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title: Australia 'to be punished' for Coalition's climate inaction
description: Australia’s climate inaction has been called out by the former UN Secretary-General, who warned of international punishments for failing to take action.
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# [Australia 'to be punished' for Coalition's climate inaction](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australia-to-be-punished-for-coalitions-climate-inaction)

 Written by [Greenpeace Australia Pacific](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/author/greenpeace-australia-pacific) | Tuesday, 17 August 2021

In today’s news, Australia’s persistent climate inaction under Coalition governments has been called out by the former UN Secretary-General, who has warned of international punishments for failing to take action to limit global heating.

Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy is abandoning plans to frack the Kimberley for gas, just a year after acquiring new exploration acreage.

And one of Australia's rarest mammals, known as a "suicidal reproducer", has been found in a national park south of Gladstone, Queensland, after fears the population had been wiped out by bushfires.

# [Australia slammed for being 'out of step' with other nations on climate change action](https://www.sbs.com.au/news/australia-slammed-for-being-out-of-step-with-other-nations-on-climate-change-action)

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has labelled Australia out of step with comparable countries on climate change action.

# [Forrest dumps Kimberley fracking on climate concerns](https://www.boilingcold.com.au/forrest-dumps-kimberley-fracking-on-climate-concerns/)

Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy is abandoning plans to frack the Kimberley for gas a year after acquiring new exploration acreage, but Squadron's partner may continue the work.

# [Andrew Forrest plans ‘green energy giant’ producing renewable clean hydrogen](https://www.boilingcold.com.au/forrest-dumps-kimberley-fracking-on-climate-concerns/)

Andrew Forrest’s upstart green energy arm has long-term plans to produce 50 million tonnes a year of renewable clean hydrogen, making it equivalent to the output of some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies.

# [World Heritage Area around Gnaraloo Station could house massive green hydrogen project](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-17/gascoyne-green-hydrogen-twiggy-forest-gnaraloo/100366480)

Paul Richardson nearly fell off his chair after opening his mail to find his iconic Gnaraloo Station could be developed into an industrial hub. The station borders a UNESCO World Heritage site and could soon be home to giant wind turbines and solar panels as the push for green hydrogen becomes a reality in Western Australia.

# [Endangered marsupial found surviving in burnt Queensland national park](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-08-17/endangered-marsupial-found-surviving-in-burnt-queensland-forest/100383310)

One of Australia's rarest mammals, known as a "suicidal reproducer", has been found in a national park south of Gladstone, after fears the population had been wiped out by bushfires.

# [‘Paralysis by analysis’: financial sector focused on climate data instead of action, report says](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/17/paralysis-by-analysis-financial-sector-focused-on-climate-data-instead-of-action-report-says)

# The financial world is making the same mistakes regarding climate change as it did with the housing market in the lead-up to the 2008 global financial crisis, a new report warns.

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