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French energy company TotalEnergies spent $2 million on carbon credits in the first three months of the year, at least twice the total in 2024 over the same period, it reported in first-quarter results on Wednesday.

The Labor government is cautiously tipped to return to office at this weekend’s federal election, however experts and observers have noted stark climate and energy choices will need to be made very soon no matter who forms the next government.

Annual survey of numberplates from more than 25,000 journeys reveals 63% fall in squashed bugs since 2021

The long-term decline in the number of flying insects being splattered on cars after a journey is well recognised by older drivers. But the latest survey has revealed that the number of insects found on vehicle number plates has plummeted by 63% since 2021.

An analysis of records from more than 25,000 journeys across Britain since 2021 reveals an alarming apparent drop in flying insect abundance, although the rate of decrease slowed in 2024.

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A contractor on a new solar project in Victoria is testing automatic pile driving systems - a potential blessing for those forced to contend with hot, dry conditions.

The post Robots are coming! Machines being tested at solar projects for pile driving as well as mounting panels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The carbon market has yet to deliver on its full potential, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a foreword to a report on resetting climate action from his non-profit.

Vietnam has confirmed plans to move back to nuclear power as it seeks to address increasing electricity demand while cutting its emissions and diversifying its grid, with the most recent update to the Power Development Plan 8 (PDP8) outlining a target of 4-6.4 GW to come online between 2030-35.

A new study puts a dollar figure on the damage done by Australia's key fossil fuel producers - it is very, very, very big.

The post New study shows Australia’s carbon majors cause hundreds of billions in climate damage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Two blackouts, one root cause:" Energy expert says Spain failed to learn lessons from South Australia blackout, and had no batteries, and no flexibility on its grid.

The post No batteries, no flexibility: Spain could have avoided blackout with lessons learned in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Advertising Standards Authority says neither Lavazza UK nor Dualit’s product can be recycled at home

Descriptions of coffee pods as “compostable eco capsules” were misleading as they could not be composted at home, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.

The ASA has banned adverts by Lavazza UK and Dualit, which both made claims about the eco credentials of their coffee products.

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Regulator approves more than $5bn spend for network operating in Australia's most renewable state, but says inflation, not innovation, is driving up costs.

The post Regulator approves bigger spend for network operating “at forefront” of energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO says capacity of wind, solar and battery storage projects queuing for connection in Australia's main grid has jumped to more than 50 GW for first time.

The post AEMO says wind, solar and storage pipeline at record high, as battery proposals double appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Community independent Nicolette Boele explains how better climate and energy policy could help tackle Australia’s cost-of-living and housing crises.

The post SwitchedOn podcast: Batteries, not band-aids, key to cost-of-living energy cure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A subsidiary of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) has participated in a carbon reduction project to drive down emissions from Nepal's brick manufacturing sector and secure Paris-aligned carbon credits, it announced Wednesday.

A New Zealand climate advocacy group is seeking leave to appeal to the country’s top court its case over climate targets.

Temperatures south Asians dread each year arrive early as experts talk of ever shorter transition to summer-like heat

The summer conditions south Asian countries dread each year have arrived alarmingly early, and it’s only April. Much of India and Pakistan is already sweltering in heatwave conditions, in what scientists say is fast becoming the “new normal”.

Temperatures in the region typically climb through May, peaking in June before the monsoon brings relief. But this year, the heat has come early. “As far as Asia and the Indian subcontinent are concerned, there was a quick transition from a short window of spring conditions to summer-like heat,” said GP Sharma, the meteorology president of Skymet, India’s leading private forecaster.

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Origin says the first stage of what will be the country's biggest battery is working through the commissioning process.

The post Australia’s biggest battery project in first stage of commissioning, next to the biggest coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) said it was scrapping its sustainable finance and emissions reduction goals, despite reporting another cut in its operational emissions in 2024.

Wild weather, elections and rabbit jumping are all part of some of the month’s best images in Australia for April

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Louisiana state representatives heard from numerous residents at odds with carbon capture and storage (CCS) during a committee meeting Tuesday that ran several hours into overtime.

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.