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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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Wholesale electricity prices have jumped since the Liberal Party leadership spills.

The post Energy prices jump since Morrison coup, as “fair dinkum” coal trips again, and again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Young Australian writers are invited to share their insights about fairness and efficiency in the energy sector for a share of $5000 in prizes.

The post Essay competition targets energy fairness and savings appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ANU study says current pace of solar and wind deployment in Australia could deliver equivalent of 100% renewables by early 2030s, and achieve emissions reduction task “for whole economy” by 2025.

The post Australia could be 100% renewable by 2030s, meet Paris targets by 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Not quite yet, but there are a number of people – and companies – working on it and testing prototypes.

The post Is hands-free electric vehicle DC fast-charging a thing? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been engaged by Genex Power to deliver Owner’s Engineer services for Stage 2 of the 250 MW Kidston Pumped Storage Hydro Project and the 270 MW Kidston Solar Project.

The post Entura appointed owner’s engineer for Kidston dispatchable renewables hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.