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Carbon and natural gas prices are likely to diverge in the coming months, as gas supply improves and the surplus of EU emissions allowances shrinks, according to an analyst.

EU carbon prices erased Tuesday's loss in early trading on Wednesday, climbing within a few cents of their record after TTF natural gas prices surged on the back of reduced production at a key North Sea platform.

Campaign launched to protect 80% of Amazon and for conservation to be based on human rights as indigenous peoples get to vote at key gathering

Indigenous voices on the environment are finally being heard as Marseille hosts a global biodiversity summit, with a call to protect 80% of the Amazon, as well as a “counter conference” highlighting the conservation movement’s historic violation of people’s rights.

For the first time in its seven-decade history, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is including indigenous peoples as full voting members. Dozens of indigenous meetings are happening at the summit – which occurs every four years – with representatives from 23 organisations.

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South Korea’s monthly CO2 auctions continue to draw limited interest despite strong price growth, with buyers picking up fewer than half the available allowances at Wednesday’s September sale.

Mitsubishi will partner with Shell on a project to produce hydrogen from Canada to Japan and other Asian markets from the latter half of this decade, the company announced on Wednesday.

There is overwhelming interest in conservation finance from global investors, but access to finance tools such as biodiversity offsets and investable large-scale deals remains a roadblock, according to research published on Wednesday.

New Zealand carbon allowances raced to new highs in Wednesday trade, as the EPA posted data showing a 33% increase in speculator NZU holdings in the June quarter.

A mobile plug-and-play solar plant will help power greener hydrogen production at the world’s largest open pit platinum mine, and fuel the world’s largest HFC mining truck.

The post Plug-and-play solar tapped to green up hydrogen production at massive platinum mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spending watchdog says home insulation drive was fatally rushed and missed chance to cut heating bills and create jobs

A “botched” scheme to insulate England’s draughty homes collapsed after six months because officials rushed its design, put in place an undeliverable timetable, and failed to heed industry warnings, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has found.

The National Audit Office (NAO) blamed the government for scuppering the opportunity to help households to improve the energy efficiency of their homes, reduce carbon emissions, and create tens of thousands of jobs by rushing the flagship scheme.

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These sleek and slender birds have lost their bright spring plumage and will soon leave for sunnier climes

In spring, yellow wagtails (Motacilla flava) are so bright they look like flying lemons – or, as a birding buddy of mine memorably described them, “like an effing canary”.

But now, at the start of autumn, the juvenile bird I’m watching is far less conspicuous. Olive-brown above, buffish-yellow below, he almost blends in with the muddy earth, churned up by the cattle among which it feeds.

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The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until COB 15 October 2021.

How the federal government strikes a balance between ‘genuine abatement’ and ‘commercial participation’ will be a focus of new credit mechanism.

The post Changes to safeguard mechanism could deliver low cost credits to large industrial buyers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Engie’s head of green mobility in Australia on the company’s plans to be a major supplier of EV chargers and its interest in V2G.

The post The Driven Podcast: From coal to renewables and EV charging appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind farm proposed for Tasmania's Central Highlands trims turbine numbers, but local opponents say it is a "token" gesture.

The post Epuron trims turbine numbers at proposed Tasmanian wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Surging interest in renewable hydrogen is reigniting debate over biomass for energy: Is it a legitimate source or an environmental disaster?

The post Wood to hydrogen: Valid green alternative or an environmental disaster? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Angus Taylor's claims of a $1.3 billion saving from a capacity market for fossil fuel generators are based on a model that doesn’t exist.

The post The dubious modelling behind Energy Security Board’s capacity market proposal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s plans to introduce a new type of carbon credits for industrials could interrupt the demand side in the domestic voluntary carbon market and shave as much as A$2 billion ($1.48 bln) off ACCU investments over the next decade, analysts warned Wednesday.

The world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blades have rolled off the production line, ready to be tested at a German offshore wind farm .

The post World’s first “fully recyclable” wind turbine blades roll off production line appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Press Release RedEarth Energy Storage (RedEarth) is proud to announce its BlackMax Solar Power System as the first-ever Australian-made off-grid battery energy storage system (BESS) to be approved by Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC), making it the most advanced and compliant Australian-made off-grid system on the CEC list. After experiencing exponential growth over the last […]

The post RedEarth says its BlackMax Solar Power System is first certified off-grid battery storage system listed by CEC appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Last month’s dire report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have left you feeling overwhelmed. But small changes at the household level really can make a world of difference. Andreas Chai, Associate Professor, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.