Around The Web

In Sailugemsky National Park, snow leopards have found an unlikely ally - ex-poachers

Younger coal-fired power plants in Asia account for increase, says energy agency

Greenhouse gas emissions from energy production rose strongly again last year, according to new data from the International Energy Agency, with a young fleet of coal-fired power plants in Asia accounting for a large proportion of the increase.

Energy demand grew at its fastest pace this decade, with a 2.3% increase globally driving rises in fossil fuel consumption. Coal use in power stations was up by nearly a third, and together gas and coal were responsible for nearly 70% of the growth in energy consumption, and while demand for solar and wind power also increased, it was by much less overall.

Continue reading...

Energy-related CO2 output shot up in 2018 to hit a second consecutive yearly high as Asian coal growth and the US oil and gas boom overshadowed global progress in renewable energy and energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released Tuesday.

With strategic planning, the marine protected area network could be a third smaller, cost half as much, and still meet the international target of protecting 10% of every ecosystem. Kerstin Jantke, Postdoctoral Researcher on conservation biology, University of Hamburg Alienor Chauvenet, Lecturer, Griffith University Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland James Allan, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Kendall Jones, PhD candidate, Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The BBC investigates illegal and unsustainable fishing off the west coast of Africa to find out how one of the most fertile ecosystems on earth has been pushed to the brink.

British think tank says world’s five largest listed oil and gas companies spent more than $1 billion lobbying to prevent climate change regulations since Paris agreement in 2015.

The post Oil giants spent $1 billion on climate lobbying and ads since Paris pact, says report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The corporate carbon pricing landscape across Canada is anything but a level playing field. For one, some provinces have implemented their own system, while others are complying with the federal plan. And even within this plan - the Federal Backstop - different sectors are expected to implement different benchmarks. Here is how Canadian industry is navigating its tricky carbon policy framework.

Several stakeholders are urging New Jersey to explore ways to address emission leakage that could occur if the state joins the northeast US RGGI carbon market, according to public comments obtained by Carbon Pulse.

EU carbon prices on Monday pared the previous session’s losses as a stronger auction lifted sentiment in defiance of Brexit-related caution.

Ontario refunded C$5.1 million for voided carbon allowances held by eligible emitters after the province's abrupt cancellation of its WCI-linked ETS, completing the government’s compensation process with only a fraction of the unusable permits reimbursed.

Emissions covered under the EU ETS probably resumed their annual downtrend in 2018, falling on the back of a large decline in CO2 output from the power sector, according to a poll of analysts.

British scientists are about to participate in one of their biggest dinosaur hunts in decades.

A New Zealand company is seeking buyers for a forest property that comes with a batch of more than 600,000 carbon allowances.

Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025

Around three-quarters of US coal production is now more expensive than solar and wind energy in providing electricity to American households, according to a new study.

“Even without major policy shift we will continue to see coal retire pretty rapidly,” said Mike O’Boyle, the co-author of the report for Energy Innovation, a renewables analysis firm. “Our analysis shows that we can move a lot faster to replace coal with wind and solar. The fact that so much coal could be retired right now shows we are off the pace.”

Continue reading...

Climate Analytics is seeking a Berlin-based leader of its climate policy analysis team.

The Research Associate will support a national research centre focused on (i) modelling the economics of the energy system, with a particular emphasis on electricity and heat, (ii) pathways to deep decarbonisation of the economy, and (iii) public attitudes towards energy technologies.

South Pole is looking for a corporate sustainability consultant to be based in Sweden.

South Pole is looking for a senior climate policy consultant in Thailand.

South Pole is looking for a senior green finance consultant in Thailand.

The man, 25, was bitten on the thigh in waters at Hardy Reef, about 50km north-east of Hamilton Island

A man attacked by a shark in the Whitsundays is in a serious but stable condition after being rescued from a diving pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef.

The man, 25, was bitten on the thigh in waters at Hardy Reef, about 50km north-east of Hamilton Island about 12.30pm (AEST) on Monday.

Continue reading...