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Ahead of the UN IPCC climate report, Australia's in the spotlight again

On the verge of release of the UN IPCC climate report, which maps out scenarios for our climate future, Australia’s appalling climate track record is once again in the spotlight, with reports on the danger Australia’s emissions pose to the Pacific, and a report card ranking our energy transition...

Emperor penguins to be 'extinct by 2100'

In today’s news, climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points.

Emperor penguins could be functionally extinct by 2100 because of global heating's impact on Antarctic sea ice.

'Renewable energy' agency to invest in fossil fuels

In today’s news, Labor and the Greens have failed in a fresh push to remove the ability of Australia's green bank to invest in fossil fuel technology, with the Coalition redrafting rules to allow investment in the myth of carbon capture and storage and hydrogen made with fossil-fuel generated...

Planting trees to achieve carbon neutrality 'virtually impossible'

In today’s news, an agreement that allows coastal logging to continue between Sydney and the Queensland border is to be challenged in the Federal Court on the grounds that the decision was made without regard to endangered species, the state of old-growth forests, or the impacts of climate change.

As Parliament resumes, here are the environment battlegrounds to watch

While the world watches the out of control wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere in horror, closer to home gusts of hot air are set to hit Canberra today as Parliament resumes. Key issues to watch include proposed changes to ARENA regulations to allow in investment in dirty fossil fuel tech, and the...

As Europe and the US burn, urgency around emissions reduction is ramping up

As wildfires, fuelled by climate change, burn across Europe and North America, a welcome sense of urgency has emerged in language around emissions reduction, with the UK’s climate spokesperson saying we need to cut emissions right now, rather than by a distant 2050 goal.If you’re wondering what...

Invasive species cost Australia $390 billion

In today’s news, despite receiving almost half a billion dollars in dubious circumstances only three years ago, the privately-run Great Barrier Reef Foundation also pocketed more than $350,000 in jobkeeper payments.

Today's the day we've used all the resources the world can sustainably provide

Today is Earth OverShoot day - the day when we have used all of the natural resources the world is able to sustainably provide. And it’s fitting that it’s marked with scrutiny into Australia’s own resources sector, from new analysis zeroing in on NSW fossil fuel project approvals through to...

Nations meet to urge Australia to do its bit for the climate

In today’s news, the Morrison Government’s climate policy is so dangerously inadequate the threat it poses has become a force for unity. European, British and American diplomats have been meeting to discuss how to urge Australia to do its fair share and make the stronger emissions cuts the...

2019-20 Fires continue to do damage in 2021

In today’s news, a new report reveals that the 2019-2020 bushfires exposed critical top soil to erosion, stripping millions of tonnes from national parks and placing dozens of previously non-endangered plant and animal species at riskAs more and more companies commit to net zero emissions and make...

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