The Opposition leader’s budget in reply speech revealed that his energy policy will increase carbon pollution by burning gas, a dangerous fossil fuel, until his planned nuclear reactors may or may not come online in decades’ time.
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Open letter: the future holds no place for coal, oil or gas
Extreme events will get worse following the demands of the basic physics and chemistry of the atmosphere and ocean. We have been warned over and over and over again by scientists.
Rising waters, rising urgency as climate crisis hits home in NSW
New Climate Council research shows we can cut Australia’s climate pollution by 75% by 2030, and play a major positive role in global efforts to tackle the climate crisis.
Climate Action Now pushing Lisa to break another sailing record
“I am living proof that just one person can make a difference and there are many things that people can start doing today to make a difference. We all have the power to create change, it just starts with one action.”
No Uber? No problem!
The quintessential Australian small town dilemma – how do I get anywhere without a car, no Uber, and limited or no public transport? – could very quickly become a thing of the past with this week’s launch of a community e-bus service in Gippsland, Victoria. The pint-sized communities of Sandy […]
WA ‘driving the nation’ to decarbonise
The EVs will be purchased and operated in the fleets of 22 local governments representing 58% of Western Australians.
Extreme heat makes schools unsafe
By 2050, hundreds of thousands of Australian children will face severe and extreme heat that risks their life, their health, and their learning and 7 million children will face more frequent and more intense heat waves.
Farmers as climate innovators
The impacts of extreme climate events including heat waves, drought and flooding rainfall are causing significant social, economic, and ecological disruptions to global systems of farming and food production.
The summer of climate whiplash
Climate change, driven by the burning of coal, oil, and gas, is supercharging Australia’s weather systems, making them more unpredictable and dangerous than ever before.
King pushing ‘carbon mega bombs’
Spruiking new gas projects before they’ve been fully approved is neither good government or proper process