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A group of 45 healthy, young volunteers in Seattle will be given the experimental jab.

A vital knowledge gap about England’s environment has been uncovered by soil campaigners.

Two oil rigs which had been owned by Diamond Offshore ended up being scrapped on a beach in India.

China’s industrial output fell 13.5% over January and February, the government said Monday, underpinning estimates that its emissions have been dented in the short term, while rapid COVID-19 spread in Europe and the US may slow China’s expected CO2-intensive recovery.

Independent Australian lawmaker Zali Steggall will delay the introduction of her climate bill scheduled for next week to leave the government room to focus on battling the COVID-19 virus.

The Carbon Market Institute has postponed its annual Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit as a precaution amid the COVID-19 virus spread, it announced Monday.

Exclusive: conservation groups say weather extremes putting strain on resources and taking toll on wildlife

Last year was one of the worst in recent times for both flooding and drought in England, a study has found.

There were more than 5,600 flood warnings in England in 2019, more than in any of the last 15 years except 2012. Groundwater levels were lower than normal in 25 areas, more than in any year since comparable records began in 2006.

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NSW net zero plan clears path for up to 17.7GW of new wind, solar and storage capacity in three separate renewable energy zones.

The post NSW clears path for 17GW wind, solar and storage capacity with new renewable zones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Demand for carbon offset credits is set to rise as governments and businesses seek to make good on pledges to achieve net zero emissions in the future, but the market itself will also change dramatically, according to experts.

More key clean energy conference and seminars postponed due to virus, with key COAG meeting now likely to be held via video-link.

The post More clean energy and climate events hit by Coronavirus, COAG may choose video appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The lack of progress by governments in reducing global emissions means bold solutions across multiple fronts are now needed. David Blair, Emeritus Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, OzGrav, University of Western Australia Bruce Hobbs, CSIRO David Franklin Treagust, John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Professor of Science Education, Curtin University Malcolm McCulloch, Professor, University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A senior Queensland bureaucrat will take on the leadership of the chief energy market rulemaker, as the new chief executive of the AEMC.

The post AEMC appoints Queensland energy bureaucrat Benn Barr as new chief executive appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Photographer Andrew Newey has documented the lives of the Changpa nomads and the threat to Cashmere wool.

Few scientists think climate change will cause society to collapse any time soon - but some people are getting ready anyway.

Evidence of past underwater landslides suggests giant waves probably hit the British territory.

Infigen says revenue from new battery offsets impact of huge reduction in wind output caused by severing of the main transmission link to South Australia.

The post Infigen says new big battery offsets huge losses from wind farm shut-down appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Contracting group says dispute over who should carry the cost of delays at the biggest solar farm in NSW could head to arbitration.

The post Decmil threatens further action over Sunraysia solar farm dispute appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers expected to find koalas killed by the fires. But they were heartbroken to find those that died afterwards from starvation, thirst or injury. Romane H. Cristescu, Posdoc in Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Celine Frere, Senior lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Our research into 45 years of print coverage of key initiatives for Indigenous self-determination reveals that black perspectives are rarely presented as legitimate

Ever since Captain James Cook evaded British instructions to take possession of the continent now known as Australia “with the consent of the natives”, the interests of settlers have dominated media reporting on Aboriginal people.

Our new research analysing 45 years of print media reporting of Aboriginal initiatives for self-determination has found that media have systematically and substantially failed – if not undermined and denied – Aboriginal aspirations for self-determination and for enduring political settlements.

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Endangered species have lost up to 82% of their habitat but Environment Protection Authority says logging of unburnt forest is legal

The NSW Forestry Corporation has continued to log unburnt forest that is habitat for some of the most imperilled species in the aftermath of the state’s bushfire crisis.

Logging operations have continued in the Styx River state forest on the north coast that is now remnant habitat for endangered species including the greater glider and the Hastings River mouse.

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