Climate Momentum Monitor | Climate Council
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Australia’s clean energy revolution is happening all around us – solar, electric, wind. But are we moving fast enough?
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The Australian Energy Regulator’s latest State of the Energy Market report has found Australians are an integral part of the switch to cleaner electricity sources, with increasing investment in rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles.
on Nov 7
Air pollution endangers kids at thousands of schools and childcare centres
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A new report finds one in six schools and childcare centres in our capital cities are exposed to dangerous air pollution from busy roads.
on Oct 30
Uninsurable Nation: Australia’s most climate-vulnerable places | Climate Council
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Climate Change, driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas is supercharging our weather systems. While climate change affects all Australians, the risks are not shared equally. In the most extreme instances, areas may become uninhabitable. Worsening extreme weather means increased costs of...
on Oct 18
Seize The Sun: How to supercharge australia's rooftop solar | Climate Council
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We have huge potential to keep growing rooftop solar and storage in Australia, and so much to gain when we do: lower bills, less climate pollution and a more reliable grid. It’s time to cement our place as the world’s solar champions by going even bigger on solar now.
on Sep 22
Only one right answer now for WA “climate bomb” project | Climate Council
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The Western Australian Environmental Protection Agency is poised to recommend against Woodside’s massive polluting Browse gas project to make clear the choice for the Albanese Government: will it protect our environment and a safer future for our kids? Or back in one of the country’s biggest...
on Aug 5
Australia's Methane Challenge: Fossil fuels, Agriculture and Waste | Climate Council
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There’s a harmful greenhouse gas polluting our atmosphere and warming up our planet: methane. And it's flying under the radar.
on Jul 31
Help Us Ask For Cleaner, Cheaper Transport | Climate Council
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Our car-centric transport system is one of Australia’s biggest sources of climate pollution, and makes our streets congested, noisy, dirty and dangerous We need a better way. It’s time to reimagine how we get around, so Aussies have better and cleaner transport choices. We have an opportunity to...
on Jul 16
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Donate today to help cut climate pollution across Australia and keep our kids safe.
on Jun 30
Nuclear power stations are not appropriate for Australia – and never will be | Climate Council
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While the move to clean energy is still not happening fast enough, it is underway and starting to speed up. We do not need distractions like nuclear to derail our progress now, so let’s set the record straight.
on Jun 26
Too Close to Home: How we keep communities safer from escalating climate impacts | Climate Council
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We are now living through a rapid intensification of climate-fuelled disasters. If we are to have any hope of successfully coping, all adaptation and resilience efforts must sit alongside urgent efforts to reduce climate pollution further and faster this decade.
on Jun 26
Dutton’s climate policy: Let it burn | Climate Council
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The Climate Council has slammed the Coalition's energy scheme as “a smokescreen for its commitment to coal and gas” and “radioactive greenwash”, which would delay Australia’s urgent and accelerating shift to clean energy and away from fossil fuels.
on Jun 26
Weathering the storm: Insurance in a changing climate | Climate Council
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This report, commissioned by CHOICE, Climate Council, Financial Rights Legal Centre, Financial Counselling Australia and the Tenants Union of NSW explores the role of the insurance market in responding to these complex issues.
on Jun 26
Powering past gas: An energy strategy that works | Climate Council
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As we power past gas, Australia can meet our own energy needs at all times and help our trading partners do the same. If we don’t there’s serious economic and environmental consequences.
on Jun 24
Have we already gone past 1.5 degrees of warming? | Climate Council
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Scientists have found that the world has warmed by 1.2°C based on averaging temperatures over the most recent 10 year period. This means that, although a lot of work needs to be done to maintain a safe and healthy climate, we have not yet gone past 1.5°C of warming.
on Jun 24
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Donate to our Seize the Decade crowdfunding campaign by 30 June to rapidly scale-up our work and create the massive, society-wide change needed to keep our kids safe. There’s not a minute to waste.
on Jun 1
Big Auto’s Aussie dumping ground | Climate Council
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Some of the biggest car companies - Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi and Mazda - want to pump the brakes on new vehicle efficiency standards. They don’t mind that Aussies are paying too much for petrol-guzzling, high polluting cars because that’s how they make their profits.
on Apr 6
The story you’re not being told about the latest bleaching event | Climate Council
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For the over 64,000 people who work on the Reef, the Reef is not just a source of income, it’s everything. It’s our playground, our community, our culture, and our home. We love the Reef, and each time it bleaches we feel it in our bones.
on Apr 3
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Climate Council has a clear plan for how Australia can build out renewable energy and clean industries to safeguard our future. Together, we can empower communities and keep working to end climate pollution.
on Mar 27
Our plan to keep cutting climate pollution this decade: How we’ll make things | Climate Council
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With smart investments to adapt existing industries and by capitalising on new mining and manufacturing opportunities, Australia can build an industrial base fit for the 21st century.
on Mar 26
Cleaner air, cheaper rides: Aussies want access to better cars | Climate Council
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A clear majority of Australians want cleaner cars that are cheaper to run, to help cut climate pollution and the cost of living, new polling from the Climate Council shows.
on Mar 15
Climate Risk Map of Australia | Climate Council
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The Climate Council’s Climate Risk Map of Australia is an interactive map of climate vulnerable places in Australia. Enter your suburb or postcode in the search bar in the top right corner of the map below to understand risks in your area. Climate change impact analysis is supplied by Climate...
on Mar 11
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We've examined 2023 Australian car sales and identified five filthy car companies whose fleets are estimated to be responsible for as much domestic climate pollution as some of Australia’s biggest coal mines.
on Mar 6
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Five filthy car companies whose fleets are responsible for more climate pollution than some of Australia’s biggest coal mines have been identified in new analysis by the Climate Council.
on Mar 5
How hot will your neighbourhood be by 2050 | Climate Council
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We all deserve somewhere safe to call home. Yet Australia’s summers are getting hotter and more dangerous. According to our new Heat Map tool, for nearly one third of Australian communities, the number of days over 35°C experienced each year could double by 2050.
on Mar 3
Climate Heat Map of Australia | Climate Council
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The Climate Council’s Heat Map of Australia is an interactive tool that shows how cutting climate pollution will limit extreme heat in our neighbourhoods.
on Mar 2
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Proposed settings for a strong fuel efficiency standard announced today by the Federal Government will give Aussies better access to cleaner cars that are cheaper to run. The Climate Council welcomes the Federal Government’s announcement of a simple and transparent standard for new cars which...
on Feb 4
10 things you should know about Fuel Efficiency Standards | Climate Council
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Fuel efficiency standards are the key to unlocking electric vehicle supply in Australia.
on Feb 4
Coal, gas lending by big four banks fuels climate, market risks | Climate Council
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Australian financial regulators and their global counterparts must do more to protect the financial system we all rely on from escalating climate risks by putting a stop to the continued bankrolling of new and expanded fossil fuel projects that drive harmful climate change, according to a new...
on Dec 4
Australia’s fossil fuel exports triple those of the United Arab Emirates | Climate Council
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A new paper by the Climate Council highlights that Australia exports nearly three times as much fossil fuels as the United Arab Emirates, host of the United Nations climate talks that get underway in Dubai this week (known as COP28).
on Nov 27
Sign on to our submission: Duty of Care Bill | Climate Council
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Public officials, like government ministers, should consider current and future generations’ health and well-being when deciding to approve or publicly finance fossil fuel projects that contribute to more harmful climate change. Will you add your name to show strong public support? The Climate...
on Nov 11, 2023
Code Blue: Our Oceans in Crisis | Climate Council
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As our climate changes, driven by the unchecked burning of fossil fuels, our seas are transforming before our eyes. Put simply: the climate crisis is an ocean crisis.
on Nov 8, 2023
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Big polluting fossil fuel projects are escaping scrutiny because Australia’s national environment law has a massive gap when it comes to climate change harms, according to a legal review released today.
on Nov 1, 2023
Climate Council Cartoon of the year | Climate Council
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We’ve teamed up to support a new climate award category for the Australian Cartoonists Association Stanley Awards.
on Oct 19, 2023