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The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
## [NSW lags on rollout of renewables](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/nsw-lags-on-rollout-of-renewables)
Monday, 11 March 2024
New South Wales has the largest gap between its legislated electricity infrastructure roadmap goals and the present pace of renewables rollout among the states, a performance that will make it harder for Australia to meet national emission reduction goals unless addressed.
## [Climate change should have been considered in $3.6b Santos gas project](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/climate-change-should-have-been-considered-in-3.6b-santos-gas-project)
Friday, 8 March 2024
There is uncertainty around the future of the Santos Narrabri Gas Project after the Federal Court ruled the Native Title Tribunal should have considered climate change before issuing approval.
## [Australia's third offshore wind zone declared in the Southern Ocean](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australias-third-offshore-wind-zone-declared-in-the-southern-ocean)
Thursday, 7 March 2024
The Australian government has officially declared Australia's third offshore wind zone which will span 1,030-square-kilometres in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Victoria. Although it is a fifth of the size that was originally proposed, its proponents say that it has the potential to generate...
## [Lord Howe island faces major coral bleaching as ocean temperatures soar](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/lord-howe-island-faces-major-coral-bleaching-as-ocean-temperatures-soar)
Wednesday, 6 March 2024
Scientists fear excessive ocean heat – which is bleaching corals in parts of the Great Barrier Reef – is now hitting the world’s most southern coral reef at the World Heritage-listed Lord Howe island. There are also concerns ocean temperatures are reaching dangerous levels for corals at Australia’s...
## [Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/fury-after-exxon-chief-says-public-to-blame-for-climate-failures)
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
[**Fury after Exxon chief says public to blame for climate failures**](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/mar/04/exxon-chief-public-climate-failures)The world is off track to meet its climate goals and the public is to blame, Darren Woods, chief executive of oil giant ExxonMobil, has claimed – prompting a backlash from climate experts. As the world’s largest investor-owned oil...
## [AGL lays plan for renewables farm](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/agl-lays-plan-for-renewables-farm)
Monday, 4 March 2024
AGL Energy has finalised plans for a site midway between Sydney and Adelaide to provide nearly 20 per cent of the renewables it needs to complete its energy transition, expected to consist of both a solar and wind farm and a battery system.
## [2023 was a year of extremes, climate scientists confirm](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/2023-was-a-year-of-extremes-climate-scientists-confirm)
Friday, 1 March 2024
A new report by more than 30 of Australia's leading climate scientists has found extreme weather events are happening more frequently and at an increased intensity, with many all-time records broken in 2023 alone.**Top Stories:**[**You weren't imagining it - 2023 was a year of extremes, climate...**](https://www.9news.com.au/national/climate-australia-2023-record-breaking-weather-bushfires-floods-cyclones/866151f3-e26a-4d18-8233-a028dd174a4c)
## [Greenpeace fights back against Toyota's anti-climate meddling](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/greenpeace-fights-back-against-toyotas-anti-climate-meddling)
Thursday, 29 February 2024
[**Toyota calls for fuel efficiency standard to be delayed**](https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial/details/toyota-calls-for-fuel-efficiency-standard-to-be-delayed-144783/)Australia’s automotive sales leader Toyota has declared itself in favour of the federal government’s NVES CO2 reduction strategy but has called for it to be delayed and changed. [Greenpeace Australia Pacific has criticised the car importer](https://www.miragenews.com/toyotas-push-for-lenient-pollution-laws-1183017/#google_vignette),...
## [Climate change ice bumps reveal history of Antarctic melting](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/climate-change-ice-bumps-reveal-history-of-antarctic-melting)
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Scientists say they now have a better idea of exactly where and when the margin of Antarctica started melting. They've traced the changing shapes of bumps on the ice surface that mark locations where glaciers are anchored in place.
## [Record temperatures cause new Great Barrier Reef bleaching](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/record-temperatures-cause-new-great-barrier-reef-bleaching)
Tuesday, 27 February 2024
[Record temperatures cause new Great Barrier Reef bleaching](https://amp.theage.com.au/environment/weather/the-great-barrier-reef-is-bleaching-and-there-s-no-end-in-sight-20240226-p5f7ud.html)Large parts of the Great Barrier Reef have been bleached as ocean temperatures soar above average as scientists fear conditions will worsen in coming weeks.
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