CLIMATE NEWS
AUSTRALIA
The home of renewable news
CLIMATE NEWS
AUSTRALIA
The home of renewable news
The reality is that our planet is warming and the effects of climate change are already being felt.
There is no goal more important than moving towards net-zero emissions. It has long been acknowledged globally that renewable energy is the future. Yet, in Australia, dirty new gas and coal projects keep being planned and approved. This increases Australia’s carbon emissions and takes us backwards. The Australian Government continues to be in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry.
Australians are doing their part, constantly finding amazing ways to reduce emissions locally. Now we need the fossil fuel companies and the government to do theirs. Our news focuses on net-zero and what is taking us closer or further from this goal.
RECENT CLIMATE NEWS & INSIGHTS
The Myth of Clean Coal: MP Alleges Fraud in Australian Coal Industry (Video)
An MP has made a speech in the Federal Parliament claiming leaked documents prove that Australian companies have been lying for years about the quality of Australian coal. An industry whistleblower provided thousands of documents revealing that companies have been creating fraudulent quality reports for their coal exports and paying bribes. Andrew Wilkie, an independent MP, said that this misconduct [...]
Federal Court Rejects Santos Appeal, Putting Offshore Oil and Gas in Spotlight (Video)
Tiwi Islanders are celebrating another historic legal win against oil and gas giant Santos. This month, the Federal Court dismissed Santos' appeal to drill offshore in Tiwi Sea Country for its Barossa gas project. In September, the Federal Court agreed with Dennis Tipakalippa, Tiwi Island Senior Lawman, that Santos had failed to consult First Nations peoples on the project, as [...]
IEA Forecasts Renewable Energy Boom in Australia Over Next Five Years
Renewable energy capacity in Australia will almost double in the next five years, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA). This outlook is on par with the global forecast and would result in renewables overtaking coal as the largest source of electricity generation by early 2025. This sharp acceleration in the clean energy transition helps to [...]
What Is Photovoltaic Technology?
Photovoltaic technology is key to a more sustainable world. That is because any amount of electricity produced by solar power that replaces coal or gas-fired electricity reduces greenhouse gas emissions. Does photovoltaic technology require solar cells? A solar cell is integral to photovoltaic technology. It allows us to convert sunlight into electricity. The photovoltaic effect is the process of converting [...]
First Annual Climate Change Statement: No Time to Lose to Slash Emissions in Australia (Video)
For those who suffered through the fires and floods in Australia in recent years, it might be no surprise that climate change impacts are already worse than predicted. Despite global pledges, fossil fuel emissions continue to rise, and the planet keeps getting hotter yearly. This has resulted in Australia's climate disasters "becoming increasingly devastating, increasingly frequent, increasingly unnatural", said Climate [...]