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Historic deal on loss and damage secured at COP27

Exhausted, hungry and very-much-over-it negotiators, government officials and climate campaigners (including our brilliant team from Greenpeace Australia Pacific) are now leaving the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, after COP27 has come to a close.

AGL gets new board of directors

AGL’s annual general meeting has seen a positive change in the company’s leadership for the sake of renewable energy, with billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ four independent director candidates all being appointed to the AGL board.

Toyota ranked as one of the most negative companies on climate policy

Carmaker Toyota now finds itself sharing space with major oil and gas companies as one of the “world’s most obstructive companies on climate policy” in 2022. The company now ranks near Chevron and Exxon Mobil when it comes to overall climate policy footprint accorrind to new data compiled by ...

Gas windfall profits tax could raise upwards of $20 billion

Following allegations of "defeat devices" installed in its diesel vehicles, Toyota has said it "stands by its reporting, monitoring and evaluation standards in relation to the emissions for all its vehicles".

New $90m plan to get Australia to net zero

Today the CSIRO will launch its new $90 million Towards Net Zero mission, which will aim to decarbonising some of Australia’s most heavily emitting industries: agriculture, aviation and steelmaking.One of Australia's biggest energy companies has warned that retail electricity prices may increase by...

Experts “gobsmacked” by QLD government’s plans to ditch coal power

Topping off a truly stunning week in energy news after AGL announced all its coal-burning power stations will be closed by 2035, experts were “gobsmacked” by the Queensland Government’s announcement that the state would do the same. Could we be at the tipping point away from coal-burning...

The IGCC has released its latest policy priorities report for 2022-25

The Investor Group on Climate Change has released its policy priorities report for 2022-2025, outlining key areas for reform that would align Australia’s emissions target to the Paris goal of limiting warming to 1.5C and ensure the country was able to manage an “orderly” retreat from coal.

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