Australia: Model Community Climate Mitigation Programs
Hepburn Shire Hepburn Z-NET is a community partnership project to transition Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, the first zero-net emission shire (local council)... Read more.
Australia: COP 28 Recommendations for Strengthening Country Climate Ambition
Dear Dr Sally Box (Head of Australian Delegation – Negotiations, sally.box@dcceew.gov.au) and Mr David Higgins (Head of Australian Delegation – Action Agenda,... Read more.
Australia Produces Timely, Comprehensive, Useful Reports for the Current Year
Rating A Australia releases an inventory of its greenhouse gas emissions every quarter. This inventory is a public document that can be accessed online from the... Read more.
Australian Farmers Need More Technical and Financial Support to Address the Negative Impacts of Climate Change
Rating: C Australian farmers have coped with challenging conditions and weather extremes for many years. However, their ability to continue is being tested by the... Read more.
Australia’s Comprehensive Water Management System is Being Pressured by Rising Carbon Emissions
Rating B (Moderately Effective)In Australia, water usage and availability have changed significantly over the last decade due to climate change as well as human... Read more.
Promising New Policies in Australia, such as Safeguard Mechanism Amendment Bill, but Will They Be Introduced on Time?
PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating: C (Standing Still) Australian reporting on greenhouse gas emissions is publicly available on the Australian Government Department... Read more.
Australia’s Climate Emergency Declaration Campaign
On December 5th, 2016, the City of Darebin, a local government in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, made history by becoming the first representative organization... Read more.
Australia has a revised target of reducing emissions by only 43% below 2005 levels by 2030, but even this goal may not be reached
In June 2022, the new Australian left-wing Labor federal government committed to a revised target of reducing emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reaching... Read more.
Australia provided $11.6 billion in fossil fuel subsidies in 2021/22
While some debate exists around what defines a subsidy, the United Nations Environmental Program defines fossil fuel subsidies as financial contributions that benefit... Read more.
‘Caring for Country’ Describes the Sustainable Practices Used by First Nations People to Manage Land and Seascapes in Australia
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia have the longest continuing culture on Earth. This culture is composed of a multiplicity of sovereign Nations... Read more.