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The pressure on the Morrison Government to bolster its 2030 emissions reduction target and commit to net zero has grown with the state Liberal government in NSW pledging to halve emissions this decade to address the climate crisis.
In today’s news, a Federal Court judge is "concerned" by a resource Minister Keith Pitt’s decision to enter into a $21 million grant agreement with a gas company with interests in the Northern Territory's Beetaloo Basin.
In today’s news, Australia is likely to be the villain of the COP26 talks over its failure to adopt a meaningful climate policy.
In today’s news, documents obtained under Freedom of Information laws reveal the Morrison government directed the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) to rush the release of a major scientific report on the Great Barrier reef and assist in "leaking" it to selected media outlets as part of...
In today’s news, the EU’s former trade commissioner has warned that Australia’s failure to act on climate change is making the country increasingly isolated as much of the world steps up its efforts to prevent further climate chaos.
On the day Origin Energy lost more than $2.3 billion, the company's CEO has declared that baseload coal is over and flagged plans to regularly switch off generating units at the largest coal burning power station in the country for extended periods in an attempt to remain profitable amid a flood of...
In today’s news, the former UN Secretary-General has called out the Morrison Government’s climate inaction and calls on the PM to at least halve Australia’s emissions by 2030 and commit to net zero by 2050 to help prevent further climate chaos.
In today’s news, Australia’s persistent climate inaction under Coalition governments has been called out by the former UN Secretary-General, who has warned of international punishments for failing to take action to limit global heating.
Revolt stirs in the Liberal ranks (again), as NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean takes a swipe at his Federal colleagues for their continued uselessness on climate change.In the wake of the IPCC report, media focus has shifted to the business sector and how it can manage, and capitalise on, the...
This morning a Melbourne teenager has announced that he is running for the board of AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, in a bid to push the energy giant to replace its coal burning power stations with renewables by 2030.Offshore gas drilling is threatening on of the country’s most beloved...
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