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Tesla stock goes through roof, now worth nearly twice that of Toyota, as analysts factor Tesla becoming major supplier of EV batteries.

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The dam hit 100% capacity on Monday, having filled rapidly during heavy rain periods this year

Short answer: it’s full.

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Covid-19 is not like other typical viral respiratory diseases and has some unique features, say experts.

The Death Valley just saw one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C)

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Upcoming WCI auctions failing to sell out could push California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values upward next year as the outcome may tighten the supply-demand balance in the linked cap-and-trade market, analysts said in a report published Tuesday.

Offset standard developer and manager Verra has released a public consultation regarding how to identify VCS credits that will be eligible for trade under the Paris Agreement, becoming the latest organisation to seek a differentiation based on whether or not host countries make corresponding adjustments to their emissions inventories.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative’s (TCI) final Memorandum of Understanding for a proposed fuel sector carbon market may not be released until after the November elections, sources told Carbon Pulse.

J-PAL is recruiting a Policy Manager with a focus on Environment, Energy, and Climate Change to contribute to its mission of promoting evidence-informed policy. This position will be remote until at least January 2021 due to COVID-19.

Reducing our intake of discretionary foods such as cakes, biscuits, pizza and hot chips is the best way we can make our diets more sustainable. Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

For non-Indigenous Australians, the last summer of bushfires seemed to mark the end times. Indigenous Australians have a long perspective on history, which offers hope. Ann McGrath, Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The first batch of CERs have been cancelled for use towards South Africa’s new carbon tax, UN data shows.

There are 12-21 million tonnes of tiny plastic fragments floating in the ocean, scientists say.

The UK's climate ministry favours supporting domestic carbon capture projects with a contracts-for-difference (CfD) model tied to its post-Brexit carbon pricing system, it said in a report this week.

Aboriginal heritage and the natural environment need to be at the centre of national reconstruction

• This is part of a series of essays by Australian writers responding to the challenges of 2020

Fire, flood and plague. Toilet rolls and mental health. Injections of bleach and sunlight.

For a studied introvert with a writer’s routines, the duty of social isolation is reassuring. In such a tumultuous year I realise I’m extremely lucky to be a homeowner, securely employed and gifted with – as well as the baby boomer years – certain contraband privileges of whiteness.

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Report finds while 28 electric models are now on sale, including eight below $65,000, market share is still only 0.6% of new car sales

Sales of electric vehicles in Australia tripled in 2019 despite a lack of government support, according to the industry’s peak body.

The country’s network of electric vehicle charging stations was also growing, the Electric Vehicle Council’s annual report found, including a rise in the number of faster charging stations that let drivers recharge a car in about 15 minutes.

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UK National Oceanography Centre, which studied waters between Britain and Falklands, says action needed urgently

More than 10 times as much plastic has been found in the Atlantic ocean than previously estimated to be there, showing the the world’s plastic problem is likely to be much greater than realised.

New measurements of the top 200m of the Atlantic found between 12 and 21 million tonnes of microscopic particles of three of the most common types of plastic, in about 5% of the ocean. That would indicate a concentration in the Atlantic of about 200 million tonnes of these common plastics.

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The American Forest Foundation is seeking a highly motivated candidate for its Family Forest Carbon Program (FFCP) account manager position. The role can be based either in the NGO's Washington DC office or remote. The application deadline is Sep. 20.

EUAs continued to edge higher early on Tuesday, with a stronger auction and buoyant energy complex helping to consolidate the previous session's gains.

China’s Hubei province will issue 270 million CO2 allowances to its ETS participants for 2019, according to its newly released allocation plan, a significant jump from previous years as more than 30 new emitters are being brought into the scheme.