Independent MPs are pushing the government to include an 'absolute cap' or an explicit objective that emissions must come down under the safeguard mechanism. MPs Allegra Spender, Zali Steggall and senator David Pocock are calling on Labor to limit total emissions up until 2030. 

Environmental advocates have blasted Queensland’s emission target as “inadequate” and lagging behind other states, with the Greens preparing to introduce a bill that would more than double the current benchmark.

The government’s carbon-neutral certification scheme Climate Active has come under fire from critics, who claim the body is engaging in “greenwashing” - providing environmentally friendly cover for polluting industries to carry on with business as usual, while giving the impression they're taking...

Australian companies have been ranked for the first time on how clean their vehicle fleets are, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Electrify Fleets Rankings revealing IKEA has assembled the greenest fleet while Avis, Myer, David Jones, and JB Hi-Fi fall to the bottom of the pack. 

The Greens have used a parliamentary report to make clear that a key Labor climate policy – revamping the safeguard mechanism – will fail unless the Albanese government agrees to changes its plan. The Greens say the changes to the safeguard should not be introduced in their current form “given the...

In a monumental win for ocean protection, a historic UN Ocean Treaty has finally been agreed at the United Nations after almost two decades of negotiations and almost 20 years of relentless campaigning by Greenpeace and many others. The agreement of this Treaty keeps the target alive of protecting...

Good news to start this Friday, as Australia will co-sponsor Vanuatu’s historic bid for the international court of justice (ICJ) to rule on the climate crisis, including the legal consequences for causing significant environmental harm. The Pacific island country will soon put a resolution to the...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission watchdog will step up its probe of companies’ environmental claims after an initial sweep of 247 businesses found 57% made misleading statements ranging from overstating climate action to developing their own certification schemes.

Australia must set targets for amount of CO2 to be removed from our air, scientists sayAustralia should set targets for the amount of carbon dioxide that could be pulled permanently from the atmosphere using “carbon drawdown” techniques like tree planting and direct air capture, according to a...

A peak oil and gas lobby, which includes dirty fossil fuel giant Woodside, Shell, and BP, continues to argue against the Albanese Government’s signature climate action plan, including its opposition to international offsets. Under a proposal unveiled earlier this year, emissions would be required...