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The US EPA is reportedly looking to strike down the agency’s determination that climate pollution endangers human health, though such information has not been made public, an environmental non-profit said in a lawsuit filed Monday.

First there were shoes, now Australian pro surfer Josh Kerr has made the first surfboards using materials from recycled wind turbine blades.

The post Pro surfer Josh Kerr makes world-first surfboard from recycled wind turbine blades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The world's most prestigious science institution has been considering whether to remove Musk as a fellow.

Seagrass meadows, mangroves and kelp forests are carbon sinks. Restoring or protecting them addresses both biodiversity loss and the climate crisis. Simon Francis Thrush, Director of the Institute of Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Remote wind and solar farms and those in what was once known as the "rhombus of regret" get good news from grid upgrades, but for others it is not so good.

The post Batteries and grid upgrades deliver better ratings and revenue for blighted wind and solar farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices fell over the beginning of last week before later rising, as volumes reached their highest levels of the year and the market continued to position itself based on the upcoming auction and programme review wait, traders said.

Emissions from the North American power sector is expected to fall 24% from 2024 levels in the next five years, according to a report released Monday by a global energy consulting firm.

Carbon removal (CDR) projects may not directly remove CO2 from the atmosphere and could be embedded within systems that add more emissions on a net basis, prompting experts to suggest a new set of questions to help guide industry investment.

Tree-planting is the most cost-effective form of carbon removals, as long as climate and economic risks are considered, concluded a new study.

A US environmental group is suing the state of Louisiana over a proposed CO2 pipeline project that would cut through a protected wildlife area along the Gulf Coast.

A California oil and gas firm’s CO2 management subsidiary has entered an agreement with a cement manufacturer for what the partners called the state’s first carbon-neutral cement project.

Gasps from dockside crowd watching Bigg’s orca pod in event described as ‘once-in-a-lifetime experience’

A pod of orcas swam close to shore and amazed onlookers in Seattle by treating the whale watchers to the rare sight of the apex predators hunting a bird.

The pod of Bigg’s killer whales visited Elliott Bay and were seemingly on a hunt underwater just off Seattle’s maritime industrial docks. The pod exited the bay close to the West Seattle neighborhood across from downtown, where people were waiting to catch sight of them.

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From handheld to space-based, new methane detectors are making it easier to track the greenhouse gas.

Canadian farmers looking to reduce their emissions through manure treatment, such as anaerobic digestion and capture, could soon capitalise on offset credits under a new federal policy.

German developer proposes a solar-battery near the tiny town of Deepwater, just inside the northern edge of the New England REZ.

The post German developer takes solar grazing seriously with Deepwater project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It's astonishing CEOs of major emitters still don't take emissions to heart. Not just seriously, but to heart. Science and the observable reality is that climate change is a big deal.

The post Australia’s top 15 carbon emitters: Do their CEOs care enough about the damage they are doing? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A multi-billion-dollar climate fund has announced $143 million in investments to support nature-based solutions (NbS) initiatives in Brazil, Southern Africa, and Kenya.

A new bill introduced in the US House of Representatives aims to nullify the US EPA’s final rule on greenhouse gas emissions for fossil fuel-fired power plants.

The energy industry has assumed consumers manage their energy use like ‘mini-economists’ or ‘mini-engineers.’ Digital sociologist Professor Yolande Strengers says this is wrong.

The post SwitchedOn podcast: Why the energy industry keeps getting consumers wrong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The White House is looking to ramp up timber production levels on federal forests by lifting regulations and speeding forestry projects through endangered species and other environmental protections.