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Carbon prices rebounded sharply on Monday morning, erasing Friday's losses as the market reacted to an unexpectedly strong auction result, while energy prices fell for a second session after Ukrainian forces made significant advances against Russian occupiers over the weekend.

Around 120 companies have signed up to participate in the pilot phase of Japan’s voluntary carbon market, which begins later this month, according to news reports.

AGL reveals yet another delay in the return to service of the troubled Unit 2 at the Loy Yang A coal generator in Victoria.

The post AGL reveals extended outage at broken Loy Yang coal unit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A year after Indonesia pulled out of its long-standing forest carbon partnership with Norway over delayed payments, the two nations have revived the cooperation in a move that will likely see the Scandinavian country pay for hundreds of millions of tonnes of CO2 from reduced deforestation in recent years.

A California headquartered renewable fuels company has signed a series of supply agreements for Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) with ten airlines for a total value of around $7 billion.

Redflow to work on improving its understanding of the chemistries in its zinc bromine flow battery, and how that can make a safer and longer lasting battery.

The post Redflow to partner with university on extending flow battery capabilities appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Thailand Stock Exchange (SET) has plans to introduce a carbon credit market to encourage the adoption of corporate sustainability goals, the president of SET said in an interview that was published on Monday.

Papua New Guinea officials have signalled the country’s moratorium on REDD+ projects for the voluntary market will last until COP-27 in November at least, when direction is expected to be given on whether the carbon project type will be accepted in Article 6 accounting rules.

Several large companies that profit from market rules governing the issuing of carbon credits to some projects are too lax and the market’s integrity should be improved.

The post ‘Untenable’: Even companies profiting from Australia’s carbon market say system must change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop and distributed solar reaches what appears to be a new record of 72 per cent of demand in W.A., the biggest isolated grid in the world.

The post Rooftop solar reaches 72 per cent of demand in world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We’ve heard all the concerns about switching to electric cars before. But California, a market with many similarities, shows why Australia is well placed to accelerate its transition. Scott Hardman, Professional Researcher, Electric Vehicle Research Center, University of California, Davis Daniel Sperling, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Founding Director, Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, Davis Gil Tal, Director, The Plug-in Hybrid & Electric Vehicle (PH&EV) Research Center, University of California, Davis Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Industry bosses in Germany say high costs are having an impact on vehicle production and sales

Soaring energy costs are threatening the future of the electric car, industry bosses in Germany have warned.

A rise in electricity prices as well as in raw material costs and availability, a chronic shortage of parts, and a widespread reduction in disposable income are having a considerable impact on the production and sales of cars.

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Huge solar and battery project near Goulburn shifts boundary fence to accommodate local community concerns, including nearby resident Angus Taylor.

The post Huge NSW solar and battery project nudges boundary fence to fend off community concerns appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Grid demand in Queensland, Australia's most coal dependent state, hit record low as growing amount of rooftop solar took a big bite out of coal's midday lunch.

The post Grid demand hits record low as rooftop PV takes bigger bite out of coal power’s lunch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EV sales in Australia, and around the world, are hitting new heights, driven largely by Tesla. But MG has returned with an improved sub-$50,000 electric offering.

The post The Driven Podcast: EV interest surges, MG returns to market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Traditional food provenance methods are typically designed to identify one species at a time. So we worked out a new approach, as part of a broader effort to combat seafood fraud and illegal fishing. Zoe Doubleday, Marine Ecologist and ARC Future Fellow, University of South Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

German investor makes first entry into Australian big battery market, with purchase of a 440MWh portfolio.

The post German investor buys 400MWh big battery portfolio in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Should King Charles speak out on climate change, as he has done as prince? Of course he should, says Albanese.

The post Should King Charles speak his mind on climate action, or just ugly buildings? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Words matter. It’s vital terms like ‘crisis’ and ‘calamity’ don’t become rhetorical devices devoid of real content as we argue about what climate action to take. Noel Castree, Professor of Society & Environment, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Every fraction of a degree of global heating avoided makes a difference, here are some reasons for hope

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There is no shortage of things to say about what’s going wrong. The extent of damage caused at 1.2C of global heating since pre-industrial levels is proving greater than was forecast by climate scientists not that long ago.

As discussed last week, the disastrous toll of the historic flooding in Pakistan and heatwaves and droughts across the northern hemisphere summer appear signs of escalation. A peer-reviewed study found several disastrous climate tipping points, including the collapse of Greenland’s ice cap and Gulf Stream currents in the Atlantic Ocean, may now be unavoidable.

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