Australia’s national emissions are nevertheless declining. In the year to December 2025, emissions were about 458.9 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent, 24.5% below 2005 levels. Over the past two decades, Australia has experienced a clear shift toward a warmer and more climate-stressed environment, although the pattern is not simply “hotter and drier.” Natural climate drivers such...
Australia’s climate challenge has become a coordination problem involving infrastructure, industry, government and communities—not merely a question of installing more generation capacity.Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions are falling, but the decline is not yet fast or broad enough to demonstrate a secure pathway to its climate targets. The latest complete annual inventory records net national emissions...
Climate for Change https://www.climateforchange.org Climate for Change is an Australian climate engagement organisation founded in 2014. It describes itself as Australia’s first environmental organisation focused on helping people have conversations about climate change with people they trust. The organisation is an intergenerational and nonpartisan community that aims to turn concern about climate change into hope,...
Wind and solar generation together exceeded coal and gas generation during several periods in late 2025, reflecting a major structural transition in the energy sector. Australia’s renewable energy system has expanded rapidly over the past decade, particularly in solar and wind power. As of early 2026, rooftop solar capacity has reached approximately 28.3 GW, while renewable...
Addressing climate change is critical to Australia’s future water supply. Mitigation efforts that limit global warming would reduce drought severity, slow evaporation losses, and improve water reliability for agriculture and communities.Australia is one of the driest inhabited continents on Earth, and water scarcity has long shaped its economy, communities, and politics. Over the past 30...
Phasing out fossil fuels by 2030 would mark a dramatic shift, not just in energy policy, but in national identity. It would align Australia with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and position it as a leader in the global transition away from fossil fuels.Australia’s Race to Quit Fossil Fuels by 2030 Australia sits...
Australia’s emissions are expected to decline modestly by the end of 2026, continuing the downward trend seen in 2025.Australia’s emissions are expected to decline modestly by the end of 2026, continuing the downward trend seen in 2025. National emissions for the year to June 2025 fell by around 2.2%, and current policy and investment settings...
Climate mitigation can support, rather than hinder, Australia’s long-term economic development if policies are more tightly integrated.Australia faces a clear policy tension between investing in climate mitigation and economic development. On the one hand, climate policy seeks accelerated reductions in emissions, the deployment of clean energy, and a transition away from fossil fuel dependence. On...
AUSTRALIASea level around Australia has been rising, and the rate has accelerated in recent decades.The National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), released in September 2025, is Australia’s first nationally comprehensive assessment of climate change risks across systems such as communities, the economy, infrastructure, health, and the environment. It was prepared by the Australian Climate Service (a...
Lower- to middle-income households in regional and outer-suburban areas, particularly in coal and gas dependent regions.Who They Are The hardest group to engage in Australia’s climate transition are lower- to middle-income households in regional and outer-suburban areas, particularly in coal and gas-dependent regions such as the Hunter Valley (NSW), Central Queensland, and Gippsland (VIC). Many...
