Around The Web

WRI is seeking a Research Analyst I to work on China’s climate planning towards 2050 and economic transition, at both national and subnational levels.

New analysis suggests Queensland could complete shift to 100 per cent renewable electricity in 15 years, with more than enough wind and solar PV in the pipeline.

The post Queensland shift to 100 per cent renewables feasible within 15-years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

Blockchain technology from Australia's Power Ledger is on the cusp of rolling out in North American markets through US electricity supplier American PowerNet.

The post Power Ledger’s blockchain energy trading tech poised for US rollout appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina tell BBC podcast there is "hope" for beating climate change.

"It doesn’t matter if you have a Leaf or a Tesla, you can still have a weekend getaway in an EV."

The post “Electric vehicle getaway”: Australia’s first long-range Leaf goes for a long drive appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EU carbon prices will more than triple to near €90 by 2030 as industrials are forced to start cutting emissions, a team of analysts has predicted, in the latest in a wave of updated forecasts to reflect higher climate ambition by the bloc.

A documentary about the teenage climate change activist is compelling because it's so unlikely.

Glitter contains microplastics, which can get into rivers and seas, taking years to degrade.

Analysts expect EU carbon prices to exceed €50 by the end of the decade as cheaper abatement is exhausted, the Carbon Forward 2020 conference heard on Wednesday, with higher levels partly determined by how quickly lawmakers implement reforms.

US Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s plan to eliminate the carbon footprint of the nation’s power sector by 2035 would slash emissions in the RGGI and California cap-and-trade programmes compared to a business-as-usual scenario, analysts said Wednesday.

California will finalise post-2030 carbon reduction targets for the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) by the middle of this decade following the completion of the state’s next Scoping Plan update, an official from regulator ARB said Wednesday.

Swedish furniture giant set to begin work on an industry-leading, grid-connected commercial solar and battery microgrid based on its Adelaide store.

The post Ikea Adelaide solar and battery microgrid first big step to 100% onsite solar power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California divvied out more than 1 million carbon offsets across 13 new and existing projects over the past two weeks, with nearly half of the credits featuring direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs), according to data from state regulator ARB published Wednesday,

Australian bicycles are largely influenced by sport, not utility. We should embrace cargo bikes for their usefulness, over speed. Robbie Napper, Senior Lecturer, Design, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The European Commission appears to have ruled out introducing a price floor in the EU carbon market, according to a senior official, reversing a previous indication that the bloc’s executive body would reconsider a policy that it has historically opposed.

The trip took just three hours and three minutes – half the usual journey time.

Autoimmune diseases are rising fast but first experimental study shows nature could help

Children whose outdoor play areas were transformed from gravel yards to mini-forests showed improved immune systems within a month, research has shown.

The scientists believe this is because the children had developed significantly more diverse microbes on their skin and in their guts than the children whose playgrounds were not upgraded.

Continue reading...

European carbon prices rebounded after hitting a fresh two-month low on Wednesday, with dip-buying, short-covering, and optimism surrounding Brexit trade talks said to trigger the rise.

The European Commission will next year propose a system to monitor, verify, and report (MRV) methane emissions, a move that could pave the way for the inclusion of the potent greenhouse gas in the bloc’s carbon market.