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Energy efficiency is more important in the battle against climate change than wind and solar power, research shows

Energy efficiency and changing economy cut generation by 1% in 20018 as renewables supplied record 33% of electricity

The output of British power stations fell this year to levels last seen almost a quarter of a century ago, while renewables achieved a record share of the UK electricity supply.

Electricity generation in 2018 was the lowest since 1994, when Tony Blair became the leader of the Labour party.

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The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) will ask the state Supreme Court this spring to overturn a lower court’s block of Governor Jay Inslee’s (D) market-based regulation for large emitters, potentially offering the state a fresh chance to put a price on carbon after multiple failed attempts in recent years.

California regulator ARB is considering changes to its forestry offset protocol and potentially adding a grassland methodology as it looks to increase the supply of credits with a direct environmental benefit to the state, a registry source said.

County of San Diego housing projects relying on out-of-jurisdiction carbon offsets to nullify the impacts of urban sprawl may not proceed because the plan violates prior guidance and lacks environmental integrity, a California Superior Court judge ruled last week.

Pattern Energy is looking for an natural resources environmental associate for their Houston-based office.

Natural Resources Defense Council is seeking a Climate Advisor to work with Washington, DC as part of the American Cities Climate Challenge (ACCC).

European carbon allowances closed higher following a choppy session on Wednesday, flirting with last September’s 10-year high during the first trading day of 2019.

Evolution Markets has lost its US Carbon Americas Director and experienced broker from its New York City office, several sources confirmed to Carbon Pulse.

The first detailed picture from Tuesday's historic flyby in the outer Solar System is released.

Increased sightings of bluefin tuna off the UK are linked to the warming effect of a long term ocean current.

Human reactions to shark attacks have fascinated Fiona Adolph for more than a decade. Here she examines a global hotspot, Western Australia

On a whisper-still January dawn, the most terrifying day of Allan Oppert’s life began unremarkably and with a feeling of deep calm.

Like most Sundays, he woke to a knock on the door from his friends Dan and Dave. At Allan’s neat house in the small seaside town of Binningup, in the south-west corner of Western Australia, the three men drank strong coffee before towing Allan’s boat to a nearby ramp where three friends were launching another vessel. The two groups were heading out on the ocean together, a familiar arrangement aimed at ensuring safety.

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The Netherlands faces a turbulent year in agreeing to plans to meet its 2030 domestic emission target, as green groups have withdrawn their support for a draft because it failed to include a carbon tax for heavy industries while setting a lower carbon price floor for the power sector.

‘Reverse vending machines’ receive 311,500 bottles to date, says supermarket Iceland

Shoppers have received the equivalent of more than £30,000 in total for recycling plastic bottles in the first supermarket trial using “reverse vending machines” installed to reduce littering.

The machines, introduced last year by the Iceland chain at five UK sites, reward consumers with a voucher worth 10p for every deposit of a bottle purchased at the shops.

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It is the first attempt to land robotic craft on the side of the Moon which never faces Earth.

Chugoku Electric Power Co. and JFE Steel have given up on plans to build a 1.07GW coal-fired power plant over concerns the facility might prove unprofitable, the seventh planned coal plant to be scrapped in Japan over the past 18 months.

As we reflect on a year of extreme weather and ominous climate talks, Guardian environment writer Fiona Harvey explains why 2019 could see some much-needed breakthroughs

Extreme weather hit the headlines throughout 2018, from the heatwave across much of the northern hemisphere, which saw unprecedented wild fires in Sweden, drought in the UK and devastating wildfires in the US, to floods in India and typhoons in south-east Asia.

According to the World Meteorological Organisation, last year was the fourth hottest on record and confirms a trend of rising temperatures that is a clear signal that we are having an effect on the climate. Droughts, floods, fiercer storms and heatwaves, as well as sea level rises, are all expected to increase markedly as a result.

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Multiple officers arrive at home to find Perth man with ‘serious fear’ of arachnids ‘trying to kill a spider’

Police in Western Australia have confirmed they sent multiple officers to an emergency call that turned out to be a screaming man with a “serious fear” of spiders.

A concerned passerby was walking outside a house in suburban Perth when they heard a toddler screaming and a man repeatedly shouting “Why don’t you die?”

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The Environmental Protection Authority Victoria says the waste is contained and there's no immediate risk to the community, but it's monitoring the air quality as a precaution.

One in five beachgoers has been injured by litter, with the most common incidents involving cuts and scrapes - but also including fractures, burns, poisonings and even blindness. So be careful out there. Marnie Campbell, Chevron Harry Butler Chair in Biosecurity and Environmental Science, Murdoch University Cameron McMains, PhD Candidate, Harry Butler Institute, Murdoch University Chad Hewitt, Professor and Director, Murdoch Biosecurity Research Centre, Murdoch University Mariana Campos, Lecturer and researcher, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.