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Companies regulated by the Beijing emissions trading scheme will from now on be allowed to use carbon credits from a voluntary programme to cut traffic to help meet their ETS obligations.

Government has astonishing record of fighting demands to meet legal obligations

• Air pollution plans improve on EU rules, government claims
  

Air pollution was until recently regarded as a problem mainly for those whose health was already compromised or vulnerable in some way: the very old, the very young, and those with existing respiratory problems such as asthma. Thanks to groundbreaking research in the last few years, we now know the problem goes much further, to the root of human health: air pollution has been linked to miscarriage, dementia, heart disease and lower intelligence.

There is scarcely an aspect of human health that is not affected by the silent insinuation of this invisible killer into our lungs, our blood, our brains and every other organ.

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UK proposals include new regulations on farmers, wood-burning stoves and diesel cars

• What will happen to air quality standards after Brexit?
  

The government has set out new plans on air pollution that ministers say go beyond existing EU rules, with a pledge to improve air quality nationwide to the standards the World Health Organization (WH0) recommends.

Farmers will be subject to air quality regulations for the first time to cut their growing contribution to pollution, under the government plans set out on Monday, while diesel vehicle drivers and owners of wood-burning stoves will also face restrictions.

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Nominations are invited for species, ecological communities or key threatening processes to be considered for listing under national environment law during the assessment period starting 1 October 2019. ...

First instalment of three-part series looking back at what the past year of energy policy turmoil has meant for the National Electricity Market (NEM).

The post National Electricity Market year in review: Wholesale electricity prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

SEI US (Seattle) is seeking a passionate early- to mid-career researcher to contribute to SEI’s work on emerging topics in climate policy, which could include, among others, low-carbon cities, carbon pricing, climate finance, energy and development, just transitions, and the economics or politics of oil, gas, and coal extraction.

A new regulation has highlighted that consumers who used comparison sites typically paid 5-12% more than the lowest possible offer.

The post Energy price gouging exposed by new regulations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Reach Solar's 900MW Yarrabee Solar Farm, approved for construction in NSW Riverina, will have capacity to power a city nearly twice the size of Newcastle.

The post NSW waves through 900MW solar farm for construction in Riverina appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in low-oxygen water. Here's what actually happened to the oxygen, and why we might see more deaths in the coming weeks. Stuart Khan, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The first of its kind, this integrating technology means that consumers can now tell their Google Assistant to start and stop charging of their electric vehicle.

The post SolarEdge teams with Google to integrate automated EV Charging appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research reveals the United States sits on the precipice of what could be a monumental solar boom set to play out over the next five years.

The post US on verge of 139GW solar boom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar's record-breaking 2018 is expected to continue into 2019, with forecasts of another 3GW-plus to be added in utility-scale solar alone, putting solar PV on track to deliver 10% of NEM demand by 2020.

The post Booming solar market triples in 2018, set to deliver “Hazelwood + Liddell” by 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

WestWind Energy's plans to build an 800MW wind farm in Victoria – potentially the largest in the Southern Hemisphere – win state government planning approval.

The post Australia’s “largest” wind farm wins planning approval for Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ministers hail the UK's "world leading" pollution plan, but green groups call it a missed opportunity.

What can spending time in nature in search of wild trout teach us about ourselves, our mates and our relationship with the environment?

Conservation groups say garbage has been left uncollected and natural resources have been damaged by unsupervised tourists.

Vets treat largely treat injured wildlife for free, whenever they have time. Bronwyn Orr, Veterinarian and PhD candidate, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Nobel Prize-winning scientist James Watson has repeated remarks about race and intelligence.

Readers, who pressed for the change, can compost or put the new packaging in their food waste bin.

With the fashion industry’s environmental impact under scrutiny, there’s a move to eschew new stuff and wear what you already own

Splashed out in the sales? Cashed in your Christmas gift cards? The average Briton spends more than £1,000 on new clothes and shoes each year, according to the statistics agency Eurostat – and many are shelling out much, much more. But with a focus now on the environmental impact of the fashion industry, some of the bloggers, vloggers and influencers who cut their teeth sharing details of an endless array of new clothes and products, are changing tack – enter the “no-buy” movement.

The idea is simple: instead of buying new clothes or beauty products, you make a commitment to use the things you already own. Some people, such as the beauty blogger Hannah Louise Poston, sign up to a “no-buy year” – and document their progress in much the same way that they once tracked their purchases. Others pledge not to buy for a few weeks or months or opt for “low-buy” options with a strict spending cap. A subreddit thread named MakeupRehab, offering tips and support for those undertaking not to buy new products, now has more than 50,000 subscribers.

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