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California offset registries hanging in amid COVID-19 challenges
'Virus-fighting' scientist gets magnets stuck in nose
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Steep path back to €20 for virus-hit EU carbon prices, analysts warn
COVID-19 crisis to slam already-struggling EU heavy industry
Campaigners attack Japan's 'shameful' climate plans release
Proposals criticised amid fears countries may use coronavirus crisis to rein in commitments
Japan has laid out its plans to tackle greenhouse gas emissions under the Paris agreement in the run-up to UN climate talks this year, becoming the first large economy to do so.
But its proposals were criticised by campaigners as grossly inadequate, amid fears the Covid-19 crisis could prompt countries to try to water down their climate commitments.
Continue reading...NZ Market: NZUs in slow recovery as demand returns
Japan shirks higher ambition in new NDC
Builder aims to help UK construction industry kick its plastic habit
Neal Maxwell wants trade to go from 50,000 tonnes of plastic waste each year to zero by 2040
A builder from Merseyside has launched a project that aims to remove plastic from the British construction industry within two decades.
Neal Maxwell, who has worked in the trade for more than 30 years, co-founded the non-profit organisation Changing Streams after a trip to the Arctic.
Continue reading...Bolsonaro government thanked Johnson for Amazon fire support
UK prime minister’s refusal to criticise Amazon fires and sharp rise in deforestation praised by Brazilian ambassador
Boris Johnson was personally thanked by the Brazilian government for refusing to support European action over the Amazon fires, according to documents obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
As the rainforest burned last summer – fuelled by a sharp rise in deforestation that critics blame partly on President Jair Bolsonaro’s agenda – Johnson criticised a threat by the French president, Emmanuel Macron, to block the EU’s Mercosur trade deal with Brazil.
Continue reading...Giant leap for toadkind after Yorkshire fell runs are cancelled
Activists say hundreds have been trampled by previous cross-country races near pond
The cancellation of a series of cross-country running races in West Yorkshire because of coronavirus has apparently saved hundreds of migrating toads from being squashed underfoot.
A toad protection group said hundreds of the amphibians have been trampled by fell runners in previous years.
Continue reading...Covid-19 live blog: Clean energy industry impact, stories, useful links
Report out of Norway warns full extent of impact of Covid-19 on global renewables market is "just beginning to reveal itself;" Covid restrictions hit Tilt Renewables NZ wind farm.
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Community groups call on Federal government to fund electricity bill relief
Coalition of community groups call for additional government support for homes and small businesses under financial stress to deal with energy costs.
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Upgrade for Queensland-NSW transmission link waved through by regulator
AER says NSW-Queensland interconnector upgrade stacks up economically, will address system security problems and help lower wholesale electricity prices.
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NSW approves coal mine expansion under drinking water catchment
NSW Berejiklian government quietly waves through planning approvals for coal mine expansion under Sydney drinking water catchment, ignoring criticism from environmental groups.
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Gas in eastern Australia – clearly, a declining industry
A look at the numbers shows that in eastern Australia, gas demand is going nowhere - for a whole bunch of reasons, including costs, climate and competition.
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Sydney car dealer makes electric cars available on subscription
Hyundai's Kona Electric and Ioniq can now be booked under subscription model from Northern Beaches auto dealer Col Crawford.
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Fossil fuel use not closely linked to longer life expectancy, study suggests
The rise of primary energy use and CO2 emissions over four decades across 70 countries is not closely correlated with increases in life expectancy, a new study finds.
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Australia’s first pumped hydro project in 40 years gets green light
Genex says Kidston pumped hydro project in north Queensland certain to go ahead after landing a re-worked deal with EnergyAustralia.
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