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A US-based asset manager has announced the launch of a global fund to channel investments towards sustainable food, planning to reach 80% of companies in the portfolio committed to improving biodiversity.

BP has raised its oil and gas demand forecasts in a closely followed annual outlook, though still expects global CO2 emissions to peak over the next few years, with 7 billion tonnes of carbon capture needed by 2050 for the world to hit net zero.

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) has launched an initiative to steer companies in aligning disclosures under its framework with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).

Water firms have hit out at bill rises of £94 over the next five years after wanting bigger hikes.

An Australian senate committee looking into a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project has recommended state and territory governments ban similar developments in order to protect the Great Artesian Basin (GAB).  

NYC has lagged behind the UK in waste disposal. But with wheelie bins replacing bin bags, we’re finally catching up

Last year, 200 composting bins were rolled out in New York City, with a unit on every other corner you could open and close via an app. This was exciting for those of us who have hit an age when rubbish disposal is something we think about. For a while, my kids indulged me in my need to discuss composting – whether our bag would fit in the bin; how good the exercise made us feel; whether it actually did anything useful or not – before pointing out I was talking about it too much. This week, a new fleet of wheelie bins has been introduced across the city, and the excitement has been almost too much to bear.

The “trash revolution” as Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, put it while placing a black bin bag in a wheelie bin in front of reporters on Monday, sounds like a characteristic piece of hyperbole from the man, but for once he wasn’t exaggerating. Like banking technology, rubbish disposal is one of those baffling areas in which the US in general, but New York in particular, is wildly behind Britain.

Emma Brockes is a Guardian columnist

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Lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions from plastics will more than double by 2060 under a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario, with fossil fuel-based production continuing to dominate, according to a statement by 70 financial institutions calling on petrochemical companies to transition to more sustainable alternatives.

A company with plans to build an offshore wind farms is taking federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen to court over a decision not to grant it a licence.

The post Offshore wind farm proponent takes Bowen to court after missing out on licence appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Carbon standard Verra has put the call out for verifiers to review its draft methodology for accrediting early coal-fired power station closures, it announced Thursday.

NT government says the batteries, funded through Arena, will have a significant impact on local network constraints and expand rooftop solar capacity.

The post Top End to add 16 community batteries to its small, solar-heavy grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean energy generated a record-high 44% of China’s electricity in May 2024, pushing coal’s share down to a record low of 53%, despite continued growth in demand.

The post China’s clean energy pushes coal to record-low 53 pct share of power in May appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fortescue withdrawal deals blow to Middle Arm precinct, which now risks leaning heavily towards fossil fuels.

The post Fortescue pulls green hydrogen and ammonia plan from NT’s Middle Arm precinct appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There is considerable pressure to quickly approve the HumeLink transmission project. But can the AER be confident it is worthwhile, and the best option?

The post Is HumeLink worthwhile? The $5 billion dilemma facing the energy regulator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Huon Hoogesteger from Smart Commercial Solar talks about almost everything but solar, as batteries and other bespoke energy solutions step into the light. Plus, Renewables in Agriculture.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: New dawn for household batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A team led by an Australian researcher captured the pair swimming about 1.5km after two failed attempts

A record-breaking swim by two lion brothers across a predator-filled African river has been documented by a team led by a researcher from an Australian university.

The two-male lion coalition was filmed crossing the Kazinga Channel in Uganda at night using high-definition heat detection cameras on drones.

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Stakeholders questioned the possibility of earlier cuts to cap-and-trade allowance budgets prior to finalising rules, as ARB staff discussed the “complicated” status of 2025 allocations with implementation of ETS changes delayed to 2026, during the agency’s pre-rulemaking workshop on Wednesday.

An energy crisis helped Denmark to launch the global wind industry. Can the climate crisis do the same for offshore wind in Australia? A crucial ingredient is missing.

The post Offshore wind’s biggest hurdle in Australia? It just might be the election cycle appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An oil and gas producer has entered into a strategic partnership valued at up to C$2 billion ($1.47 bln) with the Canada Growth Fund (CGF) to develop carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) infrastructure across its steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) oil sands facilities in Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The term stroad is portmanteau of street and road. Stroads try to be both a thoroughfare for vehicles, and a place for people. Typically they fail at both, and the result is unpleasant for everyone. Liam Davies, Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

China's steel industry has the potential to lower its CO2 emissions by as much as the entire annual EU steel sector emissions from the 2020 peak by reducing steel output and raising the share of low-carbon production in the next two years, a report has found.