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150 ‘Ratty’ river creatures to be released in Somerset estate where they had become extinct

One of the most beloved and endangered riverine creatures is returning to a west country national park where it has been extinct for more than three decades.

Over the next few days 150 water voles will be released at six locations in the Aller river on the Holnicote Estate on Exmoor in Somerset.

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Insurance companies lead the sell-off of coal, oil and gas stocks over climate change and financial fears – oil majors now cite divestment as a risk to them

The funds committed to fossil fuel divestment now total more than $6tn (£4.6tn), with almost 1,000 institutional investors having made the pledge, according to a new report.

The sell-off of coal, oil and gas investments is led by the insurance industry, with $3tn of funds. But it also now includes the first nation to divest, Ireland, major cities including New York and key medical organisations. Major oil companies such as Shell have this year cited divestment as a material risk to its business.

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Governor Jerry Brown signs legislation committing California to carbon-free electricity by 2045.

Hundreds of hydropower projects threaten to harm Bosnia's rivers, protesters say.

Antonio Guterres calls for leadership to break the paralysis on the "defining issue" of our time.

A satellite system that for 30 years has tracked animals will expand to track all manner of objects.

There are scientists all around the world trying to save the Tasmanian Devil from extinction. We meet two of them.

A wildlife trafficking watchdog says it has found hundreds of examples of animal trading.

The World Meteorological Organisation says there's a 70% chance of a weak El Niño event by the end of this year.

Victoria government to contract six new wind and solar farms after overwhelming response to renewables auction, with 928MW of capacity awarded, way more than the 650MW planned.

The post Victoria picks six wind and solar farms after overwhelming response to auction appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Executive secretary says ‘progress was made, but nothing was finalised’. Nations will meet again in Poland in December

An international meeting in Bangkok fell short of its aim of completing fruitful preparations to help an agreement be reached in December on guidelines for implementing the 2015 Paris climate change agreement.

The six-day meeting, which ended on Sunday, was scheduled to step up progress in the battle against rising global carbon emissions by adopting a completed text that could be presented at the COP24 conference in Katowice, Poland, three months from now.

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Kavanaugh thinks Congress should address climate change. That’s true, but it doesn’t lessen EPA’s authority

Donald Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh accepts that humans are causing global warming and we need to take action to stop it.  The problem is that he doesn’t trust the experts at EPA to do so and wants to erode their authority to regulate carbon pollution.

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New Zealand carbon allowances on Monday continued their upwards March, although the upward trajectory has slowed and volumes have dropped.

Australia’s government won’t pursue the proposed National Energy Guarantee (NEG) policy and has decided not to legislate its emissions targets under the Paris Agreement, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

European carbon prices jumped by more than €2 early on Monday, extending their 10-year high and accelerating a bull run that has caused prices to triple this year.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 11 September 2018 until 15 October 2018.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 11 September 2018 until 15 October 2018.

Australia could be getting half of its electricity from renewable energy by 2025, even without government subsidies for new wind and solar projects, according to a new analysis of energy industry trends. Ken Baldwin, Director, Energy Change Institute, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

As farmers protest lack of climate action in Canberra, a seat held by the Liberal Party since 1957 has been won by a climate activist, pro-renewables independent. What's gives?

The post Independent climate campaigner ends Liberals’ 61-year hold of Wagga Wagga appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the next decade, reduced packaging and increased recyclability will become the main issues for consumers, research shows

The number one issue for British shoppers in the next decade will be to reduce packaging and use more recyclable materials, according to new research.

For perhaps the first time, the public puts environmental considerations around plastic waste above the price of goods when shopping.

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