Although Vanuatu’s Cyclone Lola has been downgraded from category five yesterday to category three this morning, the damage is expected to be extensive with Vanuatu’s Climate Change and Disaster Management Minister calling for the world to act and set up a loss and damage fund.

Central Queensland is continuing to establish itself as a renewables powerhouse with a new solar power station receiving a green light from the government, and Squadron Energy’s completion of the first wind turbine on what will be the largest grid-connected renewable energy station in Australia.

Two Torres Strait Islander Elders are travelling to the Pacific on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior to highlight the need for stronger action on climate change. It comes as Greenpeace Australia Pacific launches its Pacific ship tour to help bring climate justice to the region.

AGL, Australia’s biggest climate polluter, this week started the fortnight-long process of closing its Liddell coal-burning power station, marking a win for the climate and a major tipping point for the country’s transition to clean, renewable energy. 

Coles and Woolworths offer to ensure stockpiled plastic rubbish does not go into landfill. The supermarket chains say they will take responsibility for the 12,000 tonnes of waste stockpiled after the collapse of the REDcycle recycling scheme’s major supermarket chains say they have offered to take...

A Santos employee has accused the Australian oil and gas company of covering up the extent of an oil spill he says killed dolphins off the Western Australian coast last year. The claims were tabled by independent Senator David Pocock in federal parliament on Thursday. Greenpeace Australia Pacific...

The NSW government’s move to legislate a ban on offshore gas drilling will help protect oceans and marine life in NSW waters from destructive drilling, seismic blasting, and toxic gas spills.

Scientists have identified a 110 million hectare patch of ocean suitable for seaweed cultivation in Indonesia and Australia. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, looked at 34 seaweed species and where they could feasibly grow. Researchers suggest cuts to methane emissions from using...