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EUAs fell to a fresh six-month low early on Monday, breaking another technical support level and continuing their recent rout as bearish economic data weighed.

South Korea’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 2.4% in 2017, the government announced Monday, with the increase largely driven by higher coal use for electricity generation and steel production.

William Kaelin, Sir Peter Ratcliffe and Gregg Semenza win 2019 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.

Anti-climate change protestors are planning a week of chaos in some of the country's biggest cities in a bid to highlight the threat of climate change.

As temperatures soar across parts of the country, climate activists are turning up the heat on State and Federal Governments to declare a climate emergency.

The Head of Operations oversees Human Resources and Development (HR&D), Finance and Administration at CAN, and manages up to 3 positions within the Operations department. As a member of the Senior Management Team, the role also includes responsibility for the strategic direction of the organization and plays a central role in its operations.

Bellona is looking for an expert who can help in its work to put in place market regulations that drive clean consumption and enable rapid investments in decarbonised industries.

The Policy Manager will be responsible for driving CDSB’s engagement and support of Government departments, supervisors and regulators.

Protests take place in Melbourne, Brisbane and other Australian cities to kick off a week of activity by Extinction Rebellion

Four teenage girls are among dozens of protesters demanding government action on climate change to be arrested in Sydney on Monday.

The Extinction Rebellion climate protests movement has planned a “spring rebellion” from Monday to Sunday, including marches aimed at blocking traffic.

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The Environmental Specialist role is focused on developing technical resources aimed at companies and regulators/policymakers – both of which are needed to drive momentum in corporate reporting of environmental information to influence investor decision-making.

The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) is looking for a policy specialist to join its Inclusive Green Finance Team.

New Zealand carbon permits on Monday fell back to the lower end of their recent range, curbed by the ongoing policy inertia and the fixed price option (FPO).

Queensland government celebrates 4GW solar milestone in state, while confusion reigns over reported early closure of state-owned coal generator.

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Italian oil and gas giant ENI buys another two solar farms in the Northern Territory.

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Environment officials are unsure whether the poisoning of the birds in northeast Victoria was an accident

An insecticide is likely to be behind the deaths of almost 200 native birds in northeast Victoria, environment officials believe.

After dead wedge-tailed eagles were found near Violet Town in August the state’s environment department found more – along with hawks and falcons – on a nearby property.

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I use an average of under 4 kWh/day in my all- electric home with a peak of about 9 kWh—and I could reduce that peak even more by further upgrading my home’s thermal performance. An electric vehicle typically has a battery of 40 kWh to 100 kWh. Yet the ‘average’ daily distance travelled by an...

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Commissioning of second Tesla big battery at the Lake Boney wind farm in South Australia delayed again, while wind farms switch off in negative prices.

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A cataclysmic energy flare started near the massive black hole in our galaxy, a new research says.

It's long been known that our diet choices help determine our carbon footprint. But do you know which of your favourite foods are the most water-hungry? Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Environmental activists plan to blockade roads in the centre of government for two weeks

Environmental activists from around Britain are set to swoop on Westminster on Monday morning in an attempt to “shut down” the heart of government with two weeks of disruptive protests.

Extinction Rebellion (XR) said its members are planning to blockade “every single road” into the central London district and plan to maintain the protests for at least 14 days, or until their demands are met.

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