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This position is with EPRI’s Energy Systems and Climate Analysis group. The successful candidate will manage and contribute to research efforts on pathways to electric sector and economy-wide decarbonization and on the economics of emerging energy technologies. 

The Global Carbon Offsets Business Development Director, as a subject matter authority for carbon offsets, will independently identify, evaluate and negotiate new sales and marketing growth opportunities across multiple areas. We seek a multifaceted professional who will identify and develop optimal revenue models, sales and distribution channels, pricing and new product development strategies.

Australia can take great strides forward in climate policy and action. A reactionary, incremental approach to adaptation will fall short. Now is the time to think big. Tayanah O'Donnell, Director, Future Earth Australia at the Australian Academy of Science and Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University David Schlosberg, Director Sydney Environment Institute and Professor of Environmental Politics, University of Sydney Eleanor Robson, Research and Policy Officer, Future Earth Australia, Australian Academy of Science Juan Francisco Salazar, Professor, School of Humanities and Communication Arts & Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Plans to power to remote Queensland mining hub with a mix of concentrated solar thermal, solar PV, gas and battery storage advance with call for contractors.

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In a speech ahead of the COP26 event, Alok Sharma will say the coal business is "going up in smoke".

The benefits of hydrogen-powered heating have been overplayed, say environmentalists.

Carbon border taxes will turbocharge demand for clean energy in Southeast Asia, providing opportunities to export Australia's solar resources.

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*PREMIUM LISTING – FFI is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Senior Technical Specialist, Forestry & Forest Carbon.  You will play a vital role in the technical design and implementation of pioneering NBS projects in high carbon stock and high conservation value landscapes in a variety of locations, with an initial focus on REDD+ projects in Liberia and Vietnam. 

California Carbon Offsets (CCO) are remaining near historic high discounts despite an influx of financial interest in recent weeks that has prompted California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) to diverge from the floor price.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices rose on thin demand on the secondary market to hit a new two-month high, while California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) declined week-on-week despite a continued influx of speculative demand.

Lightsource bp gets planning approval for north Wellington solar project, which will help create largest solar hub in the state.

The post Lightsource bp to create 600MW solar hub that will be one of biggest on grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The ancient cave paintings have only begun to tell us about the lives of the earliest people who lived in Australasia. The art is disappearing just as we are beginning to understand its significance. Jillian Huntley, Research Fellow, Griffith University Adam Brumm, Professor, Griffith University Adhi Oktaviana, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Basran Burhan, PhD candidate, Griffith University Maxime Aubert, Professor, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An actress and director will blast off in October - but Tom Cruise also plans to visit the ISS.

Exclusive: a departmental briefing note prepared for a meeting with government-funded scientists suggested they ‘don’t publish the paper’

The federal government tried to stop the publication of an academic paper that found it needed to drastically increase its spending on threatened Australian wildlife.

Internal documents released to Guardian Australia under freedom of information laws show senior officials in the federal environment department spent months pressuring the scientists from the government-funded Threatened Species Recovery Hub.

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EUAs paused its week-long record-breaking rally on Thursday, dropping as much as €2 at one point as global markets slid on worries about rising inflation.

Exclusive: prime minister’s short flights cast doubt on the sincerity of his pledges to fight the climate crisis, say critics

Boris Johnson has been criticised for taking a short helicopter flight from London to the West Midlands to promote a local bike hire scheme, despite the train from London taking just more than two hours.

Critics said the flight was “completely unnecessary” and cast doubt on the sincerity of the prime minister’s pledges to fight the climate crisis. Air travel produces far more global-heating emissions than other modes of transport.

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A total of 1,300 oysters have been suspended in the water as part of a restoration project.

Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (Japex) on Thursday pledged to go carbon neutral by 2050, relying primarily on CCS/CCUS to get there, but the company is also considering carbon offset options.

Startup firm Sylvera has raised $7.8 million to expand its voluntary carbon offset ratings business, with early assessments judging that many nature-based projects fall short of their promised emissions cuts.

"Frequent releases" of sewage create microplastic hotspots in UK rivers.