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Tree conservation strategies based on genetic data are best suited for landscapes affected by a rapidly changing climate, a study suggests.

As plastic piles up on beaches, hermit crabs are getting trapped in plastic containers and killed.

China may issue as many as 4.4 billion CO2 allowances in the first year of its national emissions trading scheme, analysts said Thursday, 30% more than previously thought as the number of participants has swelled.

Dwindling numbers of the fish have led indigenous people to sue the Alaskan government for failing to protect the fishery

• Photographs by Pieter Ten Hoopen

Every spring, the herring arrive in the cold Alaskan waters of Sitka Sound to spawn. But as those waters have warmed, their numbers have fallen drastically.

Tribal leaders in Sitka have long called for better protection of herring, a fish that holds cultural as well as economic significance for the people here. To demand protection of the sac roe herring fishery on which their way of life depends, they are taking the Alaskan government to court.

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has now cancelled all seven ERF contracts with developer Our Energy Group, a data update showed Thursday, while new offset issuance this week swelled to three-quarters of a million.

Australia’s first mining sector project to combine wind, solar and batteries in one microgid is starting to take shape in Western Australia's northern goldfields region.

The post Huge turbine parts complete 630km truck journey to W.A. wind, solar microgrid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New vehicle sales decline in Australia now in 20th month and getting deeper, but still no acknowledgment from the industry about role that electric vehicle buying intentions may be playing in the industry.

The post New passenger vehicle sales plunge more than 20pct, still no talk of EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Western Australia has decided to allow offset projects on pastoral lands as long as they don’t interfere with the local mining industry, finally clearing the way for stalled projects that will generate some 5 million credits to the federal government.

Study finds new interconnector linking Tasmania and Victoria would provide greater benefits than costs under all modelled scenarios, but especially a fast transition to renewables.

The post Tasmania Marinus Link would work best in fast transition to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ESIA welcomes the release yesterday of the Victorian Energy Upgrades program RIS for target setting from 2021-25 which indicates the most ambitious targets since the program’s start in 2009

The post Victorian energy savings scheme target increase to 2025 with more upgrades eligible for financial incentives appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC delays final decision on demand response mechanism but acknowledges both large and small energy users should participate in a 'two-way' energy market.

The post AEMC delays demand response mechanism ruling, concedes participation should be expanded appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar installations continue at record rate, but new technologies - and new thinking - ensure that this turns out to be a major asset to the grid, rather than the liability it is sometimes portrayed.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Rooftop solar: Asset or liability? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor continues to be hung up on a decade-old Greens' decision to oppose an emissions trading scheme in 2009. But responsibility for Australia's climate policy void lies elsewhere. Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Department of Political Economy, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia awarded second Fossil of the Day, as negotiators use Aboriginal Australians to argue against taking responsibility for climate damage.

The post Australia slammed for using First Nations people to try and dodge climate bill appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Networks offering "super cheap" rates in middle of the day to soak up "solar sponge", part of a range of proposals to allow more solar into grid.

The post Networks offer “super cheap” pricing to soak up Australia’s solar sponge appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's battery revolution receives an added boost with a 25-cent solar feed-in tariff, combined with a world first energy trading platform.  Power bills will be a thing of the past, and homeowners will now open energy trading accounts.

The post New energy trading platform released. No more power bills! appeared first on RenewEconomy.