Thousands of Labor members take climate challenge to Albanese

350 branches of the Labor party have proposed formal motions calling for greater action on climate change from the Albanese Labor government, urging, among other things, the winding back of land clearing and native forest logging.

AGL energy has pulled out of a major fossil fuel advocacy and lobby group, the Australian Pipeline and Gas Association, under the leadership of Mike Cannon-Brookes and the company’s pivot to ambitious green goals.

And representatives from civil society all around the Pacific have proposed the Kato Climate Fund, a climate finance mechanism designed “by and for Pacific communities,” aiming to overcome the bureaucratic red tape that is common with international climate finance.

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Thousands of Labor members take climate challenge to Albanese
Thousands of Labor members have thrown their weight behind a challenge to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to take stronger action on climate change and develop new policies to respond to mammoth subsidies for renewable energy in the United States.

AGL Energy dumps fossil fuel lobby group
AGL Energy has pulled out of two lobby groups, including a major fossil fuel advocate, as the Mike Cannon Brookes-backed power giant reworks its image to reach ambitious green goals this decade.

The Pacific wants to be a game changer in access to climate finance
A Pacific-wide gathering on the Island of Kioa, where delegates present had had already signed the Kioa Declaration on the Climate Emergency, in October 2022, to reaffirm the priorities of the peoples of these island states, ahead of COP27, presented the Kato Climate Fund of the Pacific Community. The fund is mechanism designed “by and for Pacific communities” to be a game changer in access to climate finance.

AGL and Fortescue likely to sign-off on the Liddell green hydrogen project in coming months 
The odds are shortening on the establishment of a green hydrogen hub on the site of the former Liddell power station site in coming years. Both parties agree the potential project ticks many of the boxes needed to justify its existence. AGL chief operating officer Markus Brokhof told the Newcastle Herald recently that he expected there would be a significant announcement on the project later this year.

ANZ and Macquarie have worst score out of big five banks in meeting net-zero commitments\
ANZ ranks at the bottom among the nation’s top five banks for fulfilling their net zero emission commitments, while Macquarie – one of the world’s largest infrastructure investors – is second last, a new benchmark report says.

NT falls behind Australia on electric vehicle uptake in latest AAA index
The number of registered electric vehicles has more than doubled in Darwin, Palmerston and Litchfield in just one year, new national data has revealed. However the Territory still lags behind the rest of the country in making the switch to EVs, with about 88 per cent of all light vehicle sales from April to June being internal combustion engine cars – powered by petrol and diesel – compared to 83 per cent nationally.

Electric cars Australia: Victoria revealed as having worse policies in the world
A scathing report has revealed Victoria had one of the world’s worst electric car policies, despite the state recently boasting the highest sales in the country.