Bushfire survivors praise environmental court challengeBushfire Survivors for Climate Action have praised environmental justice groups for launching a fresh Federal Court challenge today, arguing that the Environment Minister can and must consider the impacts of climate change in assessing new coal...

Two thousand Woodside employees were evacuated from the company’s headquarters in Perth after a faux gas leak organised by those campaigning against its $50 billion Burrup Hub projects. This is the latest in a long series of actions against Woodside and its plans to prolong and expand gas...

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...

Inside the car industry’s climate lobbying pushThe car industry has been driving a co-ordinated lobbying campaign among policymakers to limit emissions cuts from vehicles and to downplay the role of electric vehicles, government documents reveal. This is “a troubling indictment of the fossil...

Global investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, with solar projects expected to outpace outlays on oil production for the first time.

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 -...

After the chainsaws, the quiet: Victoria’s rapid exit from native forest logging is welcome – and long overdueBy the end of the year, Victoria’s trouble-plagued native forest industry will end – six years ahead of schedule. The state’s iconic mountain ash forests and endangered wildlife will at...

The Clean Energy Regulator, the agency responsible for administering the carbon credit scheme in Australia, has signalled that long-withheld data on how carbon credits are issued and calculated will be released next week. This comes as the federal government prioritises better management of the...