Reports

For an equitable and fair energy transition, affluent countries like Australia must end oil and gas production in the next twelve years. This is according to a new report from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. It would allow poorer nations more time to transition away from fossil fuels while keeping the world within the 1.5°C threshold. The report, Phaseout Pathways for Fossil Fuel Production, was commissioned by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Accounting for countries' differing levels [...]

The Great Barrier Reef is being devastated by yet another mass bleaching event caused by climate change and rising ocean temperature. Scientists confirmed that this is the fourth event in just six years for the world's largest coral reef system. This bleaching event is of particular concern, as it is occurring in the same year as a La Niña weather phenomenon. This would typically bring cooler temperatures to Australia.  The Great Barrier Reef is a World Heritage Site. [...]

Gas stoves emit thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gases every year. This causes indoor air pollution, posing a serious risk to the climate and people's health. Worryingly, scientists studying gas emissions from stoves in the US have discovered that over three-quarters of these greenhouse gas emissions occur while these stoves are turned off – especially methane emissions. This is according to a study published by the American Chemical Society (ACS) on January 27, 2022. These results could have implications for [...]

Australia’s koala bears are now listed as endangered, Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has announced. The decision was announced on 11 February 2022 and followed the advice of Australia’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee. The government had listed the species as vulnerable until now. Climate change is one of the key drivers of this decision. “The impact of prolonged drought, followed by the black summer bushfires, and the cumulative impacts of disease, urbanisation and habitat loss over the past twenty years have [...]

The COVID-19 pandemic dominated headlines in 2021. But, it was not the only event causing social and economic havoc. Extreme weather events caused by climate change, like the Australian floods, was the other major story of the year. Indeed, the globe was hard hit by severe weather, mainly caused by man-made global warming. Australia was no different. The devastating flooding in March 2021 was one of the top ten most expensive extreme weather events of the year. This is according [...]