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Mr Brown, known as the Berlin patient, was cured after a bone marrow transplant to treat leukaemia.

The annual photography competition devoted to close-up, macro and micro shots has announced its winning image, taken by Galice Hoarau, a French professor of marine molecular ecology. His night-time shot of an eel larva won CUPOTY, and was chosen from more than 6,000 entries from 52 countries. Here is a selection of the best

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Turnbull says there is no such thing as cheap gas on the east coast of Australia, because of the cost of getting it out of the ground.

The post Turnbull says gas is “bonkers”, Australia may have to face frontier carbon taxes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Former UK climate minister John Gummer says Australian politicians still haven't accepted that climate change is happening and that they have a responsibility to act. 

The post “Australia is not an exception:” Gummer slams climate go-slow in Canberra appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Victorian Government is helping local businesses use more renewable energy technologies that reduce electricity costs, create jobs and support clean power.

The post Bringing clean energy to regional Victorian communities appeared first on RenewEconomy.

S.A-based Green Gold Energy reveals plans for two new solar farms totalling more than 300MW in south east region of state.

The post Plans revealed for two new big solar farms in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL today announced it had completed the acquisition of Click Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX-listed amaysim Australia Limited, for $115 million

The post AGL finalises acquisition of Click Energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulator finalises "light touch" changes to market rules that will prevent wind and solar dropping capacity with no notice when prices go negative.

The post Regulator seeks quick fix to stop wind and solar farms ducking out of market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pledges are made to distract and placate us - but at this years UN biodiversity summit public anger cannot be extinguished

It’s the hope I can’t stand. Every few years, governments gather to make solemn promises about the action they will take to defend the living world, then break them before the ink is dry. Today, at the virtual UN summit on biodiversity, they will move themselves to tears with the thought of the grand things they will do, then turn off their computers and sign another mining lease.

Ten years ago, at the last summit, world leaders made a similar set of “inspirational” promises. Analysis published a fortnight ago showed that, of the 20 pledges agreed at Nagoya in Japan in 2010, not one has been met. The collapse of wildlife populations and our life-support systems has continued unabated: the world has now lost 68% of its wild vertebrates since 1970. It sounds brutal to say that these meetings are a total waste of time. But this is a generous assessment. By creating a false impression of progress, by assuaging fear and fobbing us off, these summits are a means not of accelerating action but thwarting it.

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NSW energy minister Matt Kean breaks ranks with federal Liberal party colleagues, saying clean energy, not gas, is key to long term Australian prosperity.

The post NSW energy minister says ‘the business case for gas is on the clock’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla has been putting prototypes of its energy dense, high nickel 4680 cells into vehicles for some months, Elon Musk says.

The post Tesla has been using high-energy nickel 4680 batteries for months appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Zibelman says renewables share will approach 70 per cent "regularly" by 2030, but engineering and economics has and will cut through the politics.

The post “We cut through the politics:” Zibelman says rapid transition to renewables “not a choice” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ESB chair Kerry Schott on why new market design will take grid beyond "engineers in brown cardigans" and governments that "buggerise around".

The post “We are headed for step change:” ESB’s Kerry Schott on new market design appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand has released its NZU auctioning schedule for 2021, confirming that the first ever allowance sale will be held next March.

NSW Independent Planning Commission approves massive Narrabri Gas Project, rejecting concerns of the environment and cost impacts of the project.

The post Massive Narrabri gas project approved, despite concerns over cost and pollution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ACT Labor pledges to build a 250MW 'Big Canberra Battery', through a 'distributed network of batteries' if re-elected in October.

The post ACT Labor pledges to build battery ‘bigger than Hornsdale’ in Canberra appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We are failing to harness the many benefits plants can provide, say scientists.

**THIS IS A FREE ARTICLE** – The fifth instalment of the premier annual environmental markets conference is back with a stellar virtual line-up, examining how EU climate ambition weighs against the COVID-19 pandemic and why carbon is a key commodity for investors to watch over the next decade.

Scientists explain how the biggest deep-sea study of two marine parks led to exciting discoveries.