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Offshore Wind: Good for the Gong
October 16, 2023
Offshore wind offers a reliable and clean energy source for our electricity network and could form a significant part of the transition to a renewable energy system that we urgently require. While Victoria is...
Read More ShareESSO dumps ‘rigs to reef’ option
September 22, 2023
Huge win for the environment Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) is congratulating Esso Australia for saying it has rejected the idea of dumping retired oil and gas platforms into the ocean to form...
Read More ShareWorld Overshoot Day - A Rally for Change
August 03, 2023
Yesterday on 2 August, was World Overshoot day. It is a day that many people dread. World Overshoot day signals the day that the world uses up all its resources that it can regenerate....
Read More ShareHunter offshore wind zone declared
July 12, 2023
In a welcome move, the federal government has declared the Hunter offshore wind zone in New South Wales. Friends of the Earth (FoE) has been campaigning for years for governments to get on with...
Read More ShareLiddell Power Station closes, ushering in a new era of cleaner energy. But we must ensure a just transition for the community
April 24, 2023
On Friday the 28th of April, Liddell Power Station, one of the worlds oldest coal powered generators, will switch off, ushering in a new era of rapidly developing clean energy. However, as we watch the...
Read More ShareMethane Gas Emissions Wildly Underestimated
January 31, 2023
A slew of unmeasured methane leaks from platforms and pipelines off Australia’s coast have released large amounts of the dangerous greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, but we will never know exactly how much, and...
Read More ShareCOP27 outcome: Loss and damage fund established in historic first step, but other outcomes perilously weak
November 22, 2022
A historic breakthrough in deadlocked COP27 talks means a loss and damage fund to compensate developing countries for the irreversible impacts of climate change has been established, despite consistent efforts by the US and...
Read More ShareThousands of fossil gas and oil rigs that could be recycled
November 17, 2022
Sitting off Australia's coast are scores of rusting fossil gas and oil rigs, hundreds of wells and thousands of kilometres of pipeline, all of which need to be retired over coming years. In addition,...
Read More ShareJustice and equity must accompany every decision at COP27
November 07, 2022
Friday 4 November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) - To stem runaway climate change, COP27 must steer away from seductive-sounding ‘nature-based solutions’ and geoengineering fixes, and instead focus on cutting fossil fuel emissions at source,...
Read More ShareVolunteer to do immediate disaster relief
November 02, 2022
We know that climate change is already impacting people and the environment around the world. Locally, the influence of human driven climate change is clear in many recent natural disasters like floods, fires and...
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