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The Canopy is a weekday morning email newsletter provided by the team at Greenpeace Australia Pacific.
## [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 greater glider has been spotted in Deongwar state forest](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/a-greater-glider-has-been-spotted-in-deongwar-state-forest)
Wednesday, 1 May 2024
After 25-years logging and bushfires, a greater glider has been spotted in Deongwar state forest. Deongwar state forest contains 4,700 hectares of intact remnant native bushland and is a key wildlife corridor, connecting large tracts of nearby forest. But in March the logging stopped.
## [Queensland looks to cut emissions by 75 per cent by 2035 in rare show of bipartisanship](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/queensland-looks-to-cut-emissions-by-75-per-cent-by-2035-in-rare-show-of-bipartisanship)
Monday, 22 April 2024
Queensland looks to cut emissions by 75 per cent in a decade and a renewable energy target of 80 per cent by 2035 was enshrined in law on Thursday. Labor and the LNP both voted for the former, in a rare show of bipartisanship in an election year to make Queensland a renewables superpower.
## [Qld enshrines carbon cuts](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/qld-enshrines-carbon-cuts)
Friday, 19 April 2024
Legislation – requiring Queensland to cut emissions by 30 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030, 75 per cent by 2035, and reach net zero by 2050 – was introduced by the Queensland government in February and backed by the opposition, and the Greens in a vote yesterday.
## [Woodside among top 100 greenhouse gas emitters since Paris agreement](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/woodside-among-top-100-greenhouse-gas-emitters-since-paris-agreement)
Friday, 5 April 2024
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...
## [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...
## [AUSSIE SUBURBS OVERTAKE INNER-CITY ON EV UPTAKE ACCORDING TO NEW DATA](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/aussie-suburbs-overtake-inner-city-on-ev-uptake-according-to-new-data)
Wednesday, 13 March 2024
Aussie suburbs overtake inner-city on EV uptake according to new data. Outer suburban drivers are zooming past inner city-dwellers on electric vehicle uptake, according to new analysis by the Electric Vehicle Council.
## [Climate change ice bumps reveal history of Antarctic melting](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/climate-change-ice-bumps-reveal-history-of-antarctic-melting)
Wednesday, 28 February 2024
Scientists say they now have a better idea of exactly where and when the margin of Antarctica started melting. They've traced the changing shapes of bumps on the ice surface that mark locations where glaciers are anchored in place.
## [Rooftop solar capacity to eclipse national demand in coming decades](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/rooftop-solar-capacity-to-eclipse-national-demand-in-coming-decades)
Thursday, 22 February 2024
A report charting the staggering rise of rooftop solar technology in Australia has found that its capacity will eclipse the country's entire electricity demand in coming decades. The authors argue that rooftop solar will play an outsized role in helping Australia meet its climate goals.
## [Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using fossil fuels](https://blog.greenpeace.org.au/the-canopy/australias-top-companies-lack-clear-plans-to-stop-using-fossil-fuels)
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
Ten of Australia’s best-known corporations – including Coles, Telstra, Woolworths and Qantas – have no clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels despite having targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, according to a UTS report.
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