Driving on sunshine must accelerate as sunshine state reveals clean energy plans

The federal government has put fuel efficiency standards on the table in its National EV Strategy discussion paper just released, but with cars and light commercial vehicles accounting for 60 per cent of all transport emissions, we must act now to hit the brakes on Australia’s emissions. 

Up in the sunshine state, the Queensland government has announced a landmark 10-year $62 billion energy plan to create a clean grid of solar, wind, and hydroelectric power and end the state’s reliance on coal-fired power by 2035. 

And Atlassian co-founder and AGL’s largest shareholder Mike Cannon-Brookes is backing four new members to the board of Australia’s biggest climate polluter in a bid to transform the company ahead of its looming strategic review. 

Changes needed to drive electric car use

The government released its National Electric Vehicle Strategy discussion paper on Wednesday, which includes fuel efficiency standards and consumer incentives, but hasn’t put a timeline on when any changes would come into effect.

Queensland government pledges to end reliance on coal-fired power by 2035

Queensland will end its reliance on coal-fired power by 2035 under a 10-year $62 billion energy plan to create a clean “super-grid” of solar, wind and hydroelectric power.

Mike Cannon-Brookes to back new AGL board members in bid to clean up climate polluter

Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes will back four new members to the board of AGL, including Kerry Schott, the former chair of the Energy Security Board, Prof John Pollears, CSR board member, Christine Holman, and solar energy veteran, Mark Twidell.

‘Sad and distressing’: massive numbers of bird deaths in Australian heatwaves reveal a profound loss is looming

A new CSIRO study found birds died at a rate three times greater during a very hot summer compared to a mild summer and under a pessimistic emissions scenario, just 11 per cent of birds at the sites studied would survive.

Australian asks UN for livestock standards

An Australian expert will use a speech to the United Nations to demand global sustainability standards for livestock producers as part of a session examining how to reduce carbon emissions from meat production.