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Australia has announced it will soon ban the domestic trade of ivory and rhino horn to curb "back-door" trading.

Victoria and New South Wales are facing the prospect of major summer blackouts, unless additional energy supplies are secured.

The WWF said it was "very unlikely" that pollution reduction targets would be met without new laws.

New Zealand carbon allowances are holding steady well above NZ$24 after the minor bull run earlier this month amid sound demand, although the contract has some way to go before it is back above the fixed price option level.

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‘Microseismic event’ measuring 1.55ML on Richter scale stops Preston New Road operations

Cuadrilla was forced to halt fracking at its shale gas site near Blackpool in Lancashire on Wednesday night after triggering the largest tremor recorded at the location.

The tremor closed down operations at the Preston New Road site shortly after it was detected at 8.46pm.

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The robot, named Fedor, will perform daily tasks during its 10 days on the International Space Station.

The World Health Organization says its findings are based on the "limited information" available.

A strict conservation programme is helping protect the tiny country’s marine ecosystems, despite the growing threat of steadily warming waters

Why Belize is a world leader in protecting the ocean

All photographs by Tony Rath

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State renewable energy targets have been driving energy investment in Australia. 'Where and when' the generation and transmission build occurs varies substantially under a national approach. Scott Hamilton, Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne Changlong Wang, Researcher, The Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne Roger Dargaville, Senior lecturer, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The city has been on stage-one water restrictions since May, and the outlook for spring is for more dry conditions

Sydney’s dam storage levels have dropped below 50% for the first time in more than a decade.

Storages dropped to 49.7% on Thursday, a 0.4% decline on the previous week.

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Two separate research analyses have outlined the ways onshore wind generation and rooftop solar could supply all or much of Europe’s electricity needs.

The post How wind and rooftop solar could meet most of EU electricity needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Windlab seeks answers from AEMO after market operator suggested Kennedy wind-solar-battery project may be delayed another two years.

The post Windlab disputes AEMO 2-year delay for Kennedy wind-solar-storage hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable energy is creating jobs and reducing costs and emissions for isolated and remote Indigenous communities in Queensland’s far North.

The post Renewable solution reaches remote Indigenous communities appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Slavko’s strong leadership and extensive experience across all business lines will underpin ABB’s growth momentum in Australia.

The post Slavko Planinic appointed Country Managing Director and Head of Industrial Automation for ABB in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scathing report says Tory governments have held back progress on clean energy goals

The government should discourage personal vehicle use and reward energy-efficient homebuilding to meet its legally binding target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, MPs have said

In a scathing parliamentary report, the cross-party science and technology select committee said recent Conservative governments have promised more but done less on the climate crisis, which has left several gaping policy holes that need to be filled.

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There are tens of thousands of pythons in the Florida wild, attacking animals and damaging ecosystems – and the quest to stop them has become a collective crusade

On a Thursday afternoon in St Petersburg, Florida, Beth Koehler crouches over a cairn terrier named Ginger, trimming intently as fur collects around her feet. On Koehler’s arm is a scratch – red, jagged and freshly acquired, though not in the way one might expect of a dog groomer.

“There was no way I could pin the head,” Koehler says, referring to the snake that was partly responsible. She had grabbed hold however she could, which made it “pissed”: “It decided to coil up and just throw itself at me.” Startled, Koehler had fallen backwards, cutting herself on a vine – an injury far preferable to the bite of a Burmese python.

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Origin sees future as decentralised and digitised, and focused on solar, storage and "connected" customers. But how to maintain profit margins and beat off new rivals like Shell?

The post Origin reveals energy market struggles as Shell looms large appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RES Group's 200MW solar and storage project proposed for NSW Riverina region wins development consent from state planning department.

The post NSW gives green light to 200MW Avonlie solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland Labor gearing up to criminalise activism is only a taste of the kind of intimidation that’s likely to come

“Even though I was the one who had been assaulted, I was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. […] I will never forgive or forget what came next. I was ‘verballed’ by the police who manufactured the most incredible statements about the whole thing.”

That was Peter Beattie, who would later become ALP premier of Queensland, detailing his treatment by police during anti-apartheid protests against the South African rugby team in July 1971.

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