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A provision in South Australia’s proposed Biodiversity Act could see the legislation disregarded completely at the government’s discretion, according to a land conservation group urging it to be removed.

Vast swathes of UK peatlands are likely to be unsuitable for peat accumulation in less than 40 years' time due to climate change, with the Flow Country, Dartmoor, and the Peak District particularly at risk, a new study has found.

Australia’s electricity market is old, outdated and not doing enough to drive investment in the renewable energy needed for the country to hit its climate targets.

The post “Like a Corolla with racing tyres:” Why Australia’s outdated electricity market fails renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Analysts have kept their bearish UK Allowance outlook for the year ahead due to the policy uncertainty and oversupply that continue to hang over the market, revising down forecasts for benchmark futures prices by around 5% compared to previous polling.

Analysts have nudged up their forecasts for EU carbon allowance prices for the remainder of Phase 4 (2021-30), predicting that tighter market conditions will start to bite from this year.

Crocodile farming in northern Australia began as a way to ensure crocodile leather could be sustainably sourced. But fashion houses and consumers are turning away. Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne, Senior Lecturer in Fashion Enterprise, Torrens University Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The company that employs the former Miss America spruiking nuclear in Australia has taken a market hit from the China breakthrough in Ai technology.

The post Former Miss America’s Australian nuclear tour clouded by Chinese AI blow to her employer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla's battery storage business had more than doubled in the past year, but will the priority go to EVs or the grid?

The post Tesla battery storage business surges, but will Musk favour EVs or the grid? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When you do the work you would have to be an absolute nutter to conclude anything other than that the quality of life for future generations is at risk from climate change.

The post State of the climate: Hotter and hotter, and we are blowing our budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California issued no new compliance-grade offsets for the second bi-weekly distribution of the year, data published by the state regulator ARB Wednesday showed.

The breeds show different reaction to clocks going back and forward, a study suggests.

A new House bill would eliminate one of the tax credits established under the Inflation Reduction Act relating to clean fuel production.

A new forecast by a federal US energy agency projects an increase in wholesale power prices in 2025 across most of the regional grids, with affordability emerging as a central issue in North American carbon market states through ongoing rulemaking.

A New York state senator is giving another go at legislation that would require businesses to disclose their Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions.

A Canadian university is outlining how local governments of all sizes can write nature into their financial reporting, as environmental assets are increasingly recognized as valuable infrastructure.  

The White House budget office on Wednesday withdrew its memo on the federal funding pause after a judge issued a stay on the order the previous day, but clarified that President Donald Trump’s executive orders (EOs) on spending freeze have not been scrapped.

An Asia Pacific carbon credit provider has appointed a new CEO, with the current chief moving to a new role as the company expands its project development work, the developer announced Thursday.

A federal funding announcement of $13.5 mln will be invested in seven carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects across Calgary and Edmonton.

Scale of battery and solar projects seeking grid connection soars, and capacity of new projects actually working through registration and commissioning has also more than doubled.

The post Battery and solar connection bids surge, as more than 10 GW of new capacity joins the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Genetic diversity is being lost across many species – especially birds and mammals. But you can help stop the decline. Robyn Shaw, Research Fellow in Conservation Genomics, University of Canberra Catherine Grueber, Associate Professor in Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Katherine Farquharson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Bioinformatics, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.