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Race to zero emissions: These are the cleanest electric vehicle companies

The Climate Council took a look under the hood of electric vehicles to find where top-selling car makers rank in the zero-emissions race.

The New Daily · Nov 7, 2022

Extreme weather smashes global records

Extreme weather records have been smashed on every continent in the year since world leaders last met to tackle climate change.

AAP · Nov 3, 2022

Give up the gas: switching to electric appliances could save Australians up to $1,900 a year, report says

Climate Council shows energy bill and emissions savings in each capital city for substituting hot water, cooktops and heating

The Guardian - AU · Oct 12, 2022

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How Australia can speed up its lagging electric vehicle industry

Fossil fuel subsidies costs Australia billions, money which could be better spent on speeding up the electric vehicle transition.

The New Daily · Oct 9, 2022

Climate Council issues pre-budget wishlist

The government could fund electric vehicle chargers for every 12km of road with the $11.6 billion spent on fossil fuel subsidies, the Climate Council says.

AAP · Oct 6, 2022

Major polluters put on notice as Labor mulls shakeup of major emissions scheme

The Climate Council has put the nation's largest emitters on notice

The Canberra Times · Sep 20, 2022

Qld poised as nation's 'clean engine room'

Australia's vital coal and gas port of Gladstone could become a global hub of clean jobs and investment, served by abundant renewable energy.

AAP · Sep 20, 2022

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Australia should aim for net zero by 2040, new Climate Change Authority member says

Exclusive: Prof Lesley Hughes, a climate specialist appointed this week, says current target is not good enough

The Guardian - AU · Sep 16, 2022

Climate Council outlines 10 steps to beat government's 43pc emissions reduction target

A report from the Climate Council says the government's 2030 emissions target is too low, and that there are 10 areas we need to focus on to speed up our approach to net-zero.

ABC News · Sep 12, 2022

Climate group wants fast track to net zero

Boosting battery storage and planning ahead for coal closures are among the steps of a plan mapped out by the peak body on climate action to reduce emissions.

AAP · Sep 12, 2022

Warm welcome for climate law 'springboard'

Australia's newly enshrined emissions law provides certainty for industry and will foster technological breakthroughs for the energy transition, advocates say.

AAP · Sep 8, 2022

NSW EPA releases groundbreaking climate change policy that could set new emissions targets and limits

The NSW Environment Protection Authority will set targets and limits on emissions to help the state get to net zero by 2050.

ABC News · Sep 8, 2022

Aussies want green transport options, fast

Australians are hungry for a rapid shift to green transport solutions that will make cities more liveable and help fight climate change, a new survey shows.

AAP · Aug 30, 2022

Albanese says former PM owes apology to Australian people – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Aug 17, 2022

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The New Daily · Jul 29, 2022

Action on climate change is action on the cost of living

Making the transition to a zero-emissions economy can save Australians cash on their power bills, at the petrol pump, and in the supermarket.

The Conversation · Jul 8, 2022

Will Australia’s new climate policy be enough to reset relations with Pacific nations?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hoping his government’s more ambitious climate policy will help reset Pacific relations when he meets with island leaders next week.

The Guardian - AU · Jul 7, 2022

‘Far from adequate’: former Pacific leaders group urges Australia to increase 43% emissions cut

Pacific Elders Voice also called for Australia to end gas and coal developments ahead of Pacific Islands Forum

The New Daily · May 19, 2022

Australians were once again the world’s worst coal power polluters per capita in 2021

A new analysis by energy think tank Ember ranked Australia as the worse per-capita polluter from coal-fired power stations in 2021.

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The Conversation · May 3, 2022

How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames

By 2030, climate change will make one in 25 Australian homes “uninsurable” if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, with riverine flooding posing the greatest insurance risk, a new Climate Council analysis finds.

ABC News · May 3, 2022

Climate Council finds 25pc of homes in Nicholls electorate will be uninsurable by 2030 as flood risk climbs

Regional residents and the Climate Council are calling for the federal government to urgently tackle climate change, warning it will affect some areas disproportionately as obtaining insurance becomes drastically more difficult.

ABC News · May 2, 2022

Climate change means 1 in 25 homes could become uninsurable by 2030

Australia is going to face an "insurability crisis" in under a decade as climate change forces insurance premiums to "skyrocket", a report from the Climate Council warns.

The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2022

Flood and cyclone-prone areas in eastern Australia may be ‘uninsurable’ by 2030

Report mapped 10 electorates considered most at risk of becoming uninsurable due to flood, fire and other extreme weather risk

ABC News · Apr 20, 2022

Calls to increase minimum energy efficiency rating in new homes to reduce carbon emissions and lower power bills

Living in seven-star energy-efficient homes would cut Australian energy bills by an average of $450 a year and help address climate change by reducing emissions, according to a new report from the Climate Council.

ABC News · Apr 17, 2022

1.5 vs 2C: What difference can a lousy half a degree of global warming make?

The chance to limit warming to 1.5C is slipping away. But will difference will it make if we overshoot by half a degree or so?

The New Daily · Mar 30, 2022

Climate action policies a ‘catastrophic failure’

The federal government has "overwhelmingly" failed on climate action over its three terms in charge, a new report by the Climate Council finds.

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