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The Climate Council welcomes the opportunity to help shape the work and advice of the NSW Net Zero Commission as the state transitions to a net zero, climate-resilient future.
The Albanese Government is considering whether to green light a mega-polluting gas project in Western Australia. The proposal is to extend the life of Australia’s largest mainland gas plant until 2070 ...
This election, Australians endorsed the progress that’s already been made, and backed a renewable-powered future.
This report looks at how climate pollution is driving more ferocious extreme weather events like Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
Hotter summers and ageing coal generators are ramping up blackout risk. New analysis from Baringa, commissioned by the Climate Council, has found that the majority of our coal capacity is over 40 ...
Australians are proud of our natural resources – and our renewable power achievements are no exception. Renewables like rooftop solar, gridscale wind and solar, and advanced storage now provide around ...
Almost six months since the Federal Coalition first announced their nuclear scheme, they’ve finally released the costings. And as we expected, they’ve cooked the books.
Queensland may be known as the Sunshine State, but it’s also Australia’s ground zero when it comes to climate fuelled disasters. As climate pollution from the burning of coal, oil and gas intensifies ...
The concentration of methane in our atmosphere has reached its highest level in at least 800,000 years, with human activities responsible for almost all of its recent rapid rise. The hidden methane in ...
Our car-centric transport system leaves too many Aussies with little choice in how to get around. We can change this by stepping up the availability, frequency and reliability of shared and active ...
We’re not even half way through 2024, yet we’ve already witnessed countries in all corners of the globe endure extreme weather events.
We've examined 2023 Australian car sales and identified five filthy car companies whose fleets are estimated to be responsible for as much domestic climate pollution as some of Australia’s biggest ...