Electric vehicles will become more affordable and government fleets will go green after members of the crossbench struck a deal to pass a Labor bill to phase out public support for hybrid vehicles. This will help make EVs cheaper in Australia, and also more widely available on the second-hand market. After the announcement, Greenpeace called on parliament to go a step further by legislating tougher fuel efficiency standards. “While the world is racing ahead in the adoption of electric vehicles, in Australia this year only 3.39% of new vehicle sales were fully electric,” said Greenpeace senior campaigner Lindsay Soutar.
The latest biannual State of the Climate report, released through both the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO, shows that Australia is continuing to warm. Extreme heat days continue to become more frequent, fire danger continues to ramp up and sea levels will keep rising.
With the Victorian state election coming up, Gen Z Victorians are now making up 10% of the state’s voter base, with over 435,000 people between the ages of 18-24 registered to vote. This is the largest number of all age demographics in Victoria. Political parties have turned to newer, youth-oriented platforms like TikTok to campaign.
EV’s to become cheaper in Australia, Greenpeace demands more
Electric vehicles will become cheaper and government fleets will go green after members of the crossbench struck a deal to pass a Labor bill to phase out public support for hybrid vehicles. This will help make EVs cheaper in Australia, and also more widely available on the second-hand market. After the announcement, Greenpeace said parliament should go a step further by legislating tougher fuel efficiency standards.
“While the world is racing ahead in the adoption of electric vehicles, in Australia this year only 3.39% of new vehicle sales were fully electric,” said Greenpeace senior campaigner Lindsay Soutar.
Australia will keep heating up
The latest biannual State of the Climate report, released through both the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO, shows that Australia is continuing to warm. Extreme heat days continue to become more frequent, fire danger continues to ramp up and sea levels will keep rising.
Gen Z Victorians have more voting power than ever before
Gen Z Victorians are now making up 10% of the state’s voter base, with 437,735 people between the ages of 18-24 registered to vote. This is the largest number of all age demographics in Victoria. Political parties have turned to newer, youth-oriented platforms like TikTok to campaign.
Mercedes-benz sued over diesel emissions cover-up
A class action in the Victorian supreme court against car company Mercedes-Benz is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages over the alleged use of “cheat devices” to manipulate diesel emissions. Compensation law firm Gerard Malouf and Partners will argue the devices manipulated diesel engine emission levels of harmful gases, including nitrogen oxide, to pass regulatory testing for vehicles produced from 2008-2018.
Canada is tightening their pollution pricing
The Government of Canada has outlined a system where, over time, it becomes increasingly expensive to pollute. The Canadian federal government announced today the Climate Action Incentive amounts for the coming year for certain provinces, where the Government of Canada will return the proceeds of pollution pricing directly to households.
UK court convict activists who damaged Van Gogh painting
The United Kingdom court has deemed two environmental activists guilty of causing criminal damage to a Van Gogh painting. The pair of Just Stop Oil activists glued their hands to a painting by Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh in a London art gallery as part of a worldwide movement.
European ministers pour funding into space race
European ministers discussed on Tuesday a proposed 25% boost in space funding over the next three years totalling 18.5 billion euros for 2023-2025. Could that money be used for anything else? Climate resilience, for example.