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The UK could experience some of the highest UV levels ever recorded, on Thursday.

The Gold Standard Foundation seeks a highly motivated corporate-focused leader to join our technical team, reporting directly to the Chief Technical Officer. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape and lead efforts to address global climate change in corporate action while gaining exposure as a leader in the field.

Mary Jackson was among the African-American women whose story was told in the film Hidden Figures.

One of the world's biggest financiers of fossil fuel developments has signed a major solar off take deal with one of the world's biggest suppliers of fossil fuels.

The post Oh, the irony: Fossil fuel financier signs major solar contract with fossil fuel producer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservation groups call for independent environment regulator after scathing review of national laws

The government has failed in its duty to protect the environment in its delivery of Australia’s national conservation laws, a scathing review by the national auditor general has found.

The Australian National Audit Office found the federal environment department has been ineffective in managing risks to the environment, that its management of assessments and approvals is not effective, and that it is not managing conflicts of interest in the work it undertakes.

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Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) will pilot buying offsets up front from soil carbon projects in a bid to help farmers overcome high initial costs.

New Forests seeks a qualified candidate for the position of Associate Director, Natural Climate Solutions.

This is a full-time position responsible for advancing the Foundation’s government related funded programmes and pilot certification programme, as well as being Gold Standard’s key point of contact and public representative for government engagement.

TFS is looking for a broker who will focus on business development deliverables advancing its services in Australia's renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon markets.

Australian software billionaire reveals green details of timber, steel and solar-glass skyscraper that will serve as new Atlassian HQ in Sydney’s Tech Central Precinct.

The post Cannon-Brookes details renewable powered, hybrid timber and solar glass HQ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As many as 11,000 renewable energy jobs could be at risk under the Morrison government's climate and energy policies, according to new research by UTS.

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Tesla big battery at Hornsdale begins final testing before delivering crucial new services, including inertia, to the grid and hastening transition to 100% renewables.

The post Expanded Hornsdale big battery begins final testing for inertia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Energy Council’s support for Paris agreement will increase pressure on federal government to back pledge

Australia’s major electricity and gas companies, including the owners of all coal-fired power plants in the national grid, have called on the Morrison government to set a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris agreement.

In a statement on Thursday, the Australian Energy Council said it supported the 2015 Paris deal, and recognised it meant developed countries needed to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.

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Soil Carbon Company raises $10m in funding round backed by the investment vehicle of tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and the federal government’s green bank.

The post Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back carbon sequestration start-up in $10m capital raising appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corp. has invested A$1.7 million ($1.2 mln) in a start-up firm seeking to improve soil carbon technology to help sequester carbon and offer farmers a technological solution to participate in emissions markets.

In my view, there was already bipartisanship on climate change, in that both parties were committed to not doing enough as slowly as possible. Labor needs to learn how to lead.

The post Partisanship was never the problem. Labor needs to learn to lead appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World first “plug and charge” technology for electric vehicles introduced by Australia’s Tritium could see cars transform into more than just a mode of transport.

The post Tritium’s electric car “plug and charge” tech could turn cars into phones on wheels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Instagram influences are being paid to promote the virtues of natural gas, despite its impacts on global warming and public health.

The post The Australian Instagram influencers being paid to promote gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservationists hail decision as a win for environment and threatened wildlife

The New South Wales government has dropped a plan that could have opened up new areas of the state’s protected old-growth forests to logging.

Conservationists have called the decision a win for the state’s environment and threatened wildlife after years of habitat loss and the devastating 2019-20 bushfires.

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UPC\AC Renewables Australia's 720MW New England solar farm plus 400MWh battery cleared for connection by network provider Transgrid.

The post Huge 720MW solar farm and very big battery approved for connection to NSW grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.