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India's cabinet this week approved the establishment of the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA), first announced in 2023.

The spot price in China’s national emissions trading scheme (ETS) pushed above the $80 yuan ($11.11) mark over the past week on a healthier trading volume, as the outlook appears brighter for the future expansion of the carbon market.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.

Weather data to be released on Friday will also likely show that this winter was less frosty than normal.

The federal government is seeking feedback on the design of its Capacity Investment Scheme, which aims to rapidly boost the deployment of large-scale renewable energy and storage, with 10 GW expected to be put out for tender this year.

Refusal by Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish leaders to approve candidates means whole recruitment process may have to be rerun

Ministers in Westminster have been accused of trying to blunt the teeth of the UK’s net zero watchdog by appointing a Tory loyalist to the post of chair of the Climate Change Committee (CCC).

The leaders of the devolved governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have refused to approve any of the six shortlisted candidates, saying they are all too close to the Conservatives and lack diversity.

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Campaigners and human rights experts point to crackdown on climate and Gaza protests

The Conservatives have been accused by human rights experts of hypocrisy after cracking down on climate and Gaza protests while celebrating and endorsing farmers’ protests in Wales.

Rishi Sunak joined a protest of farmers in Wales last Friday, after they had obstructed a road while campaigning against the Labour government’s new farming subsidies scheme. But this week he vowed to crack down on protests, referring to them as “mob rule”. On Wednesday, the Welsh Conservative leader, Andrew Davies, along with many of his colleagues greeted and posed for photographs with farmers who formed a large group outside the Senedd and blocked a main road with tractors.

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A Sydney-based trading house has secured insurance-backing to underwrite certain voluntary carbon credits on its platform.

Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.

Scientists say sea slugs could be migrating north into cooler waters because of climate change.

The huge role of consumer energy resources, and the importance of social licence, top the agenda at the latest energy ministers meeting.

The post Ministers turn focus to consumer solar, batteries, EVs – and developer ratings appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW registered a stunning new leap in record "native" demand in the latest heatwave, but rooftop solar helped ease the stress on the grid.

The post Latest heatwave smashes energy demand records in NSW, but rooftop PV eases stress on grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Home energy and electrification upstart continues buying spree with fourth and "biggest" investment in Queensland-based solar and storage outfit.

The post 1komma5° makes “biggest” Australian investment in Queensland solar installer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Food multinational finds a way to reduce gas consumption through the use of super-heated ‘green steam’ to make pet food.

The post Mars launches “Australia first” thermal energy battery to cook petfood appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis finds draft wind energy planning guidelines being proposed for NSW would have made the state's largest wind farm "completely uneconomic."

The post Biggest wind farm would “never have been built:” SEC slams new planning rules in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For years, Australia and New Zealand have been united in working for sustainable fishing in the South Pacific. That just changed. Lynda Goldsworthy, Research Associate, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia will seek 10 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity this year, along with 3 GW of dispatchable capacity, as it races to meet its ambitious renewables target.

The post Australia to seek 10 GW of wind and solar this year in biggest ever tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI) to boost developing countries’ participation in carbon markets, they announced Friday.

The Alberta government on Thursday published its 2024-27 provincial budget, largely allocating its forecasted carbon pricing revenues to carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS), while other emissions reductions projects are set to receive only around a tenth of the funding levels awarded to CCUS.