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12 Dec 2019
Nature Conservation Council: New NSW Interim pollution target welcomed but more is required for real climate action
The NSW Government’s target of reducing the state’s carbon pollution by 35% on 2005 levels by 2030 is a step in the right direction but needs to be more ambitious to get...
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5 Dec 2019
Greenpeace AP: Over 10,000 years worth of jobs could be created by corporate climate action
Over 10,000 construction job-years and over 5,000 ongoing jobs would be created if 80 of the biggest and best-known brands in Australia moved to 100% renewable energy, according to the latest report...
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2 Dec 2019
Environment Victoria: How EnergyAustralia is undermining climate action in Victoria
As the owners of Yallourn, EnergyAustralia is Australia’s second largest climate polluter, and the power they sell is some of the dirtiest in Australia.
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26 Nov 2019
Poll: Vast majority of Aussies want corporates to re-energize with 100% renewable energy
Almost 70% of Australians want companies to set a goal of 100% renewable energy as part of their responsibility to tackle climate change, according to a new Ucomms poll released today commissioned...
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21 Nov 2019
Climate Analytics Report: For Climate's Sake, Coal Free by 2030
In a new report, Climate Analytics found Australia needs to steeply decrease coal-based electricity generation in the coming years and phase it out entirely by 2030, in order to get on track...
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21 Nov 2019
Media release: New energy report says coal power must go, new campaign launches to move Australia beyond coal
Australia’s coal-based electricity grid is one of the most polluting in the OECD, and environment groups - representing more than a million Australians - are calling for a plan to make a...
19 Nov 2019
Environment Victoria: Unreliable coal a risk to energy supply, report finds
A new report from energy experts Associate Professor Bruce Mountain and Dr Steven Percy has found Victoria’s aging coal power stations are the main risk to reliable electricity supply in the state...
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31 Oct 2019
Yallourn, Australia’s dirtiest power station
Environment Victoria’s facts on the dirtiest power station in the state and moving beyond coal.
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22 Aug 2019
Greenpeace AP: More clean energy needed as ageing and unreliable coal-burning power stations failing more often
Continued Federal Government failure to plan is putting Australian energy at risk, with aging coal plants increasingly failing. This morning AEMO published its annual Electricity Statement of Opportunities, which predicts risks to the...
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19 Aug 2019
Invisible killer: Toxic sulfur dioxide hotspots revealed in Australia
Power stations burning coal and oil along with industrial smelters are responsible for two-thirds of human-caused toxic sulfur dioxide emissions tracked by NASA satellites.
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