Cop28 climate summit got off to a bad start
Contributed by Joe Montero Even before the Cop28 climate summit at Dubai in the United Arab Emirates had even begun, some nations had already been…
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Newcastle port disruption and arrests highlight dirty coal industry
Contributed by Ben Wilson Lat weekend saw the arrest 109 people in Newcastle. They had joined the 30-hour blockade to disrupt coal leaving the world’s largest…
Cop28 meeting will produce nothing if not pushed to deliver
Contributed by Jim Hayes A new Cop 28 meeting will begin in the United Arab Emirates next week. This is the gathering of nations to…
Beetaloo gas field threatens Australia’s already inadequate emissions reduction target
Contributed by Ben Wilson A new report shows that the pollution that will result from fracking at Beetaloo by Tamboran Resources in the Northern Territory will…
Queensland and New South Wales fires are a warning of what is coming
Contributed by Joe Montero Australia is not yet in the fire season and bushfires have already been raging in Queensland and New South Wales. They…
You can’t cut carbon emissions by feeding fossil fuel companies
Contributed from New South Wales Australia has just recorded the driest winter on record and already suffering a combination of bushfires and floods. Weather forecasters…
Video: Planetary boundaries determined by scientific advances
This is e presentation made by Prof. Johan Rockstom, director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research made at a 2023 event provided by…
Video: Thousands in Seoul protest Japan’s release of radioactive water from Fukushima
Japan’s release of radioactive water into the sea has been condemned by its neighbours and many Japanese citizens as well. Those depending on the fishing industry…
Government sits on climate report and covers the lack of sufficient action
Contributed by Joe Montero The Australia government won’t release the climate crisis report from the Office of National Intelligence (ONI) it has in its hands and…
Major gas producer uses threat against rights to intimidate opponents
Contributed by Jim Hayes Woodside Energy is on the warpath. This is one of the biggest gas extraction companies operating in Australia, and it is…
