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Applying a carbon charge to New York’s wholesale electricity markets would stimulate GHG cuts from generators exempt from the northeast US RGGI programme, while bigger in-state units covered by the carbon market would see an increase in emissions, according to new analysis presented on Monday.

We are expanding our international programme with regards to the transition in the power sector. Therefore, we aim to strengthen our team, especially in regards to our activities in Turkey, Southeast and East Asia, South Africa, India and China.

We are expanding our international programme with regards to the transition in the power sector. Therefore, we aim to strengthen our team, especially in regards to our activities in Turkey, Southeast and East Asia, South Africa, India and China.

This position is a 6-month consultancy with the possibility of extension to a long-term consultancy or employment.

S/he will have the overall responsibility to provide technical support to Ministry of Forest and Environment (MoFE) and facilitate the implementation of Adaptation Fund (AF) funded Project activities, and other climate change related interventions implemented in collaboration of MoFE and WFP.

While the latest proposed California cap-and-trade regulations are seen doing little to impact offset issuance timelines, project developers are hopeful that future measures could tackle, and possibly eliminate, buyer liability or invalidation risk.

Glyphosate – the most used pesticide ever – damages the good bacteria in honeybee guts, making them more prone to deadly infections

The world’s most used weedkiller damages the beneficial bacteria in the guts of honeybees and makes them more prone to deadly infections, new research has found.

Previous studies have shown that pesticides such as neonicotinoids cause harm to bees, whose pollination is vital to about three-quarters of all food crops. Glyphosate, manufactured by Monsanto, targets an enzyme only found in plants and bacteria.

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Some types of Guarantees of Origin (GOs) trades between the EU and Britain may be rendered invalid under a no-deal Brexit, as British-sourced units would no longer be recognised on the continent, the UK said Monday.

European carbon prices added 1.3% on Monday, recovering more of the ground lost earlier this month but shying away from the larger gains posted by the wider energy complex to start the week.

Australian scientists find seismic surveys can harm marine life, but industry lobby groups claim research is ‘seriously flawed’

Some of the world’s biggest energy companies are lining up to defend their widely used offshore exploration technique from the conclusions of a small group of Australian scientists, who say the seismic surveys can kill zooplankton and harm invertebrates.

The American Petroleum Institute and the International Association of Geophysical Contractors have been writing to authorities in the United States claiming the work of Associate Prof Robert McCauley, of Curtin University in Western Australia, and his colleagues is “seriously flawed”.

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As part of the Consultancy team, you will focus on the successful and efficient implementation of our mandates and on the delivery of high quality consultancy reports on climate change mitigation solutions. You will lead the development of proposals and take an active role in the business development activities within the corporate sector.

The Quebec-based Inlandsis Fund has partnered with Bluesource to expand the carbon offset developer’s methane reduction programme in Alberta, the two companies announced Monday.

Researchers have used gene editing to completely eliminate populations of mosquitoes in the lab.

Devon and Cornwall police warn activists as cull zone is massively expanded

Police have warned badger cull protesters that they may use drones to try to keep order in the far south-west of England following heightened tensions between activists and officers.

In an email to protesters seen by the Guardian, a Devon and Cornwall officer said the force would consider using drones “where intelligence dictates”.

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Porsche will no longer invest in vehicles fueled by diesel, preferring instead to concentrate its efforts on growing electric mobility market.

The post Porsche gives up on diesel to set sights on electric and hybrid future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Like a “spaceship taking off:” Watch and listen to the other-wordly sound of a Tesla Semi – trailer attached – accelerating.

The post Video: Listen to the sound of a Tesla Semi accelerating appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Unfortunately, mainstream climate scientists are still right, and we’re running out of time to avoid dangerous global warming

We’re currently on pace to double the carbon dioxide-equivalent (including other greenhouse gases) in the atmosphere by around mid-century.  Since the late 1800s scientists have been trying to answer the question, how much global warming will that cause?

In 1979, top climate scientists led by Jule Charney published a report estimating that if we double the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from pre-industrial levels of 280 ppm to 560 ppm, temperatures will warm by 3 ± 1.5°C.  Four decades later, ‘climate sensitivity’ estimates remain virtually unchanged, but some climate contrarians have argued that the number is at the low end of that range, around 2°C or less.

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Trade in New Zealand carbon allowances has slowed to a trickle within a tight price range as emitters are reluctant to pay much above the fixed price for permits.

Australia’s voluntary carbon market saw a high-profile boost Monday, when the Sydney Opera House announced it would turn its famous sails green to mark that it had achieved carbon neutral status under the government’s National Carbon Offset Standard after buying voluntary carbon credits.

Heatwaves, hurricanes and floods will make some places in the US inhospitable

Climate change is fueling heatwaves, hurricanes and floods, gradually making certain places in the US challenging, if not outright miserable, to live in.

Scientists, and some members of the public, are starting to question where in the US will remain comfortable to call home.

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