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A direct air capture (DAC) developer is set to launch a pilot plant in New Mexico, while a renewable fuels producer has signed an agreement to generate biogas carbon credits, according to announcements made Thursday.

‘Clean power 2030’ plan will speed up planning and give energy secretary final say on major infrastructure projects

The UK will not face blackouts under Labour’s proposed shake-up of energy supply, Ed Miliband has said, as he unveiled plans to boost clean power by the end of the decade.

The energy secretary insisted the transition away from fossil fuels was “unstoppable.”

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Find is ‘hopeful sign’ the species, one of world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish, is not at imminent risk of extinction

Six critically endangered Mekong giant catfish — one of the largest and rarest freshwater fish in the world — have been caught and released in Cambodia, reviving hopes for the survival of the species.

The underwater giants can grow up to 3 metres long and weigh up to 300kg. They are found only in south-east Asia’s Mekong River but in the past inhabited the entire 3,044-mile (4,900km)-long river all the way from its outlet in Vietnam to its northern reaches in China’s Yunnan province.

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A climate fund has opened its 2025 call for proposals for durable carbon removal projects, it announced Friday.

South Korea this week sold around 70% of the allowances on offer in its monthly CO2 permit auction amid dwindling buying interest, while spot prices in the secondary market retreated to around 10,000 won ($6.96).

India’s Ministry of Steel has released a green steel taxonomy as the South Asian country steps up efforts to control CO2 emissions in its heavy industry.

Action helps thwart advance of invasive yellow-legged hornet that can kill 50 bees a day and has devastated honeybee colonies in France and Italy

Rapid action against an invasive bee-killing hornet has stopped its spread in the UK despite suitable climate and habitat for the insect, a study has found.

Research led by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) looked at how suitable European countries were for the yellow-legged or Asian hornet to become established, and how they might have spread without action.

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China has revamped its national emissions standards for coalbed methane, in the country's latest attempt to curb methane output.

A successful transition to clean energy is vital to Australia’s prosperity. But the Coalition’s latest nuclear salvo leaves many unanswered questions. Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Department of Agriculture announced this week awards of nearly $335 million in financial incentives under the flagship Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for private forest landowners to manage their forests sustainably in partnership with states.

Emissions under the Australian opposition’s proposed plans for nuclear energy would see coal-fired power stations operate for longer and subsequently higher emissions, according to a costings report it released Friday.

The money flowing into international carbon markets could be counted in future tallies of global climate finance — although the lack of a specific mention in the final agreement on a new global goal at COP29 means that the extent to which this happens, and how trust in the market is ensured, is largely up in the air. 

Energy secretary to set out plan to boost renewable energy supply, such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks

Ed Miliband has pledged to bring in “the most ambitious reforms to the country’s energy system in generations” as he presses ahead with plans to accelerate the development of onshore windfarms in England.

The energy secretary is to set out the government’s “clean power 2030” plan on Friday, including measures to boost the UK’s renewable energy supply such as building canopies of solar panels on outdoor car parks.

Reforming the system for connecting new projects to the national grid to prioritise the most viable projects;

Speeding up decisions on planning permission by empowering planners to prioritise critical energy infrastructure;

Expanding the renewable auction process to allow funding to be secured before planning permission in an effort to stop delays and get more projects connected;

Allowing households to get access to cheaper tariffs at different times of day.

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In this episode we take a quick look at the Coalition’s nuclear plan and its costings. Not much of it makes sense. Plus: The other news of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Dutton’s high stakes, low sense nuclear plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In just the last week Microsoft and Google have pledged $50 billion in spending on renewables. Not exactly all in on nuclear as the Coalition suggests.

The post Is big tech going all in on nuclear? Google and Microsoft have just pledged $45 billion on renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Coalition nuclear plan would largely bring investment in large scale renewables and storage to a halt, and result in household solar being switched off on a near daily basis.

The post The Coalition’s master plan: Bring large scale wind, solar and battery storage installations to a halt appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria launches consultation on the next step its Gas Substitution Roadmap, including options to extend the ban on new connections and mandate the transition to electric appliances in gas-connected homes.

The post Victoria forges ahead on electrification, with proposal to kick gas out of existing homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It might seem weirdly appropriate that Peter Dutton should release his nuclear power policy costings on Friday the 13th. But that would be to downplay the sheer lunacy, rank dishonesty, and clear danger of his energy plans.

The post Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan: Mad, bad, and extremely dangerous appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Frontier’s arguments hold no more water than any other nuclear advocate, and their assumptions are built on a house of cards.

The post Frontier Economics and its “house of cards” case for nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The change is part of the government's new action plan for meeting its 2030 clean power target.