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Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades

Sea level rise driven by global heating will disrupt the daily life of millions of Americans, as hundreds of homes, schools and government buildings face frequent and repeated flooding by 2050, a new study has found.

Almost 1,100 critical infrastructure assets that sustain coastal communities will be at risk of monthly flooding by 2050, according to the new research by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The vast majority of the assets – 934 of them – face the risk of flood disruption every other week, which could make some coastal neighborhoods unlivable within two to three decades.

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Groundwater sustains life, from farming to wild animals. But we don’t fully know how quickly it recharges. Andy Baker, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Margaret Shanafield, Senior researcher, Hydrology/hydrogeology, Flinders University Marilu Melo Zurita, Associate Professor Human Geography, UNSW Sydney Stacey Priestley, Research Scientist, Environment Business Unit, CSIRO Wendy Timms, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A coal-fired power plant explosion described as a "catastrophic missile event" and one of the state's greatest scandals could have been avoided, a report has found.

The post “Catastrophic missile:” Report blames coal power plant explosion on safety breaches appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian fertiliser company has been fined for greenwashing by the country’s market watchdog over claims it made regarding its aspirations to develop a reforestation carbon project in the Philippines.

Victorian energy minister says the state will be 95 pct renewable by the time Dutton delivers his "fantasy" nuclear projects.

The post “Stick to the facts, stick to the plan:” Energy minister urges industry to ignore nuclear “fantasy” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Finish technology group Wärtsilä has unveiled what it says the world’s first large-scale 100% hydrogen-ready engine power plant.

The post Wärtsilä unveils world-first 100 pct hydrogen-ready power plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Danish government and leading industry, agriculture, and environmental groups have agreed a major strategy to cut carbon from agriculture and restore nature that includes a tax on livestock emissions, conversion of farmlands to forest, and biochar subsidies.

The winning images from this year's Royal Entomological Society Insect Week photography competition.

AGL signs MoU to explore feasibility of recycling up to half a million solar panels a year at a new facility at its Hunter Energy Hub in New South Wales.

The post AGL plans huge solar recycling plant at retired coal site that Dutton wants for nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The tech arm of a South Korean conglomerate has partnered with a Japanese carbon exchange operator to drive expansion of voluntary carbon trading across Asia, they announced Tuesday.

Bowen says the massive auctions for large scale wind and solar under the Capacity Investment Scheme may come at no cost to taxpayers because of the number of projects competing for a contract.

The post Bowen says massive capacity scheme for renewables may come at no cost to taxpayers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The number of entities registered with active accounts in Washington’s cap-and-trade scheme increased in Q2 despite the looming possibility of a programme repeal.

Australian miner Rio Tinto has urged the federal government to allow farming projects that grow feedstock for biofuels and renewable diesel to be able to earn Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs).

CSIRO and Google's moonshot factory say inverter prototypes have the potential to stabilise electricity grids and put more solar, wind and hydro power into networks.

The post Google and CSIRO team up to solve solar duck dilemma with tougher, smarter inverters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Government of Canada released guidance to implement a batch of clean economy tax credits, including a carbon capture, utilisation, and storage investment tax credit (CCUS ITC), as part of its fall economic statement provisions.

A $100 billion global voluntary carbon market would support sustainable development, reduce carbon, restore land equivalent to the size of Peru, and create millions of jobs - but work is needed to improve the market's integrity and transparency, according to a study released on Tuesday.

Covered entities widened RGGI allowance (RGA) net length while traders mainly reduced holdings across California Carbon Allowances (CCAs), with muted activity in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs), according to weekly data from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

RGGI Allowance (RGA) values edged up even as market activity tapered off, partly driven by higher temperature forecasts across the Northeast, amid ongoing silence from the scheme's administrator regarding updates to the Third Program Review.

Our new report makes 12 recommendations for how industry, government, educators and First Nations communities can create jobs and fulfilling careers in clean energy. Chris Briggs, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Ruby Heard, PhD candidate in energy justice, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A California-based direct air capture (DAC) company announced Monday a $475 million investment towards two DAC facilities in northwestern Louisiana with a combined expected annual capacity of nearly 320,000 tonnes of CO2.