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Global temperatures in 2023 reached the highest levels ever recorded, with carbon emissions from raging global wildfires among the main drivers of the exceptional heat, data from the European Union’s space programme showed on Tuesday.

European carbon recovered from a sharp sell-off at the opening on Tuesday as it tracked movements in natural gas on an otherwise quiet morning, with traders awaiting the resumption of auctions next week as well as Wednesday's publication of the weekly Commitment of Traders data.

Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.

Climate records tumbled "like dominoes" in 2023, with temperatures far above any recorded level.

Rapid reduction in fossil fuel burning urgently needed to preserve liveable conditions, say scientists, as climate damage deepens

2023 “smashed” the record for the hottest year by a huge margin, providing “dramatic testimony” of how much warmer and more dangerous today’s climate is from the cooler one in which human civilisation developed.

The planet was 1.48C hotter in 2023 compared with the period before the mass burning of fossil fuels ignited the climate crisis. The figure is very close to the 1.5C temperature target set by countries in Paris in 2015, although the global temperature would need to be consistently above 1.5C for the target to be considered broken.

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One of Australia’s early carbon project developers has received an all-cash, off market takeover offer from Avatar Industries, a private entity controlled by an Australian businessman who already owns a significant chunk of the company.

The overall role of the Carbon Project Manager is to plan, coordinate and execute varied Baseline & Monitoring Surveys, Stakeholder Consultations, and other specified activities pursuant to the development and implementation of BURN’s carbon-financed Improved Cook Stove (“ICS”) Projects on time, on scope and on budget.

The overall role of the Carbon Project Manager is to plan, coordinate and execute varied Baseline and monitoring Surveys, Stakeholder Consultations, and other specified activities pursuant to the development and implementation of BURN’s carbon-financed Improved Cook Stove (“ICS”) Projects on time, on scope and on budget.

An India-based project developer has planned to rehabilitate red panda habitats in Nepal, with funding to come through the sale of biodiversity credits generated by the project.

EDF wants to inject an additional £1.3 billion into its existing UK nuclear fleet as the company aims to uphold current output levels and ensure energy security until at least 2026, it said Tuesday.

More than 5% of global emissions are linked to conflict or militaries but countries continue to hide the true scale

Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophe

In early 2022, journalists began to ask us how Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was affecting the climate crisis. While we could point to landscape fires, burning oil refineries and the thirst of diesel-hungry military vehicles, the emissions data they sought just wasn’t available. When it came to the reverberating consequences of Russia’s manipulation of Europe’s fossil fuel insecurity, or to the weakening of the international cooperation necessary for coordinated global climate action, our guesses were no better than theirs.

Two decades of international analysis and debate over the relationship between climate change and security has focused on how our rapidly destabilising climate could undermine the security of states. But it has largely ignored how national security choices, such as military spending or warfighting, can have an impact on the climate, and so undermine our collective security.

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A major Japanese gas firm is lining up yet more offshore carbon capture and storage work in the Asia Pacific, announcing a study in the Gulf of Thailand with national oil company PTTEP.

Two Siamang gibbons rescued from the illegal pet trade have been rehabilitated in a new Indonesian centre

The forest chorus of South Sumatra in Indonesia has some of its finest singers back: a pair of rare Siamang gibbons, rescued from the illegal pet trade, have been released into the wild.

Siamang gibbons (Symphalangus syndactylus) are known for their distinctive large throat sacs. But their powerful, haunting voices, used for communication and marking territory, are a blessing and a curse.

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A community group has lodged a legal challenge to controversial plans for a 100-turbine wind farm on a remote island.

The post Group launches Supreme Court bid to block Robbins Island wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of Japan's largest power companies has teamed up with a carbon software provider to help popularise the use of carbon credits in the country, it announced Tuesday.

As floods, fires and storms escalate, it’s time for a body with the expertise and resources to protect people and the planet

In 1859 a Swiss businessman, Jean-Henri Dunant, travelled to northern Italy to discuss his investments in Algeria with the French emperor. The business meeting took place near the site of the battle of Solferino – a key confrontation in the war of Italian independence. Moved by the carnage and the sight of 40,000 wounded soldiers, abandoned on the battlefield, Dunant decided to dedicate his life to bringing humanitarian relief to war zones.

He was surprisingly effective. Thanks to his initiative, in 1863 the Red Cross was established, soon to be joined by the Turkish Red Crescent. In 1864, representatives of the main European powers signed the first Geneva convention “for the amelioration of the condition of the wounded in armies in the field”. In 1867 Dunant declared bankruptcy, his business interests entirely eclipsed by his philanthropic devotion.

Lorenzo Marsili is a philosopher, activist, author and director of the Berggruen Institute Europe

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The New Zealand ETS has started 2024 trading relatively sideways, with much of the gains made in the run-up to last month’s auction sold off.

The latest SunWiz data shows Australia's rooftop solar market growth is showing now signs of slowing – making 2024 the year we must take its role in the energy mix seriously.

The post After a year of smashing records, will 2024 be the year we take rooftop solar seriously? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environmental scientists have warned the practice could be devastating for marine life.

To fully realise Australia's huge rooftop solar potential we must first work out how to manage the three key challenges of people powered energy.

The post How big a share of our electricity needs can rooftop solar provide? It’s complicated appeared first on RenewEconomy.