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Analysis gives clues as to why butterflies and moths have been resilient through dramatic changes on Earth – and could help with future conservation

The genomes of butterflies and moths have remained largely unchanged for more than 250m years despite their enormous species diversity, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution.

In the face of rapid environmental changes in the 21st century, the researchers said the analysis gives clues as to how Lepidoptera – the order of winged insects that contains butterflies and moths – have been so resilient throughout dramatic changes on Earth.

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Some of the EU’s biggest polluting sectors say they are on board with cutting the bloc’s emissions by 90% by 2040 but warn it will not happen without the policy and financial incentives to maintain their global competitiveness. 

Australia’s two largest iron ore miners have disparate views on the green transition of the steel industry their commodity supplies, reports released this week showed.

A large global bank has become one of the first to set goals for the emissions of its capital markets activities, it said Wednesday.

A senior carbon and biodiversity sourcing specialist has left South Pole to join a rival project developer.

A policy paper has called for the UK to include voluntary carbon credits issued under the Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) as part of its domestic compliance carbon market.

Nearly 300 European, international, and Ukrainian NGOs have written to the leaders of the EU and G7, urging them to tighten their control over Russia's fossil fuel exports.

Investment in the clean transition must reach €813 billion a year this decade - double the amount spent in 2022 - if the EU is to meet its 2030 climate target and ensure the European Green Deal is a success, according to the first comprehensive analysis on the bloc’s climate investments.

A major trading house in Japan has launched a performance-based payment scheme that encourages the use of anti-fouling paint for ship bottoms with the view of driving down emissions in the shipping sector, it announced Wednesday.

Australia’s second largest oil and gas company said Wednesday it sees CCS as the main way forward to control its carbon emissions, while committing to closer monitoring of its Scope 3 emissions.

Armed with a Geiger counter, Michael Collins was given access to multiple power stations across the UK – he found them tranquil, beautiful and sinister

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Porous dams in Purbeck are being used to ‘rewet’ the mires, bringing a richer landscape for flora and fauna

Leaky dams may not sound ideal but they are being used to great effect on dried-out marshland in the English West Country to produce fresh habitat for carnivorous plants and a spider that whizzes over the surface of water to grab prey.

Bales made out of heather and bunds constructed out of peaty soil and timber are being used to create porous dams on two mires, Agglestone and Greenlands, in Purbeck, Dorset.

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BMW X3 has biggest gap between manufacturer’s laboratory consumption claims and real-world testing in latest Australian Automobile Association data

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Cars driven in Australia consume up to 20% more petrol than manufacturers are claiming, according to a program that tests “real-world” on-road fuel efficiency with laboratory calculations.

The Australian Automobile Association (AAA) testing – funded by the federal government – also found four of the 13 vehicles tested in its latest round of compliance checks exceeded regulatory limits for oxides of nitrogen or carbon monoxide.

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The 1.1MW/3MWh Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project on Bathurst Island nears completion, as battery testing begins.

The post Battery testing underway for Tiwi Islands solar and storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Star of the South partners with Hunter engineering firm that "grew up in the coal sector," to progress its Destiny offshore wind project.

The post Date with Destiny: Hunter offshore wind project signs up local industrial muscle appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The EU should resist Norway’s push for more Arctic oil and gas and focus on clean energy, according to a report published Wednesday.

Investigation by Global Witness suggests cattle farming is driving illegal deforestation in the savannah featured in BBC's Planet Earth III.

The Australian government has yet to decide whether Santos' Darwin LNG facility, which will eventually take gas from the controversial Barossa field, will be treated as a "new" or "backfill" facility under the Safeguard Mechanism, officials told Senate estimates this week.

The Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP16 in October and November this year will take place in Cali, capital of Colombia’s Pacific region, President Gustavo Petro has announced.

Perth based Infinite Green Energy signs deal to help build one of Italy’s biggest commercial-scale renewable hydrogen plants.

The post Australian green hydrogen developer lands “confidence building” EU project appeared first on RenewEconomy.