CSIRO survey reveals nationwide attitudes towards the renewables transition

Australia’s national science agency has released a survey on nationwide attitudes towards the renewable energy transition, which reveals that almost nine out of every ten Australians want a faster or moderate transition to clean energy. Many respondents have cited energy affordability, self-reliance and emissions reductions as the top three priorities in this area.

A case brought to Europe’s top human rights court by 2,000 Swiss women has led to a historic ruling that Switzerland has violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change. This ruling is now expected to resonate in court decisions across the world, and to embolden more communities to bring climate cases against governments.

And closer to home, a Senate inquiry into the Middle Arm Industrial Hub in the Northern Territory is continuing, with a mandate to examine public money being spent, probe what the hub will be used for, and scrutinise claims that it will be a climate catastrophe.

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Australians want more renewables faster: survey
The CSIRO’s survey of attitudes towards the renewable energy transition has revealed that almost nine in 10 Australians want a faster or moderate transition to clean energy.

Landmark court ruling finds Switzerland failed its citizens on climate change
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