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South Africa has extended the first phase of its carbon tax regime, prolonging the availability of transitional support measures while accelerating future raises in the levy and increasing offset usage limits.

A limitless, clean source of baseload power might be within reach – without the nuclear waste of traditional fission nuclear plants. That’s good, right? Not quite.

The post Limitless power arriving too late: Why fusion won’t help us decarbonise appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices were stable this week before experiencing extreme volatility on Thursday amid geopolitical instability and the publication of record-breaking WCI auction results, while RGGI Allowance (RGA) values strengthened within their recent range.

Video has emerged which appears to show military vehicles at the site of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl. It was among the most worrying developments on an already shocking day, as Russia invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian prime minister Denys Shmyhal announced that Russian forces took control over the site after a fierce battle with Ukrainian national guards. "All infrastructure of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are controlled by Russian military forces," he said. Radioactivity is still leaking from the Chernobyl nuclear plant, where history’s worst nuclear disaster took place 36 years ago.

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With the recent significant donation to develop 'The Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits', we are seeking a 4C Strategy Manager who will focus on creating an effective programme to support students and researchers in the relevant areas of computer science, environmental science and economics in order to build a trusted market place for carbon credits and support global reforestation efforts.

*PREMIUM LISTING - As European Policy Director, your role will be to ensure that IETA engages constructively with European policymakers and other stakeholders to advance market-based climate policies that meet the urgent need to decarbonise, and deliver the Paris Agreement’s net zero ambition.

As PUR Projet is expanding worldwide, we are looking for a dynamic and organized Carbon Manager. As a key member of the experienced Carbon team, you will be in charge of developing and managing carbon certifications and partnerships with carbon partners.

California and Quebec sold current vintage carbon allowances at a fresh all-time high and a record premium to the secondary market during the February sale, though the advance auction cleared at the floor as it failed to sell out for the first time in two years, according to results released Thursday.

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices are likely to come under pressure as buyers step away from the market amid huge uncertainties thrown up by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, an online panel heard on Thursday.

Fusion seems nearer than ever - but it won’t be the silver bullet to stop climate change. Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, School of Science, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Central banks have clearly signalled their intent to tighten monetary policy to help tackle the sky-high prices that are plaguing both sides of the Atlantic, but lowering inflation will face hindrances from the unchartered realities of climate change and its associated 'greenflation'.

ETS-covered coal and gas power generated by UK utility Drax fell by more than 75% year on year as the firm ended all commercial coal operations and completed the sale of its gas assets, the company announced in full-year results on Thursday.  

Greens to pitch a ten-year job guarantee for coal workers and funding support for new clean energy ventures under $19B industry transition plan.

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Firm makes apparent concession to boycott that began over untreated discharges into coastal waters

Southern Water is offering discounts on bills to some people engaged in a non-payment protest campaign over raw sewage discharges, in an apparent concession to the boycott.

The non-payment protest, which was backed by Sir Bob Geldof, began because of anger at the level of untreated sewage discharged into coastal waters.

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Court to hear West Virginia case that takes aim at EPA’s ability to issue strict rules to curb pollution from fossil fuel power stations

Joe Biden’s faltering effort to tackle the climate crisis faces a further, potentially devastating, blow on Monday in a supreme court case that experts warn could severely restrict any future US government attempt to limit planet-heating emissions.

The court has agreed to hear a case brought by West Virginia, supported by 18 other Republican-led states, that takes aim at the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ability to issue strict regulations to curb pollution from fossil fuel-fired power stations.

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New coal plant construction projects in China rose to a five-year high last year, tripling numbers in the rest of the world combined, while new project approvals have picked up pace in the first few weeks of 2022, according to a report released Thursday.

European carbon prices plunged as much as 7.5% in early trading on Thursday, while front-month TTF prices were up more than 40% at one point as Russian forces crossed into Ukrainian territory and attacks were reported on Ukrainian military targets across the country.

Around one-third of Australian fossil fuel projects assessed by an environmental group were found to be emitting more greenhouse gases than was estimated at the time of their approval by regulators, casting doubt on the efficacy of instruments such as the Safeguard Mechanism to curb carbon pollution, a study released on Thursday has found.

Elsevier’s work with fossil fuel companies ‘drags us towards disaster’, climate researcher says

Scientists working with one of the world’s largest climate research publishers say they’re increasingly alarmed that the company consults with the fossil fuel industry to help increase oil and gas drilling, the Guardian can reveal.

Elsevier, a Dutch company behind many renowned peer-reviewed scientific journals, including The Lancet and Global Environmental Change, is also one of the top publishers of books aimed at expanding fossil fuel production.

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There's no denying that electric vehicles are what most of us will be driving in the near-future. Countries around the world have pledged to phase out the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles over the next few decades, in an effort to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050. But with lingering questions over the mining of rare metals, battery manufacturing and electricity consumption, Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates whether electric vehicles are as green as we've been led to believe

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