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UPDATE – Oregon governor to announce climate policy via executive order
EU ETS benchmark should be used to help judge ‘green’ investments -report
North American Carbon World cancelled on coronavirus caution
A rare natural phenomenon brings severe drought to Australia. Climate change is making it more common
Senior Business Development Manager for Denmark, South Pole – Stockholm
Senior Business Development Manager for Norway, South Pole – Stockholm
Indian Ocean system that drives extreme weather in Australia likely to worsen with global heating
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 Intern, European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (ERCST) – Brussels
Policy Associate, Climate Action Reserve – Los Angeles
Vice President for Policy, Climate Action Reserve – Los Angeles
Space radar movies track motion on Earth's surface
Why plastic is a deadly attraction for sea turtles
UPDATE – Trump administration receives extension to consider appeal of biofuel waiver ruling
Australian businesses can – and must – act on climate, says Cannon-Brookes
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
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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S&P Dow Jones launches EU carbon allowance index
Gaslighting on emissions: IEEFA says burning LNG “worse than coal” for climate
New 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
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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