Australia’s $4.5 billion Emissions Reduction Fund has failed to cut pollution, is wasting billions of dollars worth of public money, and is even facilitating increased emissions, according to a new report from The Australia Institute. 

AGL’s demerger proposal is said to be “hanging by a thread” after Mike Cannon-Brooke announced that recent share purchases made him AGL’s largest shareholder and he plans to use that power to vote down the coal company’s plans to split.

The Greens have injected a new idea into the “same old” of this election campaign, proposing that coal and gas companies should be able to sued for the damage caused by the recent flood crisis.

Transport emissions rose by more than 12 per cent in the final months of 2021 as lockdowns lifted, according to a new report which called for emissions cuts by replacing fossil fuel energy with renewables, and electrifying households, industry and transport as fast as possible.

When it comes to the vexed issue of climate change, neither the Coalition nor the Labor Party has a great story to tell. But that hasn’t stopped them from claiming they are not as bad as the other side. That campaign kicked off this week with some old-fashioned scare-mongering around power prices...

The US is singling out countries that failed to lift their climate targets at last year’s COP26 summit in Glasgow, urging Australia to increase its Abbott era, 2030 emission reduction pledge this year to help prevent further destruction.

Instead of responding to the IPCC report’s stark warning that fossil fuel use must end, Energy Minister Angus Taylor is requesting a rule change to extend the notice period for energy companies looking to switch off their coal-fired power stations.

New South Wales residents have been told to brace themselves for another “rain bomb”, with the state expected to be hit by up to 500mm of rain over the coming days.

The latest report from the world’s leading authority on climate change has issued a final warning for governments on the climate, warning that we can still stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society.

Residents of Lismore's CBD, as well as Lismore Basin, East Lismore and Girards Hill have been urged to leave immediately amid warnings that the town's levee will be breached about 8am this morning.