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Based at our Cannon Place office, the CBI Infrastructure and Energy team works with businesses and government to help change policy to enable the delivery of critical infrastructure and the transition to a low-carbon economy– including energy, transport and housing – which underpins the UK economy and supports a more prosperous and sustainable society.

As part of our continued efforts to lead the transition to a low carbon, sustainable global economy, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced subject matter expert to help build and lead a new Climate Intelligence Unit for Macquarie Group, which will provide central resource to support businesses, functions and colleagues with actionable intelligence on climate science, markets, policy and competitors.

A new research paper highlights the potential for cascading climate action, triggered by major policy changes.

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*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) – The Forestry Program Officer is an important technical role within the American Carbon Registry (ACR), providing support to the Director of Forestry, and other members of ACR staff on all aspects of registry management.

Morrison government policies are working to grow Australia's dependence on transport fuels, rather than improving energy security.

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*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) – The Program Officer is a technical role within the American Carbon Registry (ACR), contributing to all aspects of ACR services, including, but not limited to ensuring the highest level of quality for all ACR-registered projects and related offset credits issued by ACR.

The Smart Energy Council secures key partnership with German Energy Agency to develop certification scheme for green hydrogen.

The post Smart Energy Council secures international partner for green hydrogen certification scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Owners of Vales Point coal-fired power station told to apply for a $8.7m grant to pay for repairs weeks after funding was announced in the federal budget.

The post Vales Point told to apply for $8.7m coal upgrade grant, weeks after it was announced in federal budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Governments and development banks pledged more than $14 billion on Monday over the next four years to restore 100 million hectares of land in northern Africa, an effort that would store an estimated 250 million tonnes of CO2.

The Northeast RGGI cap-and-trade scheme set aside slightly more allowances for free allocations in 2021, with an estimated 91 million carbon permits earmarked for quarterly auctions this year, according to programme data.

Two obligated parties under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) have filed separate lawsuits against a Texas-based commodity shop for failing to deliver biofuel credits (RINs) in fulfilment of contractual obligations.

‘Frightening’ global decline is ‘tearing apart tapestry of life’, with climate crisis a critical concern

Insect populations are suffering “death by a thousand cuts”, with many falling at “frightening” rates that are “tearing apart the tapestry of life”, according to scientists behind a new volume of studies.

The insects face multiple, overlapping threats including the destruction of wild habitats for farming, urbanisation, pesticides and light pollution. Population collapses have been recorded in places where human activities dominate, such as in Germany, but there is little data from outside Europe and North America and in particular from wild, tropical regions where most insects live.

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The IEA plans to publish a roadmap for how the global energy sector can reach net zero emissions by 2050, it announced Monday while flagging that GHGs were set to rebound from pandemic-induced drops seen this year.

Learn how cicadas, the world's loudest insects, create their cacophony, and why people in ancient Greece and ancient China admired them. Eliza Middleton, Invertebrate and behavioural ecology laboratory manager, University of Sydney Linda Evans, Associate professor, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade scheme is expected to make a formal announcement soon about its upcoming programme review, kicking off the process to make further revisions to the power sector carbon market, regulatory sources told Carbon Pulse.

Disposal of radioactive waste is one of six issues to be addressed before plant in Essex can go ahead

The Environment Agency has told the Chinese nuclear developer behind plans to build a new reactor in Essex that it must resolve at least six safety issues before it can move forward.

The issues identified by the environment watchdog in its early assessments of the plans for the site in Bradwell include concerns over how China General Nuclear Group (CGN) will dispose of radioactive waste.

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• Mutilated aquatic mammal spotted at spring in Florida
• US Fish and Wildlife Service appeals for public’s help

Federal wildlife officials in Florida are reportedly seeking information on the perpetrators of an attack on a manatee, which apparently had the word “Trump” scraped into its back.

Related: Florida manatee deaths up 20% as Covid-19 threatens recovery

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The Powering Past Coal Alliance is recruiting for a Programme Manager who will lead the administration and management of the PPCA secretariat. The role holder will work directly with members and partners in the practical delivery of the Alliance’s strategic objectives.

Ecorys is seeking new team members to join as consultants in the fields of Environment, Energy and Climate Change.

France will not advance an aviation tax increase suggested by a citizen-led panel, according to a leaked draft of its climate law that instead proposes compulsory offsetting of emissions from domestic flights.