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Will these bats hang around after HS2 construction?

BBC - Fri, 2018-09-28 02:16
HS2 is going to be built through these bats' habitat.
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Critics urge US Court of Appeals to block California LCFS on eve of vote

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-09-28 02:06
Various energy and trade organisations have asked a US federal court to block California from advancing its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulations on the eve of a final vote, claiming the revised proposal violates the Constitution's dormant commerce clause.
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Virginia slashes proposed RGGI emissions cap by over 15%

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-09-28 01:58
Virginia has floated adopting an initial emissions cap that is more than 15% below its previous proposals, as the state works toward linking with the northeast US Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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COMMENT: Saskatchewan, Ontario and the constitutionality of a national carbon price

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2018-09-28 00:20
Having now each filed in court their arguments against the Canadian federal carbon price, Saskatchewan and Ontario have revealed their hands and their arguments are weak, writes Nathalie Chalifour, an associate professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa and a member of the Royal Society of Canada’s College of New Scholars.
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Hogan Lovells closes letter of credit financing to support the construction phase of its investment in the Murra Warra Wind Farm

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2018-09-27 22:51

PRESS RELEASE Hogan Lovells acted for Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, as lead counsel on the letter of credit financing to support the construction phase of its over AUD$200 million equity investment on behalf of its clients in the first stage of Murra Warra Wind Farm (Murra Warra 1), one of the...

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The Driven Podcast: Simon Hackett’s chance meeting with young Elon Musk

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2018-09-27 22:46

Simon Hackett made his fortune in the broadband boom and is now the largest shareholder in battery storage maker Redflow. He’s also Australia’s biggest fan of Tesla electric vehicles.

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Citi EU carbon and power trader joining London’s Freepoint

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2018-09-27 21:48
A senior carbon and power trader has left US investment bank Citi's London office to join commodities trading house Freepoint, Carbon Pulse has learned.
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Under-fire UN environment chief forced back to HQ

The Guardian - Thu, 2018-09-27 20:41

Erik Solheim, under pressure over frequent flying and rule-breaking, has also now recused himself over wife’s job

The UN’s environment chief, under fire over huge travel expenses and rule-breaking, has been forced leave the UN general assembly in New York early and return to his Nairobi headquarters to deal with the growing crisis.

The problems for Erik Solheim, Norwegian head of the UN Environment Programme (Unep), include the Netherlands becoming the latest nation to withhold millions of dollars in funding until the issues are resolved.

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Hayabusa 2 rovers send new images from Ryugu surface

BBC - Thu, 2018-09-27 20:41
Japan has released new images from the robot rovers it has deployed to the surface of an asteroid.
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Seattle sea cucumber poachers reeled in $1.5m

The Guardian - Thu, 2018-09-27 20:34

Washington man faces prison for role in years-long operation to poach and sell 250,000lb of poorly understood creature

A Seattle-area fish processor who hoped to cash in on China’s appetite for sea cucumber faces years in prison for his role in a $1.5m poaching scheme that rocked an already unstable fishery.

Federal prosecutors claim Hoon Namkoong led a years-long operation to poach and sell sea cucumbers as regulators were cutting the struggling Washington state fishery. Dozens of divers are also implicated in the poaching ring. Namkoong bought at least 250,000lb of stolen sea cucumber taken illegally from waters once rich with the echinoderms.

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Carbon veteran leaves Sindicatum following offset portfolio sales

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2018-09-27 20:32
A veteran carbon expert has left project developer Sindicatum to pursue other opportunities, Carbon Pulse has learned, several months after the Singapore-based firm sold its US and Asian offset portfolios.
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Delaying GHG cuts means big increase in economic costs -researchers

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2018-09-27 20:24
Stronger efforts to cut GHG emissions including triple digit carbon prices should be made to avoid global warming of more than 1.5C without relying on potentially more expensive or risky removal technologies, an analysis found Thursday.
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New NZ fund targets carbon credit revenue from planting 150 million trees

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2018-09-27 18:48
A newly-launched New Zealand carbon fund is aiming at planting 150 million trees on marginal land under a business model that would see the fund and land owners split revenue from carbon credit sales in the NZ ETS.
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The Route of Parks

BBC - Thu, 2018-09-27 18:47
It connects 17 national parks and runs for 2,800km (1,740 miles) through sparsely populated land.
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New Zealand PM hints at taking on tougher Paris emissions target

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2018-09-27 18:33
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has signalled she is ready to increase the ambition of the nation's emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement, even as the country is preparing to meet a significant share of its existing goal through the international carbon market.
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Tesla offering mobile service in Australia, opens new service and delivery centre

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2018-09-27 17:58

tesla alexandriaTesla offers mobile service for minor repairs and maintenance to EV owners in Australia at their home, or office or wherever is convenient.

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Australian EV service start-ups get ready for the consumer market

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2018-09-27 17:56

Australian start-up proposes software and apps to link electric vehicle users with charging infrastructure.

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Eye on the Tiger: the world’s largest ever exhibition of tiger photography – in pictures

The Guardian - Thu, 2018-09-27 17:00

London show brings together powerful and moving images from the world’s top wildlife photographers to raise awareness of the plight of these critically endangered cats

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Electric dreams: EV manufacturers finally get serious about Australia

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2018-09-27 16:34

Australian RoadChoice of electric vehicles in Australia is finally set to grow this year with a raft of new models promising longer range, low running costs and at long last some priced around the $50,000 mark.

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UK's first air-filtering bus launches in Southampton

The Guardian - Thu, 2018-09-27 15:30

Bus will clean up air pollution as it drives around the city, using a filtration system on the roof

One of the UK’s largest bus and rail operators has launched the country’s first air filtering bus in an effort to tackle air pollution.

The Go-Ahead Group unveiled the Bluestar bus in Southampton on Thursday claiming that the new filtration system attached to the top of the vehicle will clean the air as it moves around the city.

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