Climate & Energy Justice News

I have to admit that I didn’t get much work done on Wednesday. I dove into the US election rabbit hole, watching with ever growing anxiety as Donald Trump moved closer to regaining control...

Another toxic spill in Bass Strait. The regulator overseeing the offshore oil and methane gas industry in Australia says there is a “significant threat to the environment” in Bass Strait, after 21,000 litres of diesel...

An international oil and gas giant, Chevron, is claiming new heights of environmental awareness, by announcing it will put sails on a fleet of liquified methane transport ships. The ships, with massive hard plastic...

Our campaign forces a Parliamentary Inquiry! Friends of the Earth Melbourne has had a HUGE win, with the announcement of a Victorian Parliamentary Inquiry into the clean up of huge, toxic, rotting oil and...

Today the federal government officially declared the Illawarra offshore wind zone 20 kilometres off the coast of Wollongong in NSW. Environmental justice organisation Friends of the Earth welcomes the announcement, saying it's good news...

A recent story on the ABC's Four Corners program has highlighted some of the details of who is opposing the development of renewable energy in Australia. There is very understandable opposition to specific projects...

Welcome to the June edition of our national newsletter, a great place to stay up to date on all Friends of the Earth's updates, news, and solidarity! This newsletter is possible because of our beautiful...

Esso is planning to build a massive, toxic, industrial dump in the middle of a United Nations-listed wetland on the eastern side of Corner Inlet on Victoria’s Gippsland Coast.

In a significant move, the federal government is today announcing that it will introduce a Future Made in Australia Act – with a focus on manufacturing of clean renewables and decarbonisation of the economy....

Welcome to the April edition of our national newsletter, a great place to stay up to date on all Friends of the Earth's updates, news, and solidarity! This newsletter is possible because of our beautiful...