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UPDATE – Oregon governor to announce climate policy via executive order

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 07:42
Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) will announce an executive order on Tuesday to implement a carbon reduction programme after a Republican walkout thwarted Democrats ability to pass a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill for the second straight year, a state legislator told Carbon Pulse.
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EU ETS benchmark should be used to help judge ‘green’ investments -report

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 06:28
The EU should use ETS-based benchmarks to determine whether manufacturing investments are sustainable, an EU expert group said Monday in a report recommending an economy-wide structure for green lending. 
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North American Carbon World cancelled on coronavirus caution

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 06:14
This month’s North American Carbon World (NACW) conference in San Francisco will not be held this year due to mounting concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus, California-based offset registry Climate Action Reserve (CAR) announced Monday. 
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A rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change is making it more common

The Conversation - Tue, 2020-03-10 05:08
Future extremes from the Indian Ocean will be acting on top of global warming, giving a double whammy effect, like the record-breaking heat and drought we saw in 2019. Nicky Wright, Research Fellow, Australian National University Bethany Ellis, PhD Candidate, Australian National University Nerilie Abram, Professor; ARC Future Fellow; Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Senior Business Development Manager for Denmark, South Pole – Stockholm

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 04:49
Are you a driven person with a thirst for achieving great results for a company with a purpose? We are currently looking into expanding our team with a Senior Business Developer with focus on Denmark to further strengthen our leading position in sustainability and climate change.
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Senior Business Development Manager for Norway, South Pole – Stockholm

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 04:47
We are currently looking into expanding our team with a Senior Business Developer with focus on Norway to further strengthen our leading position in sustainability and climate change.
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Indian Ocean system that drives extreme weather in Australia likely to worsen with global heating

The Guardian - Tue, 2020-03-10 03:00

Researchers believe the Indian Ocean Dipole is more clearly influenced by climate change than previously thought

Indian Ocean surface temperatures that helped drive hot and dry conditions in eastern Australia last year were more clearly influenced by climate change than previously thought and are likely to worsen in future, researchers have found.

Scientists studying a phenomenon known as the Indian Ocean Dipole say their observations suggest Australia could experience future conditions even more extreme than those that elevated the bushfire risk during the 2019-20 fire season.

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Policy Analyst, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) – Brussels

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 02:43
The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition is seeking a policy analyst to join its team in Brussels to work on EU and international climate and energy policy.
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Policy Intern, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) – Brussels

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 02:41
The European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition in Brussels is seeking a policy intern to work for 9 months starting in as soon as possible, possibly extendible beyond this period as a Researcher.
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Policy Associate, Climate Action Reserve – Los Angeles

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 02:38
Working with the Reserve’s Policy Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and updating existing protocols and supporting or leading the development of new protocols.
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Vice President for Policy, Climate Action Reserve – Los Angeles

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 02:36
The Vice President for Policy is a key executive management position at the Climate Action Reserve and is responsible for overseeing the development of new and the maintenance of existing greenhouse gas reduction methodologies (including offset protocols and ex ante Climate Forward methodologies), managing the Reserve’s consulting and advisory services program, and providing strategic advice and guidance to support the Reserve’s existing and new initiatives.
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Space radar movies track motion on Earth's surface

BBC - Tue, 2020-03-10 02:14
Finnish satellite operator Iceye makes movies of activity on the ground through cloud and at night.
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Why plastic is a deadly attraction for sea turtles

BBC - Tue, 2020-03-10 01:59
Scientists have new evidence to explain why sea turtles eat and become entangled in plastic so often.
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UPDATE – Trump administration receives extension to consider appeal of biofuel waiver ruling

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2020-03-10 01:23
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday secured its request for more time to consider an appeal on a court ruling that may restrict the EPA’s use of compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) going forward.
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Australian businesses can – and must – act on climate, says Cannon-Brookes

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2020-03-09 23:14

New research commissioned by Atlassian finds 70% of Australian workers believe big business has the power – and responsibility – to limit the impact of climate change.

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'Our worst scenario is yours too': Germans fear for fishing industry after Brexit

The Guardian - Mon, 2020-03-09 22:17

At a herring processing plant in Rügen, continued access for trawlers to British waters is crucial for the business to survive

When a Danish trawler docks on the island of Rügen in the early hours of a stormy Thursday morning, the Euro-Baltic plant at Sassnitz-Mukran suddenly jolts to life.

Via a network of subterranean tubes, 1,400 tonnes of slippery North Sea herring are pumped from the belly of the ship and belched out onto an assembly line inside the factory on Germany’s largest island, where the silvery-blue fish are blow-dried, weighed, gutted and either sliced into fillets or chopped into bite-sized chunks.

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SK Market: Korean CO2 prices unscathed from coronavirus, oil crash

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2020-03-09 22:03
South Korean CO2 prices remain largely unscathed from the twin economic troubles of the coronavirus and Monday’s oil price crash, as the spot-focused market remains slow in reacting to short-term economic signals.
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S&P Dow Jones launches EU carbon allowance index

Carbon Pulse - Mon, 2020-03-09 21:58
S&P Dow Jones Indices on Monday launched an index to track EU carbon allowance prices, it said in a press release.
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Gaslighting on emissions: IEEFA says burning LNG “worse than coal” for climate

RenewEconomy - Mon, 2020-03-09 20:26

gas flaring methane emissions nature - optimisedNew analysis suggests natural gas emissions and their impact on climate change have been dangerously underestimated – so much so that the sector could experience a similar reckoning to that of car maker Volkswagen.

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If Jeff Bezos really wants to fight the climate crisis, he should just pay his taxes | Guy T Saperstein

The Guardian - Mon, 2020-03-09 20:13

Wildfires are ravaging California and Australia – and local fire departments are alarmingly underfunded and underprepared

In the wake of the devastating Australian bushfires, Jeff Bezos announced last month that he will donate $10bn to fight the climate crisis. As a resident of California and the former president of The Sierra Club Foundation, I welcome any contribution toward the struggle against our changing climate. That said, my home state, like all communities with Amazon facilities, would be far better off if Bezos simply paid his taxes.

If Amazon’s properties in California were taxed at their current value, the added tax could help bolster our underfunded firefighters and fix our crumbling fire access roads. Contributing vast sums to the global effort is wonderful, but climate change is a local issue too. Our communities need to be well-funded if we’re going to face this threat head-on.

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