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The world hydropower industry has public relations work to do, if its global expansion is to be realised. But stringent oversight is urgently needed. Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The successful applicant should be accustomed to both office-based reporting and ecological farming field studies for a variety of clientele.

The Senior Carbon Analyst will lead projects to measure the organisational footprints (and if relevantly experienced, the product carbon footprint) of our clients.

Carbon Asset Officer to support CQC as a whole, reporting to Senior Sales and Marketing Advisor.

Verra’s Innovations Team is looking for a Senior Program Officer to support our work to cultivate climate impact and generate related environmental and social benefits through the VCS Program.

TransitionZero is looking for a senior energy professional to lead the development of the Future Energy Outlook, a new, regularly published report on the future of the global energy system.

Organization: Asia Investor Group on Climate Change Position: Manager, Policy Duty Station: Remote in a major Asian market Deadline for Application: 18 October 2021 Term: 12 month contract with likelihood of extension

California gasoline usage dropped slightly month-on-month in June, while drivers' usage of the fuel remained within recent trends compared to pre-pandemic levels, according to state data released Monday.

Organization: the greenwerk Position: Senior Advisor  – International Climate Policy and Climate Finance Duty Station: Hamburg, Germany Deadline for Application: 31 October 2021

It would not be permissible for Moscow to only impose a carbon tax on exports as a means of shielding Russian firms from the impact of the EU’s border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), a senior EU official said on Monday.

An Adelaide firm’s plans for permanent facilities at Whaler’s Bay on the Eyre Peninsula could wipe out prime habitat, environment group warns

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Conservationists say a plan to build a permanent rocket launch facility at Whaler’s Bay in South Australia could push threatened bird species to extinction.

Southern Launch, an Adelaide-based startup, operates the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in a privately owned conservation area at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula.

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NSW strategy paper recommends increased desalination, stormwater recycling and efficiency measures – but not drinking purified wastewater

Greater Sydney faces a 13% shortfall in its water supply within 20 years if the city continues to grow at its current rate while climate change makes rainfall less predictable.

A draft strategy on the city’s future water supply, released by the New South Wales government on Tuesday, says Sydney will need between 40 to 70 gigalitres extra within 20 years.

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Climate Impact X (CIX), a global Environmental Commodities Exchange, is looking for a Pricing and Index Director to help build the future of carbon trading markets.

Sellers of plug-in vehicles say petrol shortages are driving people to adopt the new technology

As petrol stations in parts of the UK started running out of fuel on Friday, business at Martin Miller’s electric car dealership in Guildford, Surrey, started soaring.

After what ended up being his company EV Experts busiest day ever, interest does not appear to be dying down. This week the diary is booked up with test drives and the business is low on stock.

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consultant to develop and deliver an online climate change training module on Advanced TCFD – Applied Scenario Analysis for investment professionals in Asia.

AEMO wants to fast-trick rooftop solar switch off mechanisms in W.A. as part of a suite of measures to ensure stability in world's most isolated grid.

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European carbon prices extended Friday's record highs in early trade on Monday amid solid gains across the energy complex, as equities rallied and crude oil rose to a three-year high.

As the likelihood increases that Australia will commit to a 2050 net zero target ahead of the Glasgow COP talks, analysts said Monday such a pledge would be unlikely to have a near-term impact on domestic carbon credits.

Three million trees have so far been planted as part of the scheme launched in 2018.

Ross-on-Wye residents say council would break climate commitments by approving drive-through

They were promised a life of peace and quiet in a new-build “garden village” on the edge of a pretty Herefordshire town with cycle routes, allotments and wildlife-friendly ponds giving the settlement an eco-friendly vibe.

But residents of St Mary’s Garden Village in Ross-on-Wye are up in arms after McDonald’s put in a planning application for a 24-hour drive-through within metres of their homes that they say could lead to almost 2,500 cars a day passing close to their front doors.

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