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Climate breakdown is causing the Gulf of Maine to heat up and that effect – in addition to the pandemic – is being felt across the lobster industry

Rocky shorelines and weathered saltbox homes dot the landscape of South Thomaston on the coast of Maine. Lobster traps take up frontyard real estate and lobster shacks, still shuttered for the season, are common sightings. Back from a day of scalloping, lobsterman Bob Baines has docked his boat, the FV Thrasher, at the Spruce Head Fishermans Co-op. His sternman, David McLellan, clad in waterproof overalls like Baines, shucks the last few hauls, tossing the meats into a bucket and the shells overboard.

It’s the last week of scallop season, but there is a new venture on the horizon. Baines, 64, steers the Thrasher back out toward Hewett Island on Penobscot Bay to check on the underwater kelp farm that he “planted” in December. It’s a willowy structure made up of moorings, buoys and ropes that hovers 7ft underwater and spans 1,000 feet wide, like a monster cat’s cradle.

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One of Australia's critical renewables mega-projects, the Coppertring transmission line in north Queensland, could begin construction next year after winning $14.8m state funding.

The post Copperstring 2.0 renewables project fast-tracked in Queensland post-Covid plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The number and scale of battery storage installations paired with large scale wind and solar projects in the world's biggest electricity market continues to grow.

The post The remarkable growth of wind and solar projects paired with big batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morrison chooses not to stand with scientists and independent experts when it comes to climate and energy, as he has done with Covid-19, but with lobbyists and vested interests.

The post One year after election win, Scott Morrison is still Coal-Mo to the core appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morrison government to establish a new mechanism to reward big emitters. It looks and smells like an emissions trading scheme, even if they won't say it.

The post Morrison’s reward to Australia’s big polluters: Just don’t call it an ETS appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Vattenfall launch their Voltpack Mobile System, a versatile, mobile, and modular lithium-ion battery system designed to provide a zero-emission alternative to diesel generators.

The post Northvolt and Vattenfall launch mobile battery system to replace diesel generators appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners launches spin-off company to specialise in "critically important" solar and battery project development across North America.

The post Australian investors launch big-hitting solar and battery project developer in US appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia on Tuesday confirmed it is planning major changes to its market-based climate policy package, which would include reforms like crediting Safeguard Mechanism entities, award credits to carbon capture and storage projects, and allow the use of renewable energy credits for voluntary offsetting.

Energy minister says Coalition’s approach is ‘not to have a target without a plan’ to achieve it

Angus Taylor says it is not Australia’s policy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, despite signing up to the Paris agreement, because the Morrison government will not adopt a mid-century target in advance of a plan to achieve it.

The energy minister said on Tuesday that signatories to the Paris agreement, including Australia, had agreed to hit net zero “in the second half of the century”. But scientists say in order to meet the central Paris goal of keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase even further to 1.5C – a commitment Australia adopted in 2015 – signatories need to hit net zero by 2050.

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Our environmental laws work in the favour of mining interests – even when the industry itself claims otherwise. Chris McGrath, Associate Professor in Environmental and Planning Regulation and Policy, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

JinkoSolar takes aim at the super-competitive global utility-scale solar market, with the launch of an industry-leading 580W PV module.

The post JinkoSolar unveils 580W Tiger Pro module appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Decision to lift blocks on wind and solar projects has boosted ‘attractiveness’ ranking

The UK has become more attractive to renewable energy investors following the government’s decision to lift its block on financial support for onshore wind and solar projects.

Related: New renewable energy capacity hit record levels in 2019

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Two RGGI power plants surrendered allowances last year for past carbon obligations in the Northeast power sector ETS, programme officials confirmed Monday.

Climate change is changing Antarctic krill habitat. The repercussions for the Southern Ocean food web are huge. Devi Veytia, PhD student , University of Tasmania Stuart Corney, Senior lecturer, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Queensland's new human rights act has opened the door for a flood of climate change litigation. Justine Bell-James, Associate professor, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

UK-based Liberty House Group sold more than €100 million worth of EUAs in January and February, opting to offload units only months after the expansion of its steelmaking division across Europe.

The elaphrosaur roamed Australia 110 million years ago and was related to the Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Senior Analyst position in Portfolio Management is anticipated to perform portfolio analysis associated with managing PG&E’s commercial activities involving RA, RPS, energy, CRR, GHG, and LCFS procurement and support various compliance reporting obligations to the CPUC, CEC, CARB, and CAISO. 

The Senior Analyst will join the BPC Energy Project policy team, a dynamic and fast-moving group that is focused on the development of pragmatic, durable federal policies that responsibly transition the U.S. to a low-carbon economy, invest smartly in the next generation of energy technologies and infrastructure, and maintain economic growth.