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On the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza valley in Pakistan’s mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures the ice’s movement and takes photos. Later, he creates a report that includes data from sensors and another camera installed near the Shisper glacier to update his village an hour’s hike downstream. His mission: to mobilise his community of 200 families in Hassanabad, in the Karakoram mountains, to fight for a future for their village and way of life, increasingly under threat from unstable lakes formed by melting glacier ice

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has released a report into the auditing process of human-induced regeneration projects (HIR), also known as “gateway checks”, however its conclusions came under immediate scrutiny from other experts.

Animals fight for survival in far north Queensland after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper brings days of heavy rains, saturating parts of the region. The rain is forecast to continue over the next 24 hours, with some areas already hit with more than a metre and water levels expected to break 1977 records

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The energy transition faces many large challenges – buy there are plenty of fascinating smaller ones, too. Like, what happens when a summer thunderstorm hits Brisbane?

The post 1,000MW extra demand from nowhere: What happens when solar PV output falls off a cliff appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal government urged to act "immediately" as major report finds Australia well behind international best practice on measurement and reporting of methane emissions.

The post Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Heavy rain has continued to fall across far north Queensland in the aftermath of ex-tropical Cyclone Jasper.

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An Australian oil and gas company has plans to expand its onshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) project, eligible to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), despite being months away from first injection.

Market operator Xpansiv on Monday announced its first trades of generic Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) via its CBL platform, ahead of a fully-fledged ACCU contract launch early next year.

The Climate Change Authority has called for urgent phase out and revisions of certain methodologies used to measure fugitive methane emissions from Australia's coal, oil, and gas facilities, as part of reviews into GHG emissions reporting legislation and the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme underpinning it. 

Once the immediate crisis in North Queensland has subsided, authorities will need to grapple with how to deal with the ‘new normal’ of extreme weather events. The big question is: are they prepared? Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New solar project in Victoria lands off-take deal with retailer specialising in commercial and industrial customers.

The post New solar project in Victoria lands off-take deal with Japanese owned retailer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of Fortescue's major green hydrogen and ammonia projects gets access to more than $330 million in funds from the EU - if the project goes ahead.

The post EU gives Fortescue’s Norway green ammonia project a huge leg-up with $331m appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victorian government sets the stage for first round of offshore wind energy auctions, with plan to call for expressions of interest in late 2024 and to award contracts in 2026.

The post Dates and details firm up for launch of Australia’s first offshore wind auction appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Despite their high prevalence in many towns, experts warn that gull numbers are rapidly declining.

Greenpeace UK and Uplift are seeking a judicial review in the Scottish courts to stop opening of huge new oilfield

Climate campaigners have launched two separate legal challenges to government plans to open a massive new oilfield in the North Sea.

Greenpeace and the campaign group Uplift argue that the decision to press ahead with the Rosebank development – the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield – is incompatible with the UK’s legally binding climate commitments, and say ministers’ original analysis ignored the devastating impact of burning oil from the site.

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Researchers have determined what they believe is the optical forest management approach to balance logging needs and maximise carbon sequestration.

Energy Trends 2024 looks at how some markets have taken action to further expand the flexibility available from the demand side to support the grid during peak periods.

The post Flexibility is key to reach a more sustainable future GridBeyond’s energy report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The three hostages were mistakenly killed in Gaza on Friday by Israeli troops.

Legally binding deals struck with landholders can help protect and restore the environment over the long term. Benjamin J. Richardson, Professor of Environmental Law, University of Tasmania Afshin Akhtar-Khavari, Professor of International Law, Queensland University of Technology James Fitzsimons, Adjunct Professor in Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Phillipa C. McCormack, Future Making Fellow, Environment Institute, University of Adelaide Sarah Brugler, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.