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Protestors shut down one of Melbourne's busiest intersections during peak-hour this morning, others broke into abattoirs and farms where they released animals and threatened farmers.

CPI has recently been asked by the membership of the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance to assume the role of the organization’s Secretariat for a minimum two-year period beginning in May 2019.

The facts on electric vehicles to fight back against the slew of fake news from the Coalition and One Nation.

The post Coalition scrapes bottom of barrel with campaign against EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hot summer of 2018 boosted large blue, and black hairstreak, but small tortoiseshell declined

The golden summer of 2018 saw two of the UK’s rarest butterflies, the large blue and the black hairstreak, enjoy their best years since scientific monitoring began.

More than two-thirds of British butterfly species were seen in higher numbers last year than in 2017, but despite the ideal butterfly weather, it was still only an average season – the 18th best in 43 years of recording.

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Evie, 11, has been campaigning to have a statue of one of her heroes - 19th-Century palaeontologist Mary Anning - erected in Lyme Regis. Find out more about her mission.

There remains a massive workload to manage the NEM transition. No doubt the regulatory bodies are trying hard, but we're not sure they are winning.

The post Know your NEM: Grid transition growing pains appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction of Tasmania's 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm well underway – a project expected to boost the state's total wind power capacity by one-third.

The post Construction underway at Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some Queensland MPs push for sign-off before the election, which is likely to amplify activist campaigns against the Coalition

Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg have played down the significance of remaining approvals for the controversial Adani coalmine, characterising the outstanding determinations as “sub-approvals” and “minor” matters, and insisting the government will make decisions based on science.

With some Queensland Liberals and Nationals escalating an internal campaign for the remaining Adani sign-offs to be done this week, before Morrison heads to the polls, Liberals in the southern states are now bracing themselves for the federal approvals to be granted some time this week, even though that timing is inconvenient because it will kickstart third-party activist campaigns against the Coalition.

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New Queensland rule demanding only licensed electricians handle PV panels on solar farms slammed by industry as excessive, unnecessary and potentially devastating.

The post Big solar pipeline could come to “grinding halt” under Queensland rule change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate Advisers seeks an Executive and Program Assistant to coordinate office administration and provide administrative support to the President.

UK's national grid operator says it is preparing to deal with 100 per cent renewable electricity generation - by 2025.

The post UK’s National Grid operator gets ready for 100% renewables by 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Drivers of older, more polluting vehicles will have to pay a fee to enter the centre of the city.

Present in Asia and Australia, the origins of swamp foxtails have not always been clear. Genetic studies put uncertainties to rest. Roderick John Fensham, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Australian and international energy sector will meet in Sydney from 13–14 June to discuss the latest in storage technologies and how they are enabling the transition to new energy systems and a more reliable grid.

The post The biggest names in energy storage come together in Sydney appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Genex Power Limited (ASX: GNX) (Genex or Company) is pleased to announce that it has secured all environmental approvals required to develop the Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project (K2-Hydro or Project).

The post Genex receives final environmental approval for Kidston pumped storage hydro project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition has been insisting controversial Brian Fisher report uses storage costs based on ARENA modelling. Not so, says ARENA boss, who says storage costs are significantly less.

The post ARENA debunks Coalition claims on energy storage costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK engineers developing a novel propulsion system say their technology has reached a new performance level.

New restrictions on drivers come into force in central London today, so how do these compare with the rest of the word?

Fine particles in the air have been linked to cancer, strokes, asthma, heart disease and possibly dementia.

As Sadiq Khan launches ultra-low emissions zone in London, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah says it is still not enough

The mother of a schoolgirl who died of an asthma attack linked to air pollution has warned time is running out to save other children from a similar plight and called on politicians to do more to tackle the crisis.

On the day mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, launched the city’s new ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) to improve deadly air pollution, Rosamund Kissi-Debrah urged others to follow his example and called on him to go even further, faster.

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