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Climate Advisers seeks a Grants and Development Manager to join its team.

Climate Advisers—a research and public policy group dedicated to strengthening climate action in the United States and around the world—seeks a Director of Capital Markets to join its growing team.

Water birds and marine animals particularly at risk, according to new RSPCA findings

Wildlife and pets are under increasing threat from plastic waste and litter, according to new data from the RSPCA, which shows the number of incidents of animals hurt by plastic litter has risen sharply on previous years.

Plastic litter led to 579 cases of damage to wildlife or pets that were reported to the animal charity in England and Wales in 2018, up from 473 in 2015. That rise came against a background of falling damage to animals from other forms of litter, down from 4,968 reported incidents in 2015 to 4,579 last year.

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A scathing report about the Murray Darling Basin Authority highlights the importance of climate change risks to public sector companies. Arjuna Dibley, Graduate Fellow, Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, Stanford University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Elon Musk predicts Tesla's upcoming all-electric SUV, the Model Y, could be twice as popular as its current best-selling electric sedan.

The post Tesla Model Y could see double demand of Model 3: Musk appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tritium co-founder says the mobile battery storage in electric vehicles will have a major impact on the way consumers use electricity, and the grid.

The post Solar powered batteries on wheels will change the grid forever appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Indonesia's Terregra Renewables has announced plans to build a second 5MW solar farm in South Australia.

The post Indonesia’s Terregra to build another 5MW solar farm in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Government mandated energy efficiency standards could deliver more than $1000 a year in electricity bill savings for average Australian households, a new report has found.

The post Energy efficient homes could save households $1,000-plus a year on bills appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There has never been a sustained boom of this magnitude occurring concurrently in every major state.

The post State by state – solar records fell across Australia in 2018 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gas and hydro plants were the big beneficiaries as the unreliability of brown coal generation hit home in the January heatwave.

The post Know your NEM: Gas and hydro creamed the market as brown coal failed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Western Australia government launches plan to unlock lithium-ion battery value chain, including vast reserves of lithium and other high value metals.

The post W.A. unveils plan to lead global lithium-ion battery boom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Vena gets generation licence for the second big solar farm in South Australia, with commissioning to begin in a few weeks.

The post South Australia’s second big solar farm gets generation licence, to start production appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Koalas displaced by housing development are finding a new home on a Queensland cattle station; production ramps up at a remote oyster farm off Arnhem Land; performers run away from the circus to become avocado farmers; and an urban farm does a roaring trade in farmgate produce.

The Zayed Sustainability Prize, the prestigious global award based in the United Arab Emirates, is now accepting entries of projects and solutions that promote sustainable development.

The post Prestigious international prize calls for sustainable development projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore today announced that the City of Sydney has been selected to host a major international climate conference in 2020.

The post City of Sydney to host major 2020 women’s climate summit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The spotted handfish is critically endangered and found only in a small area of Tasmania.

Protected countryside is more than 15 miles away from almost half of the most deprived areas

From Exmoor to Northumberland, the country’s poorest people are being denied access to England’s most beautiful countryside and missing out on the mental and physical health benefits that can result, research has found.

Almost half of the country’s most socially deprived areas are more than 15 miles by road from 10 national parks and 46 areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), according to a submission to a government review into how national assets are being managed.

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The full story of the Brumadinho dam disaster could take many months to emerge, the BBC's David Shukman says.

This retiring violet tucked away in the Australian bush holds the key to future generations of medically-engineered plants. Bronwyn Smithies, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Edward Kalani Gilding, Postdoctoral Research Officer, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Despite our recycling efforts, almost every piece of plastic we've ever produced is still with us. Is it time to rethink our relationship with plastic?