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The US EPA does not have a target date for the White House to sign off on the agency's regulatory review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a move that could alter the biofuel volumes in the programme over the next several years, an agency official said Tuesday.

Thunberg seems to troll Trump with new bio that reads: ‘A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future’

• Fox News apologises to Thunberg for ‘disgraceful’ remark

Climate activist Greta Thunberg seemed to troll Donald Trump on Tuesday, changing her Twitter bio to reflect the US president’s mockery of her emotional address to the United Nations on Monday.

On Monday, Thunberg gave a blistering speech at the climate summit in New York, criticizing world leaders for their “betrayal” of young people through a lack of action on the climate crisis.

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The Canadian Liberal Party unveiled its climate plan on Tuesday that would set a legally-binding 2050 net zero goal, overachieve on the country’s 2030 goal and provide training for workers to adjust to the shifting economy.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) will unveil a draft framework in early October of its proposed cap-and-invest programme to regulate fuel sector emissions in the Northeast US, a Massachusetts official said Monday.

DTE Energy Trading seeks an individual who knows how to track regulations and policy affecting energy markets, especially renewable portfolio standards.

The Green New Deal has been the focal point of the climate debate among the Democratic presidential candidates. Less publicized is the Climate Risk Disclosure Act, a proposal from Senator and presidential contender Elizabeth Warren, that seeks to frame climate change as a threat to the public markets.

Coalition of six nations aims to raise funds and achieve full decarbonisation by 2050

A coalition of Pacific island nations wants to raise $500m (£400m) to make all shipping in the Pacific Ocean zero carbon by the middle of the century.

The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, announced on Tuesday by the governments of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, has set an emissions reduction target of 40% by 2030, and full decarbonisation by 2050.

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West Virginia, the heart of US coal country, is increasingly advocating for energy alternatives.

EUAs were briefly jolted back towards €26 early on Tuesday as carbon reacted to a UK court verdict that could cut the chances of no-deal Brexit.

Norway and Germany have pledged funding for new major REDD deals to protect African rainforests just a month after the two nations stopped payments to a similar programme in Brazil.

Investors who together account for more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments in Australia have warned that billions of dollars of new wind and solar projects are at risk without significant changes to the way transmission pricing is handled in this country. More than 20 major investors – both domestic and international – have...

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Over 60 countries promise tougher action to curb emissions - but Greta Thunberg says it's a failure.

Environment Agency issued 27 flood alerts across England by 9am

Flood alerts have been issued for parts of England as heavy rain continues to cause disruption for commuters.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for much of England and Wales today, with flooding expected in some areas.

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The former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the world's slow progress on climate change is "pretty grim," and Greta Thunberg's address at the UN captures the rage of a generation.

Europe's Forum mission will obtain important new data to improve projections of future climate change.

South Korean CO2 allowances rose another 2% in Tuesday trade, climbing to all-time high for the seventh consecutive session as some emitters chased KAUs ahead of the Sep. 30 compliance deadline.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not find time to attend the UN climate summit which took place in New York, despite being in the US this week.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was visibly emotional as she addressed the UN Climate Action Summit in new York yesterday, and has since been ridiculed online by the US President - how much pressure does this much exposure put on a 16 year old?