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UPDATE – Denmark to cancel 8 mln EUAs next decade to help meet non-ETS goals
UK fracking rules on earthquakes could be relaxed, says minister
Exclusive: Claire Perry says level at which operations must be halted could be raised
Rules designed to halt fracking operations if they trigger minor earthquakes could be relaxed as the shale industry begins to expand, the UK energy minister, Claire Perry, has said.
A series of small tremors seven years ago prompted tough regulations that mean even very low levels of seismic activity now require companies to suspend fracking.
Continue reading...Robotic bees could pollinate plants in case of insect apocalypse
Dutch scientists say they can create millions of bee-like drones to take over if the insects die out
Intensive modern farming methods and the unravelling consequences of global climate change are said to have put the future of the common bee under threat like never before.
But in Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands a group of scientists working on long-term solutions to some of the world’s thorniest problems have developed a solution that could have come straight from a sci-fi novel: robotic bees.
Continue reading...Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling
Netherlands ordered to increase emissions cuts in historic ruling that puts ‘all world governments on notice’
A court in The Hague has upheld a historic legal order on the Dutch government to accelerate carbon emissions cuts, a day after the world’s climate scientists warned that time was running out to avoid dangerous warming.
Appeal court judges ruled that the severity and scope of the climate crisis demanded greenhouse gas reductions of at least 25% by 2020 – measured against 1990 levels – higher than the 17% drop planned by Mark Rutte’s liberal administration.
Continue reading...Amazon at risk from Bolsonaro's grim attack on the environment | Fabiano Maisonnave
Threats to the rainforest and its people and an end to the Paris agreement are among the promises of Brazil’s presidential hopeful, reports Climate Home
No more Paris agreement. No more ministry of environment. A paved highway cutting through the Amazon.
Not only that. Indigenous territories opened to mining. Relaxed environmental law enforcement and licensing. International NGOs, such as Greenpeace and WWF, banned from the country. A strong alliance with the beef lobby.
Continue reading...Netherlands court rejects government’s appeal against emission verdict
A natural history of Europe
We Feed the World: photo stories of farmers fighting climate change in five continents
Five photographers follow the challenges facing small-scale farmers, and their pioneering solutions for a farming system that does not cost the planet
- The We Feed the World exhibition runs at the Bargehouse Gallery, Southbank, London, 12-21 October
Images show baby humpback whale trapped in shark net off Queensland coast
Whale was freed but marine charity says proposed new laws would have made it illegal to highlight the distress of the animal
Extraordinary photographs that revealed a baby humpback whale caught in a shark net on the Gold Coast could not have been taken under new laws proposed by the Queensland government, two environmental groups have said.
The baby whale is seen entangled in the shark net in photos and video released by the Humane Society International and the Australian Marine Conservation Society on Tuesday.
Continue reading...Australia rooftop solar installations pass 7.5GW milestone
Australia installs another 125MW of rooftop solar in September, taking the grand total to more than 7.5GW.
The post Australia rooftop solar installations pass 7.5GW milestone appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - application 2018
Commonwealth Southern and Eastern Scalefish and Shark Fishery - application 2018
'Tipping points' could exacerbate climate crisis, scientists fear
IPCC report ‘underestimates potential of these key dangers to send Earth into spiral of runaway climate change’
Key dangers largely left out of the IPCC special report on 1.5C of warming are raising alarm among some scientists who fear we may have underestimated the impacts of humans on the Earth’s climate.
The IPCC report sets out the world’s current knowledge of the impacts of 1.5C of warming and clearly shows the dangers of breaching such a limit. However, many scientists are increasingly worried about factors about which we know much less.
Continue reading...Huawei exhibits the latest Smart PV innovations at All-Energy 2018
At All-Energy 2018, Huawei exhibits the latest Smart PV innovations across all residential, commercial and utility scale solutions.
The post Huawei exhibits the latest Smart PV innovations at All-Energy 2018 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Coalition’s breathtakingly stupid response to IPCC climate report
Environment minister Melissa Price says she has not read IPCC report, but suggests it draws a "long bow" and she holds out hope of "clean coal" and "building" lots of trees.
The post Coalition’s breathtakingly stupid response to IPCC climate report appeared first on RenewEconomy.
We are suffering from a trilemma of our own creation
Where the Australian government sees problems, the Germans saw opportunity, and pursued policies to compatibly address three legs of a successful energy transition simultaneously.
The post We are suffering from a trilemma of our own creation appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Neoen halves wind component of SA renewable hydrogen superhub
Neoen Australia cuts wind power component of its proposed Crystal Brook Energy Park by "more than 50%", ahead of State Commission Assessment Panel vote.
The post Neoen halves wind component of SA renewable hydrogen superhub appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Plastic bottle washes up looking 'almost new' after nearly 50 years at sea
Coastguard expresses shock after decades-old piece of debris ends up on UK beach
A plastic washing-up bottle that is at least 47 years old has been found washed up on a beach in the UK with its lettering and messaging still clear, prompting warnings about the enduring problem of plastic waste.
The item, found by a coastguard warden at a beach in Somerset, “still looks almost new”, said the organisation. “We were staggered yesterday by how much debris has washed up on the beach,” wrote the Burnham Coastguard on Facebook. “It’s shocking how long … rubbish can survive and ultimately harm nature.”
Continue reading...Morrison on IPCC emissions report: ‘There are a lot bigger players than us out there’ – video
The Australian prime minister Scott Morrison says the Coalition will look carefully at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report which was released on Monday. The report shows even half a degree of extra warming will affect hundreds of millions of people and urges governments around the world to phase out coal power by 2050. Morrison says, 'Let's not forget Australia accounts for just over 1% of global emissions. There are a lot bigger players than us out there. ... Emissions per capita in Australia are at their lowest level in a decade.'
But environment department figures show emissions increased 1.3% in the year to March 2018 and that Australia is likely to miss the target.
• Australian government backs coal in defiance of IPCC climate warning
Northern Territory signs PPA with 25MW solar farm, as grid reforms take shape
Northern Territory’s largest solar PV project seals a solar off-take deal with NT-owned utility Jacana Energy.
The post Northern Territory signs PPA with 25MW solar farm, as grid reforms take shape appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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