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A Tokyo-based climate tech company has acquired a software firm to streamline emissions data collection and improve the accuracy of primary data, it announced Tuesday.

The Australian government is seeking feedback on how carbon credit methodologies that have not been taken up should be retired.

Interviews with dog walkers reveals fresh insights into why people choose to keep their dog on lead, or not. Changing that behaviour depends on meeting the needs of both pet owners and their dogs. Jasmin Packer, Research Fellow in Wildlife Conservation, University of Adelaide Anna Chur-Hansen, Professor of Psychology, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Government should point to evidence of FSA licensing of additive, says chair of environment and climate change committee

The government must urgently reassure consumers that feed additives given to cattle to reduce methane emissions are harmless, and a vital tool in tackling the climate crisis, the chair of an influential parliamentary committee has warned.

Lady Sheehan, chair of the environment and climate change committee of the House of Lords, called on ministers to step up as a row has blown up over the prospective use of the additive Bovaer in British dairy herds supplying Arla, the dairy company.

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Just days after Peter Dutton pledged to scrap offshore wind zones and "rip up contracts," Victoria is forging ahead with plans to connect the nation's first projects.

The post VicGrid opens expressions of interest to build grid connections for offshore wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The big mover in the CSIRO's GenCost report was the plunging cost of battery storage. One major battery project may already be doing much better.

The post Plunging cost of big batteries: Latest gigawatt scale project may set new price benchmark appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hydro Tasmania's months-long hunt for a new CEO ends with the announcement that one of the veterans of the industry will be its first female boss.

The post Hydro Tas chooses renewables veteran and its first female CEO to lead through “period of change” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Coalition responded to the latest CSIRO GenCost report by attacking the authors. Chris Bowen was not impressed.

The post “It makes my blood boil:” Bowen fumes as Dutton leads new attack on CSIRO integrity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An up to 450 megawatt wind farm and big battery being co-developed by Greenleaf Renewables and Brookfield are the first projects to gain approval since new LNP state government won power.

The post Brookfield-backed 450MW wind and big battery project gain first approvals under LNP government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australia set two significant records on this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a “pigeon pair” of complementary technologies balancing the grid.

The post South Australia delivers a “pigeon pair” of solar and battery milestones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As the world seeks to lock in the green energy transition, market demand for critical minerals will increase exponentially in the coming decades.

The post Buried Treasure: There is no Green Energy Transition without mining appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A California agency told media outlets it would be delaying a key decision on implementing the governor’s plan to cap oil refiners’ profits.

Two Western Canadian business associations filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that a recent law designed to tackle greenwashing violated fundamental Canadian rights.

A financial markets veteran has started a new Houston-based brokerage and consulting firm specialising in environmental credit solutions.

A think tank suggests that Canadian provinces’ large-emitter trading systems would require reform to prevent a credit oversupply which they say could undermine effectiveness of reducing industrial emissions via such market-based mechanisms, in a report published Monday.

California regulator ARB last week shelved its plans to ramp up zero emission motorcycle (ZEM) use in the state by mandating sales targets and imposing stringent rules on internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.

RGGI Allowances (RGA) in the secondary market reverted up from a heavily discounted permit sale mid-week for the closing quarter of 2024, with traders anticipating further downside and regulatory updates to inform year-end direction.

A US Circuit Court delivered a two-pronged win for Kentucky against the US EPA after ruling that the agency’s denial of the state’s pollution control plan violated federal law.

Gold Standard on Monday published new guidance on the approval process of its carbon credits for use under the first phase of the CORSIA global aviation offsetting scheme, stating that only projects insured via the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will be deemed eligible.

A rainforest might look intact in satellite images – but the reality is often different. Degraded tropical rainforests are now the norm, threatening the species within. Rajeev Pillay, Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Northern British Columbia James Watson, Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.