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Australia will fund demonstration Article 6 eligible carbon credit projects in Papua New Guinea as part of the Indo Pacific Carbon Offset Scheme (IPCOS), although the government has said it will only focus on capacity building in the initial phase of the scheme, Carbon Pulse has learned.

The Carbon Policy Officer will lead the implementation of key policy products under the carbon program with the Government of Lao PDR.

Founder of Australian solar and storage developer could walk away with another $60 million after sale of business to Swedish renewables giant.

The post Swedish renewables giant plans rapid Australia expansion after buying out solar developer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We need to upgrade our electricity transmission grid so more price crushing, zero emissions renewable energy projects can be built and connected.

The post Why western Victoria needs – and wants – new transmission lines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Police in Oklahoma responded to a call for a man screaming "help". They were in for a surprise.

Researchers in Germany are investigating the possibility of building wind farms on closed open cast coal mines much sooner than was previously possible.

The post Coal pit to wind farm: Energy giant to fast-track energy makeover for old mine sites appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Major renewable energy projects being delayed by more than 10 years as grid reaches capacity.

Taking Root is looking for a multi-lingual, collaborative and detail-orientated person to join our team as a Planting Design Specialist. This role's primary purpose is to oversee the creation and update of our forest planting designs across Taking Root’s projects.

A Virginia-based improved forest management (IFM) offset project must submit over 100,000 compliance instruments under California's cap-and-trade programme to account for an intentional reversal, according to state data published Wednesday.

WA to fund country's biggest battery - a 2,000MWh facility at the coal town of Collie - as part of a multi-billion budget package supporting renewables and storage.

The post WA to fund Australia’s biggest battery as part of $2.8bn renewable and storage plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Netherlands-based startup has raised €1.2 million in pre-seed funding to help finance its mission to produce carbon-negative food and make factory farming obsolete.

Where there’s fire, there’s smoke – could plumes from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña? New research suggests it’s possible. Martin Jucker, Lecturer in Atmospheric Dynamics, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. In this episode, we discuss possible solutions to the climate crisis. Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University Michael Green, Host + Producer, The Conversation Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Researchers say mosquitoes may be attracted to soap because when not feeding on blood they supplement sugar intake with nectar

Lathering up with soap might seem a reasonable mosquito-evasion strategy on the basis that if they can’t smell you, they can’t bite you.

However, a study suggests that rather than helping you go incognito, soapy fragrances could make you a more attractive target, with mosquitoes favouring the scent of volunteers who washed with three out of four popular soap brands tested.

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The European Commission has launched a partnership with 25 stakeholders across energy-intensive industries to help their workforce adapt to the green transition.

Artist records underground sounds generated by Pando, a huge group of aspens in Utah considered to be a single organism

When it comes to the world’s heaviest living organism, it is a “forest of one tree” that is thought to take the crown. Now a sound expert is listening into the quiet grove in an attempt to hear its secrets.

Known as Pando – Latin for “I spread” – the 47,000 genetically identical quivering aspens in south-central Utah are considered to be a single organism, with the “trees” actually branches thought to be connected by a shared root system.

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Researchers produce a new version of the human genome that could improve medical treatments.

A carbon financier is investing $15 million into post-wildfire restoration projects in the US that are expected to generate carbon credits more valuable than typical afforestation, reforestation and revegetation (ARR) projects.

European carbon extended its gains for a fourth day as traders covered short positions, while commitment of traders data showed that investment funds had built the second-largest net short position since records began.

Heavy thunderstorms cause dangerous driving conditions, blocked roads and damage to homes

Flash flooding in parts of south-west England following torrential rain has led to a major incident being declared in Somerset.

Heavy thunderstorms on Tuesday evening resulted in Devon and Somerset fire and rescue declaring a major incident in the Galhampton, North Cadbury, and South Cadbury areas.

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