Why Youth Go On Strike For Climate Change
By Celine Lai
“Climate change is the selfishness of those who won’t be around to face the impacts of it” is a statement by a student who was at the fulcrum of the 2019 youth strikes for climate action.…
Where Do The Major Parties Stand On Climate Change?
By Celine Lai
The Australian Federal Election will be held on 21st May 2022.
The ABC has reported that more Australians mentioned climate change as their number one issue than any other topic, with 29 percent of people saying it …
Federal Government in-action contributed to Queensland flooding: Climate Council
By Celine Lai
The Climate Council & the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action blasted the Federal Government for inaction over not comprehensively addressing causes of climate impacts. On 7th March, the Climate Council released a statement that:
“The latest …
Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability report
By Nicholas D’Alonzo
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) recently released a new report on the impacts of, adaptation to, and vulnerability to climate change – and it is a difficult report to read, for multiple reasons. Despite the …
Zero Carbon Certification Scheme in Western Australia
By Eileen Whitehead
The State governments potentially lead the way towards zero carbon by 2030.
The Western Australian government has joined with the governments of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Victoria and Queensland and 11 other major entities as Founding …
Local Governments can play important roles in addressing un-wanted climate change
By Alison Leitch
Local governments can play an important role in responding to climate change including through local climate strategies, policies to divest from fossil fuels, mitigation and adaptation response, and emergency management response. We have seen the importance of …
Billionaire entrepreneur invests $200 million into renewables after bid to take over energy giant AGL
By Celine Lai
Business Insider reported on 23 February that just days after a first attempt $5 million takeover bid for energy giant AGL, Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has committed further to a global fund targeting the Australian coal industry. …
Office of the Appeals Convenor approves Perdaman urea project
By Nicholas D’Alonzo
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The Perdaman Urea Project on the Burrup Peninsula is expected to be the largest, if not the only, user of Woodside’s Scarborough gas in Western Australia, and so is an important target of the “Say …
Tennis Australia ends partnership with Santos
The excerpt below is taken from the Guardian article, “Tennis Australia ends partnership with Santos after one year.”
“Tennis Australia confirmed to Guardian Australia on 23 January, that oil and gas giant Santos had been dropped as a partner.
“Santos …
Gaslighting the importance of gas
By Chris Johansen
Fossil fuel companies, ably supported by their oil and gas industry peak body, the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA), are not only masters of greenwashing, but also of eyewashing.
They claim that the LNG …