The July to October period has seen some incredible leaps in the Australian renewables sector despite lack of federal government...
CSIRO and ARENA Leading Climate Mitigation Research in Australia
Australia has two major government-funded bodies leading on climate mitigation research: the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), and...
Green Job Opportunities in Australia Being Ignored By Current Government
Despite Australia’s status as the biggest exporter of fossil fuels in the world, there are relatively few Australian jobs in...
Australians Living on Low-Incomes Have the Fewest Protections from Climate Change Impacts
In 2013 the now-defunct National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility raised the spectre of climate risks to disadvantaged Australians. Three...
Retrofitting the Aluminium and Steel Industries in Australia
Even before COVID, Australia’s steel and aluminium manufacturing industries were at an interesting crossroads. Aluminium smelters in Australia currently operate...
Habitat Destruction in Australia is Accelerating, Making Way for Property Development and Agriculture
Australia is home to eight of the world’s fourteen different terrestrial habitats, with over one million unique species and thousands...
Fossil Fuels Likely to be Leveraged as an Economic Kick-Starter in Australia
At the time of writing, Australia is in a hopeful position. Strong leadership from state governments has squashed the pandemic...
Australia States Waiting for Federal Go-Ahead to Transform Their Energy Grid
Since the Paris Agreement was signed in December 2015 the Australian energy sector has been trending away from fossil fuels....
Australia’s Ill-Fated Emissions Trading System
In 2011 Australia’s federal government, led by Labor PM Julia Gillard, passed the Clean Energy Act. The Act sought to...
Australia’s Summer of Bushfire Disaster
Australia’s current fire season is one for the history books. As of mid-January official estimates are that 17 million hectares...