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Woodside Energy’s partnership deals in the air

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra has refused to be drawn on the future of its long-standing relationship with oil and gas giant Woodside amid revelations its partnership deal lapsed and is yet to be renewed. Amidst recent moves by other organisations to cut sponsorship ties including Fringe...

UN slams COP28 ‘posturing’ amongst nations

Pressure is mounting near the end of the first week of the UN negotiations hosted by the oil-rich UAE, with Europe's climate monitor confirming that 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history. The fate of oil, gas and coal -- the main drivers of human-caused planet heating -- has been the...

Seismic testing reapproved at risk of deafening whales

Woodside Energy has once again been given the all-clear to carry out seismic testing for its massive Scarborough project off the Pilbara coast after an earlier approval was ruled invalid by the Federal Court. Greenpeace Australia Pacific senior campaigner Sophie McNeill says the organisation is...

Native logging ban in Tasmania could save the state $72m

An analysis by think tank Blueprint Institute has recommended that the Tasmanian government immediately stop subsidising its forestry arm and announce logging will end in mid-2025 in a move which would not only value the state’s centuries-old trees as carbon storage but also save the state at least...

New data exposes shocking scale of Woodside's Burrup Hub

Planned gas developments on Western Australia’s Burrup Hub led by fossil fuel giant Woodside could result in twice as much greenhouse gas being emitted as any other Australian fossil fuel development up for approval, according to an analysis by Greenpeace.In a stunning photo essay,...

Major bank makes a deforestation commitment

Westpac has become the first big Australian bank to set a zero-deforestation target for loans to beef, dairy and sheep farmers with a commitment to no further conversion of natural forests to agricultural use from the end of 2025. The bank’s climate report also says it will no longer directly...

Emissions from Beetaloo gas grossly understated

New analysis by Climate Analytics shows onshore emissions of proposed fracking in the Beetaloo Basin are understated by up to 84%, stating these emissions are estimated to add up to 11% of Australia’s 2021 emissions.

UK one of 32 countries facing European court action over climate stance

Six young activists from Portugal will be heard at the European Court of Human Rights this week, taking 32 European governments to court over failing to address climate change. In a historic milestone, energy generated from rooftop solar met South Australian demand on Saturday, and farmers from...

Gas a roadblock to net zero: new report

A new report has revealed getting households off gas for heating and cooking would cut energy bills and improve people’s health, and is necessary for Australia to have any hope of reaching net zero greenhouse emissions by 2050. The analysis is calling on governments to help households and...

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