Australia’s latest quarterly emissions data is out - emissions have dropped as coal is squeezed out of the energy system by cleaner, cheaper renewables. No thanks to the Federal Government, with a new WWF report finding that the Feds lag behind all Australian states on renewable energy action.In a...

Heavy-handed state intervention is the order of the day, with the Federal Government stepping in to stymie state participation in global climate pacts. Imagine if they spent as much time on climate solutions, as trying to stop them…

Following Scott Morrison’s “jig” to celebrate the toxic Scarborough gas project, the federal government is set to release a national gas investment framework spelling out plans to grow and support the fossil fuel. 

Climate defenders are increasingly being suppressed by Australian governments as the unregulated influence of the fossil fuel industry drives political inaction on climate, according to a new report by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, the Human Rights Law Centre, and the Environmental Defenders...

Protestors have gathered outside fossil fuel company Woodside’s Perth office, opposing its decision to rush ahead on the toxic Scarborough gas project as CEO Meg O’Neill sought to play down concerns during an investor update.

Fossil fuel company Woodside Energy has reached final investment decision on its Scarborough Gas drilling project, which if it goes ahead is set to be Australia’s most climate polluting project. But the path for Woodside is far from certain, with regulatory hurdles and legal challenges to clear,...

As Australia’s political machinery clunks into election mode, climate’s high on the agenda, with Labor planning how to outflank a Prime Minister who thrives on climate and energy scare stories.And times they are a’changing, with industries from farming and travel through to service stations...

The BECCS (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage) technique earmarked in the Morrison government’s plan to reach net zero by 2050 has been widely panned by experts as ‘ecologically risky’, ‘a farce’, and 'should be avoided'.

Hydrogen has become central to the Australian government’s net zero plan, but hydrogen made from fossil fuels is more expensive, will release more greenhouse gas emissions, and comes with a greater risk of creating stranded assets, according to new research from ANU. 

Former US vice president Al Gore has criticised the Morrison government for failing to increase Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction target and warned coal workers to be sceptical about “hollow words” from politicians.