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Nearly two years after the signing of a historic peace agreement, violence in the country continues

Enrique Fernández cannot remember the last night he slept peacefully.

He is tall and heavyset, and does not look like someone who scares easily, but as he sits in his humble rented home in western Colombia, his eyes dart nervously from left to right, scanning for any threat.

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Meteorologists are hopeful Aeolus will have a big impact on the quality of medium-range weather forecasts.

After nearly 60 years of lighting homes halogens will be replaced with more energy efficient LEDs

After nearly 60 years of brightening our homes and streets, halogen lightbulbs will finally be banned across Europe on 1 September.

The lights will dim gradually for halogen. Remaining stocks may still be sold, and capsules, linear and low voltage incandescents used in oven lights will be exempted. But a continent-wide switchover to light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is underway that will slash emissions and energy bills, according to industry, campaigners and experts.

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Queensland government to provide up to $3.1m for feasibility study into proposed $2bn lithium-ion battery "giga-factory" in Townsville.

The post Queensland pumps money into $2 billion battery “gigafactory” study appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Safety systems are being set up ahead of a scheme to help Queensland families install home batteries to store their solar energy and take control of their power bills.

The post Queensland government tenders for battery storage inspection company appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull may be going out, but he is going out fighting. Finally. He puts eligibility of pretender Peter Dutton to legal test, and says he will leave parliament if outed, threatening razor thin majority.

The post Turnbull, at the last, calls out Far Right and shows some spine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO report says Australia has “urgent” opportunity to establish national renewable hydrogen industry, with cost competitiveness "firmly on the horizon."

The post Renewable hydrogen could match gas, battery storage on cost by 2025: CSIRO appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s long past time Australia joined other countries and committed to no new coal mines or oil and gas wells,

The post Australia’s fossil fuel export trilemma appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Work set to begin on 140MW solar farm in South Australia industrial centre as Adani Renewables receives final green light for project.

The post Adani set to build Whyalla solar farm, as it finalises supply contracts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alinta plans a big solar farm to help power the Christmas Creek iron ore mine in the Pilbara, and other Fortescue mining operations.

The post Alinta plans big solar farm to help power Fortescue mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A re-elected Andrews Labor Government will create up to 50 new jobs in the Latrobe Valley with a new government agency, Solar Victoria, to be based in Morwell.

The post Victoria Labor to base Solar Victoria agency in Latrobe Valley appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The California Assembly this week sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown’s office that would avert GHG increases stemming from the scheduled closure of the state’s last remaining nuclear power facility, bolstering the state’s commitment to clean energy resources over the next decade.

California regulator ARB doled out roughly 264,600 California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) this week as forestry projects took home over 89% of the credits issued.

In 2017 18.8 million people were displaced by natural disasters, with floods accounting for 8.6 million. Climate change is poised to drive those numbers higher still. Jane McAdam, Scientia Professor and Director of the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW John Church, Chair professor, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European carbon prices got within a few cents of €20 on Wednesday to continue their August bull-run that has repeatedly extended a decade-high amid curtailed auction supply.

Investors have piled into the EU ETS over the past year as prices have trebled, seeking exposure to lucrative returns that may last for years as carbon is predicted to double in value again.

London mayor challenges move to axe tariffs and discounts for householders installing solar PV

Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, has embarked on a lobbying drive to persuade the government to keep the subsidies for household solar power.

Khan has made solar one of the key planks of his energy policy, supporting community solar projects and negotiating collective solar installations for homeowners in the capital.

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Scientists have found new evidence confirming that turtles once lived without shells.