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California and Quebec will offer more than 66 million current vintage allowances in each of the next two quarterly sales, with the August volume roughly identical to the May auction supply, according to regulator data released Friday.

Oregon Democrats will not be entertaining any amendments to their cap-and-trade bill after Republican senators decided to walk out in protest over over the proposal, a state senator told Carbon Pulse.

Janet Barker recounts assault by suspended MP and says it will not stop her activism

Bruised and still shaken, Janet Barker is incredulous at the violent reaction of the Foreign Office minister Mark Field to her peaceful protest with fellow Greenpeace activists at the chancellor’s Mansion House speech.

However, she has no plans to press criminal charges over the physical assault. “I think it is something best dealt with in the court of opinion,” she said, while welcoming his suspension as a minister.

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Power plants linked to industrial sites should only be awarded free EUAs if the resulting heat is used in district heating or high efficiency co-generation, an EU court found this week, upholding a previous opinion in a move that could trim the allowance allocations of companies across the bloc EU next year.

The Netherlands won’t wait for the EU’s protracted lawmaking process to launch an aviation carbon tax and expects several fellow member states to follow or extend their own initiatives.

This week: hungry oriole chicks, an elderly sloth, a soggy robin and a stuck squirrel

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

**Following some reader suggestions, we’re trialling a new brief midday EU ETS market report.**

Eight species of British orchid are flourishing on historical sheep-driving pathways.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator this week distributed over 1.1 million carbon credits as developers continued to seek issuances ahead of the June 30 financial year end.

Communicating what's meant by climate change in one simple, easy to understand visualisation.

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The mining industry is going green - at least in its electricity supply. A special “live” podcast from the Energy and Mines conference in Perth.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Mining industry turns to wind, solar, batteries and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Survey says teachers feel ill-equipped to educate pupils, as school strikes continue

A growing number of teachers want their pupils to learn more about the climate crisis and are calling for environmental training so they can prepare children for a rapidly changing world, according to a poll.

The findings from YouGov research commissioned by Oxfam come before the latest round of school climate strikes on Friday, in which it is expected that hundreds of thousands of young people will walk out of classrooms around the world.

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Global marine contractor Van Oord and heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet partner with Queensland's Verton Australia to develop safer method for installing wind turbine blades.

The post Queensland company joins global effort to improve wind turbine installation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After a bumper year of profits in 2018, EnergyAustralia has taken a hit from state and federal retail power price re-regulation, suffering a write-down of up to $A1.3 billion.

The post EnergyAustralia hit by power price interventions, coal troubles appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Miners turn corner on renewables, with minimum 50% wind and solar considered the norm, and looking to use cheap renewables to build industries rather than just export ore.

The post Miners see 50% renewables as standard, but are aiming for 100% appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two “silent catalysts” will push European carbon prices higher in the coming months, analysts predict, calling the market’s current focus on Brexit and gas prices “short-sighted”.

The 180MW Berrybank wind farm will use turbines constructed in a former car factory in Geelong.

The post Berrybank wind farm begins construction with turbines made locally in old car factory appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Taronga Conservation Society Australia has announced the birth of a Western Lowland gorilla. The female, yet to be named, was born on Thursday 6 June to Frala, an experienced mother, and was sired by Kibali

• ‘Gorilla selfie’: DRC park ranger explains photo that went viral

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