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Shifting transport from air and road to sea and rail has untapped potential to slash emissions. Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Discovery of Apis florea in Malta raises fears of devastating impact on native bee populations

The red dwarf honeybee has established a colony in Europe for the first time, scientists have found.

The bee, Apis florea, is native to Asia and its discovery has raised alarm among local beekeepers and conservationists, who fear the potentially devastating impact on native bee populations.

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Emitters under Taiwan's upcoming carbon levy scheme will have to officially pay for their emissions from 2026, according to a set of regulations announced by the environment ministry.

A wind farm and battery has been given the all clear by the local council, after being rejected by state planning authorities over its impact on the safe operation of a local airfield.

The post Fortescue wind and battery project near regional airfield gets all-clear from council appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As the state swelters through a winter heatwave, Queenslanders need to know if the LNP is serious about fighting climate change and cutting power bills.

The post Heat is on Queensland LNP to show its hand on climate and renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar, home batteries and other consumer energy resources have been listed alongside large-scale renewables and storage as critical to reliable supply – but work needs to be done to coordinate them.

The post Households will produce more energy than they consume by 2040, and AEMO is paying attention appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Six big battery projects are in line to receive capacity payments from the market operator in a significant reshaping of W.A.s grid as it transitions away from coal.

The post Here come the batteries: Six new big battery projects in line for capacity payments in W.A. grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s expected to reach 29C in Sydney’s CBD on Friday and be even hotter in the west while Brisbane’s temperature is forecast to reach mid-30s over the weekend

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Parts of Australia are bracing for a warm and windy end to winter, continuing a trend that is almost certain to make this month the country’s hottest August on record.

Hot conditions are forecast for Sydney on Friday with a maximum temperature of 29C in the CBD and higher in the city’s west. Temperatures in the mid-20s are forecast for the weekend.

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Sustainable aviation fuels work, but can they be made in sufficient quantity to replace fossil fuels?

A US-based agricultural technology firm that quantifies soil carbon announced Thursday the completion of an initial close of $10 million in Series A investment.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices raced higher over the week on sizeable futures and options activity, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) steadied ahead of next week’s permit sale.

A Belizean project is undergoing appraisal with the World Bank, positioning the country for a financing package of $30.96 million that includes blue economy and carbon market development.

South Australia to lock its 2027 target of 100 per cent net renewables into law as BHP looks to double its copper smelting and refining operations in the state.

The post South Australia to enshrine 100 pct net renewable target in law as BHP looks to double smelting capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Meteorologists predict scorching temperatures for the weekend before weather cools just in time for Labor Day

Millions of Americans will continue to swelter as Labor Day weekend approaches, with much of the country under some kind of excessive heat watch.

The brutal heatwave the US midwest suffered earlier this week has spread to the eastern half of the country, with more than 20 million people under some kind of a heat alert.

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Repurposing fossil fuel infrastructures to supply clean fuels might make more immediate economic and environmental sense than mass electrification of transport and industry. Richard Meade, Senior Research Fellow in Economics and Social Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) officially launched a public consultation on its Beta Scope 3 Emissions Guidance on Thursday, with the VCMI executive director expressing hope that SBTi would align with its carbon crediting guidance.

Before biomass firm is promised a penny extra from billpayers, Ed Miliband should commission a review of its business model

A finding that you submitted dodgy data to the regulator on where your wood pellets come from sounds like very bad news if, like the biomass power generator Drax, you are the lucky recipient of £500m-plus of subsidies every year and are trying to keep the handouts flowing beyond their scheduled end date of 2027.

But shares in Drax did not collapse on Thursday. City analysts judged that the end of Ofgem’s investigation represented an excellent development for the company – “a clear positive”, said RBC, and “a positive read-across” for the chances of getting a new contract with the government, thought Jefferies.

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The incoming Azerbaijan presidency of the COP29 climate conference on Thursday distributed a letter to all parties and observers encouraging early submission of climate progress reports to help accelerate the newest UNFCCC transparency framework.

A template for carbon removal (CDR) offtake agreements sheds light on what buyers want in a voluntary market that is characterised by opacity and often limited legal capacity among smaller suppliers, according to specialist law firm.