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We know fast fashion is bad for the environment. Ultra-fast fashion makes matters worse. This disturbing trend towards disposable clothing is the opposite of sustainable. Here’s what must be done. Taylor Brydges, Research Principal, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

US-headquartered Karner Blue Capital (KBC) has liquidated its biodiversity fund after five years following difficulties in attracting sufficient capital, Carbon Pulse has learned.

England's fastest-declining mammal is to be protected as part of a new habitats restoration fund.

Coalition's repeated attacks prompts CSIRO boss to publish an open letter defending GenCost report, and science in general.

The post CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

While battery storage typically benefits from volatility in the energy market, new services markets and contracts for existing and new markets are missing.  

The post Battery storage can make wind and solar dispatchable, but it still needs help appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCAs) prices start to recover from an unprecedented wave of selling mid-week ahead of options expiring Friday, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) lurched another leg lower after the first auction for 2024 settled near the floor price.

An international tribunal has dismissed Koch Industries' lawsuit challenging the 2018 cancellation of Ontario’s cap-and-trade programme, according to media reports, absolving Canada of the US$30 million loss claimed by the company.

Owner of Australia's biggest solar project says earnings hit by construction delays caused by heavy rains.

The post Australia’s biggest solar farm takes hit from delays caused by heavy rain appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced its intent Thursday to foster further private spending on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits by connecting suppliers and buyers, alongside creation of a leaderboard of purchases.

Australia's largest rail freight operator to trial battery electric tenders that could electrify and decarbonise the country's rail freight industry, and provide support to grid.

The post Australia’s largest rail freight company to roll out battery electric tenders in “world first” trial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is already facing legal challenges from all sides less than a week after approving the highly anticipated climate disclosure rules, alleging that the regulations are both inadequate and excessively restrictive.

Grid enhancing technologies are promising to decongest networks and bring in huge amounts of renewables. Can they work in Australia?

The post Super cheap transmission upgrades could double capacity and open floodgates for renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) detailed its timeline for the development of a globally-recognised Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MMRV) framework for the natural gas supply chain at a webinar Thursday.

Blink and you’ll miss it. The kowari is a charismatic marsupial carnivore that needs our help. Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney Katherine Tuft, Visiting Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Mechanism is vital to boost the ‘only viable option’ to decarbonise emissions from heating homes, says green charity

The government has delayed by a year its scheme for spurring the take-up of heat pumps, under pressure from the gas boiler industry.

The clean heat market mechanism is intended to force heating installers to fit more low-carbon heat pumps, to meet the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas emissions target and save energy.

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A carbon insurance company offering credits “pre-wrapped” with insurance through several partnerships has teamed up with a biochar producer to offer the world’s first invalidation-insured biochar credits.

The international arm of the European Investment Bank, EIB Global, will help farmers in Rwanda face climate change under a financing agreement announced on Thursday as part of the EU Global Gateway initiative.

The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.

The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.

The world's most powerful rocket makes a huge leap in progress in its third test flight.