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New report lays out dire situation facing the most imperiled rivers but environmental activists say situation is salvable

Dams, mining, factory farms and global heating are among the gravest threats facing America’s endangered rivers, according to a new report.

The Snake River in the Pacific north-west is ranked the most endangered US river of 2021, where salmon runs are on the brink of extinction because of four federal dams obstructing the free flow of water, according to American Rivers’ annual report.

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Rules and regulations that are relics of last century’s energy grid are getting in the way of infrastructure that could deliver new renewable generation into the system.

The post Transmission should be generators’ business, if only market bodies allowed it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A 600MW solar project recently signed up to a power purchase agreement in Saudi Arabia has locked in a record low price of just over $US10/MWh ($A13/MWh).

The post Saudi solar plant locks in new record low price for power: 1.04c/kWh appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list the Coastal swamp sclerophyll forests of south-eastern Australia as a threatened ecological community. Consultation closes on 12 May 2021.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list the Lowland Tropical Rainforest of the Wet Tropics Bioregion as a threatened ecological community. Consultation closes on 19 May 2021

In flood-ravaged Dili, COVID-19 restrictions were abandoned as the disaster unfolded. But it means an already escalating pandemic situation may spiral out of control. Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, The University of Melbourne Brendan Duffy, Fellow in Structural Geology and Tectonics, The University of Melbourne Claire Vincent, Lecturer in Atmospheric Science, The University of Melbourne Ian Rutherfurd, Professor in Geography, The University of Melbourne Januka Attanayake, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Lisa Palmer, Associate Professor, School of Geography, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The so-called “polluter elite” must change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, a report says.

Coca-Cola Amatil joins the global RE100 renewable energy initiative.

The post Coca-Cola Amatil joins RE100 – will go 100% renewable in 6 countries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new "crypto climate accord" wants to clean up Bitcoin. But the calls for government regulation, bans and taxation are growing.

The post Can cryptocurrency be justified in a climate catastrophe? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list Pseudophryne dendyi (Dendy’s Toadlet). Consultation closes on 28 May 2021.

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Environmental groups condemn plan to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed nuclear station in two years’ time

Japan is to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea, the government has said, a decision that is likely to anger neighbouring countries and local fishers.

Official confirmation of the move, which came more than a decade after the nuclear disaster, will also deal another blow to the fishing industry in Fukushima, which has opposed the measure for years.

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Two of the world’s largest investment firms have teamed up to fund next-generation solutions to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The makers of the Bafta-winning documentary want to preserve the underwater ecosystem it features.

UK developer seeks to clear the first environmental hurdle for plans to build a $1 billion wind farm in WA waters south of Perth.

The post UK developer proposes $1 billion offshore wind farm for Western Australia waters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Virginia’s revised RGGI-modelled cap-and-trade rule should be invalidated because the programme represents an illegal tax, while tweaks to the regulation finalised last year failed to adhere to administrative requirements and went beyond legislative intent, according to a brief filed by an industry group last week.

Canadian emissions inched higher in 2019 on the back of rising Alberta GHGs and steady output from the transportation and oil and gas sectors, coinciding with the start of Ottawa’s federal ‘backstop’ CO2 levy and output-based pricing system, government data published on Monday showed.

The New York State Pension Fund will immediately divest of equity and debt associated with seven companies in its portfolio and cease new investments in companies with oil sands exposure after announcing a net zero target last year, the fund said Monday.

This position will develop, coordinate, and implement corporate engagements across Canada that will deliver against our conservation, funding and brand awareness goals. The preferred location is Toronto or Ottawa.

At bp, we are now looking for a lawyer to support bp Trading & Shipping (T&S), bp’s energy trading and shipping business, in respect of its power trading business and some of its low carbon, natural gas and bio gas trading businesses.