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Energy Minister right on renewables and climate, wrong on gas
July 28, 2016
New federal energy and environment minister Josh Frydenberg has indicated a significant shift in energy policy for the Coalition. Minister Frydenberg has said that more renewable energy will be required with the decline of...
Read More ShareFuelling the fire: new coal technologies spell disaster for climate
July 25, 2016
A new report by Friends of the Earth International demonstrates how Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) and Coal Chemical technologies threaten to destabilise the earth’s climate and irreversibly damage local environments. The report, launched today,...
Read More ShareRenewable energy jobs boom on the horizon as Andrews govt announces Vic Renewable Energy Targets
June 15, 2016
VICTORIA, 15 JUNE 2016: A renewable energy boom is on the horizon for Victoria as the Andrews government today announces state Renewable Energy Targets (VRET). The long-awaited announcement comes after a two-and-a-half year community...
Read More ShareClimate change impacts on central Victoria
June 10, 2016
In the lead-up to the Bendigo in a Warming Future forum, which will be held in Bendigo on June 15, a fieldtrip hosted by local ecologists highlighted the impacts of climate change which are already being...
Read More ShareCalls for international moratorium on underground coal gasification following immediate ban in Queensland, Australia
April 18, 2016
APRIL 18, 2016: Responding to the breaking news that the State Government of Queensland in Australia has just implemented an immediate ban on all underground coal gasification in that State, Chloe Aldenhoven, Coal and Gas Spokesperson for...
Read More ShareWe’re on the move – are you?
March 08, 2016
Speaking tour on the climate change precipitated relocation of atoll peoples in Papua New Guinea, and the implications for climate justice in an Australian context The visiting speakers will be: Ursula Rakova, director of...
Read More ShareTassie Forest Fires - a climate wake up call
February 03, 2016
Fires have raged across Tasmania since lightning strikes ignited more than 100 spot fires on January 13. Since that time, about 14,000 hectares of World Heritage Area forests and other vegetation have been...
Read More ShareLet's ban onshore gas and grow renewables
January 19, 2016
Big energy companies have sought to "open up" Victoria to onshore gas drilling and fracking--putting prime farmland and water resources at risk. Regional communities around the state have said "no" to risky unconventional gas...
Read More ShareA reportback from the frontline of climate change
December 14, 2015
Paris climate negotiations. What was it like? What's next? Ursula Rakova, the director of Tulele Peisa, responsible for relocating Carteret Island families forced to move to Bougainville because of climate change, has gained international...
Read More ShareGlobal palm oil companies and financiers responsible for Indonesian peat fires
December 09, 2015
Paris, France / Jakarta, Indonesia, December 8, 2015 – Global palm oil companies Wilmar International and Bumitama Agri, backed by major U.S. and European investors, have created conditions that have allowed Indonesia’s recent devastating forest...
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