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A viable investment case for near-zero emission steel projects is within reach in Europe and North America, opening up the possibility to put the steel sector on a Paris-aligned emissions pathway by 2030, according to a report released on Wednesday.

Authority given permission to challenge high court ruling in favour of landowner

Wild camping may once again be allowed on Dartmoor, after the national park was granted permission to appeal against a decision to ban it.

Alexander Darwall, who bought 1,620 hectares (4,000 acres) of the national park in 2013, took the park authority to the high court last year, arguing that the right to wild camp without a landowner’s permission never existed. In January, a judge ruled in his favour, ending the decades-long assumption that wild camping was allowed.

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Tony Gingiss, chief operating officer at the rocket firm, tells staff they "deserved better".

It is hoped a digital map of power cables, gas pipes and sewers will help avoid accidents.

Companies with industrial operations in Australia have announced new investment in decarbonisation tech following the passage of the strengthened Safeguard Mechanism through parliament, while the Western Australian EPA has published its final GHG guidance for heavy emitters.

These invasive ants are coming for your lifestyle – no more barbecues or sports grounds, no more tiny animals or native ants or nature!

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Massive 1.65GW offshore wind project gets jump on its NSW Hunter zone competitors, taking first step on environmental approvals.

The post Hunter offshore wind project gets cracking on environmental approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Windlab says Apple's exit from major wind project is due to a milestone miss, others suggest blowback from a stark public environment report.

The post Apple pulls out of off take deal for Andrew Forrest wind project in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Marine Conservation Society calls for better regulation of how north-east Atlantic mackerel is caught as stocks decline

Mackerel populations are declining because of overfishing and the fish no longer a sustainable food choice, the Marine Conservation Society has said in its new UK guide to sustainable seafood.

North-east Atlantic mackerel has been considered an environmentally-friendly choice for consumers since before 2011, but the species has become increasingly scarce and now experts are calling for more regulation over how its caught.

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Australia's biggest solar farm has completed the installation of one million panels, and will shortly reach full production.

The post One million PV panels: Construction complete on Australia’s biggest solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Analysis by Wood Mackenzie finds Tesla falling well short of its Solar Roof installation targets, and warns other BIPV products may take the lead in US.

The post Tesla misses Solar Roof installation targets – by a long, long way appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian carbon credit provider has launched an online platform specifically catering for smaller volume transactions, in a bid to provide organisations with lower carbon footprints access to high quality credits.

Levels of fine particle pollution and mercury are up in Victoria and NSW, while Queensland tops the lists for all emissions.

The post Australian coal plants are producing less power, but more toxic pollution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield announces "first of many" renewable projects in Australia – a 400MW Queensland wind farm with a co-located battery.

The post Brookfield kicks off Australian renewables splurge with 400MW wind farm and battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oil companies shouldn’t lose sight of the long-term implications for their business models of an eventual peak in fossil fuel demand, despite their citing of energy security concerns and record-high profits on the back of high energy prices prompting sentiment to maintain robust oil and gas production levels, analysts have told Carbon Pulse.

One of Australia’s “Big Four” banks has tokenised Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) and issued it as a stablecoin on the blockchain as part of a pilot run with a carbon credit tech company.

Gerard Rennick met with scorn, derision and plenty of corrections over viral tweet and claim that scientists are ‘cancelling gravity’

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An Australian senator has attempted to undermine the entire theory of the greenhouse effect with a bizarre viral claim that scientists have been ignoring gravity’s role in heating the planet.

The tweet from the Queensland senator Gerard Rennick, a member of the conservative Liberal National party of Queensland which is part of the main opposition Coalition, has gone viral this week and has been met with scorn, derision and plenty of corrections from high-profile climate scientists.

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Goldman Sachs report forecasts combined capacity from China solar and wind will far outstrip the government’s current 2030 target of 1.2TWh.

The post China on track to triple its terawatt-scale wind and solar target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The role is new and will be the first hire in DelAgua’s carbon sales team, presenting an opportunity for the successful candidate to shape a key contributor to DelAgua’s future. The successful candidate will be expected to monetize and trade the company’s carbon assets through different sales channels.