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As it celebrates its 200th birthday, the RSPCA has lost its way - and is helping endorse indefensible abuse in factory farms

How does it happen? How does an organisation end up doing the opposite of what it was established to do? This month marks the 200th anniversary of the foundation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals: the world’s oldest animal welfare organisation. I wonder what there is to celebrate.

If you mistreat your dog or cat or horse or rabbit, you can expect an investigation by the RSPCA. If the case is serious enough, it could lead to prosecution. If you abuse animals on an industrial scale, you might face not investigation and prosecution, but active support and a public relations campaign to help you sell your products.

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Stark images of coal markets, coastal cleanups and a photographer who burns her own work all feature in this year’s Earth Photo awards

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The Coalition says it wants nuclear and more rooftop solar. It can't have both, so will it be reaching into the home to switch off your rooftop PV?

The post Is David Littleproud prepared to switch off rooftop solar to jam nuclear into the grid? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Norfolk Island green parrots are self-medicating with pepper tree bark and leaves, to rid themselves of parasites. But is there more to it? Birds are known to indulge in alcohol and take stimulants. Penny Olsen, Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Rapid uptake of rooftop solar and construction of some the country's biggest batteries has helped relieve reliability concerns for the market operator in Western Australia.

The post Rooftop solar and big batteries ease reliability concerns ahead of mass coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A “nation-leading” plan to transform Queensland’s regional grid into a series of bespoke local renewable energy zones will kick off in Caloundra with the installation of up to 8.4MW of community battery storage.

The post Sunshine state to transform solar heavy towns into bespoke local renewable energy zones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips more money into steam-dispatch technology that it says can help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries.

The post Arena triples bet on “clean steam” storage hopeful, in bid to green up Australian industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Massive solar and battery facility to be built at site of abandoned coal project once described as the "dud deal of the century."

The post Australia’s biggest solar and battery hybrid project planned at site of abandoned “dud” coal mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An industry collaboration has submitted an idea to develop a methodology to generate Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) from biochar creation, aiming for a design as scalable and flexible as possible.

After more than 10GW of new installations in 2023, the Gloabal Wind Energy Council is expecting big things from the sector over the coming decade.

The post “New wave” of offshore wind primes industry for decade of records appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California is demonstrating that big batteries can offer a clear solution to duck-shaped solar problems. It even has enough storage to start pushing gas out of the grid at night.

The post Big batteries are solving a solar problem in California. Can they do the same for Australia? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Siemens Energy is reportedly planning to produce a 21MW wind turbine in a bid to compete with its Chinese rivals.

The post Battle of the biggest reignites with reports Siemens plans 21MW offshore wind turbine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Andrew Forrest says abandoning renewables for nuclear would risk border tariffs and decimate Australia's export economy.

The post Andrew Forest says Coalition’s nuclear push will decimate Australian economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recent public workshops and literature published by California regulator ARB demonstrate significant uncertainty in the price pathway forward for the state’s cap-and-trade scheme, while legislative developments could also complicate programme extension, the state’s carbon market watchdog said Monday.

A native forest restoration firm announced on Tuesday that it had sold the first carbon credits generated from its global accelerator.

Market participants expressed trepidation over the possibility of a dive in RGGI Allowance (RGA) values after prices retreated from their peaks at the end of the week.

A report published Monday by a US-based nonprofit found that obligating the electricity sector and including facility-specific caps under New York's future cap-and-invest programme (NYCI) - which is set to exclude the use of offsets - would help to reduce leakage and protect disadvantaged communities (DACs) from the adverse effects of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Jetcharge cofounder Tim Washington on how bidirectional electric vehicle charging will change the energy game for consumers – and maybe even make electricity free.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: How electricity can be free appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean Energy Council's Con Hristodoulidis on the huge, universal value of home battery storage – and why education will be crucial to unlocking it. Plus: Rooftop solar has a big month, with a small twist.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: How millions of batteries can deliver billions in savings appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For years, the ‘duck curve’ of low daytime demand due to cheap solar power has challenged energy planners. California is showing the solution is storage. Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.