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NZ Market: NZUs extend gains again but volumes dwindle
Rare coral found off the west coast of Ireland
South Korea’s cabinet approves ETS allocation plan, 2030 GHG roadmap
Trump officials may allow 'shaker machines' to search arctic refuge for oil
Seismic testing plan would cause irreparable harm to Alaska national wildlife refuge, biologists say
The Trump administration has announced it is considering a proposal to conduct seismic testing for oil and gas in the Arctic national wildlife refuge, the largest such preserve in the US.
If the plan moves forward, vehicles with “shakers” – diesel-powered equipment that sends tremors through the landscape – will be deployed along Alaska’s northern coastal plain in an effort to map underground hydrocarbon deposits.
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Risen Energy insures its core competitiveness with mass production of the industry’s first 370W bifacial PERC double glass module
Mary Robinson launches new feminist fight against climate change
Former Irish president’s initiative kicks off with podcasts pairing her with comedian Maeve Higgins
Women around the world who are leading the fight against climate damage are to be highlighted by Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and UN high commissioner, in the hopes of building a new global movement that will create “a feminist solution for climate change”.
Perhaps more revolutionary still, the new initiative is light-hearted in tone, optimistic in outlook and presents positive stories in what the originators hope will be seen as a fun way.
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Post-Brexit green watchdog must have teeth, MPs demand
Committee says body that takes on environment oversight role needs powers to hold government to account
A new environmental watchdog with powers to hold the government to account must be set up after Brexit to ensure protections are kept in place, an influential group of MPs has said.
The environmental audit committee (EAC) on Tuesday also called for targets on air, water, soil, biodiversity and other issues to be legally binding and subject to five-yearly reports, in a similar way to the carbon budgets produced by the Committee on Climate Change under the 2008 Climate Change Act.
Continue reading...First all-electric delivery van available to Aussie freight operators
Beryl solar farm to power NSW trains, may add battery storage
Fujitsu commits to 100% renewables by 2050
“Clean” King Coal – the emperor with no clothes
UK coal freight giant to source 100% renewable electricity
CP Daily: Monday July 23, 2018
Judge overturns EPA denial of RFS waiver for West Virginia refiner
California LCFS prices seen higher if state loses power to curb car emissions
Republican lawmaker pitches carbon tax in defiance of party stance
Representative Carlos Curbelo has proposed a tax on carbon dioxide emissions but Republicans are expected to block it
A Republican lawmaker has proposed the US introduce a tax on carbon dioxide emissions, in a departure from the party’s decade-long hostility toward any measure aimed at addressing climate change.
Carlos Curbelo of Florida, considered a moderate GOP member of Congress, said a carbon tax would avoid “saddling young Americans with a crushing environmental debt” and expressed his belief that “this bill or legislation similar to it” will become law one day.
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