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The RGGI cap-and-trade programme reported a year-on-year rise in CO2 output during the third quarter, as hotter weather across the Northeast US coupled with more people working from home prompted heavier electricity demand.

This new post will bring added capacity and skills in an innovative and growing area of work for Scottish Forestry. It will lead the Woodland Carbon Code team’s promotional work, play a central role in the operational management of the Code and help build new initiatives to develop the carbon market and green investment more widely.

Trump and Biden have wildly different Twitter attitudes towards climate and energy

The post Graph of the day – US Presidential candidate tweets on climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prof Carlos Frenk is one of the originators of a theory on dark matter and galaxies.

Responsible for internal and external fuel emissions figures reporting and to independently prepare regular internal and annual external audits regarding fuel usage for all DHL Aviation Latin America AOC holders. 

Three of China’s regional pilot emissions trading schemes have reported that they successfully completed 2019 compliance, though details were scant as in previous years.

On Tuesday a London council decides over a 20-storey tower in Brixton – a tale familiar to cities from Manchester to Sydney

Taylor McWilliam, the Texan property developer, friend of Prince Harry and DJ, has been no stranger to gentrification battles since he bought large swaths of Brixton, in south London, with the backing of a New York hedge fund.

One of the most multicultural and vibrant parts of London, Brixton has been at the heart of the UK’s gentrification struggles for more than a decade. A hard-fought community battle to save the famous glass-covered indoor markets eventually resulted in listed status, which staved off demolition, on the basis of their cultural significance as one of the principal centres of the Afro-Caribbean community.

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Green Party co-leader James Shaw will continue as New Zealand’s climate change minister, keeping his place in Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s new cabinet that was announced Monday.

China’s Ministry for Ecology and Environment (MEE) on Monday released draft rules for its national ETS as well as registry and settlement regulations, a major step towards launching the market.

Many Australian restaurants and cafes admirably reduce their environmental footprint by minimising waste, but until atiyah, none have been officially recognised by Climate Active as being a 100 per cent, carbon-neutral business. 

The post One giant environmental leap for hospitality appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACT Labor and Greens ink new power-sharing deal, including deal to phase-out gas by 2045, build large-scale energy storage and incentives for EV uptake.

The post Labor and Greens ink deal in ACT, lock in battery and EV support and gas phase out appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Leigh Creek Energy pushing brown coal gasification plant, that will target fertiliser and fossil hydrogen production.

The post Leigh Creek pushes huge $2.6 billion brown coal gasification plant for fertiliser appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland Labor secures a third term of government, with clean energy set to benefit from a promised investment boost.

The post Labor has to do more to reach Queensland renewables target, all eyes on new minister appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewables contribute more than 30 per cent of Australia's National Electricity Market for second month in a row.

The post Renewables supply more than 30pct of NEM for second month in a row appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The candidate would be part of the California Carbon team, a division of cKinetics, which provides business intelligence and analytics in carbon markets.

Under container deposit scheme, Victorians will receive 10c for every empty can, small bottle and carton they drop off at a collection point

The Victorian government has called for public comment on a proposed container deposit scheme, due to be rolled out in 2023, finally ending its status as the only state or territory in Australia without one.

Under the proposal put forward by the state government, Victorians will receive 10c for every empty can, small bottle and carton they drop off at a collection point.

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Renewables output in month of October beats both coal and gas for the first time in Western Australia as three major new projects come on line.

The post Renewables overtake coal and gas for first time in Western Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Not for the first time, politicians highlight Scotland's potential to generate renewable energy.

South Australia signs new electricity supply deal with Garnaut's Zen Energy, and for the Cultana solar farm and Playford big battery.

The post South Australia signs supply deal for Playford big battery and Cultana solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis details the massive economic hurt for Australia if global warming left unchecked, but a shift to zero emissions could create 250,000 new jobs.

The post Australia faces $3.4 trillion economic bill for failure to act on climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.