climate change

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.

The legal implications of climate change

The Law Society of NSW has launching new guidance, to help practitioner consider how climate change-related risks may impact client advice, and the solicitor-client relationship

Law Society of NSW launches new guidance for climate change issues

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.

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.

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.

On all fronts: Bushfire survivors challenge new coal

Bushfire survivors have challenged the extension of Whitehaven Coal’s large underground mine near Narrabri, NSW  

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.