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Peter Dutton says a Coalition government won't follow Trump out of the Paris agreement, but also won't set 2030 or 2035 emission reduction targets. His office begs to differ.

The post Yes to Paris, no to targets: Dutton’s climate doublespeak causes confusion in Coalition ranks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California's Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS), which started the year on a stable footing, faltered after regulator ARB detailed potential headwinds to the approval of programme updates last week, while the new US administration's executive action on year-round E15 use also raised questions about impacts on the scheme.

The world’s biggest wind, solar and green ammonia project joins queue seeking federal environmental approval to install up to 60 million PV panels and 3,000 turbines.

The post Massive 70 GW wind and solar project that straddles Nullarbor seeks federal green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First there was Moo Deng, then there was Pesto the Penguin – but have you met Sydney's Putricia, the corpse flower? To the scientific community, the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s corpse flower is known as Amorphophallus titanum, which translates to 'large, deformed penis'. But online, the rare endangered plant has taken a life of its own.

It’s the first time a corpse flower has bloomed in the Royal Botanic Garden in 15 years – and when they do blossom, they last just 24 to 48 hours

• ‘Putricia for president’: Sydney’s blooming corpse flower becomes a cult hero – to those who can’t smell her

• She looks like a ‘deformed penis’ and smells like a dead possum: Sydney goes wild for its blooming corpse flower

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Weakness and volatility extended for a second week in California Carbon Allowances (CCA) in the secondary market in the aftermath of ARB's bungled delay to rulemaking, while traders ratcheted up further dated Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) purchases.

With three coal units unexpectedly down in the middle of a heatwave, it's an interesting time for the Queensland government to halt assessments of new wind farms.

The post Halting new wind farms while coal plants buckle: Is this the LNP’s plan for Queensland? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The UK must adopt a more robust policy framework to accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment and meet its legally binding net-zero emissions target by 2050, according to experts.

Time-of-use electricity tariffs might be the way of the renewable future, but a new study has found most consumers are not yet willing or able to embrace them – and many don't even know they exist.

The post Complex electricity tariffs doing more harm than good, as consumers fall through the knowledge gap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California state legislators introduced two bills that would shift the annual state funding appropriated for the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority to wildfire prevention and water infrastructure projects.

US carbon management firms are hopeful that the 45Q tax credits underlying their business models will continue past the credit’s expiration date and benefit from extensions in ways similar to subsidies for renewables.

A London-headquartered investment manager expects recent gutting of US climate policy won’t stop the world from pursuing renewable energy. 

A forest-rich Brazilian state has joined forces with a multinational commodity trader on a reforestation initiative, a top official announced in Switzerland on Thursday.

Solar power output in the EU has more than tripled over the past decade and in 2024 combined with wind to push fossil fuel generation to its lowest level in 40 years.

The post Solar charts record growth to overtake coal in EU power mix, send fossil fuels to 40-year low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New York awarded on Thursday $1.2 million to four R&D projects to demonstrate new designs for clean hydrogen electrolysers.

Nordic countries must increase their efforts in CO2 removal (CDR) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) activities, tapping their unique strengths and opportunities, Europe’s largest climate non-profit has said.

A voluntary carbon offset platform is working with OpenAI to automate access and purchase of credits.

The transition to renewable energy and clean transport is a gold rush – and with the US electing to sit this one out, it’s time for our second Eureka moment. 

The post Australia’s moment: How Trump’s fossil turn can supercharge our energy revolution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back. Nick Whiterod, Science Program Manager, Goyder Institute for Water Research Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre, University of Adelaide Sylvia Zukowski, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Nature Glenelg Trust. Adjunct Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution do not happen in isolation, but proposed solutions too often fail to account for this. Two major reports point the way forward. Peter Bridgewater, Adjunct Professor in Conservation, University of Canberra Dirk S. Schmeller, Research Director in Conservation Biology, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Suraj Upadhaya, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Systems, Kentucky State University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by the end of this decade is still within reach, despite the US likely backtracking on its energy transition in the next four years, renewable energy leaders and governments said on Thursday.