Climate crisis
Australia’s horrifying climate future in four charts – and how we can avoid the worst | Climate crisis
Australia’s national climate risk assessment report, released last week, revealed a horrifying future if urgent action to address global heating was not taken. The report looked at 10 “priority hazards” – such as bushfires, flooding and extreme heat – and the risks they presented across Australia’s way of life (you can read about the key […]
Canavan claims Coalition ‘on the cusp’ of abandoning net zero as Ley urged to follow Dutton’s voice referendum tactics | Climate crisis
Nationals senator Matt Canavan has claimed the Coalition is “on the cusp of walking away from net zero”, urging Sussan Ley to campaign against the emissions reduction target by taking inspiration from Peter Dutton’s opposition to the Indigenous voice referendum. The conservative political conference Cpac has heaped more pressure on Ley to dump the climate […]
Australia’s fossil fuel earnings set to fall by $50bn a year by 2035 | Australian economy
The value of Australia’s coal and gas exports is predicted to plummet by 50% over the next five years as global demand for fossil fuel falls , according to Treasury modelling. The modelling, released on Thursday as the government announced its emissions reduction target for 2035, found the annual value of fossil fuel exports is […]
Australia news live: PM takes aim at Ley over climate target comment; NSW Greens push for laws to keep cats inside | Australia news
PM calls Coalition’s refusal to set emissions targets ‘extraordinary’ Albanese also had harsh words for opposition leader Sussan Ley and her refusal to set the Coalition’s own targets. Albanese said: Today we’ve had the extraordinary comment by the leader of the Liberal party who said ‘we don’t believe in setting targets at all’ … The […]