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A second Ebola vaccine is to be offered to thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The lying, the scheming and the intrigue puts storylines on The Bold and the Beautiful to shame

If this was a poll on which Australian bird is featured most frequently on homewares, superb fairy-wrens would win by a mile. Teacups, plates, tea towels and cushions across the country are adorned with their image. The combination of their tiny size (they weigh about the same as a 20c piece), pointing up tail and the way they cuddle together makes them pretty darn adorable. I’m going to argue though that there are many more reasons that you should vote for them in 2019 than simply “they look cute”.

It is not only the public that is drawn to this gorgeously sweet bird. Superb fairy-wrens are actually one of our most well-studied Australian birds (heck I did my PhD on them). The more we learn about them the more we realise that that image of a sweet happy family unit is far from reality.

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Italian utility Enel advanced its EU forward power hedging considerably over Q3 while its coal-based output fell away, giving a bearish signal for EUAs.

ASPI seeks a Senior Program Officer for ASPI’s sustainability projects, with a focus on development of carbon markets in Asia, in particular in China.

Bluesource seeks a Manager of Forest Carbon Modeling to play a role in the Bluesource forestry team’s carbon modeling efforts and support project implementation efforts in the forest carbon space.

Hayabusa-2 will return with samples of the asteroid after its yearlong journey back to Earth.

AEMC calls on the energy sector to prepare for digital disruption, predicting the sector will see its own Airbnb or eBay disrupters .

The post AEMC wants the energy market to think like Airbnb and eBay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California’s 2020 floor price for its WCI-linked carbon market is set to rise to $16.68 after year-on-year inflation for October came in at 1.8%, according to government data released Wednesday.

EUAs inched higher early on Wednesday to edge away from the sub-€24 one-month low of the previous session, as positive economic data and a lack of auction supply supported.

A state of disaster is declared as the Italian city is hit with a high tide of more than 1.87m.

AEMC rejects push to change the way network losses are assessed, putting it at loggerheads with renewables industry and potential the market operator.

The post AEMC rejects renewables push to change marginal loss factors appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A veteran climate policy and carbon market lawyer has launched a climate change advisory and investment business, aiming to raise $3 billion across investment funds to facilitate the transition to a net-zero and climate resilient future.

The seabed is rich in metals, but what damage could mining it cause?

As a sourcing manager for Colombian carbon projects you will identify, negotiate and contract new emission reduction projects for the Colombian carbon market.

Demand is soaring for the metal cobalt, an essential ingredient in batteries and abundant on the seabed.

The daytime motorway limit will be cut to 100km/h (62 mph) in a bid to tackle a pollution crisis.

Exclusive: tiny particles produced by motor traffic can invade the brain and carry carcinogens

New research has linked air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer for the first time.

The ultra-fine particles (UFPs) are produced by fuel burning, particularly in diesel vehicles, and higher exposures significantly increase people’s chances of getting the deadly cancer. Previous work has shown that nanoparticles can get into the brain and that they can carry carcinogenic chemicals.

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The St Baker-backed Evie Networks opens the first of its planned ultra-fast chargers in Queensland, under a solar canopy.

The post Evie Networks opens its first ultra-fast charging station, powered by renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Green Climate Fund board on Wednesday approved $308 million in funding for new projects of which over 40% will go to forest carbon projects, although the International Finance Corp. withdrew an application for a controversial REDD bond scheme.

The 16-year-old climate activist will sail from the US to Madrid for the COP25 summit.