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Woolworths announces its electric delivery fleet is coming

Woolworths has announced that it will launch 27 new electric vehicles onto the roads of Sydney in coming months, the first stage of a broader plan to make its entire fleet 100 per cent electric-powered by 2030. According to Woolworths, the plan will help it hit its target of reducing transport...

3 Australian cities will become uninhabitable unless change comes fast

In March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that government inaction and corporate disinformation have the world on track for an average temperature increase of 2.7C by 2100. Now a new study published by science journal Nature Sustainability has defined what this means -...

South Australian Government Cracks Down on Climate Protesters

The South Australian government is pushing through new legislation in an effort to clampdown on climate protestors with fines potentially increasing from $750 to $50,000. It comes a day after four climate protesters were arrested after allegedly throwing paint at the Santos building in Adelaide.

No Pacific climate change initiatives in Australia’s 2023 budget

The largest Pacific commitment made by Australia during its budget announcement on Tuesday was a major security package worth around $1.4 billion. Pacific Minister Pat Conroy has defended the investment by saying it was a result of Pacific priorities however the budget included no new major climate...

Crackdown on environmental activists in Western Australia

A Western Australian journalist who was taking photos of the removal of ancient rock art from the site of a fertiliser plant says she was repeatedly stopped by police and eventually had the images seized during a raid. The police action comes amid a crackdown on environmental activists in the state.

Coal, gas export value headed for collapse: trade data

The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports could be halved in just five years as new forecasts warn booming commodity prices have likely passed their peaks and key trading partners across Asia are increasing efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Shallow-water reef animals declining: new study

More than 500 common species of fish, seaweed, coral and invertebrates that live on reefs around Australia have declined in the past decade, a study has found, as experts warn “not all is well in the ocean”. Global heating was likely the main driver of the falls, with marine heatwaves and a rise in...

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