Yesterday, we published our report that showed that carmakers worldwide, including Australians' most trusted brand Toyota, are on track to sell an estimated 400 million more diesel and petrol vehicles than is feasible to keep global heating under 1.5°C. The Guardian in Australia covered the report:...

The leaders of many countries around the world have been faced with the confronting reality of climate change at the United Nations global climate talks in Egypt. A video showcase composed of natural disasters throughout the year that have been caused by climate change was played to the audience. A...

Support for developing countries will be a critical issue at Cop27, but new data shows rich countries are lagging. Rich countries pledged to provide US$100bn a year by 2020, although this target has been missed. The US share of this, based on its past emissions, would be $40bn yet it provided only...

The UN climate conference COP27 has officially kicked off in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, with Australia announcing a bid to co-host the 2026 summit with Pacific Island nations.

Australian corporate giants have joined forces in an ambitious push to have one million electric cars on the road by 2027 and are calling for major changes to Australia's electric vehicle policies, including a fuel efficiency standard. Meanwhile, the European Union has struck a deal on a law to...

The Victorian government is targeting 95% renewable energy by 2035, a major step towards lowering emissions and tackling the climate crisis, while delivering cleaner and more affordable energy for the state. 

Topping off a truly stunning week in energy news after AGL announced all its coal-burning power stations will be closed by 2035, experts were “gobsmacked” by the Queensland Government’s announcement that the state would do the same. Could we be at the tipping point away from coal-burning...

Australian rock icons Midnight Oil stopped midway through their two-hour performance at RAC Arena in Western Australia to blast gas giant Woodside over its Scarborough gas project. Wearing a t-shirt reading “Woodside = Climate Wrecker” below screens reading “Woodside Ecocide”, frontman Peter...

The president of the Pacific island of Vanuatu has become the first head of state to make a call for a global treaty to phase out the use of fossil fuels, warning of the "debilitating consequences" of climate change.

The campaign to take the human rights impacts of climate change to the world’s highest court has sailed into New York as the UN General Assembly high-level talks take place this week, with Pacific activists on the ground building momentum and global attention.