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Videos have surfaced appearing to show people feeding a crocodile in the same area where a crocodile killed a man who slipped from the river bank into the water. Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The focus on community benefits should not distract developers from the fact that people need to be heard and to have their concerns and contributions taken on board.

The post From social license to community benefits: Are we losing nuance in race to renewables?  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

FRV is building its first big battery project after landing a major funding deal. The BESS comes with a grant to install grid-forming inverters.

The post Solar developer FRV hits go on first big battery after landing $1.2 billion funding round appeared first on RenewEconomy.

US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, on Tuesday selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) as her vice presidential candidate, garnering support from green groups that have commended the state leader’s climate efforts since he took office in 2019.

The first stage of what will be the country's biggest wind farm when completed enters grid management system, a lot faster than its "biggest" rival.

The post First stage of what will be Australia’s biggest wind project gets ready to inject power into grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California’s energy regulator has laid out policy options to ensure an affordable supply of gasoline as the state transitions away from fossil fuels under its low carbon fuel standard (LCFS), cap-and-trade compliance, and expanding zero-emissions vehicle (ZEV) mandates.

A sustainable investments firm founded by Bill Gates has raised $839.4 million, according to recent US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings, which will go to a new fund focused on climate.

The UK’s coin-maker opens a new industrial plant to extract gold from old circuit boards.

China will apparently use cameras mounted at wind farms to spy on Australian people, cows and crops, according to one group of opponents.

The post China will use wind farm cameras to spy on people, cows and crops, say opponents in new conspiracy theory appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of the most serious marine heatwaves on record hit the Great Barrier Reef last summer. Now a new report shows that coral cover was high before the impacts of cyclones and mass bleaching. Daniela Ceccarelli, Reef Fish Ecologist, Australian Institute of Marine Science David Wachenfeld, Research Program Director – Reef Ecology and Monitoring, Australian Institute of Marine Science Mike Emslie, Senior Research Scientist in Reef Ecology, Australian Institute of Marine Science Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) barred several methodologies from its integrity stamp on Tuesday, rejecting a renewable energy methodology responsible for a substantial proportion of Latin American credit supply.

A Colorado company announced last week that it has successfully completed 1,000 hours of testing for its cryogenic point-source carbon capture and storage (CCS) system that removes CO2 from flue gas before its release into the atmosphere.

A new initiative launched on Tuesday aiming to create and maintain rigorous standards for the carbon removal (CDR) industry.

The number of species recognised as threatened with extinction in Australia now stands at 2,224

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Another 13 animals and plants have been added to Australia’s list of threatened species, sparking renewed calls for the federal government to quickly overhaul the country’s nature laws.

The species newly listed as at risk include the pig-nosed turtle (listed as vulnerable), the Dalhousie catfish (critically endangered), Pugh’s sphagnum frog (endangered) and the Coffs Harbour Fontainea, a rainforest tree (critically endangered). Other species are freshwater fish, lizards, flowering shrubs, a daisy and an orchid species.

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The technical body charged with assessing eligible carbon credit supply in the UN's international aviation offsetting scheme has updated its guidelines for standards applying to have their issuances validated for the post-2026 phase of the programme, with the first assessments to begin next year.

Lack of transparency in England’s biodiversity net gain (BNG) scheme is threatening the policy's ability to demonstrate benefits for nature, a government advisory group said in an open letter.

Public and private REDD+ carbon initiatives have modest yet significant impacts on forest conservation, with considerable variation in outcomes across different projects, according to new meta-analysis.

More than half classed as very toxic, toxic or harmful to aquatic life, with 20 categorised as ‘substances of very high concern’

Almost 500 different chemicals, some of which are banned, have been found in various mixtures across all 171 river and groundwater catchments tested in England in 2024, according to data from the Environment Agency, analysed by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations.

More than half of them are classified as very toxic, toxic or harmful to aquatic life, according to the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), and a banned, carcinogenic “forever chemical” was among 20 “substances of very high concern” found.

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A voluntary carbon offset provider has introduced a new CO2 removal (CDR) programme to finance high permanence removal technologies.

Relinking the EU and UK emission trading schemes could help the British government avoid foregone revenue of up to £8 billion between 2025 and 2030, making trade more efficient and cost-effective, according to a report published on Tuesday.