On Wednesday 26 February, five years since the devastating Black Summer bushfires, survivors will gather in Sydney to launch and sign onto a new Australian Bushfire Survivor Declaration, which calls on Australia’s governments to put human lives before the profits of the fossil fuel industry. To mark the sombre anniversary […]
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COP29 climate finance goal ‘smoke and mirrors’
Oxfam Australia has called the new global climate finance goal smoke and mirrors, responding to the COP29 climate finance agreement. At COP29 wealthy countries agreed to mobilise USD$300 billion per year by 2035 to support low-income countries cope with climate change impacts and switch to renewable energy. But Oxfam Australia […]
Billionaires produce more carbon in 90 minutes than most in a lifetime
Fifty of the world’s richest billionaires on average produce more carbon in just 90 minutes than the average person does in their entire lifetime, a new Oxfam report reveals. Here in Australia, one hour of emissions from Australian billionaires’ super yachts and private jets equals what an average Australian emits in […]
Experts back massive sunshine project
Australia can be a renewable energy superpower generating cheaper, cleaner renewable energy for Australian households and Australian industries, creating jobs and bringing down prices in a way that’s great for the environment.
Greenpeace delivers over 440k signatures against Woodside to Parliament
Nearly half a million people from every corner of Australia and around the world have spoken out against Woodside’s Burrup Hub
Artificial leaf can make ammonia from direct sunlight
This system works at ambient conditions and just uses sunlight to produce ammonium from nitrate-containing wastewater, which is an important chemical used in fertiliser.
Fishing for data on ocean temperatures
We’re essentially turning fishing boats into oceanographic research vessels
Gas expansion condemned
More than 80% of the gas extracted in Australia is exported, a portion of which could stay in Australia and be used to manage an orderly transition to clean energy.
Climate Council calls for end of offshore gas exploration
Exploring for more oil and gas now is like building Video Ezy stores in the age of Netflix.
No more fossil fuel handouts – ACF
ACF believes the public should not foot the bill on a technology upgrade for a mine that is seeking approval to extend its operations to 2050.
