While northern Australia is no stranger to cyclones, Tropical Cyclone Ilsa is the strongest to hit the region in 14 years. The "very destructive core" of the storm will bring "extreme" wind gusts of up to 315km/h in parts of the Kimberley and Pilbara regions, the Bureau of Meteorology said.

Overnight U.S. President Joe Biden's administration unveiled new proposed auto emissions rules, aiming to accelerate the electric vehicle transition with a target of two-thirds of the new US car market by 2032. Greenpeace Australia Pacific says the policy decision shows what’s possible for the...

Electric vehicle sales are continuing to accelerate in Australia, with new figures showing their popularity has risen almost 20 per cent, overtaking hybrid vehicles. Greenpeace Australia Pacific say the government must move on implementing a strong national fuel efficiency standard that will...

Carbon emissions from utes, large SUVs and light commercial vehicles are rising in Australia and are exceeding the industry's own emission reduction targets by a significant amount, according to a new report. The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries blamed the country's lack of EVs and absence...

The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports could be halved in just five years as new forecasts warn booming commodity prices have likely passed their peaks and key trading partners across Asia are increasing efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

In a monumental win for climate justice, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) overnight unanimously moved to refer a Vanuatu-led resolution on the human rights impacts of climate change to the world’s highest court - the International Court of Justice. 

Saturday’s NSW state election saw the Liberal-National Coalition’s twelve-year run of governing NSW finally overturned by Labor. Chris Minns has been elected as state’s new premier, with the ALP Government on track to win a majority in the lower house. True to form, the oil and gas lobby has...

More than 500 common species of fish, seaweed, coral and invertebrates that live on reefs around Australia have declined in the past decade, a study has found, as experts warn “not all is well in the ocean”. Global heating was likely the main driver of the falls, with marine heatwaves and a rise in...

Environmental advocates have blasted Queensland’s emission target as “inadequate” and lagging behind other states, with the Greens preparing to introduce a bill that would more than double the current benchmark.

Australian companies have been ranked for the first time on how clean their vehicle fleets are, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Electrify Fleets Rankings revealing IKEA has assembled the greenest fleet while Avis, Myer, David Jones, and JB Hi-Fi fall to the bottom of the pack.