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Many farmers in south-western Bangladesh use floating rafts made from invasive water hyacinths to grow vegetables during the monsoon season – when dry land is scarce – to ensure food security in the low-lying country, which has recently been experiencing prolonged floods and waterlogging as a result of the changing climate

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Scotland Yard accuses climate action group of planning harmful and ‘reckless action to obstruct the public on a large scale’

The Metropolitan police have launched a “significant” operation to identify and arrest climate change protesters suspected of planning “reckless and serious” motorway disruption as Cop27 gets under way.

Assistant Commissioner Matt Twist said three people were arrested on Sunday evening who were suspected of planning public disruption. Police were expecting to make more arrests.

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The Pacific island nation of Tonga has appointed a Singapore-headquartered firm as its private sector partner for the study and development of blue carbon projects, it was announced.

Snowy Hydro's interim CEO tells Senate Estimates of the extent of delays and cost over-runs of the massive Snowy 2.0 project.

The post Snowy finally confirms pumped hydro project over budget and behind schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal mines will help Australia meet a COP26 methane pledge but developing countries are gearing up to make loss and damage the cause de jour of COP27.

The post Australia praised for methane reductions, but should be prepared for uncomfortable COP appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian start-up developing long range electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft technology, and another focusing on solar panels on planes have won federal funding.

The post Solar plane and electric vertical take-off and landing technologies win Australian grants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop PV and large scale solar producer nearly 60 per cent of generation for first time, sending grid demand to record low and eating further into coal's lunch.

The post Solar nears 60pct of grid generation for first time, taking biggest bite yet out of coal’s lunch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Analysis examining carbon impact of billionaires’ investments published as Cop27 talks get under way

The super-rich emit greenhouse gases at a level equivalent to the whole of France from their investments in carbon intensive businesses, according to analysis published on the opening of the Cop27 UN climate talks in Egypt.

Examining the carbon impact of the investments of 125 billionaires, the research found they had a collective $2.4tn stake in 183 companies. On average each billionaire’s investment emissions produced 3m tonnes of CO2 a year; a million times more than the average emissions of 2.76 tonnes of CO2 for those living in the bottom 90% of earners. In total the 125 members of the super-rich emitted 393m tonnes of CO2 a year – equivalent to the emissions of France, which has a population of 67 million.

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A group of Egyptian financial organisations has signed a framework agreement to establish what they are calling Africa’s "first" voluntary carbon trading platform.

Australia's ossified institutions may not have the vision to make the changes our energy markets need. For consumers, that would be a terrible tragedy.

The post Electrical storm: Is it time for a reset of Australia’s energy market?  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Supervisory Body for the UN's new crediting mechanism under the Paris Agreement agreed on a "general" set of recommendations for removals at its third meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh on the eve of the COP27 summit.

It's the first Monday of COP27 and the climate talks have officially gotten underway in Sharm el-Sheikh. In our daily running blog, Carbon Pulse will report relevant or useful updates throughout each day.

European countries stand accused of climate hypocrisy as they buy up the world’s fossil fuel resources to secure domestic energy supply.

The post Energy hungry EU must regain the trust of poorer countries at COP27 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The PM will tell world leaders at the COP27 summit to deliver on promises to tackle global warming.

Ex-PM to contrast optimism at Cop26 last year with failures of governments – including UK – to follow through

Boris Johnson will attack the “corrosive cynicism” on net zero that is hampering UK, and global, efforts to tackle the climate crisis, in a speech at the UN Cop27 climate summit on Monday.

In a swipe at members of his own Conservative party, the former UK prime minister will contrast the success and spirit of optimism at Cop26 in Glasgow last November with the failures of governments – including the UK – to follow through on promises since.

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How is it that a technologically advanced society could choose to destroy itself by failing to act to avert a climate catastrophe?

The post A technologically advanced society is destroying itself. It’s fascinating and horrifying to watch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Government guidance would empower consumers, helping them save on bills, says thinktank

A public information campaign to encourage consumers to cut their gas usage this winter could save households nearly £400 and the Treasury £9bn, a study has shown.

An analysis by the cross-party thinktank the Social Market Foundation found that households could save between £250 and £400 a year if a UK campaign similar to Germany’s national energy-awareness drive were launched.

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Why does civil society accept a system that condemns today’s children life on a hostile planet? And what can we do about it? Christopher Wright, Professor of Organisational Studies, University of Sydney Daniel Nyberg, Professor of Management, Newcastle Business School, University of Newcastle Vanessa Bowden, Lecturer, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia now has a target of protecting 30% of its land and sea area. But the challenges of conserving urban biodiversity illustrate why it’s a much more complex task than a simple target suggests. Simon Kilbane, Senior Lecturer, Landscape Architecture, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Guyana is in the process of certifying more than 30 million forest carbon credits, the country’s vice president Bharrat Jagdeo has told local media, a move that could see some of the first verified jurisdictional carbon credits hit the market.