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The Prince of Wales tells the BBC he sympathises with protesters - but any action must be constructive.

Exclusive: executives demand meaningful action to protect ecosystems as UN biodiversity summit opens

World leaders must do more to prevent the destruction of nature, business leaders have warned before a summit in China that aims to draw up a draft UN agreement for biodiversity.

In an open letter, the chief executives of Unilever, H&M and nine other companies have called on governments to take meaningful action on mass extinctions of wildlife and the collapse of ecosystems or risk “a dead planet”.

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The Business Council and the Murdoch media come out in support of the green transition, but they can't sway the ideological monster they created.

The post Not even the BCA or Murdoch papers can divert Taylor from his love of gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Huawei to announce joint actions across the energy and ICT industry chain to unlock green energy potential for a low-carbon smart society.

The post Huawei Global Digital Power Summit 2021 set to open on October 16 in Dubai appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria Big Battery sets new benchmark for a battery charge and discharge as it continues to ramp up testing.

The post Victoria Big Battery sets Australian output record as it ramps up testing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Japan’s environment ministry has agreed to co-fund a demonstration project that will see green hydrogen produced in Australia transported to and utilised in Indonesia, where it will earn carbon credits under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM).

FFI and Incitec Pivot plan biggest green ammonia facility in Australia, replacing gas with product fuelled by wind and solar.

The post Fortescue plans Australia’s first major green ammonia plant near Brisbane appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has invested A$15 million ($11 mln) in trading platform Xpansiv to help build infrastructure for Australia’s voluntary offset market, ahead of the exchange launching an ACCU contract in the first half of 2022.

The Morrison government's push for more fracking in the Beetaloo Basin could leave the NT government with a staggering $22 billion carbon offset bill.

The post ‘Gas led recovery’ could leave NT taxpayers with a $22 billion offset bill, Reputex finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Even by the standards of the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA), the new report published by the country’s most influential coal lobby on the subject of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) is jiggery-pokery of the highest order. Why would a mining industry body promote SMRs? After mining for some years — or at most decades — […]

The post Small nuclear reactors, huge costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Shortfall strategies and voluntary demand are having an interesting impact on the LGC market, while lockdowns impacted PV installations and STCs.

The post Renewable energy market report: Lockdowns, bottlenecks and voluntary demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Research in Scotland shows electromagnetism mesmerises crabs and causes biological changes that could alter migration

Underwater power cables mesmerise brown crabs and cause biological changes that could affect their migration habits, scientists have discovered.

The cables for offshore renewable energy emit an electromagnetic field that attracts the crabs and causes them to stay where they are.

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Tourists flock to California’s famous sequoia trees, but wildfires are threatening their existence.

More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity has been registered in the past three months, but number of new committed projects has slowed.

The post More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage registered in last three months appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A large majority of participants in Australia’s carbon offset market expect ACCU prices to be A$40 or higher in 2030, according to a survey published Monday, despite the government continuing to fend off any proposals to strengthen the country’s climate policy.

Australia may be banking on a "gas-led recovery", but most other major economies are looking the other way.

The post As Australia plots “gas-led” recovery, UK decides that gas is next fossil to go appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Offsetting may be controversial, but we need it to reduce emissions. Here’s how it can be done with integrity. Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Polar Zero exhibition in Glasgow features sculpture encasing air extracted from start of Industrial Revolution

An ampoule of Antarctic air from the year 1765 forms the centrepiece of a new exhibition that reveals the hidden histories contained in polar ice to visitors attending the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow.

The artist Wayne Binitie has spent the past five years undertaking an extraordinary collaboration with scientists of the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), who drill, analyse and preserve cylinders of ice from deep in the ice sheet that record past climate change.

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The tax concession scheme specifically excludes ‘prospecting, exploring or drilling activities’ but the company claims new well is clearly for R&D

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The federal government gave a $5m tax incentive to a Liberal-linked gas company exploring the Beetaloo Basin using a scheme that specifically prohibits “prospecting, exploring or drilling activities”.

The Morrison government’s award of a different grant to Empire Energy, a company hoping to frack in the Northern Territory, has been the subject of scrutiny through a Senate inquiry in recent months. Empire received $21m from a $50m grant program that forms part of its gas-led recovery.”

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BBC Springwatch presenter says car set alight and gate burned down at New Forest property

The BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham has said he will carry on his activism after an arson attack on his home.

Packham said arsonists set fire to a car and burned down the gate to his property, in full view of his CCTV cameras. Hampshire constabulary said it was investigating the fire.

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