Treasury has warned climate inaction will leave Australia’s future economy worse off, but young advocates say its 40-year economic forecast is 'pointless' while the country continues to back fossil fuel projects.
The Fremantle Dockers are facing a battle off the field ahead of this weekend’s preliminary final against Sydney. Their number-one ticket holder – Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker – has added fuel to the fire by covering the Woodside logo on his Freo guernsey with black tape while onstage in Denver this week.
Senator for Quebec Rosa Galvez and Tuvalu’s Climate Change Minister Dr Maina Vakafua Talia joined the Australia Institute and several federal crossbenchers on Wednesday to launch a new roadmap for Australia’s transition away from fossil fuels.
Speaking at the fourth annual Climate Integrity Summit, Tuvalu’s climate change minister, Dr Maina Vakafua Talia, said Australia’s climate policies don’t match its claims of supporting and helping to protect its neighbours.
Opening the Climate Integrity Summit in Sydney, economist Richard Denniss accused the Albanese government of saying it accepted climate science while continuing to approve and subsidise new coal and gas projects.
Australia’s gas industry is harming communities across the Asia-Pacific, with new research warning its aggressive expansion is fuelling human rights violations, environmental destruction and health crises.
