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Jon Doulman built a unique prosthetic after hearing about Triumph, a koala born without a foot.

Given its environmental damage, tourism must seriously reconsider its purpose in a post-pandemic world. Susanne Becken, Professor of Sustainable Tourism and Director, Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Last year saw a record numbers of extreme weather events costing billions of dollars in damages.

A London-based brokerage has been denied in its appeal to claim back £5.6 million in tax linked to fraudulent trades in EU carbon allowances.

Voluntary carbon market certifier Gold Standard has proposed a phased timeline that would mean all its offsets will require corresponding adjustments by 2025, as well as setting tighter requirements for transitioning projects.

A Houston-based biofuel credit (RIN) trader may reorganise and resume trading operations after a number of lawsuits led it to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month, according to a court filing published Wednesday.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices inched up on the secondary market this week on thin volume, as California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values dipped slightly as traders expected Wednesday's Q1 auction to settle at this year's WCI floor price.

It's been the busiest week for renewable energy misinformers in recent years. Google's new partnership with Sky News is going to supercharge the problem.

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A group of 11 trade associations representing banks, asset managers, and investment and pension funds endorsed a CO2 price on Thursday as a strategy to transitioning the US to a low-carbon economy, with growing support for such a policy from the business and financial community.

The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) remains unable to access Britain’s carbon market MRV system or receive correspondence from big emitters after a major cyberattack targeted the regulator almost two months ago.

The six-wheeled robot survives a hair-raising, seven-minute descent to the surface of the Red Planet.

EUAs made slight gains on Thursday, halting a three-day losing streak as some market participants targeted a rapid return to the record levels of earlier this week.

With their prominent foreheads, low eye position and rounded body, koalas can seem almost baby-like. But is that enough to save them? Kevin Markwell, Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rivers are biodiversity hotspots but pollution, dams and invasive species have caused havoc

Rivers in which fish populations have escaped serious damage from human activities make up just 14% of the world’s river basin area, according to the most comprehensive study to date.

Scientists found that the biodiversity of more than half of rivers had been profoundly affected, with big fish such as sturgeon replaced by invasive species such as catfish and Asian carp. Pollution, dams, overfishing, farm irrigation and rising temperatures due to the climate crisis are also to blame.

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The outages endured by residents result from the state’s political decisions – but all of us need to think more about ensuring resilience

Though the desperate conditions that millions of Texans have suffered for days were triggered by a powerful winter storm, the underlying issues are the work of human beings. At least 2.7 million households were still without power on Wednesday, and nearly 12 million faced water quality issues. Hospitals ran out of water. Families have burned belongings to keep their children warm.

As bizarre as it may seem that residents of the biggest energy-producing state in the US can be left powerless for so long, these problems were foreseen. While Republican leaders in Texas have blamed a reliance on renewable energy, it was mostly natural gas plants that failed, with a reactor at a nuclear facility also forced offline. The desire to stay free from federal oversight means that Texas has a stand-alone grid, preventing it from importing power. The lack of regulation meant that price competition took precedence over stability of service. The grid’s operator was warned following power outages 10 years ago that equipment needed to be protected against extreme low temperatures, but failed to act. The system prioritised profits instead of the people it was supposed to serve.

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A Texas-based environmental trader has joined a Tennessee-based fuel supplier with obligations in the WCI cap-and-trade market, Carbon Pulse has learned.

The EU’s prospective carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) will likely take the shape of a ‘notional’ emissions market, the 27-nation bloc’s trade chief said on Thursday.

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CF Partners, an established award-winning energy commodity trading firm with a long history in carbon markets, is looking to strengthen the trading team in London through the development of a global carbon origination team. We are looking to hire a project sourcing specialist to lead an origination initiative to identify, acquire and manage carbon project credits for proprietary investment and trading purposes.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, Inc. (“RGGI, Inc.”) seeks to hire a Program Associate to be based in New York City.