From a six-year-old emissions commitment to Boris Johnson’s non-binding breakthroughs, Australia’s lack of ambition was on full display.
There weren’t many silver linings for Scott Morrison in his …
Australia accused of going backward as Cop26 pledge backed by five of world’s biggest coal power users
The Australian government will not join more than 40 countries committing to phase out coal…
Australia’s policy at Cop26 is weak and unacceptable. It doesn’t give me any sense of hope
Iam 15 years old, and like so many young people across the world, I came to climate activism through…
The coal and gas works, if approved, would result in a nearly 30% increase in emissions within Australia.
Australia has more than 100 fossil fuel developments in the pipeline that could result in…
Glasgow conference is focused on more ambitious 2030 cuts but, while PM says Australia may cut emissions by 35%, the 26% to 28% target won’t be changed.
Scott Morrison has used his national…
Five young people argue 2030 emissions target fails to uphold the rights of young Australians
Five young Australians, including members of First Nations and disability communities, have lodged three…
Scott Morrison says it is ‘important’ to be in Glasgow for climate conference but notes there is no agreement yet with the Nationals
The Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, has confirmed he…
Greg Mullins says after the ‘black summer’ bushfires it is time for politicians to act on global heating.
The year 2019 was Australia’s hottest and driest on record. By 2040, those conditions –…
Records continued to tumble on Australia’s main electricity grid on Monday, with the share of renewable energy smashing through 60 percent for the first time, just a day after it had set a new record…
The government is increasing issuance of gas exploration permits in the offshore sector ignoring risks imposed by global decarbonisation.
20 September 2021 (IEEFA Australia): Increasing issuance of…
The Wooreen battery, to be located next to the Jeeralang gas power station in Latrobe Valley, is part of EnergyAustralia’s planning for the closure of the Yallourn brown coal generator in 2028, and…
Energy Ministers and the energy industry should reject the ESB capacity mechanism proposal
21 September 2021 (IEEFA Australia): The Energy Security Board’s (ESB) proposal for consumers to pay…
Australia’s IFM Investors will end its exposure to thermal coal by 2030 due to climate change risks, the A$170 billion ($126 billion) investment manager said on Tuesday, as it works to have net zero…
Tesla, the world’s most successful electric vehicle company and battery storage developer, has called for a 20 gigawatt storage target as a means to ensure Australia has enough “dipatchable” power in…
Strong lobbying by fossil fuel industries is drowning out the corporate voices that support climate action, analysts say
Australian companies that say they support action to address the climate…
Clean Energy Council report shows the average quarterly investment in new renewable energy capacity is 70 % below 2018 levels.
Investment in new large-scale solar and windfarms and the number of…
A recovering economy, and failures at Australia’s only operational carbon capture and storage project, have seen Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions rise in the first three months of 2021, a new…
A shareholder activist group is taking Australian oil company Santos to court over its claims it produces “clean fuel” and plans to reach net zero emissions by 2040.
Papers were filed against Santos…
Greens says government’s support for fossil fuel expansion is ‘bonkers’ and no one will visit the tourist site ‘if it’s surrounded by gas drilling rigs’.
The Victorian government has given consent…
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