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New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (NYDEC) is aiming to draft regulations for the post-2020 RGGI Model Rule by the end of Q1, a regulatory source said.

"We're just not getting that government support consistently across Australia to get those market changes we need."

California's Air Resources Board is seeking an applicant to head the agency's Sustainable Transportation and Communities Division.

EU carbon prices recovered most of their early fuel-related losses on Monday as traders braced for more big moves this week from a crunch Brexit vote in the UK and the resumption of coal phase-out talks in Germany.

New government strategy aims to reduce ammonia emissions by changing farming methods

Muck-spreading, the agricultural practice of spraying fields with liquid manure, will effectively be banned under government plans to reduce air pollution.

Animal manure is a key source of ammonia, a powerful pollutant that, combined with other chemicals in the air, form fine particles that can lodge deep in the lungs, harming human health.

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California regulator ARB is losing its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) branch chief to a renewable natural gas trade group.

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) announced Monday that it will pursue bankruptcy protection as it faces significant litigation and possible liabilities from a devastating wildfire last year.

Opponents know least about the science but believe they know the most, surveys find

The most extreme opponents of genetically modified foods know the least about science but believe they know the most, researchers have found.

The findings from public surveys in the US, France and Germany suggest that rather than being a barrier to the possession of strongly held views, ignorance of the matter at hand might better be described as a fuel.

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Experts hope cities can provide sanctuary for pollinators as rural populations decline

Allotments, weedy corners and fancy gardens are all urban havens for bees and other pollinators, a study has found.

The widespread decline of bees resulting from the loss of wild areas and pesticide use has caused great concern in recent years, but towns and cities have been suggested as potential sanctuaries.

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Operations to extract fresh water from the sea are now producing 50% more of this salty effluent than expected.

The VP Sustainability manager reports to Director -Sustainability and will be responsible for supporting the Sustainability team’s remit, including leading and programme managing the bank’s response to TCFD, and convening internal teams accordingly

The consultant will work on the Strategic Country Cluster Evaluation of the SIDS portfolio.

To deliver an impactful climate change program, and achieve its vision for a resilient West Africa, Oxfam will need to build equal and mutually benefitting alliances with a broad range of like-minded and diverse actors in West Africa.

See an animation showing the concentration and movement of nitrogen dioxide through the atmosphere.

Companies regulated by the Beijing emissions trading scheme will from now on be allowed to use carbon credits from a voluntary programme to cut traffic to help meet their ETS obligations.

Government has astonishing record of fighting demands to meet legal obligations

• Air pollution plans improve on EU rules, government claims
  

Air pollution was until recently regarded as a problem mainly for those whose health was already compromised or vulnerable in some way: the very old, the very young, and those with existing respiratory problems such as asthma. Thanks to groundbreaking research in the last few years, we now know the problem goes much further, to the root of human health: air pollution has been linked to miscarriage, dementia, heart disease and lower intelligence.

There is scarcely an aspect of human health that is not affected by the silent insinuation of this invisible killer into our lungs, our blood, our brains and every other organ.

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UK proposals include new regulations on farmers, wood-burning stoves and diesel cars

• What will happen to air quality standards after Brexit?
  

The government has set out new plans on air pollution that ministers say go beyond existing EU rules, with a pledge to improve air quality nationwide to the standards the World Health Organization (WH0) recommends.

Farmers will be subject to air quality regulations for the first time to cut their growing contribution to pollution, under the government plans set out on Monday, while diesel vehicle drivers and owners of wood-burning stoves will also face restrictions.

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Nominations are invited for species, ecological communities or key threatening processes to be considered for listing under national environment law during the assessment period starting 1 October 2019. ...

First instalment of three-part series looking back at what the past year of energy policy turmoil has meant for the National Electricity Market (NEM).

The post National Electricity Market year in review: Wholesale electricity prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

SEI US (Seattle) is seeking a passionate early- to mid-career researcher to contribute to SEI’s work on emerging topics in climate policy, which could include, among others, low-carbon cities, carbon pricing, climate finance, energy and development, just transitions, and the economics or politics of oil, gas, and coal extraction.