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Support activities of ADB's Carbon Market Program (CMP), implementation of the TA on Establishing a Support Facility for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and operation of the Future Carbon Fund.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) is slated to make a major climate policy-related announcement on Thursday, but the move is not expected to have a direct impact on the northeast US RGGI ETS or the proposed Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) carbon market.

France's energy and ecology minister Francois de Rugy has resigned after being embroiled in a scandal over spending taxpayer cash on lavish lobster dinners and home renovations.

France and Germany should set up a separate non-ETS carbon pricing system with willing EU countries and work towards integrating it with the bloc’s current carbon market, independent economic advisors from the two nations said on Tuesday.

A leaky component may have been to blame for the dramatic explosion of a SpaceX capsule during testing in April.

Mr Gove says there is a moral, political and economic imperative to tackle climate change.

Germany has launched a new tender to buy CERs to offset emissions from its 2018 business travel, setting extensive limits in a process that offers some clues as to what rich-nation governments may seek to push for under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the CORSIA international offsetting mechanism.

European carbon continued to consolidate above €29 on Tuesday, though some traders warned that the bullish drivers that have pushed prices to a new 11-year high this week appeared to be waning.

Climate emergency protesters have begun a second day of action by blocking and chaining themselves to the entrance of a concrete factory in east London. About 50 activists blocked the gates at London Concrete in Bow to stop workers or vehicles from entering the site on Tuesday morning. The disruption is planned to halt the expansion of the site, which is intended to support the construction of the Silvertown Tunnel

• Extinction Rebellion activists target east London concrete plant

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Activists block gates of London Concrete as part of week-long programme of protests

Extinction Rebellion activists have begun a second day of protest by blocking and chaining themselves to the entrance of a concrete factory.

Throughout the country, the environmental activist movement is staging five days of non-violent disruption in five cities to urge the government to take immediate action to address the climate crisis.

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New report says electric vehicles vital for a renewables-based and decarbonised grid in Great Britain, with vehicle-to-grid charging playing a critical role for flexibility.

The post Electric vehicles will play crucial storage role in renewables grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios report outlines five “Pathways to 2050”, including zero carbon and 2°C options.

The post UK’s National Grid says net zero carbon “achievable” by 2050 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morgan Stanley says global transition to a new energy world is gaining momentum, driven by savvy consumers and increasingly cheaper and smarter technology. But can Australia keep up?

The post Australia leads global energy disruption, but is it “smart” enough to stay in front? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Perth-based company inks deal to produce key component of transparent solar glass technology in established PV factory in Taiwan.

The post ClearVue boosts solar glass plans with Taiwan manufacturing deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Implementation of ban ‘inadequate’ and has resulted in more waste, says Lord Teverson

The ban on the wasteful discards of healthy and edible fish at sea has failed, according to a Lords report. Despite its enormous popularity with the British public, the measure has been poorly implemented in the UK and the result is more fish being needlessly wasted.

The implementation of the discards ban has been “inadequate” according to Lord Teverson, speaking to the Guardian after a report on the issue that he co-wrote. A committee of the House of Lords criticised the government in a report for failing to put the ban into proper effect.

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Australian startup that has developed world-first acoustic listening device for monitoring the health of wind turbines has raised AU$850,000 to support commercialisation.

The post Funding windfall for Ping Monitor windfarm listening device appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Charity accuses government agencies of ignoring ‘rampant’ rule-breaking in industry, and encourages whistleblowers

A website for whistleblowers to expose illegal or unethical practices in the fishing industry has been launched by a charity campaigning to end overfishing in European Union waters.

“Fishyleaks” has been set up by Our Fish to provide an anonymous and secure way for people working in the industry, enforcement bodies and others to shine a light on bad practice.

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Radical change needed to make UK food and farming system sustainable within 10 years

The true cost of cheap, unhealthy food is a spiralling public health crisis and environmental destruction, according to a high-level commission. It said the UK’s food and farming system must be radically transformed and become sustainable within 10 years.

The commission’s report, which was welcomed by the environment secretary, Michael Gove, concluded that farmers must be enabled to shift from intensive farming to more organic and wildlife friendly production, raising livestock on grass and growing more nuts and pulses. It also said a National Nature Service should be created to give opportunities for young people to work in the countryside and, for example, tackle the climate crisis by planting trees or restoring peatlands.

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Anti-renewables advocate Maurice Newman revives some outdated myths about wind farms as he fights the Crookwell 3 development near one of his properties.

The post Abbott era advisor re-emerges to oppose Crookwell wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand’s government has reached an agreement with farmers to price the sector’s carbon emissions starting in 2025.