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Australia still not on track to reducing fossil fuel emissions: State of the Climate Report 2024

Today COP29 kicked off in Azerbaijan in a diplomatic effort to act on climate change.  Back home, the eighth biennial State of the Climate report has been released by CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.  The 2024 report has found Australia’s climate has already warmed by 1.51 degrees, with more extreme heat events over …

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New Net Zero Economy Authority government body

The Federal government is gearing up to transition the energy sector away from fossil fuel-based industries through a new government body. The Net Zero Economy Authority will oversee the upskilling of workers and the move towards emerging clean energy manufacturing. The bill to establish the Authority passed the Federal parliament earlier in September. Image: Image …

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Australia’s top superannuation funds exacerbating climate change, report finds

A new report finds Australia’s top super funds have doubled their investments in high-emitting fossil fuel companies over the past two years Environmental finance group Market Forces have released what they’re calling a Climate Wreckers Index. Across 30 of Australia’s biggest super funds, the index reveals close to 40 billion dollars invested in companies with …

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