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Airlines are urging governments to alter the UN's international CORSIA aviation offsetting mechanism to account for the drastic cut in flights due to the coronavirus, changes that would likely greatly reduce offset demand.

The motoring organisation predicts a permanent reduction in the demand for travel.

Fewer law enforcement officials going into the field open door for land invasions, indigenous communities and NGOs warn

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The coronavirus pandemic is weakening Brazilian state protection for the Amazon rainforest and its people ahead of this year’s fire season, according to indigenous communities and international NGOs.

Fewer law enforcement officials are going out into the field and monitoring missions are being scaled back, opening the door for more land invasions and forest clearance, they warn.

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Core Lithium has received approval of its Mine Management Plan from the Northern Territory Government

The post Final Government approvals for core lithium to move on first lithium production in the NT appeared first on RenewEconomy.

France announces winners of latest renewables auctions, including 12 solar projects totalling nearly 100MW commissioned to replace a decommissioned nuclear plant.

The post France solar auction success delivered at nuclear’s expense appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tuning solution for solar inverters to be tested next week, raising hopes that constraints on solar farms, and connection delays to more than a dozen large scale projects, can be relaxed.

The post Solar constraints could be relaxed before end of April, clearing path for new projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The coronavirus crisis is introducing a number of problems for South Africa and its new carbon tax, including preventing emitters from registering to pay it, experts say.

Western Australia government paves way for more renewable-based stand-alone power systems and distributed storage – and for competition in the networks.

The post W.A. paves way for more stand-alone power systems, and distributed batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Results of the latest Emissions Reduction Fund auction have shown a slight recovery in abatement acquired by the Morrison government, but serious questions remain around the ability of the fund to deliver what is needed to meet the government’s Paris Agreement goals. The results of the tenth Emissions Reduction Fund auction published by the Clean...

The post Government buys more carbon abatement in latest auction, but Paris targets still in doubt appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW and ARENA chip in funding to complete feasibility study into 600MW/7,200MWh pumped hydro project, central to New England REZ plans.

The post New England pumped hydro study gets boost with ARENA funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists say trees have a role to play in combating noise pollution in urban environments.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator paid a record A$16.10/t in the latest Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction, but volumes remained low and most of it was signed as optional contracts.

Rooftop solar installs enjoy another record month in March, but delay in registrations may hide the impact of Covid-19 as pandemic clouds future.

The post Rooftop solar charts another big month, but Covid-19 clouds future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla data shows how household batteries orchestrated through "virtual power plants" provide critical system security services and push down costs for all consumers.

The post How your home battery can help keep the grid stable and prices down appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prior to the onslaught of COVID-19, a quick scan of the news each day would reveal that climate change is on the minds of customers and corporates worldwide.  Warmer winters with rain where there was once snow, colder weather anomalies due to destabilization of the polar vortex, and summers punctuated by raging fires in both hemispheres make the topic impossible to ignore.  And, while new regulatory regimes are cropping up across the globe, voluntary action is on the rise.

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The risks to nature from man-made global warming – and the imperative to act – are clear. Andrew Glikson, Earth and paleo-climate scientist, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The position involves research and advocacy in the following areas: - New market approaches to international co-operation (Article 6 of the Paris Agreement). - Enhancement of Nationally Determined Contributions in line with the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 C.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose week-on-week for the first time since permits plummeted below the current WCI floor price amid a speculator-led selloff, while RGGI allowance (RGA) prices recovered nearly all of their previous losses seen over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Let this economic crisis not be a brake on the low-carbon transition, but an accelerator. With the Green Deal as a compass, we can marry our emergency spending with structural changes that will prepare us for a greener tomorrow. Because we cannot backtrack on our climate commitments, neither governments nor companies. That is more than crisis management, that is responsible policy, writes Renat Heuberger, CEO, South Pole.