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India's weather department has issued a yellow alert for parts for northern India until Wednesday.

Veteran climate leader Christiana Figueres has defended recent policy simplifications measures put forward in the European Union, arguing that broader participation in sustainability policies was more important than perfectionist measures.

Guardian readers around the world voted in the this year’s contest, celebrating our spineless, friendly neighbours. But which creature won?

If you didn’t vote in the recent ballot, you missed out. Here was a vote where all 10 candidates were creative and morally upstanding, a vote unsullied by dubious lobbies, dodgy polls or demagogues. And if you’re seeking inspiration from a figure of strength who is also strangely cute then look no further than the winner of 2025: Milnesium tardigradum, a microscopic multisegmented animal that resembles a piglet wrapped in an enormous duvet.

Thousands of Guardian readers around the world voted in the contest, which we invented to celebrate the overlooked, unsung heroes of our planet.

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The home battery rebate is being hailed as the most significant consumer energy policy in decades. Here's how it will work and who will benefit.

The post Home battery rebate hailed as most crucial consumer energy policy since rooftop solar. Here’s how it will work appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Inverleigh wind farm near Geelong is due to begin construction later this year and will be the first Australian project for a new development company.

The post After almost 20 years, Inverleigh wind project near Geelong is almost shovel-ready appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor’s promised subsidies for home batteries have to be well targeted. If not, they could simply make rich households richer. Rohan Best, Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Proposal that ships pay levy on emissions to fund climate action in poor countries opposed by powerful economies

Poor countries have accused the rich world of “backsliding” and betrayal of their climate commitments, as they desperately tried to keep alive a long-awaited deal to cut carbon from shipping.

Nations from 175 countries have gathered in London this week at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to hammer out the final details of a deal, more than a decade in the making, that could finally deliver a plan to decarbonise shipping over the next 25 years.

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UK’s £800m research body backs project that could unlock radical therapies to extend human lifespans

The curious case of the queen bee has long had scientists pondering whether the head of the hive harbours the secret to a long and healthy life.

While queen bees and workers have nearly identical DNA, the queens enjoy what might be regarded as royal privileges. They are larger, fertile throughout life and survive for years compared with workers, who last a few months at best.

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Beijing has specified deadlines and compliance tasks for emitters regulated under its pilot carbon market this year.

The New Zealand government will submit legislation this quarter to limit farm-to-forestry conversions from entering the emissions trading scheme (ETS), as modelling was published estimating the number of trees planted on Crown land is needed to meet the country’s climate goals.

Now in it’s 10th year the Parrtjima festival is a free event, showcasing installations, interactive workshops and performances, all centred around this year’s theme ‘Timelessness’. The festival is on now at Alice Springs Desert Park until 13 April

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The EPBC returned an answer in just a month saying the NSW project will come under its jurisdiction.

The post Giant four hour battery project in New England told to join for federal approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Community leaders from northern Kenya have filed appeals challenging a landmark court ruling that halted conservancy operations in Isiolo County – a decision that threatens the future of the world’s largest soil carbon project.

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), has criticised what he calls a "carbon grab" by foreign companies, accusing them of paying minimal prices for African carbon credits while undervaluing the continent’s natural capital.

Australian seafood is vital to our culture and diets, and the national economy. We must take steps now to ensure aquaculture thrives in a warmer world. Caitie Kuempel, Lecturer, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University Marina Christofidis, PhD HDR Student & Water Infrastructure Analyst, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Two major environment groups have called for all major parties to commit to phasing out coal, oil and protecting nature.

The post “It’s renewables, or extinction:” Major parties accused of ignoring environment, and threat to humanity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewables industry says gas plants have no hope of competing with batteries in CIS, but will need its own underwriting scheme.

The post “I could never find a business case:” Renewable bosses say gas power will require its own underwriting scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some 57,000 people participated in the Aussie Bird Count, with the lorikeet joining the noisy miner and magpie in the top three spots

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The rainbow lorikeet and its colourful plumage has topped Australia’s largest citizen science event as the most numerous bird recorded across the country.

More than 4.1m birds were counted as part of BirdLife Australia’s annual Aussie Bird Count, a week-long event which involved 57,000 participants across the country last October.

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Rainbow lorikeet

Noisy miner

Australian magpie

Sulphur-crested cockatoo

Welcome swallow

Galah

Silver gull

Australian white ibis

House sparrow

Little corella

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Coalition tries on "social justice" concerns in response to Labor's home battery plan, and insists the best solution is to "flood the market with gas."

The post Dutton and Littleproud mislead in bad-faith concern-trolling of home battery rebate plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Calculating the dual effect of rising seas and sinking land gives coastal communities a more accurate projection of the impacts of sea-level rise. Jesse Kearse, Postdoctoral Researcher, Geophysics, Kyoto University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.