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Brown coal generation hits record low, as coal units in heatwave affected Queensland and NSW experience multiple trips.

The post Brown coal generation hits record low, as black coal units trip in Queensland heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor's win in Victoria sets whole country on target for a rapid clean energy transition. The question now is only the pace, and that will be resolved by the upcoming federal poll.

The post Labor’s smashing win in Victoria a huge tonic for Australia’s clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Locally sourced renewables – not coal – promise the most resilience in times of catastrophe. The US military has embraced clean energy in the name of national security.

The post Trump says US needs coal for grid security – military proves otherwise appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victorian election illustrates ca positive stance on renewables wins elections, even if the right wing are proud to be martyrs and to martyr their colleagues for the cause. Meanwhile, there's fantastic optimism about rooftop solar and batteries.

The post Know your NEM: Cause for optimism – in politics and in rooftop solar market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It's not clear why the two pods got washed up on the beach but it was not possible to save them.

On Tuesday 27 November, Guardian Australia will be running a live Q&A on our site, allowing school students and young Australians to ask experts about climate science, policy and what action young people can take.

Email your question to myclimatequestions@theguardian.com or ask on Twitter or Instagram using #MyClimateQuestions. Then visit the Guardian Australia site from 4pm-6.30pm to follow the blog

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Guardian Australia runs live online Q&A as hundreds of school students plan to strike over environmental inaction

Young Australians are frustrated about inaction on climate change – more so when the older generations don’t appear to be doing much about it.

Related: Passing the baton: will young people take up the fight to save the planet?

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The Labor Party's newly announced energy policy could finally set Australia's electricity sector on the path to a renewables-driven future. But policies are still needed to cut emissions elsewhere. Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A hiker camping in remote Stewart Island alerted authorities to the discovery

More than 140 pilot whales have died on a remote New Zealand beach, the latest in a recent string of whale strandings and deaths in the country.

On Saturday night the Department of Conservation [DoC] was informed of a mass whale stranding in Mason Bay on Stewart Island.

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The InSight mission is about to make the hair-raising descent to the surface of the Red Planet.

A new exhibition highlights the work of the 2018 Nature’s Best Photography award winners.

Learn more about how new projects, increased funding, innovative approaches and a focus on resilience and restoration are providing hope for the future of the Great Barrier Reef.

Australia’s leading independent solar power installer Solaray Energy has rounded off asuccessful 2018 with the announcement that they will be a foundation partner for the SMA PowerUP Trusted Solar Energy Dealer Network.

The post Solaray the first foundation partner for the SMA PowerUP Trusted Solar Energy Dealer Network appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recruitment for four new members of the ACT Climate Change Council is now underway.

The post Be part of the climate change solution— ACT Climate Change Council seeks new members appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tossing the carcasses of dead salmon on to a river bank over two decades has boosted tree growth, a study finds.

• Conservationists record unusually high number of strandings
• Many of turtles are critically endangered Kemp’s ridley species

An unusual number of sea turtles have washed ashore in New England in the recent cold snap, many dead and appearing to have been “flash-frozen”.

Related: Manatees in peril as toxic red tide tests Florida's resources for rescued animals

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State poll delivers a crushing defeat to Liberal-National Coalition, and a clear endorsement of strong policies on climate change and renewable energy.

The post Victoria votes for solar, batteries and climate action, as Labor wins in a landslide appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nasa's latest probe is carrying super-sensitive UK seismometers to the Red Planet.

Nasa's Mars InSight lander is due to arrive on the Red Planet's surface on Monday night. It will study the planet's interior so we can learn more about how it formed.

Democrats ramp up pressure to act in wake of most sobering government analysis yet

• Report: climate change ‘will inflict substantial damages on US lives’
  

The Trump administration attempted to downplay the stark findings of its own climate change assessment, as Democrats sought to pressure the White House to avert looming economic and public health disaster.

The US National Climate change assessment, the work of 300 scientists and 13 federal agencies, was released on Friday afternoon. It found that wildfires, storms and heatwaves are already taking a major toll on Americans’ wellbeing, with climate change set to “disrupt many areas of life” in the future.

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