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Southern NSW and Victorian Irrigators march on Canberra demanding more water and Coles ordered to pass on higher milk prices to Norco farmers

Major powers were showing signs of compromise on negotiating the international emissions trade rulebook under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6 on Friday, boosting prospects that a deal can be reached by the end of next week as UN talks near their halfway point.

European carbon prices edged up on Friday to stick near €25, with technical buying offsetting weaker fundamentals to notch a 1.1% weekly loss.

This is Mark: a life-size, custom-made inflatable whale. And he needs to be saved. 

Activist says 4% greenhouse gas emissions rise since 2015 shows action is insufficient

The global wave of school strikes for the climate over the past year has “achieved nothing” because greenhouse gas emissions have continued to rise, Greta Thunberg has told activists at UN climate talks in Madrid.

Thousands of young people were expected to gather at the UN climate conference and in the streets of the Spanish capital on Friday to protest against the lack of progress in tackling the climate emergency, as officials from more than 190 countries wrangled over the niceties of wording in documents related to the Paris accord.

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Indonesia plans to launch a pilot emissions trading scheme for its power and industry sectors next year aiming to transition to full market no later than 2024, a government official said at the sidelines of UN climate talks in Madrid.

Officials call for global targets on protection of land, oceans and wildlife to be subject to Paris-style legal framework

If humanity wants to reverse the widespread destruction of the natural world, biodiversity needs legal protection like the Paris agreement on climate change, members of the European parliament have said.

Action to halt biodiversity decline is based on voluntary commitments but, less than a year before a crucial UN biodiversity conference in China, MEPs pointed to the destruction of precious ecosystems and the more than 1m species facing extinction as evidence that the approach is failing.

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The pick of the best flora and fauna photos from around the world, including a howling coyote and a baby alligator

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RGGI’s final auction of 2019 settled at its largest discount to the secondary market in more than two years, as compliance entities purchased their biggest share of allowances in since 2016, according to results published Friday.

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

Sharp rise in wholesale pork prices prompts warnings over cost of bratwurst, chorizo and other seasonal fare

The “schnitzel alert” sounded by German meat producers earlier this week has been echoed in other European countries, as wholesale pork prices rise by as much as 40%.

BVDF, the federal association of the German meat industry, warned consumers that price rises meant some of their favourite national specialities, such as schnitzel and bratwurst, were going to be more expensive over Christmas.

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Two of Europe’s biggest low-cost airlines posted a third straight month-on-month decline in their carbon emissions in November as flight travel in Europe decreased with the arrival of colder weather.

We would like to add a Programme Administrator to the Energy and Climate team, to provide organisational support to our Programme Managers in delivering multi-year, substantial technical assistance programmes.

CPI offers a challenging environment that requires independent thinking, effective client and stakeholder management, purposeful collaboration and pragmatic problem-solving skills. CPI is looking for a talented, highly skilled, flexible and motivated individual to join its Energy Finance team in India to conduct research and analytics for our work in the country.

The SPB Department is recruiting a Principal/Senior Climate Policy Specialist. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of AIIB’s strategic approach for climate change.

South Korea has released the monthly auctioning schedule for its emissions trading scheme next year, with total volume slightly above this year’s levels.

ASX-listed property group becomes latest Australian company to join RE100, with target of all-electric buildings powered by 100% renewables before 2030.

The post Mirvac joins RE100 with pledge to go all-electric, all renewable by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Essential Services Commission wants retailers to offer customers choice of “single rate” feed-in tariff or a FiT that ranges from 9c/kWh and 12.3c/kWh, depending on the time of day.

The post Victoria rooftop solar tariff cut as regulator pushes for mandatory time-varying FiT appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As Sydney gets a brand new zoo, animal experts question what we really learn from visiting captive animals.