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South Korea should draw up regulations for its emissions trading scheme that support progress towards reaching its 2030 renewable energy target, according to an analysis recently released by a state-run think tank.

He should stand firm against the headbangers in his party, eject them if necessary, but he won’t. They speak, he listens

The imagery is unfortunate. Our prime minister, Rishi Sunak, was apparently spotted in a gym at 7am in Santa Monica, California – where his family owns a £5.5m penthouse in a building with its own pet spa – pedalling away at an indoor SoulCycle session to Taylor Swift music. Pedalling like fury and going nowhere.

Back in Blighty, staycationers may or may not brave the sea where, to Britain’s international shame, 57 world triathlon athletes in Sunderland have just fallen sick after competing in swimming events in our filthy, sewage-tainted waters. On holiday in East Sussex, I watched the Conservatives lose power last week to Liberal Democrats in a county council byelection that tipped this deep blue county’s council into a position of no overall control. They lost the Eastbourne ward of Meads, where the politics professor Tim Bale lives. “Wide implications here,” he says. “Tory since time began, it’s Eastbourne’s richest suburb, average age 60.” Rishi Sunak’s anti-green gesturing cut no ice here.

Polly Toynbee is a Guardian columnist

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Living your life in air-conditioned comfort can actually put you more at risk from heat. Here’s why the age-old tradition of a midday nap could help. Simon Quilty, Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University Aparna Lal, Research Fellow, Australian National University Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Warumungu Elder and Director of the Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation, Tennant Creek, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

UK-based CreditNature has released its ecosystem integrity-based framework that has been designed to underpin the issuances of nature credits and other financial instruments.

The results of the Nature inFocus photography awards were announced at the Nature inFocus festival held at Jayamahal Palace in Bengaluru, India, on Monday 31 July. The awards honour photographers documenting unique natural history moments and critical conservation issues, and generate an impressive catalogue of imaginative and artistic images every year

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Temperatures in excess of 40C are expected to hit much of the Iberian peninsula this week.

A deal with Suntech, Powin and Rept Battero to establish PV and battery production lines in Indonesia will bolster Vena's plans to export solar to Singapore.

The post Massive new solar and battery project lays down challenge to Sun Cable export plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO says media claims that its cost assessment on renewables do not include system costs are just wrong. But the campaign against wind and solar is getting pretty crazy.

The post AEMO slams Murdoch media campaign that claims renewables are not low cost appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Flaming debris was seen blazing across the night sky in Melbourne on Monday evening.

The output of Australia's rapidly growing solar farms hits new peak - in the middle of winter for the fourth year in a row.

The post Australian solar farms set new output record in middle of winter – again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NT seeks another 100MW of big solar, but the projects will have to come with their own storage to avoid the problems that have caused the first solar farms to sit idle.

The post NT seeks another 100MW of large scale solar, even as first projects sit idle appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It may soon be possible to reduce cyclone formation and intensity by spraying particles into the atmosphere above a forming storm. But the technology opens up a can of worms Aaron Tang, PhD Scholar in Climate Governance, Australian National University Jack W. Miller, Research assistant, Australian National University Mark Howden, Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Roslyn Prinsley, Head, Disaster Solutions, Australian National University Thao Linh Tran, Research Fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

ACT says final step to going all-electric is to abolish existing network connections. But currently that costs up to $800 for a home and $1,500 for a business.

The post Electrification: ACT seeks to cut hefty cost of quitting gas network appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Acciona unveils plans to install 58 turbines outside the towns of Evansford and Waubra – home to one of Acciona's earliest wind projects in Australia.

The post Spanish enegy giant flags 330MW wind farm plans for Victoria region with a history appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The eight countries who share the rainforest are meeting in Brazil for a "milestone" summit.

The New Zealand government is partnering with BlackRock to launch a new NZ$2 billion ($1.2 bln) fund designed to help the country achieve 100% renewable electricity by 2030, it announced Tuesday.

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A new firm announced a voluntary carbon market listing platform on Monday to accelerate credit supply development by rectifying what it says is the current “information asymmetry” that is stifling growth and trust in the sector.

RGGI Allowance prices fell back from eight-month highs this week in what market participants attributed to a continued sympathy trade with California Carbon Allowances, as well as a lack of fundamental demand specific to the power sector cap-and-trade system.

Brazil’s development bank BNDES on Friday announced that it has scrapped its plan to purchase tens of millions of dollars in voluntary carbon credits from two tender processes last year as the institution restructures its support for the market.