Some news from The Canopy team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific:

The Climate Change Bill before WA parliament will determine how WA responds to the climate crisis at a critical time as the only state without a 2030 emissions reduction target. It comes as figures from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water reveal that WA annual...

Authorities are rushing to save more than 150 whales from a mass stranding at a beach in Western Australia’s south-west. Four pods have spread across roughly 500 metres at Toby Inlet near Dunsborough and 29 of these have died, Parks and Wildlife Service Western Australia confirmed.“There are 20...

A mere 57 fossil fuel producers are directly linked to 80% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions since the 2016 Paris climate agreement, a study has shown. West Australian gas giant Woodside comes in the top 100 of the world’s biggest polluters, with the analysis showing Woodside has increased...

Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change. However, not everyone is convinced by the new policy and the Tasmanian government has no plans to end native forest logging. 

Australia must urgently reduce its reliance on coal and gas exports to meet its ambitious target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, an ex-Labor climate minister has warned. Net Zero Economy Authority outgoing chair Greg Combet said serious action was needed to cut greenhouse gas emissions to curb...

Since December 2023, The Wilderness Society, Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Queensland Conservation Council have referred six instances of potentially illegal deforestation to the federal government for assessment. Today, a joint investigation between the three organisations has revealed a...

Australia's chief scientist Cathy Foley has backed a renewables-led path to net zero emissions over the "expensive technology" of nuclear energy.

The International Energy Agency’s Global Methane Tracker has revealed that large methane plumes from leaky fossil fuel infrastructure jumped by 50 per cent in 2023 compared with 2022. However, the International Energy Agency is optimistic that new satellites will help improve monitoring and...

There is uncertainty around the future of the Santos Narrabri Gas Project after the Federal Court ruled the Native Title Tribunal should have considered climate change before issuing approval.