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Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spending

Countries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also bolster their climate efforts or face more wars in the future, one of the leaders of the next UN climate summit has warned.

Some countries could decide to include climate spending in their defence budgets, suggested Ana Toni, Brazil’s chief executive of the Cop30 summit.

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Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners says it has closed financing for the largest solar plus battery storage project under construction in the United Kingdom.

The post Quinbrook closes financing for biggest solar and battery project in UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A carbon advisory firm headquartered in Saudi Arabia has partnered with a Finland-based cleantech company to deploy integrated microalgae-sequestered carbon capture technology across the Middle East and India.

China's power system could achieve negative emissions of 550 million tonnes per year by 2060, but long-term policy planning is needed for large-scale technology deployment, according to a recent paper.

Direct air capture (DAC) projects could attract more funding from banks and other financiers if developers took control over the entire DAC supply chain, an integrated developer told a New York conference Monday.

Solar and wind farms make power very cheaply. But power bills are still climbing because we underestimated other costs, from transmission to storage. Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Two more turbines damaged in recent days, with the hub and blades falling off a turbine in Canada and a blade disintegrating at a wind farm in Norway.

The post Two more wind turbines suffer damage in Canada and Norway appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop PV industry warns that another bungled state rollout of the Big Solar Button could cost tens of millions in lost revenue and grind business to a halt.

The post “White hot rage:” PV industry begs governments to do better on solar switch-off appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) has launched its first ocean-related targets, focusing on the seafood sector.

Neoen slashes turbine numbers at proposed wind project, and cuts their size in response to community feedback. It has also added a big battery.

The post Neoen slashes capacity of proposed wind project and size of turbines after community feedback appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New group called Liberals Against Nuclear launches advertising campaign calling on the Coalition to ditch its nuclear policy before the election.

The post “Desperate” Liberals urge Dutton to “stop this stupid nuclear palaver” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

W.A. appoints new energy minister as it seeks to secure enough wind and solar to replace the state's ageing coal generators by the end of the decade.

The post W.A. names new energy minister as it navigates transition beyond coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Singapore-based environmental and energy commodities trading company has named a new managing director for the APAC region.

The owner of one of Australia's biggest coal export terminals inks PPA to run its operations entirely on renewable electricity, sourced from a nearby solar farm.

The post Coal hub inks deal to source 100 pct of its power from solar and battery being built by global oil giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oregon regulators proposed a new mechanism on Monday to support truck manufacturers with the transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), following industry concerns of insufficient sales to meet compliance with regulations.

Safety authority's inspection blitz after fire saw five small solar farms closed until grass and vegetation is brought under control.

The post State safety authority shuts five solar farms due to fire risk, tells them to mow grass appeared first on RenewEconomy.

With the Q1 auction completed last week, market participants expect RGGI allowance (RGA) futures prices to take their cue near-term from power demand in the absence of progress on the regulatory front.

The Canadian Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) assumed the oil and gas industry would cut production rather than mitigate emissions under a proposed emissions cap, which they expect could result in compliance costs of nearly C$800 ($560) per tonne of CO2e, well below environment ministry projections.

Hunter Wildlife Rescue started receiving numerous reports of sick and dead birds on Monday, centred on the suburbs Hamilton and Carrington

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New South Wales authorities are investigating the possible poisoning and mass deaths of more than 150 little corellas in Newcastle.

Kate Randolph, the acting president of Hunter Wildlife Rescue, described the incident as “extremely confronting” and said volunteers and local vets were doing everything they could to rescue surviving, severely sick birds.

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New study finds covering the world's rooftops with solar panels could provide two thirds of global power consumption and almost completely replace fossil fuel power.

The post Rooftop solar PV could supply two-thirds of world’s energy needs, and lower global temperatures appeared first on RenewEconomy.