Tag: climate change
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Queensland Government
Canavan ridicules climate health report, days after climate health expert wins Liberal safe seat
Canavan dismisses Queensland government report on climate impacts as "imaginary threats of a climate induced drug outbreak."
Climate
Governments
Renewables
Independent climate campaigner ends Liberals’ 61-year hold of Wagga Wagga
As farmers protest lack of climate action in Canberra, a seat held by the Liberal Party since 1957 has been won by a climate activist, pro-renewables independent. What's gives?
Morrison government takes out the wrecking ball for crucial and complex climate talks in Bangkok to side with US and Japan in a dramatic attempt to weaken climate finance...
Three new reports say governments can either act now on climate, and reap trillions of dollars in benefits - or miss the window and put a wrecking-ball to GDPs.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Josh Frydenberg
Malcolm Turnbull
People
Renewables
Wentworth voters promise to do what Turnbull didn’t – act on climate
Poll shows Liberal primary vote down 22% in Wentworth, a blue ribbon electorate where a majority of voters support Australia's shift to 100% renewables and commitment to cut emissions.
Angus Taylor might be viewed as the federal government's most "anti-renewables" energy minister yet. But can he really stop the energy revolution as his supporters wish?
COAG energy council member and ACT climate minister Shane Rattenbury declares the NEG "dead," killed off by Turnbull's complete capitulation on emissions and climate.
The NEG, in its current form, proclaims to halt the energy transition in its tracks. It's a nonsense of course, but Australia needs a policy that recognises the future,...
Nuclear reactors shut down or curbed in France, Sweden and Finland, as record heat threatens either the safety of the power plants, or the health of nearby river systems....
Climate
Electric Vehicles
Governments
News & Commentary
United States Government
Trump proposes auto emissions, fuel efficiency roll-back
Trump administration seeks roll-backs of policies that will cut carbon emissions, save consumers $1.7trn in fuel costs, and reduce oil consumption.