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Gas company’s approval set aside after Justice Mordecai Bromberg found the regulator did not consult properly with traditional owners

Tiwi Islanders have won a landmark case against drilling for gas by Santos in their traditional waters after complaining that the company failed to consult them about the impact of the project.

On Wednesday, judge Mordecai Bromberg set aside approval for the drilling, part of Santos’s Barossa project and gave Santos two weeks to shut down and remove its rig from the sea north of Melville Island.

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A Danish startup this week unveiled a data-driven model to significantly fast-track voluntary carbon credit issuances.

Korean consortium agrees to develop a green energy export corridor connecting North Queensland and north-east Asia, with plans to export 1 million tonnes a year of green ammonia.

The post Korea Zinc plans 3GW renewable hub in huge Queensland green hydrogen play appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Member states risk weakening the EU ETS with their proposals on how to bring shipping into the scheme, and in the process could reduce the industry’s compliance costs by as much as €20 billion, an environmental NGO has warned.

Two firms have signed a memorandum of understanding worth 2 million tonnes of CO2 removals from bioenergy capture and storage (BECCS) capacity over a five-year period, which they called the "world's biggest" agreement of its kind.

Spain's Gransolar signs EPC contracts to build two solar plants for Lighthouse bp, including one of the largest PV projects built to date in Australia.

The post Gransolar takes bigger bite of solar EPC market with two new projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As Labor's energy minister assures that "Australia is back" on climate action, a major new report details just how far behind we are on meeting key benchmarks.

The post Bowen says “Australia is back” on climate, but it’s also still lagging well behind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

80% of carbon on land in stored in soil. Our new research investigated how erosion transports this carbon to the bottom of lakes, where it’ll never be released into the atmosphere. Alexander Francke, Research Fellow, University of Adelaide Anthony Dosseto, Professor, University of Wollongong Haidee Cadd, Research associate, University of Wollongong Tim Cohen, Associate Professor and ARC Future Fellow, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Leading firms launch a scheme to help black and minority ethnic students get jobs as chemistry researchers.

The Project Assessment Draft Report for the Victoria to NSW Interconnector predicts some confounding outcomes for the project – even before it is built.

The post A VNI West puzzle: What is it about this modelling that looks a bit odd? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A former coal hub, the central Queensland electorate of Flynn, needs government help to train up workers and prepare for a flood of energy transition industries.

The post Australia’s emerging renewables “engine room” needs help to shift from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A coalition of eight European business associations has called on the EU not to limit participation in the bloc’s emissions market, saying that blocking financial institutions from trading EUAs would reduce liquidity, raise the risk of auctions failing and raise costs for industrial companies.

A US-based conservation organisation on Monday announced it has gained funds from President Joe Biden’s administration to help extend the reach of its forest carbon offset programme for small landowners.

Growing fresh produce on the outskirts of a city reduces food miles and increases food security. But the foodbowls next to our our big cities are fast losing their land to urban growth. Nicky Morrison, Professor of Planning and Director of Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University Awais Piracha, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Director Academic Programs, Geography Tourism and Urban Planning, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Danish-based initiative seeking to drive a seven fold increase in installed global offshore wind capacity to 380GW - from 57GW - by 2030.

The post Danish-based alliance seeks seven fold boost to offshore wind to 380GW by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The world's second largest aircraft leasing firm will start offering its airline customers carbon credits in its leasing contracts and plans an initial $53.3 million investment to source carbon credits from cookstove projects.

Aon on Tuesday announced plans to become the first major insurance provider to partner with a project financier to help de-risk nature-based projects vulnerable to fire and other perils.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values declined to a five-year low on Monday afternoon before swiftly rebounding, although sell-side pressure continues to influence the clean fuels market.

A dearth of REDD recent-vintage issuance coupled with news of a slight year-on-year increase in offset retirement levels helped push up nature offset prices over the week, although liquidity remained thin.

New York City's plan to rapidly slash emissions from its buildings will not include a cap-and-trade option, even as a study required by the Big Apple’s climate law showed benefits of adopting such a mechanism, according to municipal government documents.