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Bursa Malaysia’s new carbon trading platform, Bursa Carbon Exchange (BCX), completed its first carbon credit auction on Thursday, which saw domestic buyers purchase all the available 150,000 Verra-registered carbon credits, the stock exchange announced.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs, including a damselfly, turtle hatchling and beached manta rays

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Exclusive: rare purple organism preys on trapdoor spider in behaviour reminiscent of its ‘zombie’ relatives that feature in apocalyptic TV show The Last of Us

Scientists believe they have discovered a new parasitic fungus which preys on trapdoor spiders in Brazil’s Atlantic rainforest.

The rare organism, which is purple, belongs to a group of fungi that infect invertebrates and take over the host. A closeup image shows the fungus wrapped around the body of a trapdoor spider, poking out of the burrow from which the arachnid grabs insects.

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A major foresty company in Japan has teamed up with a leading telecommunications company to develop a cloud-based data platform exclusively for forest carbon credits, with a demonstration project set to be launched in April this year.

Indonesia can avoid up to $3.8 trillion in investment requirements and achieve an earlier peak in its emissions if it targets net zero emissions by 2050 instead of its current goal to reach it ten years later, provided it prioritises low-cost renewable energy over costlier alternatives, a report released on Friday has found.

VIDEO: Refurbished wind turbine blades make their way to 7+MW microgrid, where they will help power a garnet mine and local community.

The post Preloved wind turbines from Netherlands help power remote mine in Australian outback appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Owner of biggest solar farm in Australia says industry is being battered by rising costs for both PV modules and battery storage. But it's not all bad news.

The post How solar and storage developers got their market forecasts completely wrong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As the world waits with bated breath for the release of the latest UN climate report, let’s take a fresh look at the IPCC. What can we expect from the Synthesis Report on Monday evening? Nerilie Abram, Chief Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes; Deputy Director for the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Verdant Earth takes first step in latest bid to convert Redbank coal plant into a wood waste-fuelled power station – and green groups are not happy.

The post Green group wages war against renewed bid to convert coal plant to woody biomass appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Acen Australia CEO Anton Rohner talks solar and storage after opening Australia’s biggest solar farm, and the controversy over Tasmania wind project.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: What price solar and storage? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's trade partners - China, US, India, Japan and the EU – are making strategic public interventions at massive scale. Australia must act or lose out.

The post EU piles pressure on Australia to seize once-in-a-century cleantech opportunity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A London-based sustainable investment provider has closed its Blue Ocean Fund at €170 million, making it the world’s largest VC fund focused on the regeneration of ocean health.

A new report on rural homelessness reveals low funding has left rough sleepers relying on goodwill.

What can be done to protect coastal communities at risk of being swallowed up by the sea?

Energy demand is not an insatiable beast. There are a number of actions we can take to drive down our fossil gas consumption quickly.

The post Does southern Australia really need more gas? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Study finds replacing 80% of town's gas power supply with a mix of solar and battery storage could deliver lifetime savings in the hundreds of millions.

The post How switching out fossil gas for renewables could save this town $321 million appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Curtailing the inefficient use of gas to heat our homes will help bridge the supply issue expected in 2027

According to the Australian Energy Market Operator (Aemo), Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania are likely to be facing shortages of gas by 2027. Furthermore, shortages are possible as soon as this winter if we experience a severe and widespread cold snap across those states.

We shouldn’t be here, but we have a path out of this problem.

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Landmark report urges overhaul of wasteful water practices around world on eve of crucial UN summit

The world is facing an imminent water crisis, with demand expected to outstrip the supply of fresh water by 40% by the end of this decade, experts have said on the eve of a crucial UN water summit.

Governments must urgently stop subsidising the extraction and overuse of water through misdirected agricultural subsidies, and industries from mining to manufacturing must be made to overhaul their wasteful practices, according to a landmark report on the economics of water.

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If the government is serious about cost-of-living relief and climate action, a bold plan to electrify Australian households is essential for May’s budget.

The post Families need one stop shop, and budget support, to kick fossil fuels out of home appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewables hit record output in NSW as state swelters in Autumn heatwave, although supplies got tight in the evening peak.

The post Renewables set new record output as NSW swelters in Autumn heatwave appeared first on RenewEconomy.