Waste giant says emissions cuts on track for 1.5C-aligned climate target

Published 12:32 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:32 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

One of Australia’s largest waste and landfill gas producers is on track to meet climate targets that it says fully align with a Paris 1.5C scenario.

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(Senior) Business Development Manager, Market Intelligence, Abatable – London

Published 12:20 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 12:20 on September 23, 2024  /  Job Postings

You will play a key role in leading the sales efforts for Abatable’s market intelligence platform. This is a role for a proven SAAS or data business development manager capable of managing a large pipeline across multiple industries.

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Nature SDGs urgently need addressing, report says

Published 11:24 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 11:24 on September 23, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, International

International efforts to meet the UN’s nature-focused Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on life below water and on land are falling far short of their 2030 targets, according to a report released on Monday.

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Swiss voters reject plan to boost biodiversity conservation

Published 10:58 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:58 on September 23, 2024  / /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Voters in Switzerland rejected on Sunday a proposal to enhance nature protection in the country, with opponents claiming the reform would be too costly and jeopardise business development.

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Geospatial Analyst, GreenCollar – Sydney/Remote

Published 10:54 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:54 on September 23, 2024  / /  Job Postings

The GIS Analyst works with their peers on the design, performance and management of a range of environmental projects towards achieving positive environmental, agricultural and economic outcomes.

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New French minister pledges to continue fight for energy sovereignty

Published 10:05 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:05 on September 23, 2024  / /  EMEA, EU ETS

Antoine Armand, the new French economy and finance minister, pledged to continue fighting for the country’s energy sovereignty, saying “the major challenge of our century is the climate emergency”, as EU acquaintance Agnes Pannier-Runacher makes a comeback as the country’s climate and energy minister.

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Taiwan sports good blue carbon potential, but more local datasets required, study says

Published 09:42 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 10:03 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Nature-based, Other APAC, Voluntary

Marine-based carbon sinks have a great potential to contribute to Taiwan’s climate targets, though more action is needed to establish carbon removal datasets, a study has found.

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LATAM Roundup: Ecuador, Bolivia open to carbon markets as business grows in Brazil

Published 09:00 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 20:39 on September 20, 2024  / /  Americas, Mexico, Nature-based, South & Central, Voluntary

Ecuador voted overwhelmingly to legalise carbon markets, Bolivia’s president prepared to accept – and centralise – carbon trading, and Brazil welcomed a slew of high-profile investments in the week ending Sep. 22.

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Safeguard Mechanism baselines likely to tighten in upcoming review, bank predicts

Published 08:28 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 08:28 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The legislated review for Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism will likely see the scheme’s baselines tighten to meet more ambitious emissions reduction targets, which would ultimately be bullish for carbon credit prices, according to a bank’s analysis.

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Chubb review in the spotlight as lead scientist calls CER’s interference “entirely inappropriate”

Published 05:45 on September 23, 2024  /  Last updated at 07:52 on September 23, 2024  / /  Asia Pacific, Australia

The lead scientist in the government’s independent review of Australia’s carbon market has described Clean Energy Regulator (CER) executives contacting scientists submitting feedback as “interference” and “entirely inappropriate”.

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