By Chris Johansen
Greenhouse gas offsetting refers to an action that compensates for the human-induced emission of carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases (GHG) to the atmosphere.
The most obvious example is the planting of trees, or other forms of …
By Celine Lai
The Fossil Fuel Non-prolieration Treaty is a global initiative to phase out fossil fuels and support a just transition. It can be endorsed by an individual, an organization or by a corporation.
According to the latest IPCC …
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.…
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …