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Tackling climate change must be woven into post-Covid economic solutions, UK ministers say.

The strategy devised by scientists was to keep large parts of society open but not everyone is convinced.

Public transport usage won't recover to pre-Covid19 levels once the lockdown ends, a survey suggests.

It is possible to recover from a deadly crisis through a trajectory that prevents another deadly crisis. We have to fight for that future.

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Tesla Powerwall installed alongside solar at Hunter-region home marks first of up to 300,000 battery systems to be delivered via NSW govt interest-free loan scheme.

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The Netherlands government has pledged to achieve an additional 8 million tonnes of emissions cuts by year-end, with most coming from EU ETS-covered coal power and industrial facilities.

Speculators' total California Carbon Allowance (CCA) holdings remained mostly flat week-on-week as prices climbed on the secondary market, while compliance entities further trimmed their position, according to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data released Friday.

The Program Officer will review and approve offset project listing applications, data reporting and verification documents; constructively engage with ARB and other regulatory agencies, project developer clients and verification bodies to formulate responses to technical issues; and engage with relevant state agencies, clients and other market stakeholders.

The Forestry Program Officer is an important technical role within the American Carbon Registry (ACR), providing support to the Director of Forestry, and other members of ACR staff on all aspects of registry management, including, but not limited to reviewing project listing applications, data reporting and verification documents; formulating responses to technical questions raised by project developers and verification bodies; supporting business development and outreach activities; and helping to coordinate the development and/or approval of new quantification methodologies.

The REDD+ Program Officer is an important technical role within ART (Architecture for REDD+ Transactions) providing support to the ART Secretariat and staff on all aspects of implementation of the ART.  This will include providing technical support and training to ART Participant Countries and jurisdictions, developing technical analyses, development of outreach materials, coordinating expert committees, review of documents, report writing and registry operations. 

The Canadian environment ministry pushed back the release of a draft regulation for the national Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) on Friday, though it kept the 2022 start date intact for the implementation of the programme’s liquid fuel stream.

EUAs dipped below €21 on Friday and were poised to end a tumultuous week at a loss, with oil prices continuing to strongly influence price direction.

In the latest Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we speak to Megan Boutwell, vice president of operations at US-based consultancy Stillwater Associates, about the coronavirus-related impacts on the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and neighbouring transportation sector clean fuels markets.

Nearly 20 Pennsylvania Republicans have asked Governor Tom Wolf (D) to withdraw his executive order that requires the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to draft a RGGI-modelled cap-and-trade programme by this summer. 

The US Supreme Court will decide at a May conference whether to take up a case that challenges the point of obligation under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), with refiners arguing the EPA should reconsider that facet of the biofuels programme on an annual basis.

The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including lockdown sea loin and IVF toad

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Exclusive: Scientists examine whether this route enables infections at longer distances

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Coronavirus has been detected on particles of air pollution by scientists investigating whether this could enable it to be carried over longer distances and increase the number of people infected.

The work is preliminary and it is not yet known if the virus remains viable on pollution particles and in sufficient quantity to cause disease.

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Study sheds light upon migratory cycle of bird to help understand alarming decline

When you’ve just braved sandstorms, thunderstorms and drought during a 4,000-mile solo flight in search of romance, what is your first priority?

For Carlton II the cuckoo, it appears to be a relaxing round of golf. The satellite-tagged bird became the first of a small flock of tracked cuckoos to return to his breeding grounds in record time, dashing from the Ivory Coast to southern England in seven days.

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

China is making steady progress on reforming its power market, which along with the national ETS is expected to speed up decarbonisation, but the process is vulnerable to government strategy to rebuild its economy after the COVID-19 outbreak, according to analysis released this week.