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Experts at Royal Horticultural Society conference argue for change of focus as many saplings are dying

Tree establishment should replace tree planting in government targets, experts have said.

Billions of pounds of taxpayer money could be being wasted planting trees that end up dying because government tree targets are focused on planting rather than survival, they argued, amid concern that saplings were dying because they are often neglected.

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Finnish firm Kuva Space has raised €16.6 million ($17.6 mln) towards its goal of observing the condition of “any material” on the planet through launching 100 satellites by 2030.

A system-wide revamp is needed to ensure high-integrity and equitable outcomes from nature markets, according to the CEO of a new project development firm looking at both carbon and biodiversity credits.

Waratah Super Battery will involve the biggest single connection to Australia's main grid, and is being built on top of an old coal stockpile next to a shuttered coal plant.

The post Super battery: Biggest machine to be connected to Australian grid starts to take shape appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ark breaks ground on the first phase of its renewable hydrogen hub in Townsville, which will feature a 1MW electrolyser powered by solar.

The post Ark Energy breaks ground on Queensland green hydrogen hub powered by solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Drone-based technique can analyse every single panel on a solar farm, rooting out faulty or damaged modules which look fine on the surface.

The post Drones used for first time to take ‘x-ray’ assessments of health of solar farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian university is developing a centralised portal to better fill in knowledge gaps around bee data across underreported jurisdictions like Asia and Africa, a move expected to aid in data collection and conservation efforts.

International funding to shield people from heatwaves, floods and droughts only 5-10% of what is needed, report finds

The world is “woefully” underprepared for the escalating impacts of the climate crisis that is already hitting billions of people across the globe, a stark UN report has warned.

International funding to protect communities against heatwaves, floods and droughts is just 5-10% of what is needed today and actually fell in recent years, just as extreme weather hit even harder.

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Advances in quantum mechanics could lead to breakthroughs in solar, battery and grid management technology.

The post Could quantum mechanics make energy technology faster, better and more efficient? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

China has loosened the CO2 permit borrowing rules for regulated companies in its national emissions trading scheme, according to sources who have seen a new regulatory update distributed to power companies, as the government seeks to mitigate cost increases for power plants ahead of the year-end compliance deadline.

Asia’s emissions footprint from food is high but variable nation-by-nation, however decarbonising it could be easier than in more complex industries such as aviation.

Nexus seeks a dynamic and driven Carbon Finance Project Manager to manage and execute against a portfolio of carbon finance projects in Southeast Asia.

On one small Argentine farm, Alessandra Sanguinetti captured the lives of the animals – from birth to their sometimes grizzly demise. Warning: graphic content

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A group of former Pacific national leaders have railed against Australia’s performance at recent UN talks attempting to establish a loss and damage fund, as the Federal Court has ordered oil and gas company Santos to halt pipeline work at its Barossa gas project.

Regulator kicks the gas can down the road as it decides to not make any changes to the price mechanisms for gas networks facing oblivion in the switch to electric.

The post “The future doesn’t involve you,” and other things the AER won’t tell dying gas networks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Volcanoes, northern lights and midnight sun are all on offer at this haven, which locals want to preserve

“Look at this wave,” says Mathis Blache, pointing to the sea from the shore’s black rocks as a swell rolls in. “It’s just perfect.” Despite air and water temperatures in the single digits, the 27-year-old student and surfer points out two other surfers – and a couple of seals – delighting in the conditions at Þorlákshöfn in south-west Iceland.

This spot, where surfers can enjoy either the midnight sun or the northern lights depending on the time of year, has in recent years become the heart of Iceland’s rapidly growing surfing community.

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Exclusive: Drop in compliance visits in England described as ‘incredibly detrimental to water resources’

The Environment Agency has slashed its water-use inspections by almost a half over the past five years, it can be revealed.

Environment Agency (EA) officers visited people and businesses with licences to abstract, or take, water from rivers and aquifers 4,539 times in 2018-19, but this dropped to 2,303 inspections in 2022-23, according to data obtained by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations.

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A Tiwi traditional owner has won an injunction to prevent Santos from commencing construction work for a pipeline for its controversial Barossa offshore gas project.

The post Traditional owner wins injunction against Santos’ giant Barossa gas project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Katherine McConnell explains how one company has financed and installed over 100,000 household solar installations, and now provides a one-stop-shop for electrification.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Bright energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Study delivers dire warning although rate of increase is debated by some scientists amid a record-breaking year of heat

Global heating is accelerating faster than is currently understood and will result in a key temperature threshold being breached as soon as this decade, according to research led by James Hansen, the US scientist who first alerted the world to the greenhouse effect.

The Earth’s climate is more sensitive to human-caused changes than scientists have realized until now, meaning that a “dangerous” burst of heating will be unleashed that will push the world to be 1.5C hotter than it was, on average, in pre-industrial times within the 2020s and 2C hotter by 2050, the paper published on Thursday predicts.

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