Climate pressure mounts on Australia as world’s coral dies off
With further evidence that the world’s coral reefs are dying as global warming continues, pressure is mounting for Australia to increase emissions reduction.
Australia can up its 2030 climate change target, but will it be enough?
Australia could claim an increase to its emissions reduction target, but it may not be enough to dodge scorn from wealthy nations with bigger climate ambitions.
Farmers are taking climate action into their own hands
Sidestepping the political debate, farmers are banding together to tell consumers about their commitments to climate action.
‘Australia playing its part’: Federal government urges global climate action
Australia’s leaders say they’re doing their part to avoid catastrophic global warming by promoting low emissions technologies without affecting jobs.
Why coral bleaching is like a bushfire
Climate change is increasing the frequency of bleaching events, just as it is making severe bushfires more common, which reduces the vibrant flora and fauna in each of these ecosystems.
Great Barrier Reef gets tick for coral regrowth but factors behind decline ‘getting worse’
Scientists say the World Heritage-listed site remains exposed to the effects of climate change, despite Australia’s campaign to block a proposed UNESCO “in-danger” rating.
Corporate Australia sets its own carbon price amid global dash to net zero
Corporate Australia is voluntarily imposing a carbon tax on itself in an effort to keep pace with the global groundswell of ambitious climate action.
Failure to model costs of climate change to coal, gas ‘beggars belief’
A major federal report has not modeled the cost of climate change despite the forecast of significant impacts to fossil fuel exports from global climate action.
New wildlife protection strategy to tackle climate change, natural disasters
The government’s new threatened species strategy is taking a fresh approach to stopping species disappearing from the planet in the wake of the Black Summer bushfires.
$371m biosecurity funding boost to tackle escalating pest and disease threats
Threats to Australia’s biosecurity are on the rise due to growing trade, international travel, urbanisation, climate change and biodiversity loss.
