Pacific elders are speaking out against Australia鈥檚 bid to host COP31, scheduled for 2026.聽Pip Hinman reports.
Carbon emissions and reduction targets
It was notable that聽聽Treasurer Jim Chalmers didn鈥檛 mouth the words 鈥渃limate action鈥澛爓hile spruiking the budget. Alex Bainbridge argues that鈥檚 because it didn鈥檛 contain a聽plan for the climate transition we need.
Saul Griffiths has demonstrated聽that 100% renewable energy would help the US and Australia not聽reach the聽climate targets,聽surpass them and聽raise export earnings. Elena Garcia reports.
The negotiated amendments won by the Greens improved Labor鈥檚 initial terrible climate "safeguard mechanism", but are not enough to make it worthy of support, argues Alex Bainbridge.
Labor's safeguard mechanism should be scrapped and replaced with聽a policy designed to reduce emissions, argues Alex Bainbridge.
Australia lacks ambition and needs to do more in the global effort to stay below 1.5掳C, the United Nations said on the eve of its climate summit in Egypt, reports Pip Hinman.
Claims that聽Labor鈥檚 43% climate emissions聽bill will聽bring 鈥渁n end to the climate wars鈥 are聽wrong: it will make it harder to ensure a safe climate with a just transition for workers, argues Alex Bainbridge.
Climate activists rallied to send a message to the Labor government that its recently legislated target of 43% emissions cuts by 2030 is not enough to avert catastrophic climate change. Peter Boyle reports.
Left organisations and climate activist groups, including Extinction Rebellion and Friends of the Earth, mobilised hundreds of people to a united climate rally. Jacob Andrewartha reports.
Environment Victoria has accused Viva Energy of using a climate accounting trick to significantly underreport emissions from its proposed Geelong gas terminal. Sue Bull reports.
The climate science says we are running out of time to avoid climate catastrophe聽but, as Friends of the Earth聽says, this COP26 did not deliver what was needed.
The Tokyo Olympics, which may become聽another COVID-19 super spreader, reveals the influence that聽corporate capitalism has聽over governments and politicians, argues Hans Baer.
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