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Virginia utility Dominion will permanently close 10 fossil- and biomass-fired units that it had previously placed on reserve last year, coming ahead of the state’s expected entry into the northeast US RGGI carbon market next year.

EU carbon notched a second straight gain on Tuesday to recover further from Monday’s three-week low, as a coal rebound lifted the energy complex amid continued EUA auction strength.

Climate extremes are killing Australian trees, but we don't know where they're dying. Scientists are asking the public to use their phones to help. Belinda Medlyn, Professor, Western Sydney University Brendan Choat, Associate Professor, Western Sydney University Martin De Kauwe, Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The bullet train used to make a loud boom going through tunnels - but inspiration from the natural world helped fix it.

Rarer pollinators are struggling and scientists say this could threaten the UK's long-term food security.

Wild bees and hoverflies lost from a quarter of the places they were found in 1980, study shows

A widespread loss of pollinating insects in recent decades has been revealed by the first national survey in Britain, which scientists say “highlights a fundamental deterioration” in nature.

The analysis of 353 wild bee and hoverfly species found the insects have been lost from a quarter of the places they were found in 1980. A third of the species now occupy smaller ranges, with just one in 10 expanding their extent, and the average number of species found in a square kilometre fell by 11.

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Four school pupils are petitioning for the subject to be taken more seriously in schools.

Australia on Tuesday shortlisted 12 projects for underwriting in a bid to boost energy reliability, but a major industry group still called for a more long term post-election policy that allows access to offsets for major emitters.

Climate minister James Shaw on Tuesday dismissed a proposal from a parliamentary watchdog to ban fossil fuel companies from using forestry-based carbon allowances in New Zealand’s ETS.

The US space agency cites the lack of ready medium-size spacesuits that fit best female astronauts.

Only the octopus is a match for the deadly pincers of a creature that has found its way from the US to the Ebro Delta

Voracious and almost without predators, the blue crab was first sighted in the Ebro Delta on Spain’s Mediterranean coast in 2012, and since then the population has expanded exponentially, wiping out native species and forcing the fishing industry to adapt and find new markets.

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is a native of the east coast of the United States. It probably found its way into the Mediterranean via ships’ ballast tanks, says Carmen Barberá, a researcher at the Marine Research Centre at the University of Alicante, who is a specialist in invasive species.

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Exclusive: chair of Elders group also says fossil fuel firms have lost their social licence

The denial of climate change is not just ignorant, but “malign and evil”, according to Mary Robinson, because it denies the human rights of the most vulnerable people on the planet.

The former UN high commissioner for human rights and special envoy for climate change also says fossil fuel companies have lost their social licence to explore for more coal, oil and gas and must switch to become part of the transition to clean energy.

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No new coal plant made the Coalition's shortlist for new generation, although Morrison has bowed to the far right and agreed to a feasibility study for Queensland coal plant.

The post No new coal in Coalition generation shortlist, just an upgrade, gas and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal agriculture minister claims 1% emissions reduction could slash national herd and flock by 10% – "more than 2.5m cattle and six million sheep.” Says Labor being "tricky."

The post Coalition climate scare campaign continues, in desperate pitch to farmers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The campaign for a new coal generator in Queensland has been underpinned by lies and misinformation. A feasibility study should confirm the stupidity of the idea.

The post The lies being told by coal lobby to push for Queensland coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia singled out as one of least prepared of world’s advanced economies to transition to low-carbon energy, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum.

The post Australia gets bottom of class on energy transition, as government clings to coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research finds that replacing 74 per cent of existing coal plants with renewables would immediately reduce costs.

The post It’s cheaper to replace most US coal plants with renewables than keep them open appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The EU is on course to halve its emissions by 2030 and, with a few tweaks including only slightly higher carbon prices, could be on a smooth pathway to net zero emissions by 2050, a report found on Tuesday.

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Oregon lawmakers tweaked cap-and-trade legislation on Monday that would alter allocation levels for industrial sources and funnel additional money to end consumers in an attempt to build support for the proposal.