills, manages energy demand and helps the climate. Unfortunately, Australia is going nowhere on this cheap, simple measure. Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It'd be a matter of switching 20-25,000 jobs. During coronavirus, we shut down three million, and dealt with the consequences impressively. John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

RGGI members are evaluating a draft Virginia RGGI regulation for any inconsistences with the Northeast US cap-and-trade programme ahead of its scheduled 2021 entrance, with the state aiming to complete those changes this summer, a state official said.

As we emerge from coronavirus lockdown with more questions to ask, we can’t let the news vacuum in Australia be filled by shrill voices

No one was ready for 2020. None of us was really prepared for the bushfires, or coronavirus, or the fear and uncertainty about what these crises mean for our families and our lives.

At Guardian Australia, we weren’t either. Along with the ongoing climate emergency, these have been the biggest stories and the greatest reporting responsibilities of our generation. They hit as we were already under pressure, from the digital platforms eating away at our advertising revenue, and from the populist forces – all the way up to the president of the United States – who want to undermine facts and truthfulness as the parameters of a civic conversation, eroding the very foundations of what we do.

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Blue warehou, eastern gemfish and scalloped hammerhead categorised as ‘conservation dependent’ and commercially fished

Endangered fish species are being routinely sold to Australian and international consumers thanks to a little-known feature of environmental laws that allows for the species to be commercially fished.

Under Australian environmental laws, marine species that are listed as vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered are classified as “no take” species, meaning they cannot be sold or exported.

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EU leaders urged their Chinese counterparts at an online summit on Monday to outline a path towards net zero emissions, though the talks ended without major progress on climate diplomacy.

Denmark’s political groups have agreed a climate deal that will include an increased carbon tax, the government said on Monday, defying concerns about the impact of the coronavirus on the country’s economy.

Temperatures are believed to have hit 38C (100F) in one Siberian town after a persistent heatwave.

Governments can effectively stabilise their carbon prices using auction reserve prices and supplementary taxes, according to a paper published by OECD advisors on Monday.