What to expect from COP29
On the agenda for COP29 is the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG), loss and damage, mitigation and adaptation priorities.Beginning on November 11,…
Cleaning up the Climate Change Act
Australia’s climate change legislation needs reform, environment experts say, and this includes embedding a mechanism in the law to enforce assessment of climate impacts when…
Keeping a weather eye open on COP28
Key priorities, funding updates and expectations of Australia at COP28, now at its midpoint.On 30 November, COP28 welcomed world leaders and representatives in Dubai to…
People with disability more vulnerable to climate change
People with disability are becoming increasingly vulnerable as climate change effects worsen. Their inclusion and protection are at risk, and Australia’s First Nations people with…
Greenwashed? Australian parents take energy giant to court
Australian Parents for Climate Action have taken one of Australia’s biggest energy providers to court over claims of greenwashing.Australian parents are voicing their concerns around…
Barrier Reef still in danger despite UNESCO deferral
Out of danger because the UN said so? Hardly – the world’s largest coral ecosystem remains under threat with summer just around the corner.Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Director…
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On all fronts: Bushfire survivors challenge new coal
Bushfire survivors have challenged the extension of Whitehaven Coal’s large underground mine near Narrabri, NSW Bushfire survivors’ challenge to the extension of the large Whitehaven…
UN win for Torres Strait Islanders on climate change damage
Australia violated the rights of Torres Strait Islanders by failing to act on climate change, the UN says. Here’s what that means.Australia violated the rights…
Federal Court: April 2022
Reporting and analysis of the latest key Federal Court judgments. By JO SHEPARD AND DR DAVID J TOWNSEND.Key decisions Minister for the Environment v Sharma…
Federal Court overturns landmark climate change duty of care ruling
Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley is “committed to protecting the environment for current and future generations”, despite a court ruling the Minister does not have…
‘Hot law’: Law Society briefing paper identifies trends in climate change litigation
The Law Society of NSW Briefing Paper brings you up to speed with the latest trends, cases and future direction of climate change litigation.Snapshot Australia…