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Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment: Reality hits home
The Australian Government has finally released Australia’s first National Climate Risk Assessment, and some of the findings are chilling. Let's unpack what it means for phasing out fossil fuels and our 2035 climate plan.
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What the first National Climate Risk Assessment means for Australia’s 2035 climate target
The release of the delayed National Climate Risk Assessment cannot come soon enough. Without data on future climate risks, how are we to best prepare for what's coming? The Risk Assessment is also a vital input to Australia's decision on its 2035 climate target.
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Soaring ocean temperatures: Australia’s iconic marine wonders are under attack
Ningaloo Reef on Australia’s west coast is an iconic marine ecosystem, home to breathtaking coral reefs, vibrant fish, and threatened species like whale sharks, green sea turtles and pygmy blue…
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How will the Great Barrier Reef cope with climate change impacts?
As an Australian working within the global Greenpeace network, it is a question I have been asked numerous times. Our Great Barrier Reef is justly famous across the planet as one of the most admired and remarkable places on earth.
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Why UNESCO’s draft decision to leave the Great Barrier Reef out of its “in danger” list is another red flag the environment faces.
Our planet continues to warn us that we cannot continue on our current trajectory. And this year has proven to be no different. From the hottest month on record to what is looking like the hottest year. Moreover, there are some of the biggest environmental red flags of 2023 to remind us why the Great…
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James Price Point and the fight to protect the Kimberley from new gas
With birthing grounds of the largest Humpback Whale population, corals and fish to match the Great Barrier Reef, the Kimberley is like nowhere else on Earth. Despite its international significance it’s still not safe from the fossil fuel industry. ||Oil and gas exploration well pad encroaching on the King Sound mangrove system © Damian Kelly|‘Protect…
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The Abrolhos Islands: Coral Refuge
Often described as the Galapagos Islands of the Indian Ocean, there are few places in Australia wilder than the remote Houtman Abrolhos Islands, a marine archipelago of 210 islands off the coast of Geraldton, Western Australia. Greenpeace oceans campaigner Franzi Saalmann inspecting coral at Abrolhos Islands, Western Australia.| The Abrolhos Islands are a biodiversity hotspot,…
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Today the UN is due to release its latest climate report. Here’s what you need to know.
Climate report this, 1.5°C warming that. In case you missed it, this week the UN released its latest climate report. And if you didn’t miss it, you’ve probably heard ‘IPCC’ or ‘1.5°C’ floating around. But you wouldn’t be the first person to find it, well, a little confusing to wrap your head around. So let’s…
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Submit your comment to help stop Woodside’s climate destruction
Now’s our chance to challenge Woodside’s 50-year gas extension We just heard that Tanya Plibersek, the federal Environment Minister, is reviewing Woodside’s bid to extend its dirty gas processing facility to 2070. That means we have until 24 November to flood the environment department with public comments on the dangerous climate impacts of Woodside’s North…
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What is the North West Shelf – and why does it matter?
Community and legal opposition to the Burrup Hub is surging. You might have heard us celebrating a record number of appeals lodged last month against Woodside’s North West Shelf extension to 2070. So what does it all mean, and why does it matter?