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Storebrand says corporate lobbying to undermine climate solutions is ‘unacceptable’

A Nordic hedge fund worth more than $90bn (£68.6bn) has dumped its stocks in some of the world’s biggest oil companies and miners responsible for lobbying against climate action.

Storebrand, a Norwegian asset manager, divested from miner Rio Tinto as well as US oil giants ExxonMobil and Chevron as part of a new climate policy targeting companies that use their political clout to block green policies.

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Volunteers at an archaeological dig find 425 coins, enough to buy a mansion when they were buried.

Research also found lower levels of difficult behaviour in rich and poor neighbourhoods

Children growing up in greener urban areas have increased intelligence and lower levels of difficult behaviour, a study has found.

The analysis of more than 600 children aged 10-15 showed a 3% increase in the greenness of their neighbourhood raised their IQ score by an average of 2.6 points. The effect was seen in both richer and poorer areas.

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Animated guide explaining how hurricanes, typhoons or cyclones form, their effects and how they are measured.

Miner holds title but minority group of Wangan and Jagalingou owners say they have ‘re-established control’ of land

Wangan and Jagalingou traditional owners who oppose Adani’s Carmichael coalmine say they have “re-established tribal control” of their lands in central Queensland, and have blocked workers from reaching the mine construction site.

Last year, the Queensland government extinguished native title over 1,385 hectares of W&J country, granting the controversial miner freehold title.

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Debate over name of flightless bird takes wing as US public radio declares incorrect pronunciation official

In 1932 Australia engaged in the historic emu wars, where a small military brigade armed with two machineguns faced off against 20,000 emus. This battle was violent, furious and ultimately fruitless.

The emu war of 2020 is different but no less dire. It is a war of words … well one word.

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Santos accused of mispresenting the source of new economic modelling of Narrabri project as decision on planning approval looms.

The post Santos accused of ‘misrepresenting’ costs of Narrabri gas in new modelling appeared first on RenewEconomy.

JinkoSolar has signed a contract with Shanghai Electric to supply approximately 1 GW of solar modules for Phase V of the DEWA Solar Park

The post JinkoSolar to supply Swan bifacial modules for Shanghai Electric’s DEWA project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Lucid Motors reveals that upcoming Lucid Air electric sedan will be able to faster than a Tesla and be able to discharge energy into the grid or home.

The post Lucid Motors bests Tesla with fastest EV charging and vehicle-to-grid capability appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal crossbenchers call for the creation of a dedicated community energy agency, to support local investment in wind and solar.

The post Crossbench pushes Coalition to support ISP and community renewables projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BNEF ranks JinkoSolar as a top solar brand in debt financed projects and named a most "bankable" PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).

The post JinkoSolar ranked as top solar brand used in debt financed projects and most “bankable” PV manufacturer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New IEEFA analysis shows Australia is already amongst global green hydrogen leaders, but government support key to establishing a viable export sector.

The post Australia is already a leader in green hydrogen, but will we ever export it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The ESB has done a job the AEMC wasn’t doing, and additionally it has championed the ISP in a necessary way.

The post Why the Energy Security Board is exactly what the NEM needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Executives at the mining giant Rio Tinto have had their payouts cut over the culturally important site.

Rooftop solar pushes daytime grid demand in Queensland to its lowest level since late in 2004.

The post Solar pushes Queensland daytime grid demand to lowest level in 16 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s market operator suggests that half of Australia’s power supply will come from solar within two decades. Who is going to build it? And at what cost?

The post Webinar: How efficient can big solar be? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The primary purpose of these central roles is to support the execution of the Group climate change strategy by providing technical and subject matter expertise across multiple aspects of the CoE’s portfolio of work as defined by each role.

Victoria has a winter gas problem, but many smart solutions. Somehow, though, we end up bogged down in debates about gas exploration and LNG gas terminals. It's bizarre.

The post Victoria must do something about gas – but there are smarter options than digging for more appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Covid-19 has infected almost every country in the world – apart from 10. So what do they do now?

Dramatically tighter reliability standard will allow AEMO to call in more reserves and media to write even bigger blackout threat headlines.

The post AEMO to call in more reserves after dramatic tightening of reliability standard appeared first on RenewEconomy.