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Millions of people in northern NSW and south-east Queensland are bunkering down for dangerous conditions including flash flooding, heavy rain and intense winds after the storm now downgraded to a tropical low crossed the coast

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After fears £11m would be diverted to Treasury, money will be spent on restoring polluted areas where penalties issued

Millions of pounds of fines imposed on water firms will fund environmental schemes to protect the country’s waterways after fears the money would be diverted to the Treasury.

The water restoration fund was set up by the Conservative government to ensure that polluting water firms paid for the damage they caused. The fund received £11m in fines and penalties from April 2022 to October 2023.

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New priority list includes 24 transmission projects, 16 GW of wind and solar projects, and 6 GW of storage projects.

The post Federal and state governments identify 56 priority wind, solar, battery and transmission projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the Zuleta community in Ecuador, farming is about more than just sustenance: it is about cultivating a deep relationship with the land based on ancestral knowledge. In her travels in the region, Colombo-Ecuadorian photographer Yinna Higuera collaborates with rural women, who in exchange share their understanding of medicinal plants and give her leaves from their gardens. In her Traces series, which has been shortlisted for a Sony world photography award, Higuera uses chlorophyll printing to superimpose the women’s portraits on banana leaves, vegetables and herbs. “Each of these women has a unique story,” she says, “yet they all share a profound bond with the land. Through these portraits, my goal is to make their strength and wisdom visible, honouring their role as stewards of the earth.”

• Traces is shortlisted in the creative category, professional competition, Sony world photography awards 2025. Exhibition at Somerset House, London, 17 April to 5 May, worldphoto.org

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Brisbane is a subtropical city of more than 2.5 million people, situated on a flood-prone river. That’s why residents mustn’t get complacent after Cyclone Alfred. Margaret Cook, Research Fellow, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Investors built California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) exposure but exited Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LFS) length on regulatory uncertainty over the week, according to latest figures from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday.

Wind and wave power is set to be included in calculations of the size of countries' economies for the first time, as part of changes approved at the United Nations.

A bipartisan bill that would allow companies to generate and retain Renewable Identification Number (RIN) credits for biofuels used in marine shipping was introduced in Congress Thursday.

A Virginia county circuit court that had ruled the state’s RGGI’s repeal unlawful last year, suspended its earlier decision, giving the government time to appeal the ruling.

In short: the danger is not over. Residents in affected areas should remain cautious and heed official advice, to keep themselves safe. Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Inadequate tracking of climate policies is impeding efforts to cut emissions from the building sector, which accounts for more than a third of global energy use, according to a new study.

Massachusetts' forests are expected to remain a long-term carbon sink, but hurricanes and land development could significantly weaken their ability to absorb greenhouse gases, according to a state-commissioned study.

Oregon has seen limited uptake of zero-emission heavy-duty trucks despite forthcoming regulation, which led the state governor to call on regulators to develop new policy solutions, state officials said Friday.

Rooftop solar panels could help reduce global temperatures by up to 0.13C by mid-century, according to new research that highlights their untapped potential in the fight against climate change.

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has initiated an investigation into the dumping and subsidising of renewable diesel (RD) imported from the US, it announced this week.

A group of Republican legislators sponsored a bill in the state senate Thursday aiming to withdraw Delaware from participation in RGGI.

The Government of Canada’s Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) present significant risks to Alberta’s electricity reliability and affordability, according to a recent analysis.

A methodological panel for the UN’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) has endorsed a “marginal” approach for the fraction of non-renewable biomass (fNRB) for application in clean cooking projects, according to a meeting report published online this week. 

EU member states have approved a draft amendment allowing district heating operators in Poland and other eligible countries to receive an additional 30% in free carbon allowances under the EU ETS.

The mission was supposed to last 10 days but less then a day after landing, the craft is running out of power.