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CCAP is seeking a proactive, creative policy thinker with outstanding analytic ability capable of leading and innovating the organization’s carbon markets program.

Protesters block a road near Parliament and are planning a "walk of shame" near the Bank of England.

An more ambitious EU 2030 GHG reduction target makes sense amid the coronavirus crisis and is due to be proposed by the European Commission within weeks, the EU executive’s climate chief Frans Timmermans said on Tuesday, as lawmakers struggle to agree on how much higher the goal should be.

Swedish researchers measure the scale of peatlands, and the amount of carbon stored in them

How much of the Earth’s landmass is made of peat? We know that peatlands store as much as a quarter of all soil carbon, and if this were to be released we would face climate havoc. Until now, however, no one had made a comprehensive map of where peatlands occurred and how deep they were.

Related: Ultimate bogs: how saving peatlands could help save the planet

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Thousands of Extinction Rebellion protesters have descended on Parliament Square in London, leading to at least 90 arrests, as the group kicked off 10 days of civil disobedience to demand government action on the climate crisis.

• Police arrest dozens of Extinction Rebellion protesters in London
  

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The Climate Change Program Evaluation Branch of the Industrial Strategies Division has a position available for a motivated Air Pollution Specialist to conduct a variety of activities related to development, implementation, and analysis of the California Air Resources Board’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions programs, and principally California’s Cap-and-Trade Program (Program).

California regulator ARB voided nearly a third of the offsets from a Wisconsin-based livestock project under review on Tuesday after concluding the dairy digester was not in regulatory compliance.

Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question you’d like an expert… Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Building renewable energy infrastructure involves mining for materials such as lithium, graphite and cobalt. If not done responsibly, that could cause huge environmental damage. Laura Sonter, Lecturer in Environmental Management, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Richard K Valenta, Director - WH Bryan Mining and Geology Research Centre - The Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Verra is looking for a South Africa Manager to manage and promote Verra’s programs in South Africa including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, the Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ framework (JNR), the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards and the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).

Verra is creating the new role of  Chief Policy and Markets Officer for an exceptional individual to lead policy engagement and strategic responses to emerging and evolving market opportunities for Verra’s programs, including the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program, the Jurisdictional and Nested REDD+ framework (JNR), the Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards and the Sustainable Development Verified Impact Standard (SD VISta).

Vessels off Galicia warned to keep well away from orcas after the whales damaged a Spanish navy yacht and a French boat

Maritime authorities in Spain have warned sailors off the coast of Galicia to give orcas a wide berth after a naval yacht lost a chunk of its rudder following a brush with two of the whales and a similar incident left a French boat with minor damage.

Both encounters took place hours apart on Sunday in the Rías Baixas area of north-west Spain. The French boat was found to have marks consistent with the orcas rubbing against its hull, while the Mirfak – a Spanish naval yacht en route to a regatta – lost part of its rudder after the boat attracted the animals’ attention.

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Study warns sites must be protected in search for materials to build infrastructure

The mining necessary for producing renewable energy could exacerbate threats to biodiversity, researchers have found.

The production of renewable energy requires metals and other materials which are mined. Researchers mapped the areas around more than 60,000 mining properties to assess whether they overlapped with biodiversity conservation sites.

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CWP Energy is active in all North American physical & financial electricity markets since 2012. Backed by a team of renewable energy specialists, our business is underpinned by robust risk management, market experience and analytical capability.

CWP Energy is active in all North American physical & financial electricity markets since 2012. Backed by a team of renewable energy specialists, our business is underpinned by robust risk management, market experience and analytical capability.

Italian scientists warn Marmolada has shrunk 80% in 70 years due to global heating

The largest and most symbolic glacier in the Dolomites could vanish within 15 years because of global heating, Italian scientists have warned.

The 3,343m Marmolada, located on the border of the Trentino and Veneto regions and known as the Queen of the Dolomites, has already lost more than 80% of its volume over the last 70 years.

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EUAs briefly slipped below €28 as full-sized auctions returned early on Tuesday, retreating further from Monday's stint above €30 in defiance of bullish expectations and a more positive macro economic outlook.

Solar the most popular source of new generation in one-third of countries, as renewables represent 75 per cent of new capacity added in 2019.

The post Wind and solar provide two-thirds of new capacity additions in 2019, BNEF says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

All 113 companies participating in Tianjin’s pilot emissions trading scheme met the 2019 compliance deadline this week, the municipal government announced Tuesday, after an extra auction for struggling firms last week and record trading volumes in recent months turned up sufficient supply. 

Oil major Total topartner with Macquarie Group’s Green Investment Group in a 50/50 partnership to develop a portfolio of five large floating offshore wind projects in South Korea.

The post Total and Macquarie partner on massive Korean floating wind projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.