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First there was Moo Deng, then there was Pesto the Penguin – but have you met Sydney's Putricia, the corpse flower? To the scientific community, the Botanic Gardens of Sydney’s corpse flower is known as Amorphophallus titanum, which translates to 'large, deformed penis'. But online, the rare endangered plant has taken a life of its own.

It’s the first time a corpse flower has bloomed in the Royal Botanic Garden in 15 years – and when they do blossom, they last just 24 to 48 hours

• ‘Putricia for president’: Sydney’s blooming corpse flower becomes a cult hero – to those who can’t smell her

• She looks like a ‘deformed penis’ and smells like a dead possum: Sydney goes wild for its blooming corpse flower

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Weakness and volatility extended for a second week in California Carbon Allowances (CCA) in the secondary market in the aftermath of ARB's bungled delay to rulemaking, while traders ratcheted up further dated Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) purchases.

With three coal units unexpectedly down in the middle of a heatwave, it's an interesting time for the Queensland government to halt assessments of new wind farms.

The post Halting new wind farms while coal plants buckle: Is this the LNP’s plan for Queensland? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The UK must adopt a more robust policy framework to accelerate carbon capture and storage (CCS) deployment and meet its legally binding net-zero emissions target by 2050, according to experts.

Time-of-use electricity tariffs might be the way of the renewable future, but a new study has found most consumers are not yet willing or able to embrace them – and many don't even know they exist.

The post Complex electricity tariffs doing more harm than good, as consumers fall through the knowledge gap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California state legislators introduced two bills that would shift the annual state funding appropriated for the state’s High-Speed Rail Authority to wildfire prevention and water infrastructure projects.

US carbon management firms are hopeful that the 45Q tax credits underlying their business models will continue past the credit’s expiration date and benefit from extensions in ways similar to subsidies for renewables.

A London-headquartered investment manager expects recent gutting of US climate policy won’t stop the world from pursuing renewable energy. 

A forest-rich Brazilian state has joined forces with a multinational commodity trader on a reforestation initiative, a top official announced in Switzerland on Thursday.

Solar power output in the EU has more than tripled over the past decade and in 2024 combined with wind to push fossil fuel generation to its lowest level in 40 years.

The post Solar charts record growth to overtake coal in EU power mix, send fossil fuels to 40-year low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New York awarded on Thursday $1.2 million to four R&D projects to demonstrate new designs for clean hydrogen electrolysers.

Nordic countries must increase their efforts in CO2 removal (CDR) and carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) activities, tapping their unique strengths and opportunities, Europe’s largest climate non-profit has said.

A voluntary carbon offset platform is working with OpenAI to automate access and purchase of credits.

The transition to renewable energy and clean transport is a gold rush – and with the US electing to sit this one out, it’s time for our second Eureka moment. 

The post Australia’s moment: How Trump’s fossil turn can supercharge our energy revolution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Murray crayfish disappeared from large parts of its range over the past 40 years. Now a community-driven reintroduction program is bringing the iconic species back. Nick Whiterod, Science Program Manager, Goyder Institute for Water Research Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth Research Centre, University of Adelaide Sylvia Zukowski, Senior Aquatic Ecologist, Nature Glenelg Trust. Adjunct Fellow, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution do not happen in isolation, but proposed solutions too often fail to account for this. Two major reports point the way forward. Peter Bridgewater, Adjunct Professor in Conservation, University of Canberra Dirk S. Schmeller, Research Director in Conservation Biology, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) Suraj Upadhaya, Assistant Professor in Sustainable Systems, Kentucky State University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The goal of tripling global renewable energy capacity by the end of this decade is still within reach, despite the US likely backtracking on its energy transition in the next four years, renewable energy leaders and governments said on Thursday.

Schemes backed by previous government to improve energy efficiency have left homeowners unable to sell

Almost 40 building companies have been blocked by the government from installing insulation amid a growing outcry over the profusion of botched jobs across the UK.

Ministers also announced that any homes found to have received botched insulation would have the issues put right by the installer responsible at no extra cost to the homeowner.

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Emergency use of Cruiser SB, a neonicotinoid pesticide highly toxic to bees, to be outlawed in UK in line with EU

Bee-killing pesticides have been banned for emergency use in the UK for the first time in five years after the government rejected an application from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar.

The neonicotinoid pesticide Cruiser SB, which is used on sugar beet, is highly toxic to bees and has the potential to kill off populations of the insect. It is banned in the EU but the UK has provisionally agreed to its emergency use every year since leaving the bloc. It combats a plant disease known as virus yellows by killing the aphid that spreads it.

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Exclusive: Supporters of bill say Labour has already insisted on removal of clauses requiring UK to meet targets agreed at Cop and other summits

A landmark bill that would make the UK’s climate and environment targets legally binding seems doomed after government whips ordered Labour MPs to oppose it following a breakdown in negotiations.

Supporters of the climate and nature bill, introduced by the Liberal Democrat MP Roz Savage, say Labour insisted on the removal of clauses that would require the UK to meet the targets it agreed to at Cop and other international summits.

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