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A warming tundra has seen unexpected shifts, raising the alarm about fragile ecosystems and those who rely on them

Scientists studying Arctic plants say the ecosystems that host life in some of the most inhospitable reaches of the planet are changing in unexpected ways in an “early warning sign” for a region upended by climate change.

In four decades, 54 researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities across 45 sites from the Canadian high Arctic to Alaska and Scandinavia. They discovered dramatic shifts in temperatures and growing seasons produced no clear winners or losers. Some regions witnessed large increases in shrubs and grasses and declines in flowering plants – which struggle to grow under the shade created by taller plants.

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The extent of Scotland's mosquito population is being understood thanks to a successful citizen science project.

The broadcaster behaves like Starmer’s government: suppress the left, cave to your critics, and undermine your own survival

It’s no longer even pretending. Last week, the BBC, already the UK’s most prolific censor, instructed the presenter Evan Davis to drop the podcast he hosted in his own time about heat pumps. It was a gentle, wry look at the machines, with no obvious political content. But the BBC, Davis says, saw it as “steering into areas of public controversy”. It should cease forthwith.

So are BBC presenters banned from saying anything controversial? Far from it. Take an article published earlier this year by Justin Webb in the Times. It praised the “political genius” of Donald Trump, suggested that Democrats are now seen as the extremists, and claimed that Trump is widely regarded as “making [America] normal again”. The BBC was fine with that, and complaints about it were rejected.

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New Zealand's national carrier is looking to purchase CO2 removal units to mop up its residual emissions in 2030, it said on Thursday.

AGL installs the first battery units of its biggest storage facility to date, at the site of the shuttered Liddell coal fired power plant.

The post First batteries installed as Liddell’s shuttered coal plant morphs into green energy hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO says there is "no going back" to a baseload and peaking power system, but for the moment prefers spinning machines over battery inverters for system security.

The post “There is no going back:” AEMO bids goodbye to baseload grid and spins high renewable future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BP has warning for Australia on the global competition for green hydrogen, while Fortescue and Acciona weigh in on policy matters.

The post “There is a political war” to attract renewable hydrogen investment – and Australia is losing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gas industry veteran Rick Wilkinson from EnergyQuest on the state of play in the market. Plus: Spain's blackout and election day.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The view from inside the gas industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria says it will be the first state in Australia to legislate a target for non-fossil gas, and is calling for a national scheme.

The post Victoria to legislate “first of its kind” 2035 renewable gas target for industrial use appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Peter Dutton blames Labor for high energy prices. The reality is prices would have gone up with either party in power because of the trap set by coal and gas industry.

The post Is Labor to blame for high energy prices? Or was this the perfect trap set by the fossil fuel industry? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new initiative aims to spur C$100 million ($72 mln) in advanced market commitments by establishing a buyers group for Canadian CO2 removal (CDR) credits.

Two Asia-headquartered firms have formed a strategic partnership to offer project developers easier access to the international voluntary carbon market (VCM).

Analysts have reduced their forecasts for EU carbon allowances, predicting that prices will remain under pressure in the short term as geopolitical tensions, weak industrial activity, and cautious sentiment continue to weigh on the market.

Lower company valuations and a surge in demand for power present a good opportunity to deploy capital into the energy transition, panellists said during a summit Wednesday.

A US cement technology start-up has secured new funding to advance its approach to low-carbon construction materials.

A Paris-headquartered bank and a US-based REDD+ marketing firm announced Wednesday a $50 million initiative for Indigenous- and traditional community-led Amazonian forest conservation projects – the first under a nascent standard.

Edify adds another project to EPBC queue, this time about an agrisolar and battery project that had the planning department curious about the age and sex of the sheep.

The post How old is that sheep? Edify floats another solar and battery project amid reports it is fishing for buyers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Melbourne not-for-profit secures federal government funding to roll out three new community batteries in partnership with a renewables focused retailer.

The post Not-for-profit secures federal funding for three new community batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two California bills that sought to require fossil fuel companies to pay for climate-related damages were withdrawn from scheduled committee hearings this week, halting their progress in the state’s legislature.

The Bahamas and a US-based financial services firm are collaborating on a securitised sovereign blue carbon product based on a sectoral GHG mitigation pledge, which can then be ‘unwrapped’ to claim authorised Paris Agreement Article 6.2 ITMO credits, according to the company’s CEO.