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Traffic on Lambeth and Vauxhall bridges stopped in rally against jailing of Insulate Britain members

Climate protesters have blocked two London bridges as part of a demonstration against the jailing of nine Insulate Britain activists.

Members of the group were sentenced this week after breaching a court injunction in place to stop further road blockades that have caused serious disruption for motorists since September.

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The confirmation of Charles F Sams III marks a symbolic moment for many Indigenous communities

Charles “Chuck” F Sams III made history this week in becoming the first-ever Native American confirmed to lead the National Park Service.

Sams, an enrolled tribal member of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, received unanimous consent by the US Senate on Thursday after being nominated by Joe Biden in August.

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Ministers launch public consultation on issue and will also investigate limiting other products such as wet wipes, tobacco filters and sachets

Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery and polystyrene cups could be banned in England as the government seeks to eliminate plastic waste.

Under proposals in a 12-week public consultation, businesses and consumers will need to move towards more sustainable alternatives.

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The window to achieve that goal is vanishingly small, but it is there. Now we must seize this one last chance

Like many others, I would like to have seen a stronger outcome from Cop26. But we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that much was achieved – and the final outcome does get us much closer to where we need to be than where we were a few weeks ago.

For the first time countries agreed to take action on fossil fuels. Yes, it could have gone further – but let’s not forget that never before has there been a single word uttered on fossil fuels in any Cop agreement. So the agreed text is significant.

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Organization: Sandbag Position: Market and policy analyst Duty Station: Brussels or Paris or home-based Deadline for Application: 28 November 2021

The Vice President for Policy is a key executive management position at the Climate Action Reserve and is responsible for overseeing the development of new greenhouse gas offset protocols and Climate Forward methodologies, maintaining existing protocols and methodologies to meet changing market conditions, managing the Reserve’s consulting and advisory services program, and providing strategic advice and guidance to support the Reserve’s existing and new initiatives.

Trading house Vitol has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania-focused gas producer Wentworth Resources to develop a portfolio of “community focused” carbon credits in the country through 2030.

Electricity sector CO2 emissions under the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) receded to a three-year low in September as fossil gas power reduced and imports rose, according to data published Friday.

Efforts to develop REDD+ forest protection carbon credits in the Paris Agreement era risk a long road ahead, as divisive views marked the Glasgow COP26 climate summit.

Verra is looking for a Manager, Forest Carbon Innovations, to lead our technical work in supporting forest-related activities that generate climate and other environmental and social benefits.

The Market Analyst - Low Carbon role resides within the Trading Analytics & Insights function of bp’s Trading & Shipping business. This role is responsible for the development of analytical capability and generation of commercial insights for the Low Carbon Trading and wider bp business with a range of focus areas including analysis of carbon markets, sectoral decarbonization and the energy transition of corporates as well as countries.

Taking Root is looking for a forest carbon researcher in the beginning or middle of their career to forest carbon quantification approach.

Speculators cut their net length in California Carbon Allowance (CCAs) this week to the lowest level in five months, while compliance entities kept their positions mostly steady as the November WCI sale approached, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data published Friday.

While some invasive animals have breached Antarctica, the continent is still pristine. Our challenge is keeping it that way. Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong Shavawn Donoghue, Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

French oil major TotalEnergies announced Friday that it has signed an agreement with the Suriname government to support its efforts to reduce GHG emissions by preserving the country’s forests, in exchange for carbon credits.

US Democrats’ $1.9 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) package passed the House of Representatives Friday, but the budget legislation excluded clean power programmes that were also noticeably absent from a statement following the North American leaders’ summit.

Brussels is considering setting an EU goal to permanently remove 5 MtCO2 a year from the atmosphere by 2030 as part of a wider strategy to develop carbon removals solutions, according to a leaked draft of a European Commission document.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) prices dug new multi-year lows this week as traders said credit generators persisted on the offer and compliance entities were uninterested in bidding.

Scientists from six continents say a monitoring system could help protect coral reefs and fisheries around the world

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A team of ocean scientists from six continents have made an urgent call for a global system to track the loss of oxygen from parts of the ocean and coastal waters that causes dead zones, where almost nothing can live.

Ocean heating caused largely by burning fossil fuels is making the problem worse, experts say, with serious consequences for communities, fisheries and ecosystems around the world.

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