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Tuesday's US midterm elections are unlikely to have a significant near-term impact on the RGGI carbon market or California’s suite of climate initiatives, but the winners could play a key role in developing those and other programmes further down the line, legislative experts said.

Germany share of renewables jumps to 38 per cent for first nine months of 2018, just a whisker short of declining black and brown coal generation.

The post German renewables share jumps to 38% for 2018, nearly catches coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Crookwell wind farm opens in the heart of Angus Taylor's electorate - but the energy minister, a long time anti-wind campaigner, did not attend the opening.

The post Crookwell 2 wind farm opens, in win for local farmers and ACT power prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Largest regional electric grid operator in US sees “no imminent threat” to reliability of its system, despite closure of coal and nuclear plants.

The post Grid operator study shows Trump bailout of coal and nuclear plants is unnecessary appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A team at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh create a "crystal maze" to control how light spreads.

Christa Larwood visits the UCL Pathology Museum usually reserved for the eyes of medical students.

A sewing group helps bridge the generation gap one stitch at a time; Warwick's rubbish rambler helps keep Australia clean; and Cobdogla embraces Halloween.

After several months of handover, Marco Perona and Rachel Ruffle have replaced Jean-Marc Armitano who has stepped down from RES after 20 successful years with the company.

The post RES Group appoints new head for Australia region appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Downward trend continues in the LGC market with liquidity issues along the way, while STCs experience a volatile period on regulatory concerns.

The post Renewable Energy Market: Spot prices hit three year lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The EIANZ 2018 Annual Conference is carbon neutral certified

Research suggests first year ‘critical window’ in which toxic air can increase weight gain

Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of children becoming obese, new research has found.

High levels of nitrogen dioxide, which is emitted by diesel engines, in the first year of life led to significantly faster weight gain later, the scientists found. Other pollutants produced by road traffic have also been linked to obesity in children by recent studies.

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While drought insurance schemes have produced mixed results to date, there remains hope for the future. Neal Hughes, Senior Economist, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Opponents say revised definition of fracking will allow energy firms to bypass planning rules

The government is facing a fresh legal challenge to its proposals to fast-track new fracking sites by loosening planning regulations.

Ministers said this summer they would drop the requirement for shale gas wells to obtain planning permission by designating fracking sites as national infrastructure projects.

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Musk hints the next big development in storage from Tesla will be an even bigger battery - maybe the mega-pack is not far off.

The post Megapack? Musk hints at the next big thing in Tesla batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Veteran broadcaster says Dynasties, his new BBC wildlife series, will be gripping, truthful and entertaining but not overtly campaigning

Sir David Attenborough, the world’s most famous wildlife storyteller, believes repeated warnings about human destruction of the natural world can be a “turn-off” for viewers – a comment that is likely to reignite the debate about whether the veteran broadcaster’s primary duty is to entertain or educate.

Ahead of the launch of Dynasties, a new five-part BBC documentary series, the presenter of Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II said the impact of habitat loss, climate change and pollution were evident everywhere, but sounding the alarm too often could be counterproductive.

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Homes and businesses accelerate their uptake of rooftop solar, with Victoria emerging as the latest hot-spot.

The post Solar installations smash new record in October, all eyes on Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Parts of Australia were built on mining and coal-fired power-generation. Then they lost those industries. Future Tense looks as innovative ways to move forward.

The world is losing plants at an unprecedented rate with around one in five thought to be at risk of extinction. The race is on to store back-up copies in seed banks.

“I wanted to give trash a second chance,” says Cyrus Kabiru, 34, who makes art – including highly decorative eyewear – out of wires, pins, bottle tops and other detritus he finds on the streets of Nairobi and around the world. Kabiru, who grew up in a Nairobi slum, started making glasses as a child. “I tried to get my dad to buy me a pair. He was like, ‘I can’t, maybe you design your own.’” There was no shortage of materials, with one of the largest dumping grounds in Nairobi next door. Kabiru began turning junk into spectacles. This caught people’s imagination; now he travels the world showing his art (he also makes bicycles and masks out of waste material) and giving talks on creativity. None of his “glasses” has lenses. “They’re not for seeing better; they’re for seeing different,” he says.

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Why trees grown in test tubes could be the answer to preserving the world's forests for the future.