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title: The Canopy | Electric vehicles
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The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
## [Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply for the first time](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/renewable-energy-passes-30-of-worlds-electricity-supply-for-the-first-time)
Thursday, 9 May 2024
A report on the global power system has found that the world may be on the brink of driving down fossil fuel generation despite rising demand for electricity overall, with renewable energy accounting for more than 30% of the world’s electricity last year on the back of a rapid rise in wind and...
## [Environment groups respond to WA Climate Change Bill at Parliament](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/environment-groups-respond-to-wa-climate-change-bill-at-parliament)
Wednesday, 8 May 2024
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](https://greenhouseaccounts.climatechange.gov.au/) reveal that WA annual...
## [A handful of counties are holding a Global Plastics Treaty back](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/a-handful-of-counties-are-holding-a-global-plastics-treaty-back)
Thursday, 2 May 2024
A proposal that would have required signatory countries to set a limit on and transparently report their global plastic production has failed to pass at a United Nations meeting in Canada due to a handful of nations, including the United States. This has stalled progress on the establishment of a...
## [Australia likely emitting more methane than reported](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australia-likely-emitting-more-methane-than-reported)
Tuesday, 30 April 2024
Australian fossil fuel producers are probably emitting twice as much methane as they report under traditional measures, according to a think tank led by Rod Sims that pushes for more aggressive energy transition targets. Mr Sims said the federal government must insist on more accurate data from...
## [New data shows Great Barrier Reef suffering underwater bushfire on par with Black Summer](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/new-data-shows-great-barrier-reef-suffering-underwater-bushfire-on-par-with-black-summer)
Monday, 15 April 2024
New data shows the Great Barrier Reef has suffered through its worst-ever heat stress with more than 80% of reefs enduring dangerous levels of heating (more than four Degree Heating Weeks), as scientists grapple to quantify the irreparable, cumulative damage from repeated such events.
## [CSIRO survey reveals nationwide attitudes towards the renewables transition](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/csiro-survey-reveals-nationwide-attitudes-towards-the-renewables-transition)
Thursday, 11 April 2024
Australia’s national science agency has released a survey on nationwide attitudes towards the renewable energy transition, which reveals that almost nine out of every ten Australians want a faster or moderate transition to clean energy. Many respondents have cited energy affordability,...
## [Better travel options can halve travel pollution from transport by 2030](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/better-travel-options-can-halve-travel-pollution-from-transport-by-2030)
Wednesday, 10 April 2024
Halving transport pollution in Australia by 2030 is possible under the Climate Council’s ground breaking plan to electrify the nation and cut climate pollution by 75% this decade.
## [Australia must invest billions more to reach net zero emissions by 2050](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australia-must-invest-billions-more-to-reach-net-zero-emissions-by-2050)
Wednesday, 3 April 2024
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...
## [Labor unveils watered-down fuel efficiency standard](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/labor-unveils-watered-down-fuel-efficiency-standard)
Wednesday, 27 March 2024
Labor unveils watered-down fuel efficiency standard that eases emission rules for large SUVs. The Albanese government has watered down flagship new laws aimed at disincentivising the use of high-polluting cars and hastening the importation of cleaner vehicles amid pressure from the auto industry.
## [Australia leading in world mammal extinctions](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australia-leading-in-world-mammal-extinctions)
Monday, 25 March 2024
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...
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