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European supply of CO2 removal (CDR) technology has the potential to reach 30 million tonnes of CO2 per year in 2035, according to an EU-funded study released this week, which also includes cost projections for the next decade.

The European chemical industry, led by major plastic producers, has been pushing back on the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), claiming that carbon policies threaten their survival in Europe and will drive investment and jobs overseas, according to leaked documents.

Labour is constantly torn between its self-image as a party of radical change and its fear of alienating voters with the wrong kind of radicalism

When Keir Starmer became Labour leader he was unpractised in politics. For advice, he naturally turned to someone who had done his job before and with whom he had a good personal rapport: Ed Miliband.

As Starmer grew in confidence he stayed friendly with Miliband, deferential to his status as a veteran of government and appreciative of his sincere enthusiasm for the energy and climate brief. But the new leader was also ruthlessly focused on winning power, and increasingly alert to toxicities in the Labour brand. He was persuaded that the journey to Downing Street could be completed only by jettisoning policy baggage and paying less heed to people associated with past failure.

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More than 2,500 native trees have been planted to form a temperate rainforest in decades to come

The first step towards creating a Celtic rainforest – a now extremely rare habitat that once covered large swathes of the west coast of Britain – has been completed in Devon.

More than 2,500 native trees have been planted so far this winter at Devon Wildlife Trust’s Bowden Pillars site, above the Dart valley and close to the green-minded market town of Totnes.

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Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent

Sixteen environmental activists jailed in the past year will appear at the high court on Wednesday to ask England’s most senior judge to quash their “unduly harsh” sentences.

The appellants, from four separate cases, will appear before a bench of judges led by Lady Carr, the Lady Chief Justice, in a full session of the court of appeal in which they will argue that judges defied decades of precedent to hand them long jail terms for nonviolent protests.

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In 2010, an enormous marine heatwave devastated ocean life in Western Australia. Now another big one is taking hold – and heading towards Ningaloo. Sina Pinter, PhD Candidate in Ocean Dynamics, The University of Western Australia Matt Rayson, Senior Research Fellow in Oceanography, The University of Western Australia Nicole L. Jones, Professor of Physical Oceanography, The University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Behaviour of ‘remarkable predators’ also seen off coast of South Africa could affect ecosystem, researchers say

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Orcas have a taste for shark liver and prey on great white sharks in Australian waters, researchers have confirmed by using DNA analysis.

In October 2023, the maimed carcass of a 4.7m great white shark washed ashore near Portland, in southwest Victoria, missing its liver, digestive and reproductive organs.

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It appears that the outcome of one of the most fiercely disputed renewable energy tenders has been decided. But we may have to wait to know the winners, and losers.

The post Battle for landmark tender for grid access has been decided: Winners are grinning, but not talking appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Major pumped hydro project Snowy 2.0 is delayed again, this time due to worker safety concerns.

The post Another delay: Work stopped at all Snowy 2.0 tunnels over safety worries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian households could knock more than $1500 off their energy bills with some basic home upgrades – and almost twice as much by investing in renewable energy technology.  But the potential savings identified in a study – which add up to more than $23.6 billion nationwide – are unlikely to be unlocked without financial help […]

The post Curtain call: Basic energy upgrades and replacing gas hot water will save households billions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There is broad agreement that Australia’s energy market governance is not fit for purpose. This means Australians are bearing the unnecessary cost of delays. 

The post Market structures and governance are not keeping up with energy transition. Here’s how to fix that appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyCo has picked Transgrid to run the Hunter Transmission project, a new high voltage line connecting two NSW coal-turned-battery hubs.

The post Contractors shortlisted for new transmission link between biggest coal plants and batteries in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal seam gas producer seeks approval for a small solar farm and battery, which it insists will "cut emissions" from its massive gas expansion project.

The post CSG company proposes small solar farm and battery to “cut emissions” at expanded gas project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A federal district judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily blocking US President Donald Trump's executive order (EO) pausing all federal funding on the same day that the measure was scheduled to go into effect.

The vast majority of mangroves in Southeast Asia face permanence risk, thereby jeopardising their long-term viability as investable blue carbon sinks, a new study has warned.

Canada’s federal government is offering up C$5 million (US$3.5 mln) to projects aimed at developing space-based solutions for biodiversity protection and restoration across the country.

Rich countries with established oil and gas industries are leading the development of geological CO2 storage (GCS), leveraging existing infrastructure and expertise, while lower-income countries, despite often facing greater climate challenges, struggle to access the resources needed to implement this critical technology – exposing deep inequalities in global climate action.

More than 1,500 dolphins were filmed making their way across Carmel Bay and heading south, forming a rare ‘super pod’. The Risso’s dolphins filmed in the drone footage usually travel in groups of only 10 to 30

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Rio Tinto boss says renewables are essential for the future of its assets. But the new Queensland LNP state government may stand in its way.

The post Rio Tinto says wind and solar make economic sense, but LNP stands in way of its plans to save smelters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar set new output records in NSW and across the main grid amid the latest heatwaves to sweep the eastern states.

The post Renewable records surge across the grid in midst of latest heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.