Carbon Emissions

Coal mining company’s expansion concerns with shareholders

In October, Whitehaven Coal had its AGM, announcing the company’s executives will be remunerated as they announce the expansion of coal projects across Australia. The announcement caused dismay across shareholders, who said it’s not in their best interests to support the expansion of coal projects. Analysis by Market Forces shows if the projects move forward, …

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New environment proposal welcome, but not enough

The Federal government announced an overhaul of Australia’s environment law protections to act on climate and to reduce animal extinction. Minister for the Environment Tanya Plibersek announced these reforms are part of the Samuel review. However, while the changes are welcomed, experts say it’s not enough. Produced By: Eduardo Jordan Featured In Story: Dr Simon …

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COP27 Agreement Reached

Countries have adopted a hard-fought final agreement at the COP27 climate summit that sets up a fund to help poor countries being battered by natural disasters. The summit delegates agreed to this overarching climate deal yesterday at the closing plenary session, though they did fail to come up with a carbon emission reduction target. Image: …

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