Feed aggregator

The Murray-Darling Basin might not survive future climate change shocks without changes to the plan. Barry Hart, Emeritus Professor Water Science, Monash University Martin Thoms, Professor - Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education; School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences , University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

NSW government confirms cancellation of planned 200MW virtual power plant to cover costs of interest-free loans for solar, promised in the state election.

The post NSW government quietly cancels $50m VPP, redirects funds to solar loans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Electric ute and SUV startup Rivian plans to install charging infrastructure in remote locations, and its EVs will also be able to share electrons.

The post Rivian electric utes will share power to cure range anxiety appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We put Hyundai's long-range electric Kona SUV to the test – and ask all the important questions – and find out?

The post Can an electric vehicle tow a caravan? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Colonial First State backs commercial solar plan to roll out up to 9MW of PV panels and 12MWh of battery storage across 15 major shopping centres.

The post Colonial backs solar and battery roll-out in major shopping centres appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This is a unique opportunity for an experienced sales manager/director within the European Guarantees of Origin, RECs, and green certificate markets to set up, grow and manage a business with the support of a leading ETS consultancy.

ClimateCare are looking for an outstanding individual to join the newly formed Business Development team.

Almost 600 plant species have been lost from the wild in the last 250 years, according to a new study.

A forest that lies at the heart of India's bustling city is under threat, locals say.

"When it comes to climate change, Australia is actually the most vulnerable nation in the developed world," says climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis.

Queensland's Palaszczuk Government hands down its budget today, and along with bread-and-butter issues like more air conditioning for schools, mining royalties are a key focus.

Up to 10 cases of dengue fever have emerged in an unusual outbreak of the potentially deadly disease in central Queensland. As authorities try to contain the spread of the virus, new research predicts the dengue risk zone could extend to inland Australia by 2050 due to climate change.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

Carbon offset credits should only play a transitional role in meeting Paris Agreement goals and the use of such credits may be drawing to a close, the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) said Monday.

Australia is the world's biggest producer of lithium, a crucial component in things like EV batteries, and we also have other valuable rare earth metals. But can Australia make the most of the opportunities from this growing resources sector?

Pacific Forest Trust’s small-yet-mighty, collaborative, creative, and product-oriented policy team requires a nimble staff member who can manage multiple and frequently competing priorities, and produce creatively under pressure—with grace and humor. The Policy Associate role is crucial to helping understand simply and tangibly the complex, often technical issues that confront forest landowners and stakeholders alike in our rapidly changing world.

The expert panel for UN body ICAO's CORSIA programme is aiming to make recommendations by Feb. 2020 on eligible credit types, coming less than a year before the start of the global aviation offsetting scheme's pilot phase.

EUAs jumped to its highest level since May on Monday, climbing 2.8% as the lack of an auction and a public holiday across much of the continent quelled trade.

The EU should consider introducing measures to reveal the trading positions of participants in its ETS, a veteran market expert has said, warning that speculator holding limits similar to those seen in other carbon markets could be inevitable.

BBC One presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall investigates what we can all do to reduce our use of plastic.