News & Views Business Council of Australia offers support for Zali Steggall’s climate change bill The Business Council of Australia has backed independent MP Zali Steggall’s proposed climate change legislation.
News & Views Federal government to sign international climate resilience commitments but real action remains elusive The federal government has not yet committed to a target of achieving net zero emission by 2050, isolating Australia on the world stage.
Climate 50 countries have pledged to protect the planet’s biodiversity by 2030. Australia is not one of them Australia is not among the more than 50 countries that have pledged to protect 30 per cent of the planet’s land and sea by 2030.
News & Views Naby Mariyam’s career peaked in her twenties, so she got creative At 15, Naby Mariyam was at university. At 23, she arrived in Australia with a new baby. By her late 20s, her career in academia had peaked.
News & Views Women leaders take centre stage at global climate ambition summit Mia Mottley told the virtual Climate Ambition Summit 2020, that other countries’ climate ambition will determine the fate of Barbados.
Climate Christiana Figueres blasts Australia’s “suicidal” position on climate change Christiana Figueres has slammed Australia’s “suicidal” position on climate action saying it conveys “a lack of integrity”.
Climate ‘It’s a no-brainer’: Zali Steggall introduces climate bill seeking bi-partisan support Zali Steggall introduced her climate change bill calling on the government to aim for an economy-wide net-zero target by 2050.
News & Views A Biden presidency would put pressure on Scott Morrison over climate change A Biden presidency would put Australia on the spot over climate. This is expected to be an issue for the Morrison government internationally.
Climate The climate crisis will cost Australia $3.4 trillion over the next 50 years without swift action Without swift action, unchecked climate change could cost the Australian economy $3.4 trillion and see 880,000 jobs lost by 2070.
News & Views Australians want climate action. But as Penny Wong says, Morrison Govt increasingly ‘internationally isolated’ “Your government is increasingly isolated internationally on climate,” said Senator Penny Wong in Senate Estimates.
News & Views Female-led groups recognised in UN Global Climate Action Awards Female-lead climate initiatives take awards out at the 2020 United Nations Global Climate Action Awards which were announced in Germany.
News & Views 5 teenage activists fighting for a better world To mark the the eighth International Day of the Girl Child we’re highlighting activists who are fighting issues like climate change.
