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Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and Spain, Greenpeace finds

The UK spends less on low-carbon energy policy than any other major European economy, analysis has shown, despite evidence that such spending could lower household bills and increase economic growth more than the tax cuts the government has planned.

Spending on low-carbon measures for the three years from April 2020 to the end of April 2023 was about $33.3bn (£26.2bn) in total for the UK, the lowest out of the top five European economies, according to an analysis by Greenpeace of data from the International Energy Agency.

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Glenrowan solar farm knocks out another milestone, reaching full power and completing final grid connection testing just months after achieving first generation.

The post “Remarkable achievement:” Victoria solar farm reaches full power ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The final month of summer was a bumper month for solar, with new monthly records for utility PV generation across the country.

The post Solar records round out summer, all across the country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alan Kohler says nuclear ban should be lifted, because the "market" will decide. He's wrong. The market has not decided on nuclear for decades. The Coalition should know this.

The post Peter Dutton’s climate denial is morphing into a madcap nuclear fantasy. The ban should stay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Deal signed for development of a 400 MWh big battery that will be built next to what will be the biggest solar farm in the country.

The post Contract signed for 400 MWh battery next to Australia’s biggest solar project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A disfiguring disease of cattle and buffalo has arrived on our doorstep. We need to keep lumpy skin disease out of Australia, while preparing for the almost inevitable outbreak. Kei Owada, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Ben Hayes, Director, Centre of Animal Science, University of Queensland, The University of Queensland Ricardo J. Soares Magalhaes, Professor, The University of Queensland Timothy J. Mahony, Professor, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An international carbon project developer has teamed up with a domestic partner to expand its project portfolio and support Paris-aligned policies in Malaysia.

The Northern Territory government is to dramatically expand the amount of big battery capacity as it looks to deal with an increasing share of solar in the Top End grid.

The post Darwin to treble big battery plans as rooftop PV makes its mark on Top End grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Irish software developers have pledged to sequester 1 billion tonnes of CO2 by building housing for 300 million people by 2030 using hemp-based concrete.

Coalition's push for nuclear is fundamentally flawed, not just for nuclear, but for any high capital cost base load generator. 

The post How can nuclear fit into a renewable grid where base load can’t compete? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Biofuel credit (RIN) values under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) slightly retraced to begin the month of March but remained in line with lowest values since 2020 as the market continues to monitor D4 credit generation from renewable diesel.

Italy has begun the "unprecedented" process of mapping its entire 7,500-km coast through remote and acoustic technologies in an attempt to better inform public conservation and restoration policies.

The Mexican government distributed a draft regulation for the national voluntary carbon market (VCM) at a stakeholder workshop last week that would create a centralised record of VCM data, a national price index, and authorisation procedures for international carbon trading under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, according to a leaked draft seen by Carbon Pulse.

Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices sold off on Monday afternoon after the state's Department of Ecology (ECY) issued a statement attempting to clarify its position on a legislative initiative that could repeal the nascent cap-and-trade scheme.

London’s financial hub is urging businesses and people to buy carbon from the regulated UK ETS and cancel them permanently, rather than offset emissions through voluntary markets, as part of a new collaboration launched Monday.

Australia’s approach to estimating bushfire emissions is credible and sophisticated. But it must be refined as technology improves and the climate changes. Robert Hortle, Research Fellow, Tasmanian Policy Exchange, University of Tasmania Lachlan Johnson, Research fellow, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Members of the European Parliament gave the thumbs up Monday evening to draft plans for harmonising the way transport emissions are counted in the EU, with a final agreement with member states not expected until after the June European elections.

The EU's 27 energy ministers committed on Monday to continue efforts to reduce demand for gas until the end of next winter by at least 15%, during a meeting in Brussels.

Prices failed to budge, liquidity was thin last week, and there was a mix of opinion about the direction of the voluntary carbon market, with sources reporting a flood of new offers posted while others noted the cupboard was starting to run bare of good quality.

A Canadian-headquartered voluntary offset project developer has partnered with an MRV technology firm run by one of its co-founders to pursue vertical integration amid a company rebrand and proposed dual share listing.