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Solar glass maker ClearVue secures funding to begin local manufacturing

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2023-05-31 09:40

WA government grants $2m to Perth BIPV company ClearVue Technologies to bring manufacturing of the company’s core technology onshore.

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Using pig fat as green jet fuel will hurt planet, experts warn

BBC - Wed, 2023-05-31 09:09
Animal by-products being used for aviation fuel could increase demand for palm oil, experts fear.
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Black bear walks into bakery and eats 60 cupcakes

BBC - Wed, 2023-05-31 08:46
Workers at Taste by Spellbound in Connecticut were shocked when they spotted the uninvited customer.
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Sales Development Representative (North America), Everland – Various locations (Remote US)

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 08:30
At Everland we are seeking a motivated and results-driven Sales Development Representative (SDR) to join our growing international team.  The individual will be part of the Business Development team who are responsible for identifying and pursuing the growth opportunities, fostering strategic partnerships, and driving long-term value for Everland and our partners. 
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Sales Development Representative (Europe), Everland – Remote (UK)

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 08:27
At Everland we are seeking a motivated and results-driven Sales Development Representative (SDR) to join our growing international team.  The individual will be part of the Business Development team who are responsible for identifying and pursuing growth opportunities, fostering strategic partnerships, and driving long-term value for Everland and our partners. 
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*Vice President, Business Development (APAC), Everland – Singapore

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 08:22
*PREMIUM LISTING - At Everland we are seeking a highly experienced and dynamic Vice President, Business Development, APAC to join our rapidly growing international team.  The individual will be part of the Business Development team who are responsible for identifying and pursuing the growth opportunities, fostering strategic partnerships, and driving long-term value for Everland and our partners. 
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Delta Air Lines, once offsetting pioneer, sued for carbon neutrality claims

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 07:43
A pair of California-based law firms filed a putative class-action case on Tuesday against major US-based Delta Air Lines for misrepresenting the total environmental impact of its business operations through advertisements of its pioneering carbon-neutrality claims.
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Turkey launches project tender for carbon market design help

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 07:40
Turkey has launched a project tender to source help in designing a national carbon market.
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A new trade deal delivers cheaper Australian beef and British sweets – but does little to avert dangerous global warming

The Conversation - Wed, 2023-05-31 06:08
A free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom has begun – and it failed to put climate change at the forefront. Margaret Young, Professor, The University of Melbourne Georgina Clough, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Photos from the field: spying on Antarctic moss using drones, MossCam, smart sensors and AI

The Conversation - Wed, 2023-05-31 06:07
It was the trip of a lifetime for an Australian research team studying moss in Antarctica. After two months at Casey Station they returned with great videos and loads of data for further analysis. Johan Barthélemy, Developer Relations Manager, NVIDIA and Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Wollongong, University of Wollongong Barbara Bollard, Professor of Computational Conservation, Auckland University of Technology Juan Sandino, Postdoctoral research fellow, Queensland University of Technology Krystal Randall, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Sumitomo invests in US-based DAC firm, partnering to launch new global CCUS business

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 05:26
Japan’s Sumitomo on Tuesday announced an investment in a US-based direct air capture (DAC) firm, partnering to develop a new global business focussed on CCUS.
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Brazilian bank accepting carbon credits as payment in property auction

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 05:09
A Brazilian financial services firm is is auctioning off rural properties across six states and is accepting carbon credits as payment for the land as part of a promotional exercise to encourage the use of offsets, the company announced Monday.
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VCM Report: Standardised carbon prices slump further amid buying void

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 04:34
Standardised contracts continued to slide over the past week to reflect the lack of buying interest for old or unspecified credits as well as the weight of oversupply, while demand for fresher and specific credits in the over-the-counter market was steady.
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Senegal municipality signs four-part deal with carbon project developer

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 04:25
A carbon project developer has clinched a four-part agreement with a municipal government in Senegal, the company said on Monday, outlining details of the deal that targets the development of both carbon and biodiversity credits from the various initiatives.
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PREVIEW: Washington Q2 carbon auction expected to clear above Tier 1 reserve price

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 04:22
Traders expect the second ever Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) sale on Wednesday will trigger Tier 1 of the Allowance Price Containment Reserve (APCR) and make additional permit volume available, after the secondary market slammed on the brakes halfway through this month.
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The Guardian view on Labour’s green plans: just stop oil to save the planet | Editorial

The Guardian - Wed, 2023-05-31 03:52

Sir Keir Starmer is right to say no to new hydrocarbon extraction from the North Sea

Sir Keir Starmer has been admirably straightforward about his mission to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”. Blocking new oil and gas fields is a sine qua non to realise that ambition. The Labour leader even went to the lion’s den of Davos earlier this year to give business leaders that message.

But judging from the headlines over the past few days, you might be forgiven for thinking that Sir Keir had never uttered a word about his plans. Or that Labour had not argued that a big public investment programme was needed to green the economy. The Conservative press instead said Labour’s ideas were a “gift to Putin”; raised a “£28bn question”; and were a sure sign that eco-friendly donors were being appeased. Such a tendentious reading of policy gives opportunistic bunkum a bad name.

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EU’s lead lawmaker seeks wider input to set priorities for net zero industry technologies

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 03:00
The European Parliament’s lead negotiator on the bloc's net zero industry strategy wants to eliminate a proposed fixed list of “strategic technologies” in favour of getting more voices to decide on funding priorities. 
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Tensions rising over climate finance ahead of resumption of UN talks

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 02:14
There is "no clear flight path" to progressing the provision of rich-to-poor climate finance at year-end COP28 UN negotiations, according to experts speaking on Monday ahead of a preparatory meeting in Bonn who feared the issue could become challenging in light of recent criticism of the UAE hosts. 
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Lawmakers eye splitting of issues under EU’s carbon removals bill

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 01:50
Lawmakers are weighing whether the EU's law to certify carbon removals should make a clear distinction on how policy will support land-based carbon sequestration compared to more durable solutions, with experts eyeing a role for the latter in the bloc's flagship carbon market.
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RGGI Market: RGAs jump to 5-mth high as options activity spikes

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2023-05-31 01:43
RGGI Allowance (RGA) values continued their trek higher over the last five-day period on sizeable option activity, even as Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court heard arguments on the state’s cap-and-trade participation injunction and a Virginia board announced the date to vote on its own power sector carbon market repeal.
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