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The Great Fox-Spider had not been seen since the early 1990s and was feared extinct in the UK.

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Finite Carbon is seeking a Forest Carbon Analyst to support the development of Finite’s growing portfolio of forest offset projects. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters who provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - This position will provide supporting forest carbon analytics to monitor and grow the portfolio of forest offset projects by implementing, analyzing, and maintaining forest growth and yield modeling, carbon optimization modeling, and carbon data processing efforts.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a Forest Carbon Operations Analyst to support the development of Finite’s growing portfolio of forest offset projects. This position will serve as a landowner/customer advocate assisting with technical support which could include product demonstration and training and/or one-on- one technical support.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a forest inventory analyst to help build and maintain the inventory data pipeline for Finite Carbon’s online platform, CORE Carbon. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters who provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a Remote Sensing Analyst to support the development of Finite’s growing portfolio of forest offset projects. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters who provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities.

*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers) - Finite Carbon is seeking a Director of Operations to coordinate Finite’s expansion to Canada and its forest offset development services. The candidate will join a team of 18 employees including 13 full-time foresters which provide unmatched technical expertise and implementation capabilities to support this expansion.

Speculators’ California Carbon Allowance (CCA) length rose across the week as prices dipped, while compliance entities kept their long position relatively stable, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed Friday.

Entities regulated by California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) recorded a credit deficit of 124,100 tonnes during Q2, bucking some stakeholders’ expectations that a coronavirus-fuelled plunge in gasoline demand could yielded a surplus.

Tuesday’s US election is primed to have a significant impact on future national and global climate mitigation efforts, with former Vice President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump offering starkly different views on environmental policy and clean energy.

International action on emissions reduction will get a huge shot in the arm if the US election goes to the Democratic leader

I’m a deeply superstitious person, so I can barely bring myself to utter the words “if Joe Biden wins the American presidency next week”, but for the purposes of where we are going this weekend, I need to utter those words, because that’s our starting point for unpacking a few things.

If Biden wins, obviously that’s the end of Trumpism, which would be a boon on so many fronts. So, so many fronts. The compendium of boon would span many volumes, and we haven’t got all weekend, so let’s just hone in on one critical issue that impacts Australia, and that’s climate change.

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Three of Australia’s biggest trading partners have recently committed to go ‘carbon-neutral’. Experts say it’s the greatest shift in climate politics since the Paris agreement

For a national leader who had just been told up to $80bn in fossil fuel export industries were on the chopping block, Scott Morrison seemed remarkably sanguine.

“I am not concerned about our future exports,” the prime minister said at a press conference on Wednesday. “I’m very aware of the many views that are held around the world but I tell you what – our policies will be set here in Australia.”

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European carbon prices extended their rebound from this week’s four-month low on Friday, but technical selling above €24 continued to cap EUA gains.

US population may also be third-largest producer of marine plastic pollution

The US and UK produce more plastic waste per person than any other major countries, according to new research.

The analysis also shows the US produces the most plastic waste in total and that its citizens may rank as high as third in the world in contributing to plastic pollution in the oceans. Previous work had suggested Asian countries dominated marine plastic pollution and placed the US in 20th place, but this did not account for US waste exports or illegal dumping within the country.

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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including an ant tug of war and red macaws’ return

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Virginia is looking to squash a lawsuit challenging its RGGI-modelled carbon market regulation, as the government argued the industrial association plaintiff did not pay the $71 filing fee on time, according to court records.

US biofuel credit (RIN) values under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) retreated slightly this week from levels not seen in more than two years, as market stakeholders noted prices could react significantly based on the outcome of next week’s presidential election.