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The country is highlighting China’s status as top polluter after being called out for climate inaction

The US, fresh from reversing its 30 years of opposition to a “loss and damage” fund for poorer countries suffering the worst impacts of the climate crisis, has signaled that its longstanding image as global climate villain should now be pinned on a new culprit: China.

Following years of tumult in which the US refused to provide anything resembling compensation for climate damages, followed by Donald Trump’s removal of America from the Paris climate agreement, there was a profound shift at the Cop27 UN talks in Egypt, with Joe Biden’s administration agreeing to the new loss and damage fund.

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Australia has been adamant that it wants to host COP31 in partnership with Pacific Island nations in 2026, but the country’s continuing fossil fuel subsidies and its aim to use carbon credits generated in the region to offset those developments could stymie partnership building efforts, a diplomatic expert has said.

Another major award goes solar team at University of New South Wales, this time for work led by Brett Hallam to make industrial panels more reliable and cheaper.

The post UNSW solar researcher wins prestigious PM’s prize for science appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia continues to have one of the highest rates of species decline among OECD countries. It needs to stand up and be counted at the Nature COP in Montreal.

The post Nature crisis and extinctions: Why Australia needs to stand up at the “Other COP” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Iron ore billionaire Andrew Forrest slams net zero targets, the use of carbon credits, and "filthy" fossil fuels.

The post Forrest says fossil fuels are a “joke of history”, and net zero targets amount to trading fakes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Origin says renewables aren't being built fast enough and coal plant closures might need to be delayed, and get compensation for the costs of staying open.

The post Origin warns coal closures may need to be delayed if renewables not built fast enough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We need a radical shift in how we design, manufacture and use materials. And that includes solar panels.

The post Circular engineering: Renewable energy transition is only half the climate story appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Singapore-based climate tech company has closed a pre-seed fundraising round at $1.5 million, and will use the capital to scale its operations in Southeast Asia and accelerate the launch of a blockchain-based carbon trading marketplace in early 2023, it announced on Tuesday.

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The action in the Victorian supreme court mirrors another in the US that was recently settled for $1.3bn

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A class action against car company Mercedes-Benz is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the alleged use of “cheat devices” to manipulate diesel emissions.

The action, filed in the Victorian supreme court on Tuesday, covers thousands of vehicles sold in Australia over a 10-year period.

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Singapore-based Air Carbon Exchange (ACX) has partnered with the American Carbon Registry (ACR) to list the latter’s Emissions Reduction Tons (ERTs) on its platform, it announced Tuesday.

Campaigners say they have found superbugs in rivers and waterways near farms and in livestock waste.

The European Space Agency is considering the 'Solaris Initiative' plan to collect solar energy in orbit and beam electricity back to Earth.

Photon Energy will embark on its first big solar and battery build after buying up the 9.8MW/10MWh Boggabri project in New South Wales.

The post Photon chooses NSW for its first ever solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s important that citizen science projects engage volunteers from across society, including young people. A new Australian initiative is doing just that. Judy Friedlander, Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Thomas Mesaglio, PhD candidate, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

PV giant Longi becomes the first ever Chinese solar company to set a world record for silicon solar cell efficiency.

The post Longi sets new silicon solar cell efficiency world record of 26.8 pct appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The 11 RGGI member states will delay public meetings to consider changes to the power sector carbon market as part of the third programme review, but are still aiming to finish an updated Model Rule for the cap-and-trade system in their previously scheduled timeframe, the jurisdictions announced Monday.

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) on Monday announced $1.1 billion in conditional federal grants to help prevent early closure of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, the last-remaining nuclear reactor in California and a major source of zero-carbon electricity under the state’s carbon market.

EDF is seeking a Director, Voluntary Carbon Markets and Accountability, to identify strategic opportunities for advancing the use of high-integrity voluntary carbon markets to achieve near-term climate action; to manage related advocacy efforts; and to collaborate across EDF mission areas.