Where is the money? Climate finance shortfall threatens global warming goals
Time is running out for rich governments to deliver on unmet funding promises before COP26 climate talks, with many developing nations saying their emissions cuts depend on it * Rich nations under pressure to deliver unmet $100-billion pledge
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Just one country on course to meet 1.5°C target, new research warns
Only Gambia is currently on course to deliver climate action that is in alignment with the 1.5°C pathway of the Paris Agreement, according to new research from Climate Action Tracker (CAT), which warns that momentum on updating climate targets has stalled.
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JOB VACANCIES: 29 September 2021 / Global Director of Learning & Development, The Sunrise Project
Organization:The Sunrise Project Position:Global Director of Learning & Development Duty Station:Remote Deadline for Application:29 September 2021
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JOB VACANCIES: 1 October 2021 / Climate Innovation and Green Growth Specialist, Solidaridad North America
Organization:Solidaridad North America Position:Climate Innovation and Green Growth Specialist Duty Station:US Deadline for Application:1 October 2021
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JOB VACANCIES: 15 October 2021 / Community Engagement Expert, Development Alternatives Inc
Organization:Development Alternatives Inc Position:Community Engagement Expert Duty Station:Baghdad, Iraq Deadline for Application:15 October 2021
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JOB VACANCIES: 31October 2021 / High-resolution climate modeling researcher, BSC
Organization:Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) Position:High-resolution climate modeling researcher Duty Station:Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain Deadline for Application:31 October 2021
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JOB VACANCIES: 27 September 2021 / Junior Officer, Resilient Development, ICLEI
Organization:ICLEI Position:Junior Officer, Resilient Development Duty Station:Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany Deadline for Application:27 September 2021
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JOB VACANCIES: 29 September 2021 / Human Resources Officer, Climate Analytics gGmbH
Organization:Climate Analytics gGmbH Position:Human Resources Officer Duty Station:Berlin, Germany Deadline for Application:29 September 2021
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Dominion to add record-setting 1,000MW of solar, battery storage in Virginia service territory
Dominion Energy Inc., Virginia’s largest electric utility, is planning to develop a record level of new solar and energy projects in the state, according to a statement yesterday.
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AEP to close both units at 2,600MW Rockport coal plant by end of 2028
American Electric Power Co. Inc. could shut down both units at its massive Rockport coal plant in Indiana before the end of 2028 after reaching a settlement agreement with numerous parties, including consumer and environmental advocates.
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Portuguese utility EDP to convert Spanish coal plant to green hydrogen production facility
Portuguese utility group EDP – Energias de Portugal SA plans to invest over EUR 550 million (USD 649.7m) in a project to convert its Los Barrios coal-fired power plant in Cadiz province, southern Spain, into a green hydrogen production facility.
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Largest floating solar project in Thailand begins commercial operation.
A 58.5MW floating PV plant in Thailand, said to be the largest install of its kind in the country, has been connected to the grid, according to inverter and floating solutions supplier Sungrow.
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‘Tipping point’ for climate action: Time’s running out to avoid catastrophic heating
According to the landmark United in Science 2021, there “is no sign of growing back greener”, as carbon dioxide emissions are rapidly accelerating, after a temporary blip in 2020 due to COVID, and nowhere close to the targets set by the
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Climate Negotiators Risk "Catastrophic Consequences" Despite 1.5 C Target Within Reach
This story includes details on the impacts of climate change that may be difficult for some readers.
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Climate crisis leaving ‘millions at risk of trafficking and slavery’
Droughts and floods forcing workers from rural areas, leading to their exploitation in cities, report warns
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#UprootTheSystem-'Climate strikers gearing up for next global climate strike
Global -- On September 24th, 2021, Fridays for Future will take to the streets, online and in-person, once again, some in the face of increasing repression from state authorities towards climate activists, to continue to fight for climate justice in the face of years of inaction from “World Lea
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$5.1 billion spend on offshore gas exploration until 2027 could have fostered 2.5GW of renewable capacity and 4,800 jobs
The government is increasing issuance of gas exploration permits in the offshore sector ignoring risks imposed by global decarbonisation. 20 September 2021 (IEEFA Australia): Increasing issuance of exploration permits over production, the Australian government has given the green light
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Main Australian electric grid tops 60 percent renewable generation level
Records continued to tumble on Australia’s main electricity grid on Monday, with the share of renewable energy smashing through 60 percent for the first time, just a day after it had set a new record of 59.8 percent.
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Climate crisis: history will judge failure to act, Johnson says at UN
PM’s warning to world’s richest countries comes amid suggestions US could commit more funds
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Climate strikes: We’ll take to streets because leaders ‘don’t care about future’, says Greta Thunberg
Young people will protest in more than 1,000 locations across the world on Friday to demand faster action on the climate crisis.
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