JOB VACANCIES: DEADLINE 16 JANUARY 2021 / Secretariat of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Division of Project Facilitation and Support (PFS).

JOB VACANCIES: DEADLINE 21 JANUARY 2021 / Secretariat of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Country Engagement and Partnerships Division (CEP).

Wandering polar vortex may cause a wild, snowy winter.

Snowier, colder weather may be heading to the Eastern U.S.

Atmospheric CO2 in 2021 will reach level 50% higher than before industrial era, says Met Office.

Grim milestone to come as humans continue to drive emissions through burning fossil fuels and deforestation

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The 10 Ways Renewable Energy’s Boom Year Will Shape 2021.

Even after Covid-19 has wreaked havoc on almost everything else, the new year begins with surging growth for renewable energy.

Exxon Discloses Full Scope of Fuel Emissions for First Time.

Exxon Mobil Corp. disclosed emissions data on customers’ use of its fuels and other products for the first time after coming under pressure from investors.

Kenya faces $62bn bill to mitigate climate-linked hunger, drought and conflict

Country accounts for less than 0.1% of global emissions but suffers disproportionately from related disasters, say new report.

Reactive Technologies: Pinpointing the Inertia of Renewable-Powered Grids.

Accenture investment to expand the U.K. company’s active grid measurement tech for grid operators including National Grid and AEMO.

Climate crisis: 2020 was joint hottest year ever recorded.

Global heating continued unabated despite Covid lockdowns, with record Arctic wildfires and Atlantic tropical storms.

Global climate action needs trusted finance data.

An agreed system for measuring funding of green projects in poorer nations will be vital to achieving action on climate change in 2021. A fortnight before the adoption of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, India’s government published a report that could have imperilled the talks.

If the world needed a coup to wake up to Trump reality, what would it take to wake up to climate reality?

The failed attempted parody of a coup d’ etat in the heart of the, so called, capital of the free world,

Activating ‘tipping points’ in society could push world towards greater climate action, researchers say.

The rapid decline of coal-fired power in the UK and petrol cars in Norway indicate how small policy changes can lead to dramatic climate action, researchers argue.

22 disasters, 262 dead, $95bn in damages: US saw record year for climate-driven catastrophes.

Report shows US was battered by punishing extreme weather on both the east and west coasts in 2020.

Shareholders push HSBC to cut exposure to fossil fuels.

Europe’s second-largest financier of fossil fuels faces a vote to ramp up its climate commitments.

Our Home in Ruins.

What are we thinking? Oh, right. We’re not. Standing on the moon, I see the battle rage below. Standing on the moon, I see the soldiers come and go. ~ Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter

We are entering the greatest technological transition in history… and that will reshape geopolitics.

The transition currently underway from a fossil-fuel energy model to one based on renewables is surely the most important in our collective history.

Why Plastic Pollution Is a Producer Responsibility.

We're all culprits in the plastic pollution crisis — and that's by design.

Scotland set to receive its first Hydrogen-powered train this year.

Arcola Energy, has been appointed by Scottish Enterprise, Transport Scotland and the Hydrogen Accelerator, to deliver Scotland’s first hydrogen powered train.

PARIS REINFORCE January 2021