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The West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.

W.A. has fallen behind in the renewables transition but there are encouraging signs it is ready to make up for lost time and ditch the “Wait Awhile” mentality.

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US states in the PJM grid region could benefit from a carbon tax after a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) order last month threatened clean energy and environmental goals, but the support of that CO2 regulatory policy is uncertain, experts said Wednesday.

Tesla trades as $US100bn company for first time on Tuesday as Musk unlocks $US346 million payday and new settlement allows sales in Michigan, home of "big three" automakers

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The Project Structuring Team is responsible for financially structuring and developing land use and community projects within the Global Sourcing Team.

Global carbon markets grew by 34% in 2019 to hit €194 billion ($215.1 bln) in value, according to analysts at Refinitiv, marking a third straight year of growth and a nearly fivefold increase in two years.

ASPI seeks a Senior Program Officer for ASPI’s sustainability projects, with a focus on development of Asian carbon markets, in particular China’s national ETS, as well as US-China climate policy.

EDF Energy wants to build new reactors next to the existing Sizewell B near Minsmere nature reserve.

At the World Economic Forum, he asked: "Do we want to go down in history as the people who did nothing?"

Acute stress damages stem cells that control hair and skin colour, a study suggests.

There is a real risk a national inquiry could get bogged down in politics, or not lead to real change. But we need more federal action on bushfires. Our old approaches are broken. David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Ross Bradstock, Professor, Centre for Environmental Risk Management of Bushfires, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen warned on Wednesday that the EU will press ahead border carbon adjustment plans to protect its industry and workers, but the EU chief praised California and China’s carbon pricing efforts that could mean the plans are never needed.

Highest levels of PFAS in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, report by environmental watchdog finds

The contamination of US drinking water with manmade “forever chemicals” is far worse than previously estimated with some of the highest levels found in Miami, Philadelphia and New Orleans, said a report on Wednesday by an environmental watchdog group.

The chemicals, resistant to breaking down in the environment, are known as perfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. Some have been linked to cancers, liver damage, low birth weight and other health problems.

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Margaret Dickinson on the polluted Wharfe, London’s oversubscribed swimming ponds and the urgent need to demand action as we leave the EU

Your timely article (Spa town wants bathing water status to force river clean-up, 20 January) indicates the need for a concerted campaign to clean up the UK’s rivers. Swimmers and fishermen are most directly affected and have a common interest that should override occasional conflicts. But clean, well-managed rivers play a part in improving the health and wellbeing of everyone.

Now is a moment of urgency, when organisations concerned with the environment and recreation should join forces with fishermen and swimmers to demand action. As we leave the EU we will lose even the inadequate protection of EU regulation. Unless new and stronger measures are introduced soon, the situation could get much worse. And ironically the threat is looming during a great revival in open-water activity.

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New York will release a draft RGGI regulation shortly to implement the Northeast US carbon market's post-2020 programme changes, but there is no timeline for the completion of that process, state and regulatory sources told Carbon Pulse.

The heir to the throne calls for a "paradigm shift" in the way the world deals with climate change.

Brandon Lewis clarifies government stance after XR listed in counter-terrorism documents

The government does not consider Extinction Rebellion to be an extremist organisation, the security minister has said, after counter-terrorism documents featuring the climate emergency activists were revealed in the Guardian.

Brandon Lewis was forced to clarify the government’s stance on Extinction Rebellion and a wide range of non-violent protest groups in response to an urgent question tabled in the House of Commons.

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EUA prices lifted back above €25 early on Wednesday, clawing back the previous session's losses in an auction-free session.

Unsustainable use of resources is wrecking the planet but recycling is falling, report finds

The amount of material consumed by humanity has passed 100bn tonnes every year, a report has revealed, but the proportion being recycled is falling.

The climate and wildlife emergencies are driven by the unsustainable extraction of fossil fuels, metals, building materials and trees. The report’s authors warn that treating the world’s resources as limitless is leading towards global disaster.

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China’s coal-fired power generation rose 1.7% in 2019 and is set to grow further this year, according to the main power sector industry lobby group, paving the way for CO2 allocation in the national emissions trading scheme to be nearly triple that of the EU market.