Feed aggregator

There are 85 'threatened ecological communities' listed under Australian environment law. But unrealistic criteria means they're not adequately protected. Manu Saunders, Lecturer, University of New England Deborah Bower, Lecturer in Ecosystem Rehabilitation, University of New England John Thomas Hunter, Adjunct Associate Professor in Landscape Ecology, University of New England Sarah Mika, Senior research fellow, University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

NSW energy minister Matt Kean explains why the state is fast-tracking plans to transition from coal to renewables. Plus: Australia’s newest big battery, and very big green hydrogen plans.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Matt Kean and the NSW energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

GPG's 218MW Ryan Corner wind farm set for construction in Victoria after contract for the job awarded to a joint venture between Decmil and RJE Global.

The post Decmil lands contract for 218MW Ryan Corner wind farm in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACT drivers can soon access zero interest loans and free registration for buying an EV, a stark contrast to approaches being considered by other states.

The post ACT drivers to access free rego and zero interest loans for electric cars appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulator wants network owners to look at battery storage as it seeks feedback on how to manage an unprecedented flurry of new investment to deliver on AEMO's Integrated System Plan.

The post Regulator suggests big battery alternative to huge network infrastructure spend appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar is now regularly reaching 50 per cent of electricity demand in Western Australia.

The post Graph of the Day: Solar is now regularly hitting 50 pct share in Western Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer begins work on hybrid renewables project in Inner Mongolia which will boast 1.7GW of wind, 300MW of solar, and storage.

The post Huge 2GW wind, solar and storage project gets underway in Mongolia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research suggests unabated global warming could make solar power more unpredictable, has warmer temperature leds to more cloudy days.

The post Climate change impacts could dent global solar power output, researchers say appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Washington state Democrats are optimistic that reintroduced low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) and cap-and-trade bills could pass in the 2021 legislative session, while a New York environmental advocate believes the state could implement a clean fuels programme as early as 2022.

The anticipated growth in electric vehicle deployment over the coming decades may eventually require California to drop the credit generator from the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), a board member of regulator ARB said Tuesday.

The PM confirms he is bringing the ban forward as he sets out his "green industrial revolution".

How can the objectives of the 10-point plan be achieved?

• Boris Johnson announces 10-point green plan with 250,000 jobs

Boris Johnson’s £12bn plan for a “green industrial revolution” spans renewable energy, nuclear power and countryside restoration. However, some of the objectives are likely to be difficult to reach, and the plan has been criticised for a lack of ambition in key areas.

Continue reading...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday unveiled a 10-point plan to mobilise tens of billions of pounds in public- and private-sector investment and spark a “green industrial revolution” in the country.

Labour says proposals, some of which had already been trailed, are ‘deeply disappointing’

• The key areas of Boris Johnson’s ‘green industrial revolution’

Boris Johnson has announced plans for the government’s self-styled green industrial revolution, bringing praise from environmental groups but also questions about the scale of new funding, and the planned expansion of nuclear and hydrogen power.

In a move aimed at retaking the initiative after a politically turbulent few weeks, the prime minister said the 10-point plan would create up to 250,000 jobs, with much of the focus aimed at the north of England, Midlands, Scotland and Wales.

Continue reading...

EU carbon prices will continue on their upward trajectory through the end of the year, despite the ongoing pandemic and economy downturn, before EUAs average above €35 in 2021, analysts forecast on Tuesday.

The California-Quebec carbon market will experience further GHG abatement in 2020 due to a slower recovery in gasoline and electricity demand than previously expected and more efficient gas plants running in the Golden State, analysts said in a report published Tuesday.

Rangers are tracking the giraffe in north-east Kenya, after poachers killed his family members.

European carbon sank on Tuesday on profit-taking and policy and coronavirus concerns, as a late decline saw prices give back all of the previous day’s gains, though traders said EUAs could spike tomorrow on late-breaking bullish supply-related news.

• Bureau of Land Management begins ‘call for nominations’
• Coastal plain region home to many vital wildlife habitats

In a last-ditch attempt to make good on promises to the oil and gas industry, the Trump administration is rushing to formalize plans to drill for oil in the Arctic national wildlife refuge before Joe Biden takes office. On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management initiated the process with a formal “call for nominations”, inviting input on which land tracts should be auctioned off in the refuge’s 1.5m-acre coastal plain region.

Related: 'We packed long underwear and never wore it': Arctic scientists shocked at warming

Continue reading...