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Australia’s ecosystem services provided at least A$85 billion ($53 bln) worth of support for its economic wellbeing, despite its declining health, according to the country's first experimental National Ecosystem Accounts released Thursday.

The first-of-its kind report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics looks beyond GDP to a broader measurement of what nature is really worth. John Hawkins, Senior Lecturer, Canberra School of Politics, Economics and Society, University of Canberra Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Hotly contested plans to build 900MW wind farm on Robbins Island off north-west Tasmania have beaten a Supreme Court bid to overturn state environment approvals.

The post Robbins Island wind farm beats Supreme Court challenge, but still awaits EPBC ruling appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the first of a new series of interviews with local groups installing community batteries, Village Power director Graeme Martin explains what to do, and what not to do, if you want to install a community battery.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: The struggle to switch on a community battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The solar and battery project south of Tamworth is the first from a newly formed renewables developer that has teamed up with a Chinese solar giant.

The post New renewables developer proposes solar farm and big battery for Tamworth hinterland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

bp says fossil fuel reset follows "misplaced optimism" for a fast energy transition, with renewable hydrogen plans the hardest hit, including three mega-projects in Australia.

The post “Too far, too fast:” bp details renewables backtrack, puts Australian green hydrogen mega-projects on ice appeared first on RenewEconomy.

US President Donald Trump’s withdrawals of federal climate policy have yet to come to fruition in Congress’ budget, as experts encouraged stakeholders to pursue engagement with elected officials on a webinar Wednesday.

Snowy Hydro sheets blame to the contractor of its beleaguered pumped hydro project after a significant safety "near-miss" causes yet another delay to tunneling works.

The post Snowy Hydro calls for heads to roll after “flying shrapnel” halts tunneling works, again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California issued no new compliance-grade offsets in its most recent bi-weekly distribution of the year, marking the second time no offsets were distributed so far in 2025, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

A push by Gina Rinehart's Hancock group to open The Rockies to coal mining faces growing resistance from ranchers, First Nations peoples and environmentalists.

The post “Last ditch:” Australia’s richest woman takes on local environment laws in Canada coal power play appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Canadian government has launched a request for information (RFI) to assess industry interest and capacity in supplying CO2 removal (CDR) offset credits, as part of its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

Two voluntary carbon market stalwarts have launched a new company in a bid to create the next generation of biomass-based carbon removal projects, initially focusing on Brazil.

Executives are more driven by ESG issues than junior employees in the workplace, even if they come up against commercial trade-offs, finds a new report.

A startup that captures shipping vessel emissions has secured $70 million in funding to accelerate the deployment of its technology, which it has started to trial in California.

A US-based distributed carbon capture technology provider has closed a $20 million funding round and will use the cash to expand the deployment of its technology across North America and attract top industry talent

In another of these pieces I basically dislike writing, it's time to delve into the murky world of retail bills.

The post Total energy bills are more important than wholesale prices, even if you have rooftop solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Q1 California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction settled in line with secondary market prices and market expectations for a sub-$30 clear, even as California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures had already moved higher post sale in anticipation of the start of programme extension discussions. 

The administrator responsible for reviewing rules put forth by California’s state agencies issued on Tuesday a detailed list of reasons for disapproving the November regulatory changes to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

Hydroxyl scrubs the potent greenhouse gas methane from the atmosphere. But its production is linked with emissions of other pollutants. Hinrich Schaefer, Research Scientist Trace Gases, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Sustained heat takes it out of you, quite literally. Researchers have found heat accelerates ageing by changing how our bodies switch genes off and on. Rongbin Xu, Research Fellow in Health and Epigenetics, Monash University Shuai Li, Associate Professor in Genetic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.