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If someone has planted a time bomb in your home, you are entitled to dismantle it. The same applies to our planet

The climate struggle has entered a new phase. It is marked by a search for different tactics: something that cannot be so easily ignored, a mode of action that disrupts business-as-usual for real, some way to pull the emergency brake. This search has only just begun, but the signs are there.

In Berlin, half a dozen young climate activists calling themselves ‘The Last Generation’ recently went on a hunger strike, eventually refusing liquids and becoming quite frail before calling the action off. But there are other things than our own bodies that can be shut down. In conjunction with this summer’s Ende Gelände camp against fossil gas, a group calling itself ‘Fridays for sabotage’ claimed responsibility for rupturing a piece of gas infrastructure and urged the movement to embrace this tactic: ‘There are many places of destruction, but just as many places of possible resistance.’ This followed the development of a veritable archipelago of forest occupations in Germany, some of which have damaged equipment for coal extraction.

Andreas Malm is a scholar of human ecology at Lund University

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Nations most at risk warn countries such as Australia they will lose out economically if they do not raise targets

Some of the countries most vulnerable to climate breakdown have called on the UN and the UK and other countries who want to lead the climate fight to help them ensure high emitters upgrade their carbon targets, as called for at the Cop26 summit.

They added that countries such as Australia, which has refused to embrace strong carbon-cutting targets, would lose out economically.

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Kokam to build a big battery in Tahiti that will displace diesel and help the island territory reach its 75 per cent renewables target.

The post Big battery to displace diesel and help Tahiti leap to 75 per cent renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Analysts have compiled and released for the first time a list of CO2 emissions from 100 listed Chinese companies, dominated by a group of power companies each releasing hundreds of millions of tonnes into the atmosphere every year.

French oil major TotalEnergies has committed to participating in developing a large-scale soil carbon project in Australia, and to apply Aboriginal fire management techniques to offset schemes in sub-Saharan Africa, it announced Thursday.

China’s State Council has set up a 200-billion yuan ($31.4 bln) lending facility aimed at improving coal production and consumption efficiency.

Greenpeace says 3,900 tonnes of neonicotinoids were due to leave EU and UK in three months after ban

Thousands of tonnes of pesticides that seriously harm bees are being exported from the EU despite a ban on their outdoor use within the bloc.

Data obtained by Unearthed, the investigative arm of Greenpeace, shows that 3,900 tonnes of banned neonicotinoid pesticides were destined to leave the EU and UK for low- and middle-income nations with weaker environmental regulations in the three months after the ban came into force.

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Tesla posts video about cool things that battery inverters can do, including ability to mimic rotating machines and smooth way for kicking fossil fuels out of the grid.

The post Video: Tesla shows how batteries can kick fossil fuels out of the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Proposed amendments to WA Land Administration Act would introduce a new, more flexible form of land tenure to pave way for giga-scale renewables.

The post Land law changes proposed to open up “millions of hectares” for huge green hydrogen plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The one-year-old calf succumbed to its injuries two days after being rescued by Indonesian villagers.

Snowy Hydro delivered larger profits despite higher energy market volatility, allowing managing director Paul Broad to take home a $1.09 million bonus.

The post Snowy boosts profits, and executive bonuses, as it cashes in on volatile markets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis finds no evidence Australia will achieve a "projected" 35 per cent cut in emissions by 2030, and even the official Paris targets are in doubt.

The post Why Morrison and Taylor won’t “meet and beat” their 2030 emissions target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dive into the world of ‘ones-and-zeros’ to find out how they can help grow your business, with Warwick Johnston from Sunwiz.

The post Great Solar Business Podcast: How to use data to streamline your solar business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans for a massive 6000MW green hydrogen export production facility in South Australia have been unveiled.

The post Massive 6,000MW wind and solar hub proposed in S.A. for green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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South Australia sets new global benchmark for renewables as fossil fuel generation hits record low, and wind output a record high.

The post South Australia takes another big leap towards 100 per cent wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Over decades, correspondent David Shukman has seen climate change become our most important issue.

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Year-to-date CO2 output under the RGGI cap-and-trade system exceeded allowance holdings by compliance entities during the third quarter, while higher trade volumes and open interest were associated with more speculators in the market, according to a report published Wednesday.